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Screening Schedule
John Rabe
world premiere
Saturday I Feb 7th I 9 p.m. I Friedrichstadtpalast
press screening
Friday I Feb 6th I 6.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 9
market screeningS
Friday I Feb 6th I 5 p.m. I CinemaxX 8 I Private Screening (by invitation only)
Monday I Feb 9th I 12.30 p.m. I CineStar 6
public screening
Sunday I Feb 8th I 6 p.m. I Cubix 8
Effi Briest
world premiere
Monday I Feb 9th I 9 p.m. I Friedrichstadtpalast
press screening
Sunday I Feb 8th I 6.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 9
market screeningS
Sunday I Feb 8th I 11.30 a.m. I CinemaxX 10 I Private Screening (by invitation only)
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 9.30 a.m. I CinemaxX 10
public screening
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 6 p.m. I Cubix 8
Hilde
world premiere
Friday I Feb 13th I 9 p.m. I Friedrichstadtpalast
press screening
Thursday I Feb 12th I 6.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 9
Market screeningS
Saturday I Feb 7th I 11.15 a.m. I CinemaxX 10 I Private Screening (by invitation only)
Monday I Feb 9th I 5.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 10 I Private Screening (by invitation only)
Saturday I Feb 14th I 6 p.m. I Cubix 8
public screening
Bride Flight
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Market Screenings
Saturday I Feb 7th I 6.30 p.m. I CineStar 6
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 2.45 p.m. I CineStar 6
November Child
Market Screenings
Thursday I Feb 5th I 5.15 p.m. I CineStar 6
Sunday I Feb 8th I 1 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 19
Lulu & Jimi
Saturday I Feb 7th I 3.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 11.30 a.m. I CinemaxX 1
Market Screenings
Screening Schedule
10 Seconds
Market Screenings
Sunday I Feb 8th I 1.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
Friday I Feb 13th I 3.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
Berlin Calling
Market Screenings
Friday I Feb 6th I 11.30 a.m. I CinemaxX 1
Sunday I Feb 8th I 3.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
La Bohème
Market Screenings
Thursday I Feb 5th I 3.30 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 16
Saturday I Feb 7th I 1.30 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 16
Machan
Market ScreeningS
Friday I Feb 6th I 1 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 16
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 7.15 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 15
Moonbeam Bear Market Screening
and his friends
Friday I Feb 6th I 9.30 a.m. I CineStar 6
North Face
Market Screenings
Monday I Feb 9th I 11.15 a.m. I CinemaxX 1
Friday I Feb 13th I 5.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
PA-RA-DA
Sunday I Feb 8th I 5 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 16
Market Screening
A Woman in Berlin Market Screenings
Saturday I Feb 7th I 5.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
Monday I Feb 9th I 5.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
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John Rabe
world premiere
DIRECTOR
Florian Gallenberger
genre
World War II Drama
CAST
Ulrich Tukur
Daniel Brühl
Steve Buscemi
Anne Consigny
language
German / English
length
130 min
produced by
Hofmann & Voges Entertainment,
EOS Entertainment and Majestic
Filmproduktion in co-production
with Wang Zhongjun & Wang
Zhonglei / Huayi Brothers and
Pampa Production.
status
completed
A true story, based on John Rabe’s diaries THE GOOD MAN OF NANKING.
Directed by Academy Award winner Florian Gallenberger, starring Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Anne Consigny and Steve Buscemi
SYNOPSIS
China was in flames when a German businessman became a reluctant hero. When the Imperial Japanese army invaded China in 1937 and attacked the civilian
population of the capital Nanking with unprecedented inhumanity, JOHN RABE took action. Along with a few other members of the foreign community including doctors
and missionaries who remained in the city, he created a safety zone in which a quarter of a million civilians survived what was later to go down in history as the
"Nanking Massacre".
SCREENINGS
World Premiere Saturday I Feb 7th I 9 p.m. I Friedrichstadtpalast
Friday I Feb 6th I 6.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 9
Press
Friday I Feb 6th I 5 p.m. I CinemaxX 8 I Private Screening (by invitation only)
Market
Monday I Feb 9th I 12.30 p.m. I CineStar 6
Sunday I Feb 8th I 6 p.m. I Cubix 8
Public
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic & Slovakia,
China mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan.
