Friendship

  • Closet Monster

    Closet Monster

    Drama, Queer

    2015

    1h.26min

    12 FSK

    Oscar is young, creative and artistically talented, and has a huge problem: he lives in the middle of nowhere in Newfoundland and he is gay.


  • Orpheus' Song

    Orpheus' Song

    Queer, Romance

    2019

    1h.12min

    12 FSK

    A night together in hot Greece suddenly changes the relationship between two friends, Enis and Philipp.


  • 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.


  • Seashore

    Seashore

    Love & Sex, Queer

    2015

    1h.23min

    12 FSK

    A film about the reunion of two childhood friends and a generation whose sexual preferences are flexible...


  • The Braves

    The Braves

    Drama

    2021

    1h.40min

    16+

    They dream, fail, celebrate—together. But when life gets in the way, their friendship is put to the ultimate test.


  • 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.


  • Drive Me Home

    Drive Me Home

    Drama, Queer

    2018

    1h.33min

    12 FSK

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


  • 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.


  • Blessed Boys

    Blessed Boys

    Drama, Queer

    2024

    1h.39min

    16 FSK

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


  • Woman Is the Future of Man

    Woman Is the Future of Man

    Drama

    2004

    1h.25min

    16

    Two old friends meet again in Seoul, indulge in memories and hatch a plan to meet a woman they have both had an affair with one last time.


  • If You Saw His Heart

    If You Saw His Heart

    Crime

    2017

    1h.26min

    16

    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.


  • My Grandfather's Demons

    My Grandfather's Demons

    Animation, Drama

    2022

    1h.25min

    12 FSK

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


  • Going South

    Going South

    Drama, Romance

    2009

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

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


  • Faltenrock

    Faltenrock

    Documentary, Independent

    2019

    1h.22min

    6

    A film about staying young beyond anti-wrinkle creams, about life plans, autonomy and the eventful retirement.


  • 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.


  • Kuessipan

    Kuessipan

    Drama, Independent

    2019

    1h.57min

    16

    Two childhood friends from the same Innu community in Quebec begin to realize that they face very different futures.


  • Franky Five Star

    Franky Five Star

    Drama

    2023

    1h.55min

    12 FSK

    When it all gets too much, Franky checks into a hotel that only exists in her head and talks to the imaginary staff.


  • Hanna's Journey

    Hanna's Journey

    Romance, Comedy

    2014

    1h.38min

    0 FSK

    Girlboss Hanna hopes to get a career boost in Israel, but volunteering holds a few surprises for her.


  • Diane Has the Right Shape

    Diane Has the Right Shape

    Queer, Romance

    2017

    1h.26min

    16

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


  • And Along Come Tourists

    And Along Come Tourists

    Drama, Independent

    2007

    1h.25min

    0 FSK

    In the shadow of Auschwitz, a touching story of reconciliation takes place between a young German and a concentration camp survivor.


  • Digital Life

    Digital Life

    Independent, Comedy

    2023

    1h.31min

    16

    A digital flat share in the middle of the pandemic. Everyone is always reachable. Love and hate are close together. A comic nightmare by Malte Wirtz.


  • Don't Call Me Bro

    Don't Call Me Bro

    Drama, Shorts

    2018

    18min

    16

    In her harsh milieu study, Gina Wenzel tells the story of youth violence from the perpetrator's perspective.


  • Stained Skin

    Stained Skin

    Shorts

    2021

    9min

    12

    Despite the adverse working conditions, two friends persevere with the power of their imagination and their will.


  • Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster

    Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster

    Comedy, Drama

    2023

    1h.28min

    16+

    Director Umut Subaşı deftly captures the essence of millennial malaise in contemporary Istanbul.


  • Somehow

    Somehow

    Drama, Independent

    2022

    1h.42min

    16

    "Don’t become like my father" - a credo that will drive Alex, a man on the run from himself, to the edge of reason.


  • The Leaking Bookstore

    The Leaking Bookstore

    Crime, Thriller

    2022

    16+

    The owner of a detective bookstore finds himself entangled in a murder case reminiscent of the famous Sherlock Holmes stories.


  • We, Students!

    We, Students!

    Documentary

    2022

    1h.23min

    16+

    Rafiki Fariala's debut explores student life in Bangui, revealing hopes amid challenges in the Central African Republic.


  • Sex, Insta and Exams

    Sex, Insta and Exams

    Comedy

    2020

    16+

    In the Ukrainian answer to "Euphoria", 11th graders are preparing for their final exams, making friends, falling in love, competing and quarreling.


