Teen

  • Babyboy

    Babyboy

    2023

    48min

    16

    A teenager grapples with masculinity amid family splits and first loves, reflecting the rawness of youth in a German town.


  • The Real Truth About the Fight

    The Real Truth About the Fight

    2023

    14min

    12

    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?


  • Marlon Brando

    Marlon Brando

    2021

    20min

    12

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


  • Sweetheart

    Sweetheart

    2022

    16

    Chanelle, a 38-year-old French teacher, enters into a relationship with her 17-year-old student Sandrick.


  • Don't Call Me Bro

    Don't Call Me Bro

    2018

    18min

    16+

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


  • Foreplay

    Foreplay

    2021

    52min

    16+

    In 2000, Julie Talon made the film "Baiser certain", about the first kiss as a rite of passage. What has changed in the last 20 years?


  • Berlin Bytch Love

    Berlin Bytch Love

    2024

    1h.26min

    12 FSK

    When homeless children become parents - a documentary with the narrative intensity of a feature film.


  • Zahorí

    Zahorí

    2022

    1h.45min

    16+

    In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.


  • Sex, Insta and Exams

    Sex, Insta and Exams

    2020

    16+

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


  • Forces

    Forces

    2023

    2h.28min

    12 FSK

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


  • The 9th Step

    The 9th Step

    2022

    1h.33min

    16+

    A touching portrayal of seventeen-year-old Ieva and her ex-alcoholic father’s attempt at rebuilding their tenuous relationship.


  • Eden

    Eden

    2020

    1h.32min

    16+

    In a religious summer camp, three youths who are torn between ideology, independence and falling in love.


  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

    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


  • The Mission

    The Mission

    2022

    1h.36min

    6 FSK

    For the first time in their history, the Mormons are allowing a film crew to film young missionaries throughout their missionary years.


  • Our Eternal Summer

    Our Eternal Summer

    2022

    1h.15min

    16+

    Immerse yourself in the summer of a carefree teenager who suddenly loses her best friend and realizes that nothing lasts forever.


  • East Cross

    East Cross

    1991

    1h.23min

    12 FSK

    Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a 15-year-old girl tries to find a home in the Berlin of wastelands and ruins.


  • Welcome to the Dollhouse

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    1996

    1h.28min

    16+

    Todd Solondz's key film of the 90s and Sundance winner manages the balancing act between coming-of-age and social criticism with sublime radicalism.


  • Summer White

    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.


  • The Myth of the American Sleepover

    The Myth of the American Sleepover

    2010

    1h.33min

    16+

    On the last night of summer, 4 teenagers navigate suburban Detroit looking for love and adventure. A poignant coming-of-age drama.


  • We Are Mari Pepa

    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.


  • Girl Asleep

    Girl Asleep

    2015

    1h.17min

    16+

    A socially awkward teen falls asleep at her disastrous and unwanted 15th birthday party and enters a fantasy world.


  • The Giants

    The Giants

    2010

    1h.24min

    16+

    A celebration of every boy's dream to be on his own, to go on a fun escape with his best pals, with a touch of Stand by Me and Mark Twain.


  • Foxfire

    Foxfire

    2011

    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.


  • The Class

    The Class

    2007

    2h.4min

    0 FSK

    An exceptional, docu-like film that explores the nuances of student-teacher relationships in a Parisian high school.


  • Adoration

    Adoration

    2019

    1h.38min

    16+

    Paul falls head over heels in love with the schizophrenic Gloria and decides to escape with her.


  • I Stay Home

    I Stay Home

    2021

    1h.27min

    16+

    1 year, 11 teens, 8 countries, 1 pandemic: A unique journey through the first year of the pandemic, seen through the eyes of children.


  • Stop-Zemlia

    Stop-Zemlia

    2022

    2h.2min

    12 FSK

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


  • The Ugly Truth
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    The Ugly Truth

    2021

    1h.50min

    16 FSK

    Authentic, honest drama about a family threatened by the downward spiral of depression, alcoholism and jealousy.


  • The Harvesters

    The Harvesters

    2018

    1h.46min

    16+

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


  • Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute

    Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute

    1971

    1h.13min

    16 FSK

    A mesmerizing poetic narrative about a group of teenagers navigating the confusing world of sexuality, desire, conformity and capitalism.


  • II - Two

    II - Two

    2019

    1h.0min

    16+

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


  • Slalom

    Slalom

    2021

    1h.32min

    16

    Director Charlène Favier deals with her own experiences of abuse as a young junior athlete in this compelling and haunting drama.


