Childhood

  • I Am Here!

    I Am Here!

    Drama, Independent

    2023

    1h.12min

    16

    Two childhood friends meet up again after many years to dig up a secret buried deep in the forest.


  • Bubble Gummed Girl

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Aspergirl

    Comedy, Drama

    2023

    16

    Heartwarming series in which single mother Louison and her son are simultaneously diagnosed with life-changing autism.


  • Ilo Ilo

    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

    Matadoras

    Drama, Shorts

    2021

    26min

    12

    Caught between German stuffiness and Argentinian religiosity, Madi discovers her own sexuality.


  • Numb

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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?

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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...

    Dessine-toi...

    Documentary

    2010

    1h.10min

    0

    Creative outbursts, reflection, lack of inspiration, tears, laughter. Draw yourself... share the grace of "childhood".


  • The Tower

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Abenteuer mit Blasius

    Kids & Family

    1975

    1h.15min

    0 FSK


  • Am Ende aller Tage

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Einer wie Bruno

    Comedy

    2011

    1h.44min

    6 FSK


  • Not without us - Nicht ohne uns

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Farewell

    Shorts

    2016

    6min

    6

    A nostalgic look at the light-heartedness of childhood.


  • Lucky Devils

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    The Amber Amulet

    Kids & Family, Shorts

    2013

    23min

    6 FSK

    Little Liam becomes a superhero at night with the power of a gemstone.


  • Nelly

    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

    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 ...