Two childhood friends meet up again after many years to dig up a secret buried deep in the forest.
Bubble Gummed Girl
Drama, Independent
2018
25min
12
Emma, who is addicted to chewing gum, wants to play with her childhood friend Lasse and his toy train set. But Lasse has a girlfriend now.
Chocolat
Classics
1988
1h.44min
16
A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon, formerly a colonial outpost, where she's flooded by memories, particularly of her servant.
Esteros
Drama, Queer
2016
1h.27min
0 FSK
Two childhood friends meet again after years and are overwhelmed by the unspoken sexual tension between them.
The Fabulous Patars
Comedy
2016
1h.35min
16
Denis Patar is a loving but overwhelmed single father of two daughters. After another failure, he is assigned an employee of the Youth Welfare Office.
Everyday Heroes
Documentary, Independent
2016
1h.19min
0 FSK
The five little heroes in this film are seriously ill and take us into their world with a great sense of humor and optimism.
A Boy's Dream
Independent, Queer
2023
30min
16
A gentle drama about child psychologist Elias, who is in danger of overstepping his authority.
Neighbours
Drama
2022
2h.4min
12 FSK
A multi-faceted portrait of a Kurdish childhood under the shadow of the Assad dictatorship, spiced with a dash of humor and satire.
Aspergirl
Comedy, Drama
2023
16
Heartwarming series in which single mother Louison and her son are simultaneously diagnosed with life-changing autism.
Ilo Ilo
Drama
2013
1h.39min
16+
A lovely, intimate drama of family dynamics under stress, offering an intriguing peek into previously unseen Singaporean middle-class life.
Matadoras
Drama, Shorts
2021
26min
12
Caught between German stuffiness and Argentinian religiosity, Madi discovers her own sexuality.
Numb
Drama
2023
1h.30min
16+
A riveting Iranian drama set in a unique kindergarten in Tehran, where the usual gender segregation of schools is yet to begin.
1982
Drama, Action & Adventure
2020
1h.40min
12 FSK
While Wissam fights for his love, political tensions rise and the Israeli army invades Lebanon.
Im Spinnwebhaus
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2015
1h.31min
12 FSK
Reality and fantasy are interwoven in this fascinating drama about three children in a mystical world of isolation.
Brother's Keeper
Drama
2021
1h.25min
16+
A provincial boarding school for Kurdish boys becomes the flashpoint of a society riddled with power imbalances.
Little Big Fighters
Documentary, Independent
2019
1h.22min
16+
Looking to breathe new life into the sport of rugby in Germany, a man has launched an inclusive rugby team.
The Giants
Comedy
2010
1h.24min
16+
A celebration of every boy's dream to be on his own, to go on a fun escape with his best pals, with a touch of Stand by Me and Mark Twain.
Caps
Drama, Independent
2017
1h.20min
16+
After a stroke of fate, a manager escapes his former live to a magical place, rich in ancient customs, at the Danube delta.
Untimely
Drama
2020
1h.17min
16+
In this Iranian debut feature, the dilemma of a young soldier unfolds into a visually stunning coming-of-age story spanning several time levels.
Gieselmann
Drama, Comedy
2021
33min
16+
How do you become who you are? Dirk GIESELMANN was wronged. Now he is going to confront the people who caused his humiliation.
I Won't Go Anywhere
Drama
2021
52min
16+
This film sensitively shows how two war orphans, in the face of an inhumane policy of conquest and the loss of their home, support each other.
The Head of the Cat
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2021
29min
12 FSK
Isolated from the outside world a mother lives with her daughter in a remote house. The mother is training her daughter to be a survival specialist.
MansFeld
Documentary
2013
1h.38min
6 FSK
A magical film about the mysteries of childhood and an old custom: In the village of MANSFELD, the ritual banishment of the old takes place every year
Saint Frances
Comedy, Drama
2020
1h.41min
16+
After her decision to end and unwanted pregnancy, 34-year-old Bridget reluctantly becomes a nanny to the bright and boisterous Frances.
Mama
Drama
2020
2h.13min
12
In the meditative quiet of a small Chinese village, 12-year-old Xiaoxian experiences three deaths and two births in seven days.
Afghanistan - New beginning?
Documentary
2006
37min
16+
Five years after the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan the country's future was uncertain but buoyed by cautious optimism.
Her Name Was Jo
Action & Adventure, Drama
2020
1h.44min
16
After her drug addicted step-father passes away, teenager Jo gets the chance to take her life into her own hands.
Clean Hands
Documentary, Independent
2019
1h.41min
16+
A penniless family living on a rubbish dump is offered a house. The condition is that they send their children to school. Is this a fairy tale?