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Effi Briest
world premiere
DIRECTOR
Hermine Huntgeburth
genre
Drama
CAST
Julia Jentsch
Sebastian Koch
Juliane Köhler
Mišel Maticevic
language
German
length
118 min
produced by
Constantin Film Produktion
status
completed
A modern adaptation of “Effi Briest” by Theodor Fontane…“one of the six most significant novels ever written” (Thomas Mann)
Starring multi-award winning Julia Jentsch (“Sophie Scholl”), Sebastian Koch (“The Lives of Others”, “Black Book”) and Juliane Köhler (“Downfall”)
SYNOPSIS
At her parents’ urging, Effi Briest, a free-spirited 17-year-old girl, marries Baron von Innstetten, nearly 20 years her senior – and a former admirer of Effi’s
mother. The arranged marriage spells the beginning of a monotonous existence for Effi far away from her hometown: Innstetten is entirely pre-occupied with his
political career and the sleepy artist town of Kessin on the Baltic Sea shore offers little excitement. That is until Major Crampas, arrives – one of Innstetten’s military
comrades and a charming womanizer. Effi starts a passionate affair with him and finally discovers what love is. But it comes at a steep price: The affair proves fatal
for Crampas. Effi, on the other hand – unlike in Fontane’s novel – deals with the consequences of her decisions and embarks on a new chapter in her life...
SCREENINGS
World Premiere Monday I Feb 9th I 9 p.m. I Friedrichstadtpalast
Sunday I Feb 8th I 6.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 9
Press
Sunday I Feb 8th I 11.30 a.m. I CinemaxX 10 I Private Screening (by invitation only)
Market
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 9.30 a.m. I CinemaxX 10
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 6 p.m. I Cubix 8
Public
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, Benelux, Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia
and former Yugoslavia.
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Hilde
world premiere
DIRECTOR
Kai Wessel
genre
Drama
CAST
Heike Makatsch
Dan Stevens
Monica Bleibtreu
Johanna Gastdorf
Hanns Zischler
language
German / English
length
136 min
produced by
Egoli Tossel Film AG in co-production with MMC Independent GmbH
status
completed
The Charisma of Marlene Dietrich. The heart of Edith Piaf. The soul of post-war Germany: "The Knef."
Starring Heike Makatsch (“Love Actually”,” Resident Evil”), Monica Bleibtreu (“Four Minutes”), Johanna Gastdorf (“Sophie Scholl”), Dan Stevens (“Sense
and Sensibility”) and Hanns Zischler (“Munich”)
SYNOPSIS
Broadway star, songstress, screen diva, international icon and bestselling author – Hildegard Knef was many things. But more than anything else, she was a
fighter who often fell, but never stayed down.
Berlin, 1943. The collapse of Nazi Germany looms, but young HILDE marches through the rubble of Berlin with only one thought in her head: she wants to become
a star. With luck, looks, the right men and overwhelming self-confidence, she makes her way in the film world, both during and after the war, swapping her
Nazi lover for a young Jewish husband. Hollywood beckons, but Hilde is no Marlene. Underemployed and frustrated she longs for Germany. The divided country
welcomes her back but a short nude scene in "The Sinner" (1950) provokes a national scandal, making her an outcast in her own country. Internationally, she
becomes what she's always wanted to be: a star, on the big screen, on Broadway, in America and Europe. The years go by in a whirl of successes and failures,
of ups and downs. Yet even as her film career wanes she picks herself up and embarks on a new journey...
SCREENINGS
World Premiere Friday I Feb 13th I 9 p.m. I Friedrichstadtpalast
Thursday I Feb 12th I 6.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 9
Press
Saturday I Feb 7th I 11.15 a.m. I CinemaxX 10 I Private Screening (by invitation only)
Market
Monday I Feb 9th I 5.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 10 I Private Screening (by invitation only)
Saturday I Feb 14th I 6 p.m. I Cubix 8
Public
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories.
