Friendship

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

Two young slackers from the Paris suburbs, find a mysterious object on a construction site - ancient talisman or relic of a vanished civilization?

Between school trouble, mean girl drama and catchy lyrics, teenage Lena tells us the real story behind the big fight. But what isn’t she telling us?

A short cross-stitched story about friendship and betrayal between a birdie, a baby goat and a fox in pixel art style.

Cas and Naomi are best friends, but when their future plans are seemingly different, their relationship wobbles.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In an abandoned house, an aging actor and a group of aspiring filmmakers meet.

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".

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

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.

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

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.

Little Tim Tammer lives just a stone's throw away from a beautiful Baltic Sea beach, right by the lighthouse. But the idyll is also lonely.

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?

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

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

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

9-year-old Moritz drives those around him to despair with his slowness: his three sisters simply call him dawdler John.

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

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

On a forest road in the Brandenburg, local village teacher Pötsch encounters the distinguished Professor Menzel, who got stuck there in his car.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The great adventure of little Duke Ernest.

The siblings Toni and Rita spend their vacations with grandma in Bamsdorf. The sequel to Konrad Petzold's directing debut THE TRIP TO BAMSDORF.

Tilla sets the tone in her class. Everyone does what she wants. When a new girl arrives, Anne, hostility breaks out at first sight.

Philip is too small for his age and often draws ridicule from his peers. One day, a stranger gives him a magic wonder flute.

Lütt Matten has a big dream. To achieve it, he goes in search of the white magic shell and thus into great danger.

Compelling exploration of indifferent and resentful teenagers and the conflicts with their parents.

The first DEFA children's film by the DEFA production group Kinder- und Jugendfilm was also one of the most successful, with over 4 million viewers.

An intimate look at three headstrong women who come from different parts of a country that no longer exists.

Mia and Linda meet again after years in Berlin. Mia is in debt and plans to blackmail the man she has been having an affair with.

In Helsinki, two destinies intersect in the midst of racism and loss: Cohesion and humanity can overcome everything.