Drugs

  • James White

    James White

    2015

    1h.30min

    16+

    New York rich kid James is forced to choose between his drug fuled lifestyle and the last chance to redeem his relationship with his mother.


  • Alpha: The Right to Kill

    Alpha: The Right to Kill

    2019

    1h.33min

    16+

    Set against the backdrop of the Philippines Government’s crackdown on illegal drugs, a police officer and his young informant fight for survival.


  • Berlin Bytch Love

    Berlin Bytch Love

    2024

    1h.26min

    12 FSK

    When homeless children become parents - a documentary with the narrative intensity of a feature film.


  • Good Monsters

    Good Monsters

    2021

    12

    Heartfelt musical comedy about a woman trying to save her drug-addicted husband.


  • Janine F.

    Janine F.

    2004

    1h.20min

    16+

    The tragic story of an artist who was torn between passion and obsession and died under mysterious circumstances.


  • The Chaos Within

    The Chaos Within

    2014

    1h.27min

    16+

    A mother who survived the Holocaust dedicates her life to the Kabala. Meanwhile, her son recovers the fragments of his heroine-saturated past.


  • The Giants

    The Giants

    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.


  • Necktie Youth

    Necktie Youth

    2015

    1h.26min

    16+

    At pool parties in the richest part of South Africa, the post-apartheid dreams of an entire generation perish in a drug-fueled dystopia.


  • 18 Kilohertz

    18 Kilohertz

    2020

    1h.19min

    16+

    A drug-fueled coming-of-age drama about Kazakh youth's desire for freedom in the post-Soviet upheaval.


  • Looteyo

    Looteyo

    2022

    1h.23min

    16+

    A powerful film about the struggle of a naive boy with good intentions in the harsh environment of Irans drug stronghold on the Island of Hormuz.


  • The Harvesters

    The Harvesters

    2018

    1h.46min

    16+

    Tense psychological drama and mesmerizing portrait of adolescence set in South Africa brims with religious motives and impending doom.


  • Fluidø

    Fluidø

    2017

    1h.17min

    18 FSK

    A post-porn multimedia artwork of bodily fluids that challenges gender norms.


  • The Heroics

    The Heroics

    2021

    1h.39min

    16+

    A moving drama that explores the emotional turmoil of addiction, fatherhood, and marginalization.


  • Another Way to Make a Living

    Another Way to Make a Living

    2022

    1h.4min

    16 FSK

    In a small German town, local journalist Eric investigates the drug scene on his own initiative and at great personal risk.


  • Akilla's Escape

    Akilla's Escape

    2021

    1h.30min

    16+

    Neo-noir thriller set to the soundtrack of Massive Attack's 3D


  • Strassenkaiser

    Strassenkaiser

    2017

    1h.25min

    16+

    Noah (12) arrives in Berlin to visit his father and gets caught up in adventures at the Carnival of Cultures.


  • Devil’s Freedom

    Devil’s Freedom

    2017

    1h.14min

    16+

    In one of the most dangerous countries in the world, a life is not worth much. Victims and perpetrators of the Mexican drug war tell their stories.


  • Buy Me a Gun

    Buy Me a Gun

    2018

    1h.24min

    16+

    In a dystopian Mexico, a drug-addicted father tries to survive, as a groundskeeper at a baseball field, with his young daughter Huck.


  • Diane

    Diane

    2019

    1h.36min

    16+

    A Massachusetts woman who tirelessly cares for her bedridden cousin and her drug-addicted son finds herself grappling with painful memories.


  • Lichter der Stadt

    Lichter der Stadt

    2020

    1h.42min

    16+

    Joscha is on high alert. He wants to take a pill, but chance encounters with old friends keep him from swallowing it. Shot in a single t ake!


  • Los Reyes

    Los Reyes

    2019

    1h.15min

    6 FSK

    The real kings of LOS REYES ("The Kings"), the oldest skate park in the Chilean capital Santiago, are the two stray dogs Futbol and Chola.


  • The Notes of Anna Azzori / A Mirror that Travels through Time

    The Notes of Anna Azzori / A Mirror that Travels through Time

    2020

    1h.12min

    16+

    Can a documentary depict reality? Should it even try? Constanze Ruhm examines how reality and the construction of reality are different.


  • The Unpolished

    The Unpolished

    2007

    1h.34min

    12 FSK

    All this 14-year-old wants is a 'normal' life, but that's not easy to come by given the lifestyle of her hippie parents.


  • Dealer

    Dealer

    1999

    1h.12min

    16+

    Life is governed by strict laws. If you don't want to fall out of favor with your backers as a dealer, you can't be seen with plainclothes cops.


  • Chasing Paper Birds

    Chasing Paper Birds

    2020

    2h.3min

    16+

    Driven by their obsessions and fears, three Berliners lose themselves in the urban jungle.


  • Itsi Bitsi

    Itsi Bitsi

    2015

    1h.43min

    16 FSK

    Denmark 1962: As protests against the nuclear arms race and imperialist policies grow louder, activist Eik meets the beautiful Iben.


  • Her Name Was Jo

    Her Name Was Jo

    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.


  • Calm Like a Bomb

    Calm Like a Bomb

    2021

    1h.22min

    16+

    Mauro Russo condenses revenge, love and violence into a single night. What is there to say? Nothing. So this intense thriller is without dialogue.


  • The Hidden Tiger

    The Hidden Tiger

    2016

    1h.35min

    16+

    They skate, smoke, rap and compare their bullet scars. A surreal portrait of Brazil's fallen youth.


  • Night Zoo

    Night Zoo

    1987

    1h.56min

    18 FSK

    Jean-Claude Lauzon's feature debut is a gritty crime thriller which won a record 13 Genie Awards in every single category where it was nominated.