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Bride Flight
market premiere
DIRECTOR
Ben Sombogaart
genre
Drama
CAST
Karina Smulders
Elise Schaap
Anna Drijver
Waldemar Torenstra
Rutger Hauer
language
Dutch / English
length
130 min
produced by
IDTV Film in coproduction with
Samsa Film and the NCRV
status
completed
Directed by Academy Award nominee Ben Sombogaart (“Twin Sisters”)
One of the most expensive Dutch-language productions ever...more than 3 Mio. USD at the Dutch Box Office
SYNOPSIS
Eager to escape the damp and suffocating atmosphere of post-war Holland, the three young Dutchwomen Ada, Esther and Marjorie look forward to a better life
in New Zealand. They meet on the immigration flight – the "Bride Flight" – to their new country, where they are to join fiancés and marry. During the flight, the three
women form a bond of friendship among themselves, and with Frank, an attractive young man who wants to set up a winery. On their arrival, all four part ways to
start a new life. Yet their paths continue to cross... Ada will one day leave her children and her puritan husband for Frank, an escape to freedom that is ultimately
doomed... And the single career woman Esther will give her unwanted child to Marjorie and her husband after Marjorie suffers a miscarriage and will probably never
bear a child again. As the boy grows up, Marjorie fears that Esther might break the pact of silence they made. An outing that reunites all four friends and the boy turns
into a near tragedy that destroys one friendship, shatters a loving relationship, and nearly costs the boy's life... Only 50 years later do they all come together again,
perhaps closer now than ever before...
SCREENINGS
Market
Saturday I Feb 7th I 6.30 p.m. I CineStar 6
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 2.45 p.m. I CineStar 6
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding Benelux, Australia and New Zealand.
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November Child
Market premiere
DIRECTOR
Christian Schwochow
genre
Drama
CAST
Anna Maria Mühe
Ulrich Matthes
Christine Schorn
Juliane Köhler
language
German
length
98 min
produced by
Sommerhaus Filmproduktion in
coproduction with SWR, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Cine
Plus and Filmemacher Produktion
status
completed
Winner of the Max Ophüls Audience Award 2008
“A knockout lead performance by young actress Anna Maria Mühe… daughter of the late Ulrich Mühe (“The Lives of Others”)… a richly rewarding family
drama with a difference” (VARIETY)
SYNOPSIS
INGA grows up in a small village in Eastern Germany. According to her grandparents, her mother ANNE perished by drowning in the Baltic. One day ROBERT, a professor for literature, turns up in Malchow where Inga now lives, and claims that he met Anne a few years previously in Constance. Inga's world comes crashing down
when she realizes that Robert is right. Apparently, the whole village knew about Anne's flight to the West. But what did really happen at that time? Inga meets only with
silence, denial, and a sense of guilt. Why did her mother leave her behind in the GDR? Inga begs Robert to help her in her search for Anne.
While they are hunting for clues all over Germany, it becomes more and more obvious, that Robert's sudden appearance in Inga's life was no coincidence.
SCREENINGS
Market
Thursday I Feb 5th I 5.15 p.m. I CineStar 6
Sunday I Feb 8th I 1 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 19
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories.
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Lulu & Jimi
market
DIRECTOR
Oskar Roehler
genre
Drama
CAST
Jennifer Decker
Ray Fearon
Katrin Sass
Udo Kier
Rolf Zacher
Ulrich Thomsen
language
German / English
length
95 min
produced by
sperl+schott film in co-production with X Filme Creative Pool,
Senator, EMC Produktion and
Oskar Roehler
status
completed
Sundance 2009 – World Cinema Competition
From the director of “The Elementary Particles” (Berlin official competition 2006) and “No Place To Go“ (German Film Award 2000),
starring Jennifer Decker (“Flyboys”), Ray Fearon (“Hamlet”) and Katrin Sass (“Good Bye, Lenin!”).
SYNOPSIS
It’s the rock ‘n’ roll era in Germany – the lust for life and rebellion is in the air. Lulu, the daughter of a bankrupt factory owner, falls in love with Jimi, the impossibly
handsome but penniless son of a damaged African American World War II veteran. The inhabitants of the conservative small town are horrified, and especially Lulu’s
mother GERTRUD tries to stir the prejudices in her friends to fight against this unwanted love affair. She orders her chauffeur, Schultz, and her doctor, von Oppeln,
to do everything they can to spoil the lovers’ happiness. But Lulu and Jimi won’t let anybody or anything get in their way! They live and love on the run, always one
step ahead of their pursuers. Until they fall into a trap...
SCREENINGS
Market
Saturday I Feb 7th I 3.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 11.30 a.m. I CinemaxX 1
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories and France.