  • In Between Fridays

    In Between Fridays

    Documentary, Independent

    2023

    1h.37min

    16+

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


  • Wolf and Dog

    Wolf and Dog

    Drama, Queer

    2023

    1h.51min

    16

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


  • Junkyard Dog

    Junkyard Dog

    Drama, Comedy

    2023

    1h.33min

    12

    Set in a remote village, Dog and Mirales face a test with the arrival of a young woman, who shatters the monotony of their lives.


  • Monolith

    Monolith

    Drama, Thriller

    2023

    1h.12min

    12 FSK

    A 24-hour odyssey through Berlin, full of subtle tension and existential questions.


  • Bright Women

    Bright Women

    Comedy, Drama

    2023

    1h.42min

    16+

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


  • Youth Topia

    Youth Topia

    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2023

    1h.25min

    16 FSK

    In a world driven by algorithms, a group of "forever teenagers" rebel against the dictates of self-optimization.


  • Just a Friday

    Just a Friday

    Drama

    2022

    26min

    12 FSK

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


  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

    Documentary

    2022

    1h.24min

    0 FSK

    Two girls, a fan and an idol, struggle to balance their vulnerability and strength, and their outer image with their inner truth


  • Dying in Ibiza (A Film in Three Summers)

    Dying in Ibiza (A Film in Three Summers)

    Independent, Romance

    2022

    1h.47min

    16+

    Three mismatched friends meet over the course of three summers and the story builds into a profound analysis of human nature.


  • Féminin/Féminin

    Féminin/Féminin

    Independent, Queer

    2014

    16+

    A refreshingly realistic, contemporary, and self-ironic look at the lives of 10 lesbian women in Montreal, Canada.


  • Honour of the Knights

    Honour of the Knights

    Drama

    2006

    1h.47min

    16+

    Albert Serra distills the philosophical and spiritual core of Miguel de Cervantes' classic tale.


  • Gisela

    Gisela

    Drama, Love & Sex

    2005

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    Authentic, haphazard and unromantic, three residents of a high-rise housing estate search for love, friendship and sexuality.


  • The Surrogate

    The Surrogate

    Drama, Queer

    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.


  • My Friend from the Park

    My Friend from the Park

    Comedy, Drama

    2015

    1h.24min

    16+

    A lonely stay-at-home mom, gets sucked into a world of stolen cars, unstable sisters, and paranoia when she makes friends with a woman at the park.


  • We Are Mari Pepa

    We Are Mari Pepa

    Drama, Comedy

    2013

    1h.35min

    16+

    Schools out for ever! 4 teenagers from Guadalajara are about to enter adult life, as they live through a summer that will change their lives forever.


  • Wendy and Lucy

    Wendy and Lucy

    Drama

    2008

    1h.20min

    6 FSK

    Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy.


  • Foxfire

    Foxfire

    Drama

    2012

    2h.23min

    16

    A gang of five teenage girls in a small American town make a pact to live by their own rules and become the Foxfire gang.


  • YT

    YT

    Drama, Comedy

    2021

    1h.42min

    16+

    A crazy anthology from Yakutia consisting of seven funny, dramatic and complex stories about the relationships of families, neighbors and relatives.


  • Stop-Zemlia

    Stop-Zemlia

    Drama, Queer

    2022

    2h.2min

    12 FSK

    Delightfully light-hearted and wonderfully honest coming-of-age story that flows seamlessly between fiction to documentary.


  • Thirty

    Thirty

    Drama, Independent

    2019

    1h.54min

    16+

    A senistive drama that authentically and lovingly captures the lifestyle of a group of young urbanites on the brink of a quarter-life crisis.


  • La Vacanza

    La Vacanza

    Drama, Independent

    2020

    1h.34min

    16+

    Valerio is 30 and bipolar. His self-destructive life changes when he meets Carla, a senior citizen with early symptoms of Alzheimer's.


  • Name Me

    Name Me

    Drama, Action & Adventure

    2014

    1h.30min

    16+

    An adeptly played debut in which a yearning for paternal affection plays out against a background of teenage sexual manipulation.


  • II - Two

    II - Two

    Drama

    2019

    1h.0min

    16+

    An exceptionally candid Belarusian film about three teenagers who are confronted with prejudice from their peers and adults.


  • Another Way to Make a Living

    Another Way to Make a Living

    Crime, Independent

    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.


  • Away You Go

    Away You Go

    Drama, Independent

    2018

    1h.16min

    6 FSK

    Compassionate mumblecore-style drama about a young woman's struggles with the expectations placed on her by her partner and friends.


  • Live or Let Die

    Live or Let Die

    Horror, Independent

    2020

    1h.37min

    18 FSK

    In this zombie horror splatter road movie, two apocalypse buddies have to fight zombies and other humans to reach a safe refuge.


