Family

Two sisters, one embryo, many questions: Between ethics and biology, a silent war rages over guilt, fear, and the irrational evil.

To protect their gay son, a family moves to the countryside, but there they are confronted with conservatism, religion and folkloric superstition.

Luma, an expectant mother, meets the bisexual Christiane and an intense love affair develops.

A military doctor prepares for deployment abroad: a fascinating contrast emerges between the barracks and the beauty salon.

After every suicide, Richie returns—through a hole in the wall. Becca faces a choice: escape or an eternal cycle of horror.

Funfair, knockouts, broken hearts: Ringo fights for one last shred of dignity. Between carnival performers and guilt, salvation may await.

A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon, formerly a colonial outpost, where she's flooded by memories, particularly of her servant.

Love, grief, isolation: a quiet film about what connects us—and what drives us apart. Sign language gives shape to the unspeakable.

A road movie about a deep friendship between men and the essential question of what home really means.

An actor turned drag queen, shaken by a breakup, flees to the countryside, where he finds his grandmother in poor health.

Andreas and Martin finally have more time for themselves again and go to the Baltic Sea. But the mood is disturbed by their different expectations.

The desire for a baby of two lesbian “moms-to-be” and a not entirely voluntary “father” cause quite a stir...

The lovingly told story of a grandfather and his grandson who want to bring the magic of the movies to their home village.

A touching drama about a father who traces the footsteps of his deceased daughter through Marseille.

Benny, a college freshman at Ohio's Akron University falls in love with fellow freshman Christopher at a football game.

Carmen, a Romni, has resigned herself to the traditional expectations placed on her until she meets Lola and questions everything.

Charo went deaf at 23 and got a cochlear implant. She now asks herself: How can a hearing-impaired person hear again?

Karim has finally found the courage to come out to his family. But will love conquer his family's prejudices?

When no one wants to adopt Alba, a newborn with Down syndrome, a gay Catholic fights to get custody of the girl.

His sister's meteoric rise to local sainthood puts Lino in a moral dilemma.

In Austria, more than 60,000 people from Eastern Europe work in the care sector. You don't see them and you don't know them, but they are there.

Chaplin's daughter and granddaughter in the award-winning film about an unusual family plan involving three people...

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.

Unjustly blamed for the death of his best friend Costel, petty crook Daniel is cast out of his Roma community and finds refuge in a seedy motel.

A sensitive and respectful portrait of a loving father son relationship teetering on the brink of suffocating co-dependency.

A South American drama about 17-year-old Valeria, who is pregnant, and her relationship with her own mother.

Kristin hasn't spoken to her son David in two years, even though they both live under the same roof.

Bodybuilder Lea Pearl is focused on the prestigious Miss Heaven competition until her ex-husband Ben shows up with their child.

A sensitive story that uses stop-motion and modern animation to create a magical world of self-discovery.

The five little heroes in this film are seriously ill and take us into their world with a great sense of humor and optimism.

Amami-Oshima Island in Japan. A 14-year-old boy finds a body floating in the sea. He asks his girlfriend for help.

What is it like to be born into a far-right family and then grow up?

In front of an impressive western backdrop, Sébastien Lifshitz tells the story of a summer full of emotions in a documentary style.

Three siblings have to get along with each other after they inherit an impressive art collection.

Identity, pride, home: in the Appalachian Mountains, coal is more than just an anachronistic fuel.

Peru's official entry for the 2024 Oscars features an outstanding ensemble.

A feminist return from Germany to Korea to her own mother, who “never had a life of her own”.

In this touching Iranian drama, Fereshteh has to find a place to hide her newborn, illegitimate daughter.

One misstep costs him his life's work. Workaholic Frank is faced with the choice of preserving his image or his convictions.

Vera lives in her father's shadow. One day, she develops an intense relationship with a father and son, and discovers real life.

Grimme Award-winning war drama about a German-Kurdish Bundeswehr soldier who gets caught between the fronts in Iraq.

A daughter trying to fix the unfixable with the help of an experimental method from China.

A multi-faceted portrait of a Kurdish childhood under the shadow of the Assad dictatorship, spiced with a dash of humor and satire.

The impressive journey of Joana Mallwitz, one of Europe's leading conductors, to become chief conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin.

With their child just five months old, both parents decide to sell everything in Germany and travel through Asia without a plan.

A young woman's search for her family roots leads her to Mexico and on the trail of a revolutionary.

In this perceptive coming-of-age drama, 16-year-old Suse feels like a fifth wheel since her mom started dating.

Following the death of her younger brother during a police intervention, Malika embarks on a legal battle to ensure a trial takes place.

Anke Domscheit-Berg, Yvonne Magwas, Frauke Petry and Manuela Schwesig talk about the challenges of their jobs.

Katie suffers from amnesia after an accident. And a powerful family suddenly claims that Katie is the missing heir to the family fortune.