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10 Seconds
Market
DIRECTOR
Nicolai Rohde
genre
Drama
CAST
Marie Bäumer
Sebastian Blomberg
Filip Peeters
Hannah Herzsprung
language
German
length
83 min
produced by
moneypenny filmproduktion in
co-production with ZDF and arte
Inspired by the actual air crash of 2002 above Lake Constance (Germany)
SYNOPSIS
It’s a typical day at a busy airport, with planes continually taking off and landing with clockwork precision…until suddenly, catastrophe strikes. Two planes collide
in mid-air, resulting in the tragic deaths of 83 people… One year later, Flight Controller MARKUS still wrestles with feelings of guilt and depression over his failure
to prevent it. His wife FRANZISKA, no longer able to bear his emotional burden, seeks comfort in a selfish affair… The two are completely unaware that yet another
tragedy awaits them at the hands of ERIK, a physicist broken by the loss of his beloved wife and daughter in the plane crash and consumed by a twisted need for
revenge. His single-minded vengeance is thrown into question when the young and bubbly DANIELA enters his life. HARALD was one of the first cops on the scene of
the terrible air crash. Despite suffering panic attacks brought on by the brutal memories of that horrible day, he is determined to catch Erik. As they wrestle with their
own personal demons, these five are unaware that their fates are swiftly rushing toward a common and shocking destiny.
SCREENINGS
Market
Sunday I Feb 8th I 1.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
Friday I Feb 13th I 3.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories.
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Berlin Calling
Market
DIRECTOR
Hannes Stöhr
genre
Drama
CAST
Paul Kalkbrenner
Rita Lengyel
Corinna Harfouch
language
German
length
109 min
produced by
sabotage films, stöhrfilm in
co-production with WDR and arte
Locarno 2008 – Piazza Grande
From the director of “One Day in Europe” (Berlin official competition 2005) and “Berlin is in Germany” (Berlin 2001 Panorama Audience Award)
SYNOPSIS
Berlin underground techno live DJ and composer MARTIN (known as DJ ICKARUS) is touring with his manager and girlfriend MATHILDE from club to club around the
globe and is about to release their biggest album to date. However, all of his plans are thrown out of kilter after Ickarus is submitted to the emergency ward of a
psychiatric clinic high on drugs after a gig...
SCREENINGS
Market
Friday I Feb 6th I 11.30 a.m. I CinemaxX 1
Sunday I Feb 8th I 3.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, Czech Republic & Slovakia and Hungary.
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La Bohème
Market
DIRECTOR
Robert Dornhelm
genre
Music / Romance
CAST
Anna Netrebko
Rolando Villazón
George von Bergen
Nicole Cabell
language
Italian
length
109 min
produced by
Unitel and MR Film in coproduction with ZDF and Classica in
association with IMG with support of ÖFI, FFW and ORF Film-/
Fernsehabkommen
Giacomo Puccini's immortal opera in a high budget feature-film version directed by Academy Award nominee Robert Dornhelm, starring the opera world's
"dream team," soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Rolando Villazón
SYNOPSIS
Paris, at the end of the 19th century. Four friends are leading a life full of privation, yet buoyed by good spirits in a drafty garret: the writer RODOLFO (Rolando Villazón),
the painter MARCELLO, the musician SCHAUNARD and the philosopher COLLINE. It is Christmas, and they decide to celebrate in their favorite pub, the Café Momus,
as is the custom in the Quartier Latin. Rodolfo stays behind to finish an article. There is a knock at the door; their neighbor MIMI (Anna Netrebko) whose candle has
gone out, asks for fire. Rodolfo is fascinated by her. It is love at first sight! Overwhelmed by their emotions, neither of them suspects that Mimi's fatal illness will soon
be separating them again...
SCREENINGS
Market
Thursday I Feb 5th I 3.30 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 16
Saturday I Feb 7th I 1.30 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 16
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, Japan, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Benelux ,Czech Republic & Slovakia and South Korea.
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Machan
Market
DIRECTOR
Uberto Pasolini
genre
Drama
CAST
Dharmapriya Dias
Gihan de Chickera
Namal Jayasinghe
Dharshan Dharmaraj
language
Sinhala / English / German
length
109 min
produced by
A Redwave Film produced by
Studio Urania, Babelsberg Film,
Shakathi Films
Directed by Uberto Passolini (THE FULL MONTY)
SYNOPSIS
Stanley, a fruit seller with a penchant for failed schemes in Sri Lanka, is behind on his bills and constantly dodging creditors. Stanley's sister plans to leave her family
to work as a maid in the Middle East. His kid brother sees petty crime as a better prospect than school. His handsome friend sells gigolo services to female tourists.