  • 37

    37

    Drama, Independent

    2018

    1h.29min

    12 FSK

    Marc is a surfer and lives his life one day at a time. But after many strokes of fate, he dreams of turning back time, and starting all over again.


  • The Presence

    The Presence

    Horror, Independent

    2014

    1h.23min

    16 FSK

    New spin on the found footage genre: three friends spend a week in a haunted castle to investigate supernatural phenomena.


  • The Cage

    The Cage

    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2017

    1h.23min

    16+

    After humananity has been nearly wiped out by aliens, it seems that only two people are left on the planet. Until a third person enters their lives.


  • Adolescentes

    Adolescentes

    Documentary

    2020

    2h.10min

    16

    Victims of their circumstances: The two best friends Emma and Anaïs face very different futures.


  • Hannah Takes the Stairs

    Hannah Takes the Stairs

    Drama, Romance

    2007

    1h.24min

    16

    Hannah, a recent college grad, spends her summer falling in and out of love, leaving destruction in her wake as she searches for romantic fulfillment.


  • Lichter der Stadt

    Lichter der Stadt

    Drama, Comedy

    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!


  • Bellflower

    Bellflower

    Drama, Independent

    2010

    1h.46min

    16 FSK

    Best buddies Woodrow and Aiden work on their muscle car and build flamethrowers until one of them falls in love with cricket-eating Milly.


  • AIDE MÉMOIRE - ein schwules Gedächtnisprotokoll

    AIDE MÉMOIRE - ein schwules Gedächtnisprotokoll

    Biography, Queer

    1996

    16min

    16+

    Two years before his death, the HIV-positive Baldiga reviews his life, in selected episodes.


  • The Disobedient

    The Disobedient

    Drama

    2014

    1h.52min

    16+

    Childhood soul mates Leni and Lazar are reunited after being separated for years. They spontaneously decide to take a bike trip across northern Serbia


  • Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

    Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

    Drama, Independent

    2020

    1h.38min

    16+

    The last round in Sin City. In the shadow of Las Vegas, filmmakers spend the last 24 hours before they close the Roaring 20s bar.


  • One Zero One: The Story of Cybersissy & BayBjane

    One Zero One: The Story of Cybersissy & BayBjane

    Documentary, Queer

    2013

    1h.33min

    12 FSK

    The exciting world of drag queens Cybersissi and BayBjane are at the center of this documentary fairytale.


  • Swimming

    Swimming

    Drama

    2018

    1h.41min

    12 FSK

    Teens Elisa and Anthea devise a sinister and destructive game as a way to sustain their mismatched friendship.


  • Sayounara

    Sayounara

    Drama

    2018

    1h.26min

    16+

    High school student Yuki's quiet life in a sleepy coastal town is shattered when her best friend Aya commits suicide.


  • 30 Years Blues

    30 Years Blues

    Independent, Love & Sex

    2019

    1h.31min

    16+

    An intimate portrayal of Brazil's upper-class and their relationships in midlife crisis.


  • As I Am

    As I Am

    Drama

    2020

    2h.5min

    16

    Set in the rolling hills of the English countryside, Philophobia by Guy Davies takes a fresh look at the high school film genre.


  • Vilom

    Vilom

    Independent, Queer

    2020

    1h.20min

    16+

    A tragic independent Indian queer love story and an exploration of same-sex relationships in an intolerant society.


  • Mon Amour

    Mon Amour

    Documentary, Queer

    2020

    2h.52min

    16+

    In the cold and mysterious vastness of Siberia, a French filmmaker is in search of solace and healing.


  • Gordon & Paddy

    Gordon & Paddy

    Kids & Family

    2017

    1h.5min

    0 FSK

    Frog Gordon is a commissioner who is looking forward to his retirement. However, he still needs to find a successor and comes across Mouse Buffy.


  • Mann im Spagat: Pace, Cowboy, Pace

    Mann im Spagat: Pace, Cowboy, Pace

    Comedy

    2017

    1h.29min

    12 FSK

    A delightfully absurd Berlin comedy about bicycle messengers, new age esoterica, and saving the world.


  • Before Summer Ends

    Before Summer Ends

    Independent, Comedy

    2017

    1h.21min

    12

    After five years of studying, Arash is fed up with France. His friends persuade him to join them on one last trip, hoping to change his mind.


  • Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara

    Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara

    Comedy, Romance

    2017

    1h.28min

    16+

    Best friends Satu and Heidi preach that real love is not for sale as they go around sabotaging posh weddings in the Finnish archipelago.


  • Holiday

    Holiday

    Drama

    2002

    1h.21min

    16+

    A group of young city dwellers celebrate New Year's Eve in a Tyrolean mountain hut, engaging in a alcohol fueled conflict with the locals.


