Psychology

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.

Masked as a masterful blend of realism and horror, this movie explores the consequences of childhood trauma in a profound way.

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

New York rich kid James is forced to choose between his drug fuled lifestyle and the last chance to redeem his relationship with his mother.

Trapped in a world of global financial transactions and erotic S&M games, Sandra (Asia Argento) tries to escape the clutches of her ex.

Two strangers, Lisa and Jos, go to San Francisco to find out, if there is sexual intercourse - based on french philosopher Jean-Luc Nancys text.

The long shadow of Sorel's stalker ex-boyfriend seems to extend to every last corner of the Lüneburg Heath.

The employee of a Way-Home-Phone service experiences the nightly horror of a young woman who is followed by a stranger on her way home.

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

"Challenging Identities" - A lesbian non-binary artist's documentary on gender, self-love, and narcissism, honored at Berlin Pornfilmfestival.

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

The tragic story of an artist who was torn between passion and obsession and died under mysterious circumstances.

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

Based on a true story: The wife of a politician is found dead in a hotel room. What happened in room 108?

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

Under the crushing emotional burden of his terminally ill father and violent brother, 14-year-old Daniel seeks refuge with two outcasts.

A chance examination delivers the frightening diagnosis of brain aneurysm. The director himself documents the months leading up to the operation.

In Stammheim, right next to the old RAF prison, an educational center for future correctional officers is located next to the prison wall.

On the run, Marian returns to her hometown to hide out with her identical twin sister, Vivian, bringing their worlds on the verge of a collision.

A riveting psychological horror film that delves into the depths of human obedience and naivety.

At pool parties in the richest part of South Africa, the post-apartheid dreams of an entire generation perish in a drug-fueled dystopia.

In this very compelling comedy, a father reaches the boundaries of his good will and is in danger of falling prey to insanity.

A filmmaker returns to the village where she was born – a hamlet in the north of France – to investigate a strange story about a terrorist threat.

In poetic tableaux, filmmaker Zora Rux tells a surrealistic-comic story about the search for the true self.

A cinematic journey into the biography of the psychiatrist C. G. Jung (1875−1961) and into his powerful world of myths, dreams and symbols.

This debut feature deals with schizophrenia and the ravages that this mental illness inflicts not only on the patient himself, but also on his family.

In this Iranian debut feature, the dilemma of a young soldier unfolds into a visually stunning coming-of-age story spanning several time levels.

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

In her first German-language film, Aslı Özges creates a cruel picture of the middle class in the Kafkaesque experimental laboratory of the small town.

Tense psychological drama and mesmerizing portrait of adolescence set in South Africa brims with religious motives and impending doom.

In the 1970s, Peter Brückner was an iconic figure of the German New Left and was the first university professor to lose tenure for political reasons.

Japanese arthouse gem from cult director Sabu, where good luck and bad luck are side by side. With Masatoshi Nagase (Paterson).

Director Rosa von Praunheim experiments with alternative medicine and seeks out faith healers to cure his ailments and experience enlightenment.

How do you become who you are? Dirk GIESELMANN was wronged. Now he is going to confront the people who caused his humiliation.

Is homeopathy a hoax or medicine? Here, homeopaths are allowed to share their very different views.

A trio of marriage swindlers played by Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli and Mascha Gonska, roam post-war France cheating and murdering.

Ronah is a sex worker and behavioral psychology student. As a surrogate partner, she sleeps with patients who have trouble allowing intimacy.

One of the biggest taboos in society is the rehabilitation of sex offenders. This film takes the offender perspective.

Hanan fled with her family from northern Iraq across the Mediterranean Sea. At that time, she did not know how to swim. She now overcomes the trauma.

Five young veterans of the Afghanistan war, outwardly unscathed but inwardly hurting, feel misunderstood upon their return to civilian life.

Driven by their obsessions and fears, three Berliners lose themselves in the urban jungle.

Jakob Fisch confesses to a murder he did not commit. Police psychologist Dr. Alea Anzu then tries to convict him of lying.

The director of a psychiatric clinic near Tehran gives patients the opportunity to marry each other, in a model project.

The toxic effects of prejudice are well known: sexual harassment, racial profiling, the pay gap. Yet few are prepared to admit it.

Sex is the most beautiful thing in the world. But talking about it without straying into lasciviousness or becoming inhibited remains tricky.

Jerusalem-born trauma expert Ofra Bloch confronts her personal demons in a journey where she meets with people she was taught to hate.

Karen, a young math teacher, is involved in a traffic accident for which she is not to blame. The accident causes the death of a girl on a scooter.

This film immerses us directly into the daily lives of three women who are trapped in violent, abusive relationships.

Green Party icon Petra Kelly is shot in her sleep by her partner Gert Bastian, an ex-Federal Armed Forces general, before he kills himself.

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.

Unsparing psychological thriller exploring the complex aftermath of a relationship set against the stunning backdrop of Poland's Carpathian Mountains.

During World War 2, 45,000 psychiatric patients died in French hospitals. Only one facility opposed the carnage: the asylum in Saint-Alban.

An eye-opening experience about deep engrained behaviour we barley are aware of in our every day life.