Anything to get by. Stanley dreams of going abroad, where, he muses, “Everything will be new; even I'll be new. ”When he learns that Germany will invite international
teams to a handball competition in Bavaria, he hatches a scheme. None of his friends know the game, but that doesn't prevent Stanley from recruiting them into his
new Sri Lankan National Handball Federation as a pretense to get German visas...
SCREENINGS
Market
Friday I Feb 6th I 1 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 16
Tuesday I Feb 10th I 7.15 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 15
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, Italy, France and Canada.
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Moonbeam Bear and his friends
DIRECTORS
Mike Maurus
Thomas Bodenstein
genre
Animation Feature Film
language
English
length
72 min
Market
produced by
ndF and Caligari Film in coproduction with Beta Film and
Universum Film
Almost 700.000 admissions in Germany
Based on the series of successful children’s books, published in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Korea, France, Israel, Denmark, USA, Spain and
Greece so far
SYNOPSIS
Chaos and confusion in the forest! The moon has vanished from the sky! It's pitch-black, and Badger, Frog, Duck, and Ladybug stumble around in the dark. Where
oh where could Moon be? They set off to search for the moon together with the other animals. Suddenly they see a bright light coming from inside Moonbeam Bear's
house. They can barely believe their eyes. Moonbeam Bear and Moon sit peacefully at the table playing a game of checkers. The animals don't know what to do. Moon
has to get back up in the sky right away – but how can they get him back up there? And then, to make matters worse, now Moon has nodded off and he's sound
asleep ...
Not even a thunderclap can wake him up! They can't put Moon back up in the sky when he's sleeping, so the animals scamper off to find Sun Bird. After all, his cheery
chirping wakes up all of them very morning – and it will certainly wake up Moon. But where is their little friend? Sun Bird has disappeared.
Moonbeam Bear, Rabbit, and Lady Bug are determined to find Sun Bird, and they bravely set out to search for him …
SCREENINGS
Market
Friday I Feb 6th I 9.30 a.m. I CineStar 6
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, Israel and South Korea.
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North Face
Market
DIRECTOR
Philipp Stölzl
genre
Historical Drama
CAST
Benno Fürmann
Florian Lukas
Johanna Wokalek
Ulrich Tukur
language
German
length
126 min
produced by
MedienKontor Movie, DOR Film,
Triluna and Majestic Filmproduktion
A mountaineering adventure based on an incredible true story.
Starring Benno Fürmann (“Merry Christmas”), Florian Lukas (“Good Bye, Lenin!”), Ulrich Tukur (“The Lives of Others”) and Johanna Wokalek (“Baader
Meinhof Komplex”)
A FILM BY PHILIPP STÖELZL
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SYNOPSIS
Summer 1936. TONI and ANDI are passionate mountain climbers. There's one mountain in particular that fascinates them: the Eiger North Face, the most dangerous
rock face in the Alps, which has yet to be scaled. Being the first means not only a longed-for boost of their social standing, but also Olympic gold. As they get ready for
their climb, they meet LUISE, Toni's childhood sweetheart, a journalist who has been sent to report about the conquest of the mountain with her fellow reporter ARAU,
a Nazi follower. While a dramatic struggle for survival unfolds on the North Face, Luise sets out to save her lover. A race against time and the forces of nature begins...
SCREENINGS
Market
Monday I Feb 9th I 11.15 a.m. I CinemaxX 1
Friday I Feb 13th I 5.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, France, Italy, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Scandinavia, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic & Slovakia, Turkey, former Yugoslavia, Hong Kong, South Korea and mainland China.