Coran-Children
Documentary, Independent
2009
1h.29min
16+
Children have to memorize 6,234 Koran verses by heart, 12 hours/day for two years to become a "hafiz". This is life in the Koran schools, the madrasas
Blieschow
Shorts
2019
10min
12
Vast plains, colorful sceneries, a red dog, that seems to reach into the sky. This is how Tom experiences summer in BLIESCHOW, his grandfather’s farm.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Drama
2018
1h.43min
12
In an abandoned house, an aging actor and a group of aspiring filmmakers meet.
Little Tito and the Aliens
Kids & Family, Comedy
2017
1h.34min
0 FSK
After the death of their father, the siblings Tito and Anita have to live with their crazy uncle in Area 51, whom everyone just calls "Professore".
Sebastian Jumping Fences
Drama, Independent
2020
1h.10min
16+
From an early age, Sebastian had to be self-reliant. This film follows him through three stages of his life on the path to discovering his true self.
Setting the Course
Documentary
2018
31min
16
During the cold war, West Germany hid its institutionalized human rights abuse in residential care facilities.
Moritz in der Litfaßsäule
Kids & Family
1983
1h.22min
0 FSK
9-year-old Moritz drives those around him to despair with his slowness: his three sisters simply call him dawdler John.
Dessine-toi...
Documentary
2010
1h.10min
0
Creative outbursts, reflection, lack of inspiration, tears, laughter. Draw yourself... share the grace of "childhood".
The Tower
Animation, Drama
2018
1h.17min
6
Warm-hearted animated film tells the story of a girl in the permanent refugee camp Burj el Barajneh, Lebanon and her family history.
Cobain
Drama
2018
1h.34min
16 FSK
Cobain (15) tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain takes over.
Phantom Boy
Animation, Kids & Family
2015
1h.20min
6
When a journalist is kidnapped by a gangster, a child with a superpower and a policeman in a wheelchair must rescue her.
You're Ugly Too
Kids & Family, Comedy
2015
1h.21min
6 FSK
Will is released from prison early to look after his rebellious niece Stacey. For both of them, it's a chance to make a fresh start.
A Secret
Drama, Crime
2007
1h.42min
12 FSK
The exploration of a family secret through the inner journey of Francis, a lonely child who invents himself a brother and imagines his parents' past.
The ...
Abenteuer mit Blasius
Kids & Family
1975
1h.15min
0 FSK
Am Ende aller Tage
Documentary, Independent
2012
32min
16+
The camera is a silent observer, following people and their sleeping rituals routines deep at night - all the way to their dreams.
The Fat Tilla
Kids & Family
1982
1h.13min
6 FSK
Tilla sets the tone in her class. Everyone does what she wants. When a new girl arrives, Anne, hostility breaks out at first sight.
Phillip the Small
Kids & Family
1976
58min
0 FSK
Philip is too small for his age and often draws ridicule from his peers. One day, a stranger gives him a magic wonder flute.
Swim Little Fish Swim
Comedy
2013
1h.38min
16+
The meeting of two extraordinary artistic souls on the streets of New York could be just what they are looking for.
Lutt Matten and the White Seashell
Kids & Family
1964
1h.16min
0 FSK
Lütt Matten has a big dream. To achieve it, he goes in search of the white magic shell and thus into great danger.
Forest of Echoes
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2016
30min
16+
A fairytale-like story with tableaux vivants of three macabre, mystical and humorous nymphs.
Jeremy
Kids & Family
2015
1h.33min
6 FSK
A heartwarming comedy about a highly gifted boy from a modest background whose family faces tough choices.
Short Term 12
Drama
2013
1h.36min
12 FSK
When a newcomer arrives at the home for difficult youngsters, a compassionate social worker is plagued by memories from her past.
Kinders
Documentary, Independent
2018
1h.35min
12
A touching film about hidden potentials, creativity, integration, the power of music and the possible future of our society.
Pettson & Findus IV - Forget-Abilities
Animation, Kids & Family
2009
1h.10min
0 FSK
Findus the cat gets his wish, but the consequences surprise him.
Pettson & Findus - Tomtemaskinen
Animation, Kids & Family
2005
1h.15min
0 FSK
Pettson builds a Santa Claus machine for his cat Findus – until something magical happens that surprises even him.
Pettson & Findus - Kattonauten
Animation, Kids & Family
2000
1h.15min
0 FSK
Findus doesn't want to clean up and writes to the king – what follows are space chickens, a tiger and a relative who suddenly turns up.
Pettson and Findus
Animation, Kids & Family
1999
1h.10min
0 FSK
In the igloo, Pettson and Findus brave the snowstorm – and tell each other stories about foxes, festivals and their very special friendship.
Hands of a Mother
Drama
2016
1h.46min
12 FSK
A family reunion aboard a ship becomes a turning point in the life of 39-year-old engineer Markus.