  • The Sharks

    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.


  • It Felt Like Love

    It Felt Like Love

    2013

    1h.23min

    16+

    Lila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy, putting herself in a dangerous situation.


  • Slut in a Good Way

    Slut in a Good Way

    2018

    1h.29min

    16+

    A sex-positive, female-centered comedy with a fresh take on teen sex comedy that challenges, established notions of gender roles and sexual morality.


  • Dark Dreamer

    Dark Dreamer

    2020

    1h.33min

    12 FSK

    A grieving teenage girl is drawn to the young man blamed for her brother's death.


  • Swimming

    Swimming

    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

    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.


  • 9 Lives

    9 Lives

    2011

    1h.46min

    12 FSK

    9 LIVES portrays the fate of young people who decided at the age of 11, 12 or 13 to leave home and to live on the streets.


  • For Nothing

    For Nothing

    2014

    1h.35min

    0 FSK

    A political and sociological look at the transformation and gentrification of Berlin through teenage eyes.


  • The Prize

    The Prize

    2012

    1h.24min

    6 FSK

    The modernization of post-war style apartment blocks in central Germany becomes a journey into his own GDR past for architect Alexander.


  • Turn Down The Music

    Turn Down The Music

    1994

    1h.24min

    16+

    In his debut film Thomas Arslan portrays a group of young people in a decisive phase of upheaval: the last days right before their school year end.


  • MySELFie

    MySELFie

    2019

    50min

    16+

    At the age of 12 Maya starting losing her hair. Within a few weeks she was completely bald. The diagnosis: Alopecia areata.


  • In Blue

    In Blue

    2017

    1h.38min

    16+

    This tale of two drifting souls who meet in the most unusual and ambiguous circumstances will capture your heart.


  • As I Am

    As I Am

    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.


  • The Pig

    The Pig

    2019

    1h.37min

    16+

    Rumen, a 13-year-old boy, is bullied by his classmates who taunt him and call him 'Pig'. Full of pent-up rage, he strikes back.


  • Was ich von ihr weiss

    Was ich von ihr weiss

    2006

    1h.32min

    12 FSK

    After the death of her grandmother Kati meets her biological mother Iris, who is just twice as old as she is and also a professional pickpocket.


  • Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara

    Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara

    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.


  • Permanent Green Light

    Permanent Green Light

    2018

    1h.32min

    16+

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


  • Blue Summer Symphony

    Blue Summer Symphony

    2017

    29min

    12

    The air smells like summer. A potpourri of suntan lotion lawn and lime blossom fries, of water polo melon and chlorine lemonade hovering in the air.


  • Naked Animals

    Naked Animals

    2020

    1h.24min

    12 FSK

    Lost in the German province and searching for stability, 5 young people find each other and live by their own rules.


  • Sebastian Jumping Fences

    Sebastian Jumping Fences

    2020

    1h.10min

    16+

    From an early age, Sebastian had to be self-reliant. This film follows him through three stages of his life on the path to discovering his true self.


  • Dear Prudence

    Dear Prudence

    2010

    1h.17min

    16+

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


  • The Edge

    The Edge

    2011

    1h.37min

    16 FSK

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


  • Cobain

    Cobain

    2018

    1h.34min

    16 FSK

    Cobain (15) tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain takes over.


  • Love at 16

    Love at 16

    1974

    1h.19min

    12 FSK

    Although at first Ina barely takes any notice of Matti, the two teenagers gradually fall in love at their dance classes.


  • Ghetto

    Ghetto

    1997

    1h.56min

    12

    A touching documentary about the everyday life of Zurich's forgotten youth.


  • My Brother, My Love

    My Brother, My Love

    2018

    1h.54min

    16+

    Lena (16) is in love with her brother and would rather indulge in this fantasy than face reality.


  • Miss Impossible

    Miss Impossible

    2016

    1h.29min

    16+

    Aurore is fed up with both school and her family until she gets the chance to join a rock band.


  • The Wounded Angel

    The Wounded Angel

    2016

    1h.53min

    16+

    In his surreal drama, award-winning Kazakh director Emir Baigazin deals with youth in an eroding society.


  • Family Film

    Family Film

    2015

    1h.35min

    12 FSK

    A couple embark on vacation. Left alone, their children cut loose until the boy gets caught for skipping school and things take an unexpected turn.