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PA-RA-DA
Market
DIRECTOR
Marco Pontecorvo
genre
Drama
CAST
Jalil Lespert
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
Evita Ciri
Patrice Juiff
Gabi Rauta
language
French, Romanian
length
94 min
produced by
Panorama Films in co-production
with Yalla Films and Domino Film
“A moving tale…an appealing true story...a winning performance by Jalil Lespert” (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
Mar del Plata Film Festival 2008: Audience Award Winner
SYNOPSIS
Homeless street kids are sleeping in abandoned sewers in Bucharest, emerging every day to ply their trade. Some prostitute themselves to earn money and use drugs
to dull the boredom, remaining deeply mistrustful of outsiders. Attaching himself to an NGO but working as an independent operator, Miloud decides to gain their
trust through unconventional means. Trained as a clown, he first gets their attention through the simple device of magic. When this opens the door, he challenges the
children to participate in increasingly intricate games, and then attempts to socialize them. He takes the boys to the local baths, shows them how to buy – instead of
steal – food, and tries to instill a sense of respect and discipline in their lives. Gradually, he makes inroads and apparent progress.
The drama accelerates when one of the young girls discovers she is pregnant, and does not want to have an abortion or give up the baby. Miloud soon learns that
even good intentions are open to misinterpretation – especially since he is an outsider and not particularly welcomed by the local authorities, who should be dealing
with the problems themselves.
SCREENINGS
Market
Sunday I Feb 8th I 5 p.m. I CinemaxX Studio 16
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding Italy, France, Romania, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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A Woman in Berlin
Market
DIRECTOR
Max Färberböck
genre
World War II / Drama
CAST
Nina Hoss
August Diehl
Sandra Hüller
Juliane Köhler
language
German
length
131 min
produced by
Constantin Film in co-production
with Tempus Film
A true story, based on an international bestseller, directed by Golden Globe nominee Max Färberböck (“Aimée & Jaguar”)
SYNOPSIS
April 1945. The Red Army is invading Berlin. Women fall victim to rape in a half-destroyed house. One of them is ANONYMA, who had been a journalist and photographer. In her desperation she decides to look for an officer who can protect her. What happens is what she had least been prepared for. A relationship develops with
the Russian officer ANDREJ that would feel like love were it not for the barrier that keeps them enemies till the end.
SCREENINGS
Market
Saturday I Feb 7th I 5.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
Monday I Feb 9th I 5.30 p.m. I CinemaxX 1
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, USA, Benelux, Scandinavia, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia, former Yugoslavia, Israel, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Colombia.
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Berlin ‘36 (WT)
upcoming
DIRECTOR
Kaspar Heidelbach
genre
Drama
CAST
Karoline Herfurth
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Axel Prahl
August Zirner
Thomas Thieme
language
German
length
110 min
produced by
Gemini Film with backing from
NDR and Degeto
status
in post-production
Based on a true story
Starring Karoline Herfurth (“The Reader”, “A Year ago in Winter”, “Perfume – The Story of a Murderer”)
SYNOPSIS
1934. Gretel Bergmann is Germany’s best female high jumper, but because of her Jewish origins, she has had to pursue her passion for sports in England. As the
1936 Berlin Olympics approach, she is allowed to compete with the German team – in spite of the opposition of the Reich sport minister. Undaunted, the Nazis come
up with a perfidious plan: they send another athlete, who is actually a man, to sabotage Gretel’s training and her Olympic chances...
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories.
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Bon Appétit
upcoming
DIRECTOR
David Pinillos
genre
Romantic Dramedy
CAST
Unax Ugalde
Nora Tschirner
Giulio Berruti
Herbert Knaup
language
English
length
approx. 95 min
produced by
Morena Films in co-production
with Orio Produkzioak, Zodiac
Pictures and Egoli Tossell Film
status
in post-production
A touching romantic dramedy set in the competitive world of international cuisine, starring two of Europe's hottest up-and-coming actors Unax Ugalde (“Che“ and
“Love in the Time of Cholera“) and Nora Tschirner (“Rabbit Without Ears“)
SYNOPSIS
DANIEL, HANNA and HUGO are three budding young chefs in their late twenties who come from different countries and backgrounds, but all have something in
common: a talent and a passion for cooking. They meet in Switzerland, in the kitchen of one of the most prestigious restaurants in Europe. They connect at once and
form a special relationship based on friendship, cooking and common goals. Envied by their colleagues, praised by their superiors, the trio seems unbeatable – until
Daniel falls in love with Hanna, who then reveals a secret that changes their lives. As the three of them embark upon a culinary and emotional journey of exploration,
they begin to discover what their real goals and passions are...
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE: World excluding German speaking territories, Italy and Spain.