Stations of the Cross
Drama, Independent
2014
1h.47min
12 FSK
Maria finds herself caught between two worlds: being a teenager and strict religious theachings of St. Pius XII.
At school this 14-year-old girl has all ...
Childhood
Documentary
2017
1h.30min
0 FSK
We accompany children in the idyll of a Norwegian Waldorf kindergarten as they play, do handicrafts and acquire skills.
Einer wie Bruno
Comedy
2011
1h.44min
6 FSK
...
Not without us - Nicht ohne uns
Documentary
2016
1h.27min
16+
16 children on 5 continents - as different as their living environment and personalities are, as similar are their fears, hopes and dreams.
Vitus
Drama, Music, Dance, Theater
2006
2h.0min
0 FSK
Vitus is a highly-gifted boy who almost seems to be from another planet. His parents begin to anticipate a brilliant future for him. But Vitus has other ...
Shalom Salam
Documentary, Independent
2006
53min
16+
The documentary SHALOM SALAM tells about the conflict in the Middle East through the eyes of Israeli and Palestinian children.
Lilya 4-ever
Crime, Drama
2002
1h.44min
12 FSK
Tempted by big promises, teenager Lilja follows a man to Sweden. But once there, everything is different than promised.
Farewell
Shorts
2016
6min
6
A nostalgic look at the light-heartedness of childhood.
Lucky Devils
Music, Dance, Theater, Documentary
2013
1h.35min
16+
A circus gives the street children of St. Petersburg hope and a chance for a better life.
I Want To Tell You Something
Documentary
2006
1h.4min
16+
Oskar and Leo are four-year-old twins. Oskar has been deaf since birth while Leo's hearing is perfect.
Monsieur Lazhar
Drama
2011
1h.34min
12 FSK
Simon discovers that a teacher has hung herself in the classroom. Bachir Lazhar, 55, Algerian immigrant is the substitute teacher. The class goes through ...
With Love... from the Age of Reason
Comedy
2010
1h.29min
0 FSK
Corporate executive Margaret is turning 40 and gets old letters of her. Margaret can't believe her eyes: she herself sent the letter, 33 years ago.
Baracoa
Documentary, Independent
2019
1h.26min
0
Leonel (9) and Antuán (13) are best friends. But Antuán is moving from their village to Havana. Just like Cuban society, the two are at a crossroads.
Queen of Niendorf
Kids & Family
2017
1h.7min
0 FSK
In this celebration of childhood, a 10-year-old girl struggles to find her place in a 'boys' world.
The Arctic Is Calling
Kids & Family
1984
1h.21min
0 FSK
Five young people from Prague set out to rescue the crew of a Soviet research ship wrecked in the Arctic Ocean.
The School Ghost
Kids & Family
1987
1h.20min
6 FSK
Carola Huflattich is in the 4th grade, but she does not enjoy school at all. When she meets the school ghost "Boo", the two of them make a deal.
Without ...
Ottokar, the World Reformer
Kids & Family
1977
1h.22min
0 FSK
A funny story about fifth grader Ottokar who is always ready to fight for justice.
My Skinny Sister
Drama
2014
1h.31min
6 FSK
Their own bodies present many teenagers with challenges, including Stella and her anorexic sister Katja.
Off the Map
Comedy
2016
1h.35min
12 FSK
Two women and a girl find unexpected strength in the forests of Finland, far away from the toxic men in their lives.
Our Little Differences
Drama
2012
1h.19min
12 FSK
One evening two teenagers go out together. The next morning the’re gone. The story of two single parents who feel connected and yet are worlds apart.
A ...
Sister
Crime, Drama
2012
1h.33min
6 FSK
Simon steals ski equipment, Louise lives off it – two siblings survive in the cold of the mountains and the adult world.
Goodbye First Love
Love & Sex, Drama
2011
1h.45min
0 FSK
A young woman painfully says Good Bye First Love as she and her partner mature and choose different life paths. But it’s a hard way.
Fifteen-year-old ...
Julian
Kids & Family, Shorts
2011
13min
0 FSK
Berlinale Short Film winner JULIAN by Matthew Moore tells of a fourth grader who feels the strong urge to tell the truth and who runs into trouble for ...
The Amber Amulet
Kids & Family, Shorts
2013
23min
6 FSK
Little Liam becomes a superhero at night with the power of a gemstone.
Nelly
Kids & Family, Shorts
2015
16min
16+
A car drives through the snow. Behind the wheel is thirteen years old Nelly who wants to go home. Separating her from her goal are three questions, two ...
Postcards From The Zoo
Drama, Love & Sex
2012
1h.32min
12 FSK
Lana was abandoned in a zoo where she is raised by animal trainers. One day, a charming cowboy and occasional magician appears at the zoo. Lana must make ...