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Obraza | The Girl Who Lived in the Loo | Un pájaro voló | Cura sana
Seventeen-year-old Yasha is rebelling against authority. But in the USSR of 1990, some opposing forces are more dangerous than others. Determined not to give in, Yasha’s need for self-expression will propel him to the precipice of irreparable harm.
A ten-year-old girl has discovered her haven: the loo. In a bathroom, her life is calm and secure, but also somewhat lonely. She gradually tries to find a way to deal with her obsession and navigate her way through life.
Boloy, a player on the Cuban national volleyball team, is tormented by the memory of a friend who is no longer around. Despite his pain, he tries to return to morning training.
Spain during the Noche de San Juan festival. Sisters Jessica and Alma are once again on their way to pick up food stamps from the Caritas charity. Although they have experienced violence at home, they both try to break the cycle and treat each other with love.
International
Subtitles: English
Cubix 8
Subtitles: English
Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
Subtitles: English
Cineplex Titania
Subtitles: English
Lapso | Songs of Love and Hate | Muna | Un invincible été
Two teenagers living in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte in Brazil meet while completing a socio-educational measure. Through their shared experiences of repression at the hands of the state authorities, they slowly draw closer together.
The sudden disappearance of the popular host of a relationship advice radio show leaves a vacuum. Listeners are uncertain about the direction their romantic endeavours should take.
Muna is desperate to go on the school trip but her parents aren’t so sure. When her grandfather back in Somalia dies and the UK-based family mourn someone Muna never really knew, she learns that more connects the two of them than she ever realised.
Sixteen-year-old Clément spends a hot summer evening home alone by the pool. Determined to lose his virginity, he swipes through guys’ profiles on Grindr...
International
Subtitles: English
Cubix 8
Subtitles: English
Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
Subtitles: English
Cineplex Titania
Subtitles: English
An off-kilter black comedy about a New York yuppie on a nighttime odyssey through Manhattan’s downtown subculture, where he is befallen by a series of misadventures and disagreeable encounters.
Akademie der Künste
HKW 2 - Safi Faye Hall
The children transform into adults before our eyes. Yet they remain in limbo, haunted by memories of the war in Kosovo. Combining raw realism and staged performance, Afterwar is a meditation on the long-term repercussions of war.
August My Heaven | Chime
Joe earns a living as a professional stand-in actor for hire to play a relative, lover or friend for her clients and attend ceremonies and gatherings. After an encounter at a funeral, her professional and private lives begin to merge.
Tashiro, a student at a culinary school, hears voices in his head. His teacher, Matsuoka, remains unconcerned. But then Tashiro claims that half of his brain has been replaced by a machine.
International
Subtitles: English
Cubix 8
Subtitles: English
Zoo Palast 2
Subtitles: English
Colosseum 1
Subtitles: English
What happens if the person you love suddenly seems like a stranger? Factory worker Nadine searches the depths of her heart to try and rediscover her lost feelings for her husband. What did she once see in him that she can no longer see?
When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen family, Angie begins a later-life journey into emancipation.
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Revered director Tsai Ming-Liang discusses his craft, from the role of language across his films to his more recent VR projects and installations, a testament to his creative exuberance and restless curiosity.
HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1)
Rural policewoman Andrea wants to end her marriage and become a detective inspector in the city. After a birthday party, her drunken soon-to-be ex-husband runs out in front of her car. In a state of shock, Andrea commits a hit-and-run.
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
In the near future, a new technology places the consciousness of a dead person back into a living body in an attempt to ease the grief of separation and grant the bereft a little extra time to say goodbye.
The people of the forests pound their drums to keep their chants alive. Those of the city shriek of “Progress!” Still more rush in to seize the treasures of the land, only to be met by new voices shouting in defiance.
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Subtitles: English
International
Subtitles: English
Cubix 5
Subtitles: German
Cineplex Titania
Subtitles: English
Cubix 5
Subtitles: English
Zoo Palast 2
Subtitles: English
Neurologist Katerina accompanies Yannis, a retired doctor, to identify the victim of a car accident. Once there, she sees her worst suspicions confirmed. The two unravel a haunting tale of love, loss, acceptance and letting go.
Akademie der Künste
Akademie der Künste
Akademie der Künste
A visually powerful journey into the realm of materials from which human dwellings are made: concrete and its predecessor, stone. Victor Kossakovsky’s cinematic essay explores the fundamental question: How will we inhabit the world of tomorrow?
HKW 1 - Miriam Makeba Auditorium
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
A psychiatric clinic in Paris. Individual interviews and patient-carer meetings reveal a form of psychiatry that gives more space to the patients’ words. Little by little, the door to each of their worlds opens wider.
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
The International Jury under the presidency of Lupita Nyong’o, the Encounters Jury, the International Short Film Jury, the GWFF Best First Feature Award Jury and the Berlinale Documentary Award Jury present the main awards of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.