Jack, Lisa and Mathis are suddenedly orphaned. All three react to the catastrophe in their own way. Jack, who has just come of age, gets custody.

Fifteen-year-old Gina grew up in a loving family on the edge of a forest. She admires and loves her father Jimmy, an unpredictable and whimsical man.

In this unconventional dramedy, Diane carries the child of her homosexual friends Thomas and Jacques as a surrogate mother.

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

Dorien is happy: she has two adorable children and a thriving veterinary practice. But one day, everything comes crashing down.

The Sutter family can no longer earn a living from their Swiss mountain farm in the 1970s. A family catastrophe is brewing.

Experience how a colorful aerobics whirlwind and a spy scandal shake up Toulouse in the 80s.

In her documentary, Mračnikar formulates a political urgency in a personal way: What happens when your mother tongue is taken away from you?

In monsoon-soaked Singapore, a teacher's struggle for identity and connection unfolds through an unlikely and transformative bond.

A taut supremely crafted social thriller about a woman seeking retribution from members of a corrupt pharmaceutical industry.

A lovely, intimate drama of family dynamics under stress, offering an intriguing peek into previously unseen Singaporean middle-class life.

When a mother and her daughter take a vacation at the Baltic Sea, it quickly turns into a journey into the past that opens up old wounds.

The Ukranian grandson of filmmaker Leonid Burlaka draws a rich picture of Soviet history with archive footage of his grandfather.

A visually stunning journey through love, loss and legacy, as directed by the acclaimed Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese.

This documentary shows the consequences of the 2008 war for displaced Georgians in a refugee settlement and their struggle to find a new home.

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

A family visit and a broken tooth raises universal questions about identity, origins and life choices.

A creeping, almost invisible toxic waste catastrophe is taking place on Somalia's coast.

A gripping film by Ukraine's Maryna Er Gorbach about the tragic events of the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2014.

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

A dark comedy-drama, delving deep into the psyche of a man in denial and a woman confronting their grim reality, reflecting on societal pressures.

A photojournalist is threatened by right-wing extremist groups in Belgrade and flees to Germany with her daughter.

This heart-warming documentary uses beautiful images to tell the story of two sisters who break a vicious circle.

In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.

Out of a crisis situation, a group of spiritual entrepreneurs develops new strength.

Between the war's frontlines to the dance floor, a Kurdish woman's journey defies tradition and embraces liberation.

A lawyer faces infanticide charges for a child she didn't know she was carrying, igniting a trial that questions motherhood's essence.

For a young Kurdish woman, the entrance exam for university will decide, if she can live freely or has to submit to the men in her life.

A multi-layered drama that skillfully explores how both feelings and memories stay locked away in post-reunification East Germany.

The journey of a French lesbian couple aspiring to become parents and the challenges on the way.

Deep fractures within a family dynamic begin to surface during a getaway to the British Isles of Scilly.

Somewhere in the Monchique mountains of Portugal, the Fridayhappiness Associação balances sustainable living with their economic lifeline.

A poignant tale of lost innocence, young Dib navigates the tumultuous landscape of 1950s Damascus following his father's death.

In a traditional Azorean island, Ana's journey of self-discovery and queer friendship challenges the confines of her world.

Bollywood in a refugee camp: in this docu-musical, refugees sing about the loss of their identity without pathos, but with a lot of irony.

The prophecy of his death sends Muzamil on a journey of defiance and self-discovery in the midst of cultural and political upheaval.

About the missing and the found. About the silent and the roaring. About cuddling and sneezing. Six stories about fathers.

A parasitic fungus infects humanity. It triggers visions and also enables communication with the dead.

In her moving feature film, Jessica Krummacher tells the story of dying without fear of contact, just as it happens in reality.

Reality and fantasy are interwoven in this fascinating drama about three children in a mystical world of isolation.

A degenerative neurological disease changes the life of family man Fouad and his relatives in this bittersweet Moroccan drama.

Karine becomes the leader in the fight for her job, but the young woman is tetanized by an invisible handicap.

In her surreal and fantastic debut, Flávia Neves masterfully combines the search for her own origins with Brazil's colonial past.

Jacqueline Jencquel has decided to end her life before her 75th birthday. Her son accompanies her last year with the camera.

When Germany surrenders in 1945, two reckless teenagers put their families' escape on the line to save their friendship.

Baby photos, Christmas snapshots, school enrollment photos, wedding photos - our lives are an endless succession of photogenic moments.

As death approaches, repressed secrets emerge from the dark recesses of a wealthy but emotionally cold family.

A touching portrayal of seventeen-year-old Ieva and her ex-alcoholic father’s attempt at rebuilding their tenuous relationship.

From one moment to the next, actress Lucie is a knight, sword in hand, donned in armor and setting off on quixotic quests.

Two prefabricated buildings facing each other, three women, three generations, one video camera. The story of an obsession.

When Ava's father Gunter, a classic macho dude, shows up at her door, worlds collide.