Disability

  • Aspergirl

    Aspergirl

    2023

    16

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


  • It Works II

    It Works II

    2022

    1h.43min

    16+

    IT WORKS II shows the lives of three people with disabilities - grown up and self-determined, 20 years after the first film.


  • It Works

    It Works

    1998

    21min

    16+

    IT WORKS tells seemingly ordinary stories that are a celebration of the individual achievements of the four protagonists.


  • Good Life Deal

    Good Life Deal

    2022

    1h.13min

    16+

    Gerhard goes all in: He leaves his previous life behind for the Thai girl Amy. Romance and thriller begin to intertwine.


  • A Dark, Dark Man

    A Dark, Dark Man

    2019

    16+

    In a stark portrayal of corruption in the Kazakh steppes, young policeman Bekzat is torn between loyalty and decency.


  • Ramba Zamba

    Ramba Zamba

    2023

    1h.29min

    6 FSK

    To live inclusion and not just to play it is the declared goal of the Theater Rambazamba from Berlin.


  • The Surrogate

    The Surrogate

    2021

    1h.33min

    16+

    Jess is thrilled to be the surrogate mother for her best friend and his husband, but a positive prenatal test threatens their young happiness.


  • He's My Brother

    He's My Brother

    2021

    1h.15min

    16+

    What does it mean to give up one’s life to another? A moving documentary about dignity, the love of a family and an independent life.


  • My Body, My Rules

    My Body, My Rules

    2017

    1h.11min

    16+

    A transgressive and political film about female nudity and how it is depicted.


  • Freakstars 3000

    Freakstars 3000

    2003

    1h.15min

    6 FSK

    Christoph Schlingensief's answer to "Pop Idol" was "Freakstars 3000".


  • Stress

    Stress

    2020

    1h.22min

    16+

    Five young veterans of the Afghanistan war, outwardly unscathed but inwardly hurting, feel misunderstood upon their return to civilian life.


  • The Marriage Project

    The Marriage Project

    2020

    1h.19min

    16+

    The director of a psychiatric clinic near Tehran gives patients the opportunity to marry each other, in a model project.


  • Monika

    Monika

    2011

    52min

    12 FSK

    Sensitive coming-of-age drama about the visually impaired Monika (Rosalie Thomass), who is looking for her way to independence.


  • Akt

    Akt

    2015

    1h.44min

    16+

    Multi-talented Mario Schneider, known for his sensitive cinematic portraits (HELBRA, HEINZ UND FRED) devotes his latest work to eternal beauty.


  • Unsound

    Unsound

    2020

    1h.28min

    16+

    Moving drama about the love story of two musicians who fight to preserve a youth club.


  • No One Misses Me!

    No One Misses Me!

    2016

    28min

    16+

    Filmmaker Erik Lemke (BERLIN EXCELSIOR) portrays his great-aunt Evelin: she was born a man, in a country that no longer exists.


  • Latest News from the Cosmos

    Latest News from the Cosmos

    2016

    1h.25min

    16+

    Hélène writes with biting humor. And yet this poet can't hold a pen, can't speak, and has never learned to read or write.


  • Shot In The Dark

    Shot In The Dark

    2017

    1h.19min

    0 FSK

    An intimate portrait of three successful blind artists whose visual impairment has become the starting point for their visual explorations.


  • Inseparable

    Inseparable

    2019

    1h.31min

    0 FSK

    This film approaches the different realities of life of siblings with and without disabilities gently and respectfully.


  • Einer wie Bruno

    Einer wie Bruno

    2011

    1h.44min

    6 FSK


  • Sandgirl

    Sandgirl

    2017

    1h.24min

    0 FSK

    As a child, Veronika Raila was certified with an IQ of zero. Today she studies literature and theology and publishes poetry and prose.


  • Thanks Dead Cat

    Thanks Dead Cat

    2017

    1h.24min

    12 FSK

    Hobo Beate lives with her disabled child in a tent. One day, law enforcement turns their lives upside down. And so the journey begins.


  • Two Suns Project

    Two Suns Project

    2014

    46min

    12

    What is inclusion and what does it mean for the future? Ana Trkulja documents the Brotfabrik Berlin inclusion project Two Suns.


  • Plot 35

    Plot 35

    2017

    1h.7min

    12 FSK

    Director Eric Caravaca tells the story of his sister, whose existence was hushed up.


  • Taxi

    Taxi

    2015

    1h.34min

    16+

    Hamburg, mid 80s, Alex is a cabby. The sound is hard, pubs are dark and loud, people constantly argue about anything, people smoke all the time, and not ...


  • The Swing of the Coffin Maker

    The Swing of the Coffin Maker

    2012

    29min

    6 FSK

    Yagub, a carpenter, earns most of his money from the coffins he makes. He also has to look after his son, who has a disability.


  • Nachtschattengewächse

    Nachtschattengewächse

    2014

    39min

    16+

    Manuel, an autism-prone gardener, is nagged by his mother to find a woman. But he prefers to live in his own cocoon made of plants and flowers.


  • I Want To Tell You Something

    I Want To Tell You Something

    2006

    1h.4min

    16+

    Oskar and Leo are four-year-old twins. Oskar has been deaf since birth while Leo's hearing is perfect.


  • Blind & Ugly

    Blind & Ugly

    2017

    1h.38min

    12 FSK

    Ferdi thinks he's ugly. And he really wants a girlfriend. But he can't, because he's ugly. But one day he meets Jonah and Jonah is blind.


  • Benda Bilili!

    Benda Bilili!

    2010

    1h.22min

    6 FSK

    From the streets of Kinshasa to world fame: the music doc BENDA BILILI! premiered in Cannes and charts the rise of street musicians Staff Benda Bilili ...


  • Ostzone

    Ostzone

    2016

    1h.7min

    16 FSK

    Linda and Marius want to build a home for children with learning disabilities in a former children's clinic. But the building has a secret.