In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.
Luchadoras
2021
1h.32min
12 FSK
In Ciudad Juárez, a city notorious for its violence against women, courageous women are rising up against oppression and violence.
A Monster with a Thousand Heads
2016
1h.15min
16+
A taut supremely crafted social thriller about a woman seeking retribution from members of a corrupt pharmaceutical industry.
Natural Selection
2017
16+
The murder of the transsexual artist Madorilyn Crawford reveals the dark schemes of Colombian politics.
Wolf and Dog
2023
1h.51min
16+
In a traditional Azorean island, Ana's journey of self-discovery and queer friendship challenges the confines of her world.
Fogaréu
2022
1h.40min
16+
In her surreal and fantastic debut, Flávia Neves masterfully combines the search for her own origins with Brazil's colonial past.
Naked
2018
16+
An ode to the multifaceted beauty of self-determined female pleasure - beyond the male gaze.
Divine Love
2019
1h.41min
16+
Brazil, 2027: Joana is deeply religious. At work, she encourages divorcing couples to reconsider their breakup.
Summer White
2020
1h.25min
16+
13-year-old Rodrigo's entire world revolves around his mother, but it all begins to fall apart when she brings home a new boyfriend.
Initials S.G.
2019
1h.33min
16+
Down on his luck, an aging Serge Gainsbourg wannabe struggles with his acting career, an affair he doesn't want, and a crime he didn't mean to commit.
My Friend from the Park
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
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.
Castanha
2014
1h.35min
16+
João Carlos Castanha. 52 years old. Actor. Gay. Son. Crossdresser. Capable of doing anything for those he loves. Or hates.
The Leading Actor
2019
1h.15min
16+
When Luis travels to the Berlinale for the premiere of his film, he is dismayed that Latin American films are considered nothing but misery porn.
The Conquest Of The Ruins
2020
1h.28min
16+
Day laborers, paleontologists and indigenous people give us a glimpse into their lives; social structures intertwine like the epochs of history.
Enigma
2018
1h.20min
16+
A mother wants justice for her dead daughter and takes part in a True Crime TV show – an action which will change her life and those of her family.
Anuktatop: The Metamorphosis
2016
1h.45min
16+
The future and the present intermingle in this visually stunning docu-fiction, to create a mystical universe in the middle of the French Amazon forest
Açúcar
2017
1h.30min
16+
The estate of a wealthy family in Brazils costal region becomes a microcosm that represents the ethnic, social and cultural divide in the country.
Neon Bull
2015
1h.43min
16+
A brazilian bull wrangler discovering his wish to become a tailor and making fashionable clothing for women in this poetic drama.
Madalena
2021
1h.25min
16+
The body of a trans woman discovered in a soybean field is the start of a storytelling triptych that explores the darker side of Brazilian society.
The Sun Will Rise
2017
51min
16+
Comedian and director Gessica Généus (FREDA) explores the connection between voodoo beliefs, Christianity and the treatment of mental illness in Haiti
Freda
2021
1h.33min
16+
Haitian anthropology student FREDA must navigate the tensions between family expectations, postcolonial structures, Christianity, and voodoo.
On the Third Day
2020
1h.25min
16 FSK
In this atmospheric, retro-styled horror film, Cecilia must find her son, who has disappeared after a car accident with a mysterious priest.
To Kill the Beast
2022
1h.20min
16+
Queer meets Gothic meets Fantasy. On her journey to sexual awakening, Emilia must confront her past in order to slay a beast.
The Fall of the Queens
2021
1h.23min
16+
When their cousin comes to live at their remote beekeeping farm, sisters Juana and Mara become trapped in a vortex of seduction and jealousy.
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
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.
The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis
2017
1h.16min
16+
Argentine 1977: Francisco, a former communist, is given the chance to save two dissidents from the hounds of the military junta.
The Cage
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.
Casa Grande
2014
1h.54min
16+
The son of a bourgeois family in Rio, a teenager, Jean, must learn to escape the grip of his economically bankrupt parents.
The Sharks
2019
1h.20min
16+
As reports of shark sightings create panic in a small beach town, 14-year-old Rosina begins to circle her own prey.
Nunca Más - No More War In Colombia?
2018
36min
16+
After more than 50 years of bloody civil war, the peace process in Colombia began in 2016, with an uncertain outcome.
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.
Our Mothers
2019
1h.16min
16+
Guatemala, 2018. The whole country is immersed in the trial of the soldiers who sparked the civil war.
Naomi's Journey
2017
1h.32min
12 FSK
Based on a true story: The film examines the German justice system and its structural bias.