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Ceasefire
upcoming
DIRECTOR
Lancelot von Naso
genre
Drama
CAST
Thekla Reuten
Matthias Habich
Hannes Jaenicke
Maximilian von Pufendorf
Husam Chadat
language
German
length
approx. 90 min
produced by
DRIFE Deyle & Richter Filmproduktion in co-production with DCM Mitte
Productions and ERFTTAL Film &
Fernsehproduktion, ZDF and ARTE
status
in post-production
The first German film on the Iraq War
Starring Thekla Reuten (“In Bruges”) and Mathias Habich (“Nowhere in Africa”)
SYNOPSIS
Baghdad. The official war is over, but everyday life is an endless catastrophe. The situation in Falluja is particularly desolate: hardly any food supplies left, no medicine, medical care in shambles. In the midst of this dramatic situation, the U.S. forces reach an agreement with the rebels: a 24-hour ceasefire. KIM (Thekla Reuten),
the Dutch member of an international aid organization, is planning a transport of badly needed supplies to a hospital in the war zone with ALAIN (Matthias Habich),
a doctor. Assisting them is OLIVER (Maximilian von Pufendorf), a young journalist who hopes to finally land a spectacular story. Forming a community of conflicting
interests, the three very different idealists all want to save lives – but first they have to save their own...
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Lila, Lila
upcoming
DIRECTOR
Alain Gsponer
genre
Romantic Comedy
CAST
Daniel Brühl
Hannah Herzsprung
Henry Hübchen
language
German
length
approx. 100 min
produced by
Film 1 and Falcom in coproduction
with Millbrook Pictures AG
status
in post-production
Starring Daniel Brühl (“Good Bye, Lenin!”), Hannah Herzsprung (“Four Minutes”) and Henry Hübchen (”Go for Zucker”)
SYNOPSIS
The shy waiter DAVID succeeds in winning the attentions of the young MARIE after he pretends to be the author of a novel whose manuscript he found in a junk shop.
Everything goes well: the novel – a tragic love story set in the 1950s – hits the bestseller lists and the two become an item – until, suddenly, a tramp appears at a
book signing claiming to be the real author of “Lila, Lila”…
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Orange Girl
upcoming
DIRECTOR
Eva Dahr
genre
Drama
CAST
Mikkel Bratt Silset
Harald Thompson Rosenström
Annie Dahr Nygaard
Rebekka Karijord
Emilie K. Beck
language
Norwegian
length
100 min
produced by
Helgeland Films in co-production
with Tradewind Pictures and Jaleo
Films
status
in post-production
Based on Jostein Gaarder’s (“Sophie’s World”) bestseller translated into more than 40 languages
SYNOPSIS
It could have been a perfectly normal day, if he had missed that streetcar... But Jan Olav just catches that streetcar, on a cold autumn day in Oslo. And on that exact
streetcar, on that exact day, there she is. A beautiful girl in a red coat, holding a large bag of oranges in her arms. She smiles, and as their eyes meet she drops the bag
and the oranges roll all over the streetcar. She gets off at the next stop, but Jan Olav cannot forget her. Who is she, what if he never sees her again? The quest for the
girl with the oranges leads him through winter-cold Oslo and all the way to colorful Seville, where the air is warm and the trees are full of oranges. Twenty years later
Georg receives a letter from his father, Jan Olav, about a mysterious girl he calls the Orange Girl. But what can a father who is no longer alive have to tell his 16-yearold son? Georg starts reading the letter on his way to ski in the Norwegian mountains. On this ski trip he meets Stella. Through his father's letter and a magical
encounter under the starry Easter sky, Georg realizes that he and his father have something in common – the dream of true love. Does Georg dare take the chance?
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The Three Investigators - The Secret of Terror Castle
DIRECTOR
Florian Baxmeyer
genre
Family Entertainment
CAST
Cameron Monaghan
Chancellor Miller
Nick Price
James Faulkner
language
English
length
approx. 90 min
upcoming
produced by
Studio Hamburg International
in co-production with Two
Oceans Production
status
in post-production
Based on the bestselling novels by Robert Arthur, published in more than 30 countries
SYNOPSIS
A mysterious video leads the detectives Justus, Peter and Bob to an abandoned house that is apparently spooked by the ghost of a wealthy tycoon. However, behind
this spine-thriller lies hidden much more than first assumed, and on top of that an old acquainted pops up too...
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