Two mismatched couples meet by chance in this psychologically and artistically sophisticated debut.

Gripping drama with film noir undertones about a man's delusional search for his allegedly missing wife.

The bunkers of the French Maginot line from the WW2 are a living backdrop for Jérôme Jacobs indie horror THE CRADLE OF SHADOWS.

In a strange, dark asylum, a brilliant physicist without memory is imprisoned. One thing occupies his mind: escape.

A film about funny and serious games, therapies of re- and self-re-education as well as the history of ideas of the permanent revolution.

While growing up, filmmaker Michael Stock was sexually abused by his own father. Two decades later he confronts his family.

Legend tellers and legend collectors preserve the traditional knowledge of myths and traditions in Valais.

Early one summer morning a man, with a secret stashed away in a duffel bag, emerges from the forest. In a nearby village he asks around for work.

Alex, Fedja, Timo and Lara are four troubled teens who will spend Christmas eve in a psychiatric ward.

At the request of his mother Gitte, Marko (Lars Eidinger), travels from Berlin to his parents (Corinna Harfouch, Ernst Stötzner) in the countryside.

A family reunion aboard a ship becomes a turning point in the life of 39-year-old engineer Markus.

A doctor plagued by feelings of guilt tries on her own initiative to clarify the identity of a dead woman who lay on her doorstep.

The documentary shows the training path of nurses in France - with all its ups and downs.

The Sound of the Voice tells the story of four people who are passionate about exploring the limits of the human voice in new ways.

Three brothers embark on a search for traces left by their deceased brother, Jakob, who committed suicide.

Stefan Sagmeister designs album covers for the Rolling Stones and Jay-Z. But the question of whether he's really happy is haunting his mind.

Birgit Gohlke has stuttered since early childhood. She deals well with it, but after watching "The King's Speech", Birgit decides to take action.

Reason reigns supreme in our modern, intellectual world. Many people are not aware that we forget to listen to our gut feeling.

He is Germany's most famous night talker: Jürgen Domian. Thousands of people have been calling him every night for 20 years. They trust him implicitly

Is man a selfish being who thinks only of himself and his own good?

Florence is trapped at an early age in a hotbed of cruelty. Sexually abused and raped within her own family, she runs away from home as a teenager.

Led to believe his abusive grandfather is responsible for his sister's recent death, Gabriel returns to his humble home in rural New Mexico. Yearning ...

Only armed with a phone number and a blurry profile picture, Lene searches the streets of Berlin an online acquaintance.

A German Mumblecore mystery and pyschodrama about two couples, a polyamorous relationship, and nightmarish reality shifts.

After a professional setback, the architect Alexandre and his wife Aliénor, a psychologist, travel to Italy to complete his book.

Heinz and Fred have created their own strange world in the province of Saxony-Anhalt - a documentary about loss, time and the value of work.

Nico Sommer brilliantly blurs boundaries between fiction and documentary in this story of a 21 year old man looking to lose his virginity.

Dark psycho thriller about a Danish incel.

Based on Freud's essay "The Uncanny", this bizarre comedy brims with a David Lynch atmosphere.

A firebug is wreaking havoc in a small Norwegian community - the culprit must come from among them.

Paul Klee and Max Ernst were fascinated by the visual works of psychiatric patients. The Prinzhorn Collection is the world's largest collection of such ...

A story about sensitive seventeen-year-old Lena whose enchanted teenage world is shattered by a horrific event.

The ambitious cello student Jessica and her boyfriend recently moved in together. But soon dark clouds are gathering above the young couple.

This is both a documentary and an attempt at self-therapy for Lebanese director Bassem Fayad and his dog 'Zen'.

The story of a single mother in Johannesburg who is caught in a web of lies and deceit after a deadly accident. A contemporary South African thriller.

Max Hegewald's drama is devoted to a difficult topic: suicide among teenagers.

Paul has everything he wants to be happy: a stable job, a beautiful and loving wife who is expecting their first child, and a lot of friends.

How a Holocaust survivor and Dürckheim student became a pioneer of Zen Buddhism in Ecuador.

Lena Ferben loses her entire memory in one fell swoop. Diagnosis: retrograde amnesia due to undiagnosed meningitis.

From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the mysterious life of a mystical man called Monsieur Oscar.

Minister Saint-Jean rushes to an accident site to demonstrate his concern – and then be available for the press. The people involved are just disposable ...

Simon discovers that a teacher has hung herself in the classroom. Bachir Lazhar, 55, Algerian immigrant is the substitute teacher. The class goes through ...

Corporate executive Margaret is turning 40 and gets old letters of her. Margaret can't believe her eyes: she herself sent the letter, 33 years ago.

Rune and Pernille find their living room table unexplainably broken. But buying a new table at IKEA seems to be a bigger challenge than expected.

In his 1992 documentary "Compassion in Exile", filmmaker Mickey Lemle created a groundbreaking portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama. His new film takes a fresh ...

The stories of two women, who could only through acts of violence, claim visibility.

A documentary reenactment of therapy sessions, which in a fascinating way gets to the bottom of the social as well as psychological backgrounds of male ...

In the short drama STILL LIFE two sisters try to encourage their mother not to give up after the death of their father.