30 Years Blues
2019
1h.31min
16+
An intimate portrayal of Brazil's upper-class and their relationships in midlife crisis.
No Kings
2020
1h.24min
16+
Until a few years ago, the descendants of the indigenous Tupinambá and escaped slaves lived in isolation in Caiçara, not far from Rio de Janeiro.
Clean Hands
2019
1h.41min
16+
A penniless family living on a rubbish dump is offered a house. The condition is that they send their children to school. Is this a fairy tale?
Afternoon Woman
2012
59min
16+
With camera angles reminiscent of paintings, up-and-coming star from Brazil Afonso Uchôa explores the beauty of everyday gestures and moments.
The Hidden Tiger
2016
1h.35min
16+
They skate, smoke, rap and compare their bullet scars. A surreal portrait of Brazil's fallen youth.
Araby
2018
1h.36min
16+
With his at once contemporary and timeless drama, Affonso Uchôa confirms his reputation as one of the most promising talents in Brazilian cinema.
Seven Years in May
2019
42min
16+
A young man tells his story and gives testimony of the collective fate of a nation oppressed by poverty, police repression, and corruption.
Tlatelolco
2011
1h.15min
16+
A look at the history of Mexico City through the architecture of a housing complex.
The Other Rio
2018
1h.28min
16+
The spectacle of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are in full swing. But the grim contrast of poverty is only a few blocks away.
The Dreamer
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.
Against the Tide
2019
1h.24min
16+
How does it feel to be a suspected radical left-wing terrorist? Especially if you've fled to to South America to avoid authorities.
Theatre of War
2018
1h.13min
16+
British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands/Malvinas War meet in a swimming pool.
A Yellow Animal
2020
1h.56min
16+
A bankrupt Brazilian filmmaker, with a colonial family history, is haunted by the ghost of a mysterious Mozambican.
Cielo
2017
1h.18min
0
Be amazed at the crazy beauty of the night sky in the Atacama Desert, Chile, the best place in the world to contemplate the splendor of our planet.
Agrocalypse
2016
57min
12
An indescribable catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes. How can it be stopped?
The Longest Night
2019
1h.34min
16+
This Ecuadorian thriller takes on modern-day slavery, human trafficking, and the opioid crisis in a unique visual style.
You’ll Never Be Alone
2016
1h.21min
16+
In this harrowing drama, the father of a gay Chilean man tries to deal with the violent death of his son.
Elon Doesn't Believe in Death
2016
1h.15min
16+
Gripping drama with film noir undertones about a man's delusional search for his allegedly missing wife.
Severino
1978
1h.22min
12 FSK
Severino, a member of the indigenous population of South America, returns to his home village after ten years in the city. The situation has deteriorated ...
Far: The Story of a Journey Around the World
2017
2h.7min
0 FSK
Gwendolin and Patrick go on a journey around the world, with the goal of going as far east as they can until they return home from the west.
Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez
2015
1h.30min
0
Gabriel García Márquez, known as "Gabo", achieved world fame with his novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" (1967).
Mission Amazonas
2017
0
A team of scientists sets out for northern Brazil on an expedition of superlatives.
El Viaje
2016
1h.30min
6 FSK
Rodrigo Gonzalez, bassist of the German punk rock band DIE ÄRZTE, travels to Chile, on the trail of the music of his childhood.
Tranny Fag
2018
1h.15min
16+
A portrait of POC transgender musician and artist Linn da Quebrada, who uses her body and performances to fight sexism, homophobia and racism.
Thinking like a mountain
2019
1h.31min
16+
The Arhuacos are the guardians of the forest and the glacial ice of Colombia's highest mountain range - the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
The Daughters of Fire
2018
1h.55min
18 FSK
Three women set out on a polyamorous journey, in search for new kinds of relationships at the end of the world, far from possession and pain.
Chico & Rita
2010
1h.33min
0 FSK
A bittersweet love story by Oscar-winner Fernando Trueba about jazz and jealousy between Havana and New York.
A Decent Woman
2017
1h.40min
16+
A housemaid working at an exclusive gated community near Buenos Aires embarks on a journey of sexual and mental liberation in a nudist swinger-club.
Messi and Maud
2017
1h.32min
16+
After an argument with her boyfriend, Maud travels alone through Chile and meets a boy named Messi.
The Second Mother
2015
1h.52min
0 FSK
Winner of the C.I.C.A.E. Award and Panorama Audience Award at the 65th Berlinale for its subtle humour and outstanding performances.
Jeremy
2015
1h.33min
6 FSK
El Jeremías is a heartwarming comedy film about family love and the hard choices that come with opportunity.