  • Short Term 12

    Short Term 12

    2013

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    When a newcomer arrives at the home for difficult youngsters, a compassionate social worker is plagued by memories from her past.


  • Oh La La Pauline!

    Oh La La Pauline!

    2015

    1h.28min

    16+

    This debut takes us into the explosively charming life of 15-year-old Pauline and her unconventional family.


  • Framing Mom

    Framing Mom

    2016

    1h.35min

    12 FSK

    16-year-old Rosemarie's search for her mother unearths long-forgotten facts.


  • Summer Solstice

    Summer Solstice

    2015

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    The coming-of-age drama by Michal Rogalski tells how everyday life in the WW2 grey zone between normality and terror looked like...


  • Stations of the Cross

    Stations of the Cross

    2014

    1h.47min

    12 FSK

    Maria finds herself caught between two worlds: being a teenager and strict religious theachings of St. Pius XII. At school this 14-year-old girl has all ...


  • Birds of America

    Birds of America

    2008

    1h.25min

    12 FSK

    Everyday guy Morrie Tanager just wants to live a normal life, but when his younger brother moves in with him after an accident, his marriage threatens ...


  • Anya and Seryozha

    Anya and Seryozha

    2018

    30min

    16+

    Anja and Serjoscha, young adults, live in Mariupol, a city in southeastern Ukraine, which was conquered by separatists in April 2014.


  • Home Game

    Home Game

    2009

    22min

    12 FSK

    Wotan Wilke Möhring portrays the ethics teacher Andreas, whose secret life as a football hooligan is under threat of being uncovered.


  • Submarine

    Submarine

    2010

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    In this quiet comedy in the style of Wes Anderson, a 15-year-old Welshman navigates the shoals of first love like a sailor through reefs.


  • The First Sea

    The First Sea

    2013

    1h.0min

    16+

    Two West Bank teen agers who, along with a group of other young Palestinians, are invited by an NGO to spend a day at the beach – in Israel.


  • Monsieur Lazhar

    Monsieur Lazhar

    2011

    1h.34min

    12 FSK

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


  • Seven Freckles

    Seven Freckles

    1978

    1h.15min

    12 FSK

    14-year-old Karoline and 15-year-old Robert, who used to live in the same house, meet again in a holiday camp.


  • Ants go other ways

    Ants go other ways

    2011

    1h.33min

    12 FSK

    In a personal crisis, assisted living becomes a lifesaver for Richard.


  • Little Alien

    Little Alien

    2009

    1h.34min

    0 FSK

    Teenagers try to flee to Europe under life-threatening circumstances, hidden in trucks, where they become the hunted by the border authorities.


  • Our Little Differences

    Our Little Differences

    2012

    1h.19min

    12 FSK

    One evening two teenagers go out together. The next morning the’re gone. The story of two single parents who feel connected and yet are worlds apart. A ...


  • Me and You

    Me and You

    2012

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    Lorenzo, a quirky teen loner who has difficult relationships with his parents and peers, decides to take a break from it all by hiding.


  • Goodbye First Love

    Goodbye First Love

    2011

    1h.45min

    0 FSK

    A young woman painfully says Good Bye First Love as she and her partner mature and choose different life paths. But it’s a hard way. Fifteen-year-old ...


  • The French Kissers

    The French Kissers

    2008

    1h.24min

    12 FSK

    Over one million moviegoers in France alone lined up to see the movie: 14 year old Hervé and a friend want finally rock girls. Funny and hilarious romantic. Hervé ...


  • My Brother Is an Only Child

    My Brother Is an Only Child

    2007

    1h.39min

    12 FSK

    The tragicomedy won 5 Italian Oscars. Family saga, against the backdrop of Italian politics. Young Accio chooses the path of rebellion - and loves the ...


  • 7 Virgins

    7 Virgins

    2005

    1h.21min

    12 FSK

    A drama about rough boys in Seville. Tano, 16 and in jail, gets 48 hours leave to attend his brother's wedding. And his life spins out of control.


  • Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness

    Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness

    2015

    9min

    12

    The Finnish short comedy by Miia Tervo portrays an anything but typical relationship between a loving father and his skeptical daughter.


  • Holger and Hanna

    Holger and Hanna

    2013

    1h.24min

    12 FSK

    Holger is unhappily in love with Hanna. Then his parents get a divorce and to top it all off his father flirts with Hanna.