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Early 19th century: Because of her striking appearance, South African Saartjie Baartman is paraded around Europe like a wild animal in a circus act.

Juliette Binoche and Édgar Ramirez starr as a surgeon couple that has been madly in love for the past 10 years, but has to face their demons.

Paris, early 70s: torn between radical political commitment and personal ambitions, a young student is engulfed by the turmoil of the times.

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.

The discovery of a woman's body in the retort city of Sophia Antipolis reveals the dystopian, dehumanized underbelly of the slick, technology hub.

The feature debut of French duo Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel polarized festival audiences and left critics divided.

An ancient drama of the gods based on the work of the poet Ovid is revived at a highway rest stop.

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

Diana, who works for a porn producer, travels to Tokyo on business, where she discovers a darknet torture website.

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.

In this blend of French social drama, light-hearted comedy and fantasy, an unpopular physics teacher acquires supernatural powers.

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

The life of the young stuttering woman Lila, is turned upside down when she meets Mo, who risks his life in illegal car racing.

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

The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

Enfant terrible and provocateur Michel Houellebecq plays himself in this unmasking comedy.

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.

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

Maggie Cheung is to be playing IRMA VEP, a cat-like vampire woman in a skin-tight latex costume, in a silent film remake. But the shoot ends in chaos.

A gentle drama about child psychologist Elias, who is in danger of overstepping his authority.

In China, an arms factory has to make way for the luxury residential project “24 City”. Three generations of factory workers report on the change.

A must for anyone who wants to discover and understand the spiritual roots of Germany.

A romantic Japanese drama in which Asako meets the doppelganger of her childhood sweetheart.

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

In this comedy with dystopian traits, the single mother and musician Tala earns her money by selling her breast milk.

Sof loves his free life in France, but when he is threatened with deportation, he takes a job at an Islamic funeral home.

A young woman's return to her homeland reveals a dark story from the past involving guilt, trauma and revenge.

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

Cities are growing relentlessly. But how can we keep places livable in times of climate change?

This is the incredible story of the only person to have come face to face with both James Dean and Josef Mengele.

For Mariam, a night of partying turns into a fight for her dignity and justice.

Eduard is afraid of the color pink, which Sabine loves.

1919: Julie hopes for the return of her missing husband. When she sees a photo in the newspaper, she thinks she recognizes her husband.

An unembellished look at the depths of human desires – intense, uncomfortable and deeply impressive.

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

Eduard loves everything that is red, but Beate knows nothing of it and only wears yellow.

A movie about the extraordinary and surprising complexity of bedroom furniture and polyamory.

Over the course of a Brazilian summer, Tamara develops a fascination for the mysterious girl with the scar on her chest.

In the mountain village of Kumru, a whistled language is a central part of communication. However, Berat cannot whistle.

An experimental documentary about fireflies going extinct, and our relationship to nature.

Bond villain Detlef Bothe tells the story of two people who would have been better off never meeting.

In this Berlin thriller, lollipops serve as a gateway to extraordinary adventures and reveal sweet and dangerous secrets.

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

Trapped on a film set between fiction and supposed reality, five people have to discard their old survival strategies.

An unexpected love story between a trans former sex worker and a FARC rebel begins in a Colombian prison and leads to an unforeseen alliance.

This documentary draws viewers' attention to an equally neglected and essential process in the cultural economy: the ticket.

A harrowing drama about patriarchal justice in Iran – awarded the German Film Prize in Gold.

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

QUITT = art, comic, trash, from the Alps and the Wild West, with plastic mannequins as actors, real landscapes and in-between songs.

Five women, each endowed with magical powers, break out of their prescribed roles to (re)write their own history.

Love at a distance: can a relationship last if everyday life is only shared via screens?

A soft-apocalyptic rom-com featuring sunsets and sweets.

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

The passion of three teenagers struggling in the current of their first love as they find their way to freedom.

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

While trying to stop a teenager from committing suicide, an unexpected connection develops between two very different people.

What if your private moments suddenly become public? Tati's story is a dark lesson about the risks of social media.

A tragedy connects Claire with her destiny: a fateful trip that teaches her to take control of her own life.

László reluctantly stands as a candidate for mayor to prevent his village in Brandenburg from sinking into the right-wing swamp.

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

Alex and Noémie would like to have a child. But their plans are turned upside down when Alex's mother Suzanne falls ill with "semantic dementia".

An inspiring film about courage, talent and the vision of a theater world that recognizes and promotes all talents equally.

An ex-investigator of the Hague Tribunal searches for justice in the Balkans. He shows his mission and its influence on the collective memory.

A theater group takes on the powerful pharmaceutical industry and is infiltrated by its agents.

Discover the rough and vibrant Berlin, accompanied by music from Gudrun Gut, Modeselektor and Frank Wiedemann.

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.

Baghdad 2006: In the midst of the bloody conflicts, people try to live their day-to-day life.

Faced with a prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit, Sharaf decides to try to rise in the egyptian prison hierarchy.

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.

Munay is 75 and doesn't want to go into a retirement home. She prefers to travel alone, light as a feather, all over Germany.

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

Javier loves two women, and that is more than he can handle.

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

A brief vision of a capitalistic-dystopian future in which even dying is commercialized.

Between oversalted soup and grumbling students, three chefs and a kitchen hand toil in the small university cafeteria in Tehran.

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

What does the night do to people? A documentary with a poetic look at three Berlin night workers and their very own rhythm.

Erotic fairy tale about sexual fantasies in the hectic atmosphere of a large kitchen.

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.

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

The garage as a refuge where mainly men aim to realize alternative living spaces in a few square meters.

“Chichinette, the trouble maker”, whose life resembles a real blockbuster, shares her experiences as an spy in Nazi Germany.

A tribute to the uncomfortable artist and utopian Harald Naegeli, who was supported by Joseph Beuys and Willy Brandt.

In Ciudad Juárez, a city notorious for its violence against women, courageous women are rising up against oppression and violence.

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

A comically romantic culture clash in Rome: Phaim, who is of Bengali origin, has fallen in love with the progressive Asia.

An eye-opening reflection on male sexuality, its power structures and stereotypes of masculinity in our present day.

A moving journey through a landscape and its history: from the border triangle of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic up to the Oderhaff.

Katharina and Steffen have everything but still want to escape the comforting predictability of their lives. Will they dare to take that one step?

Helke Misselwitz visits the Datça peninsula in Turkey, where artist Güler Yücel has found her refuge.

In the hedonistic Berlin of the 2010s, a writer drifts through the party scene. With Nina Hagen, Peaches, Rosa von Praunheim and Blixa Bargeld.

A group of disillusioned young Parisians look for satisfaction in political activism, religion, romance, music, and drugs.

This powerful documentary puts the spotlight on a harrowing abuse: modern slavery and human trafficking.