  • My Lake

    My Lake

    2020

    1h.48min

    16+

    On the picturesque shores of Lake Prespa, in the tri-border area of Albania, northern Macedonia and Greece, drug smugglers fight for supremacy.


  • You Are Everything

    You Are Everything

    2016

    1h.38min

    16+

    Against the backdrop of open air festivals, a passionate amour fou develops between Georg, Vera and the bon vivant Dave.


  • The Party Is Over

    The Party Is Over

    2018

    1h.28min

    16+

    Since the first day in rehab, Céleste and Sihem have been inseparable. Is their friendship a force for good or will it distract them from recovery?


  • Darkroom

    Darkroom

    2020

    1h.29min

    16 FSK

    Cult director Rosa von Praunheim tells a true-crime story based on a real case about knockout drops in the Berlin party scene.


  • Cobain

    Cobain

    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.


  • Ray & Liz

    Ray & Liz

    2018

    1h.48min

    12 FSK

    On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through ...


  • When It Blinds, Open Your Eyes

    When It Blinds, Open Your Eyes

    2014

    1h.15min

    16+

    Ivette Löcker accompanies two addicted St. Petersburgers in her documentary chamber play.


  • Belgica

    Belgica

    2016

    2h.7min

    12 FSK

    The two polar opposite brothers Jo and Frank have to join forces to save Café Belgica.


  • The Congress

    The Congress

    2012

    2h.3min

    12 FSK

    An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.


  • One Week and a Day

    One Week and a Day

    2016

    1h.38min

    6 FSK

    When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor. This ...


  • Los Ángeles

    Los Ángeles

    2014

    1h.37min

    12 FSK

    17-year-old Mateo dreams of Los Angeles. He wants to work there and support his family in their small Zapotec village in southern Mexico. The only way ...


  • Mondomanila

    Mondomanila

    2010

    1h.12min

    18 FSK

    Tony knows nothing but tough times, living in the bleak circus of the slums he calls home amongst denizens of the underworld.


  • Mr. Long

    Mr. Long

    2017

    2h.9min

    16 FSK

    A hitman on the run finds a safe haven thanks to his cooking skills.


  • The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

    2002

    1h.39min

    16+

    A flamboyant ensemble of gender-bending hippies created a series of LSD-fueled musicals in early 1970s San Francisco.


  • Ralf. Sex in the Desert

    Ralf. Sex in the Desert

    2012

    1h.46min

    16 FSK

    Ralf is crazy and scary. But he's also funny and disgusting. A portrait of an exuberant individual – who's too intense for his surroundings.


  • Addiction

    Addiction

    2012

    1h.25min

    12 FSK

    In this documentary we follow four people in Berlin - three men and a woman – who live their daily lives under the sign of drug addiction.


  • Helbra

    Helbra

    2004

    1h.15min

    0 FSK

    This documentary observes the struggle of three men against their heroin addiction.


  • Eva. S - Die Nationalistin

    Eva. S - Die Nationalistin

    2015

    1h.16min

    18 FSK

    A milieu study and an existentialist drama about a prostitute who fluctuates between nationalism and socialism.


  • Into the Suite

    Into the Suite

    2014

    1h.30min

    16+

    Linda Grey, a young, drug-addicted movie star, flies in to Berlin to promote her newest song “I wanna fuck a Nazi”.


  • Lucky Devils

    Lucky Devils

    2013

    1h.35min

    16+

    A circus gives the street children of St. Petersburg hope and a chance for a better life.


  • The Beautiful Home

    The Beautiful Home

    2011

    1h.5min

    16+

    A house for the needy in Berlin - Schöneweide where 21 men live who have lost everything – is THE BEAUTIFUL HOME for these men.


  • I Killed My Mother

    I Killed My Mother

    2009

    1h.36min

    16 FSK

    In his debut, 19-year-old Xavier Dolan comes to terms with his coming out and his difficult relationship with his mother - "Prix Regards Jeune"


  • Snowman’s Land

    Snowman’s Land

    2009

    1h.34min

    16 FSK

    Luckless hitman Walter ruined his job and now has been hired by underworld boss Berger, has been living in remote eastern mountains for years and now has ...


  • Half Nelson

    Half Nelson

    2006

    1h.42min

    12 FSK

    Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan leads a secret life of addiction that most of his students ...


  • Grand Hotel

    Grand Hotel

    2016

    1h.31min

    0 FSK

    Vain and snobbish writer Axel and 10-year-old Noah meet at the Grand Hotel - one has a drinking problem, the other has Tourette's syndrome.


  • Me and You

    Me and You

    2012

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    Lorenzo, a quirky teen loner who has difficult relationships with his parents and peers, decides to take a break from it all by hiding.


  • 7 Virgins

    7 Virgins

    2005

    1h.21min

    12 FSK

    A drama about rough boys in Seville. Tano, 16 and in jail, gets 48 hours leave to attend his brother's wedding. And his life spins out of control.


  • Haebangchon - Chapter 1

    Haebangchon - Chapter 1

    2015

    1h.42min

    16+

    A crime drama set in the multicultural, expat district of the same name in Seoul, South Korea.


  • MPA - Medical Psychological Assessment

    MPA - Medical Psychological Assessment

    2011

    6min

    6 FSK

    Robert Bohrer's short comedy looks at the bête noire of many a drunk driver in Germany, MPU - MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. Two years of preparing ...


  • Snow White (Samir)

    Snow White (Samir)

    2005

    1h.53min

    16+

    The Partyqueen Nico is a luxury girl from a wealthy home. At a party she falls in love with Paco, who is her complete opposite.