  • August 32nd on Earth

    August 32nd on Earth

    Classics

    1998

    1h.28min

    16

    In Denis Villeneuve's feature film debut, a young model narrowly escapes death and endeavors to give her life new meaning by becoming a mother.


  • Permanent Green Light

    Permanent Green Light

    Drama, Independent

    2018

    1h.32min

    16+

    In Northern France, a young man is obsessed with the idea of making himself explode in public.


  • The Dreamer

    The Dreamer

    Crime, Romance

    2017

    1h.20min

    16+

    Sebastian is immersed in a life of petty crime. He has a talent for picking locks, and that’s the only reason his supposed friends put up with him.


  • Russian Red

    Russian Red

    Drama

    2016

    1h.31min

    16+

    Inspired by the diary of actress Martha Nowill, RUSSIAN RED recounts the soul searching trip of two young Brazilian actresses in Moscow.


  • Millennials

    Millennials

    Drama

    2017

    1h.10min

    12

    In this nocturnal urban fairy tale about drifting millennials, in which reality and fiction merge.


  • Fortuna!

    Fortuna!

    Documentary, Independent

    2015

    1h.30min

    6

    The unlikely story of the fall and rise of SC Fortuna Köln.


  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

    Classics

    1996

    1h.41min

    16

    Six more or less ordinary lives in Montréal, connected by a Greek immigrant cab driver named Cosmos - with Denis Villeneuve.


  • Un coup d'oeil

    Un coup d'oeil

    Shorts, Queer

    2015

    17min

    16+

    Maryam and Frida are close friends living in a small Swedish town. They invite Monique, a mysterious couch surfer, to stay the night.


  • Tapeworm

    Tapeworm

    Independent, Comedy

    2019

    1h.18min

    12

    This offbeat comedy breaks with all expectations and hones in on the gross, the boring, the pointless, and the sad sides of being human.


  • 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".


  • Leif in Concert - Vol. 2

    Leif in Concert - Vol. 2

    Independent, Comedy

    2019

    1h.56min

    0 FSK

    A declaration of love to music and to that one pub that everyone knows, the extended living room where you feel at home.


  • Datsche

    Datsche

    Independent, Comedy

    2018

    1h.34min

    6 FSK

    A naïve New Yorker retreats to his dead grandfather's summer cottage (datsche in German) but instead of peace he finds Adam, a refugee in hiding.


  • Lost in the Living

    Lost in the Living

    Drama

    2018

    1h.17min

    12 FSK

    A young Irish musician immerses himself into Berlin nightlife after a concert and loses more than just his friends in the process.


  • Solange and the Living

    Solange and the Living

    Independent, Comedy

    2016

    1h.7min

    16+

    Solange lives a secluded life in her Paris apartment. When one day a delivery man rings at her door, her little world is torn apart.


  • The Party Is Over

    The Party Is Over

    Drama

    2017

    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?


  • Dear Prudence

    Dear Prudence

    Drama

    2010

    1h.17min

    16

    17-year-old Prudence lives alone in Paris. After a botched shoplifting attempt she meets Marilyne at the police station.


  • Dear John

    Dear John

    Documentary, Queer

    2015

    42min

    16+

    A single decision can change the rest of your life - a film about what could have been.


  • The Family Jewels

    The Family Jewels

    Classics

    2004

    1h.27min

    12 FSK

    A man who loses a very personal part of his body to cancer, decides that he wants it back in this weird black comedy.


  • 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.


  • Take This Waltz

    Take This Waltz

    Love & Sex, Romance

    2011

    1h.56min

    12 FSK

    Actress-director and Oscar nominated Sarah Polley asked herself: “What happens when the passion fades?” Top performances by Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen ...


  • The Edge

    The Edge

    Drama

    2011

    1h.37min

    16 FSK

    The investor watches over the gated community of Beauval like Big Brother from 1984.


  • P.S.

    P.S.

    Classics

    1979

    1h.34min

    6 FSK

    Roland Gräf's film P.S. paints a critical counter-image to the workers' and peasants' state of the GDR, which earned him massive criticism.


  • Lützower

    Lützower

    Classics

    1972

    1h.28min

    12 FSK

    During the Napoleanic Wars, members of the Prussian Lützow Free Corps steal a French war chest from the house of collaborator Kerstinn, but their captain ...


  • Anflug Alpha 1

    Anflug Alpha 1

    Classics

    1971

    1h.17min

    6 FSK

    Five men of an NVA flying squadron are at the center of interest in this DEFA classic about love, tragedy and saying goodbye. Commander Milan has reached ...