It's All Good
2018
1h.10min
16+
For years, Venezuela has been fighting the collapse of its public health system. How do you survive in a country that is in chaos?
Road to La Paz
2015
1h.32min
0 FSK
On the 3000 kilometers between Buenos Aires and La Paz, the two unlikely companions find each other despite their differences.
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 ...
Piripkura
2017
1h.21min
6 FSK
The last two members of the indigenous Piripkura people from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are fighting for the survival of their people.
Dance with the Devil
1997
2h.6min
18 FSK
A psychotic criminal couple kidnaps a random teenage couple. The woman rapes the male captive, and lets him watch his lover being raped by the man. They ...
Hypnosis To Be Happy
2018
1h.15min
16+
On a trip Felipe shares his most intimate mantra with Pilar, which kept him afloat in existential crisis: a '70s cassette with hypnosis inducing talk.
Son of the Bride
2001
2h.0min
12 FSK
At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother.
Polar Bear
2017
1h.10min
16+
Meeting his old school "friends" reveals old wounds. But Heriberto has changed...
Land of My Children
2018
1h.28min
0 FSK
Darío traces his tortuous path from the land of his fathers to the land of his children - a film about being - and becoming - German.
Comuna Under Construction
2011
1h.37min
0 FSK
The documentary examines the way in which self-managed communities are organized in Venezuela, of which there are thousands - in both urban and rural environments.
COMUNA ...
The Day I Was Not Born
2010
1h.34min
12 FSK
Father and daughter grapple with a secret that goes back to the Argentinian dictatorship of the 1970s. In fact she was adopted - and they begin a search ...
My Life Part 2 - Mein Leben Teil 2
2003
1h.30min
16+
Angelika Levi explores her German Christian-Jewish family heritage through the archives of photographs, audio tapes and films collected by her mother.
Viacrucis Migrante – Migrant Crossing
2015
1h.2min
0 FSK
The documentary VIACRUCIS MIGRANTE – MIGRANT CROSSING by Hauke Lorenz gives people a voice who are on the arduous path to "the promised Land".
And There Was Fire in the Center of the Earth
2013
1h.18min
16+
How a Holocaust survivor and Dürckheim student became a pioneer of Zen Buddhism in Ecuador.
La Reina del Condon
2007
1h.16min
18
Monika Krause, a German student who fell in love with a Cuban captain became the official sex educator of Castro's revolution.
Fuck For Forest
2012
1h.23min
16 FSK
Director Marczak follows the NGO Fuck for Forest (FFF) who recruits Danny as he moves from Bergen, Norway, to progressive and permissive Berlin and joins ...
Jeronimo
2019
1h.33min
16+
This documentary focuses on a lesser known part of Cuban history: the Korean Cuban community.
Baracoa
2019
1h.26min
16+
Leonel (9) and Antuán (13) are best friends. But Antuán is moving from their village to Havana. Just like Cuban society, the two are at a crossroads.
The German Neighbour
2016
1h.33min
16+
How could the nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann lead such an inconspicuous life in Argentina? A search for traces among his former Jewish neighbors.
Seed: The Untold Story
2016
1h.34min
6 FSK
Few things on earth are as wondrous and vital as seeds. Revered and valued since the dawn of mankind.
The Fifth Point of the Compass
2017
1h.16min
16+
After a plane crash Martin goes on a search for traces from the Dolomites over Brazil to the ocean floor.
Poem of the Day
2015
30min
16+
In a poor area of Medellín, Columbia, 12 year-old Kevin sells poems and reads them aloud to people, who can't read.
Guillo
2016
40min
12
Guillo left his comfortable city life and went to live in the jungle, near the border to Panama. Lonely, without electricity and far from society.
Yasuní - Two Seconds of Life
2010
1h.32min
16+
Instead of being exploited for its oil, the President of Ecuador suggests to leave the Yasuní national park untouched.
The Five Cardinal Points
2009
1h.34min
16+
In his internationally acclaimed documentary director Fridolin Schönwieser charts the journey of Mexican migrants to the U.S.
Cerro Rico – The Silver Mountain
2015
31min
16+
This impressive short-doc explores the secret of Bolivia's silver mountain, the Cerro Rico.
Opération Libertad
2012
1h.30min
16+
To atone for the injustice of colonialism, a revolutionary group attacks a Swiss bank.
Giant
2009
1h.24min
6 FSK
The excellent Uruguayan drama won the Silver Bear at the 2009 Berlinale. A shy security guard at a supermarket falls in love with a beautiful cleaning ...