In a big city in China, an individual is just a dot on a gigantic wall of other dots. Social media and certain notions about masculinity make it very difficult for young men searching for a serious partner. Xao lives here. He is depressed and dreams of having a girlfriend. So he invites Lin to his home – but can he manage to open up and overcome his fear of physical contact?
What happens when we can no longer agree on a collective reality, when the line between truth and delusion blurs? When Emma introduces her boyfriend, who is invisible, to her parents, the dinner escalates, and Emma realizes that she must choose between two realities.
The Munich student Albert is haunted in his daily life by the disturbing claim that his doppelgänger is walking around the city. The political topic of surveillance, a subject that has often been discussed in the shared student apartment, also becomes intertwined with Albert’s perceived threat. Under the rebellious slogan “Make Yourself Unrecognizable!”, the roommates have been developing little sabotage actions. For Albert, whose fear of control and loss of identity is already growing, the personal and political levels merge. His fear of loss of control and identity develops into a journey between mistrust, identity, and the question of whether reality and paranoia can still be distinguished from each other.
In this documentary, the cleaner Güven Ciftci, the DHL courier Khaleel Al Bodach, and the caretaker Cynthia Würpel take us into their often-invisible daily working lives. From the first ringing of the alarm clock at half past three in the morning to coming home in the evening, the film depicts the physical strain, daily routines, and the dignity of three professions without which our society could not function, but which are hardly noticed in the public consciousness.
The young baroness of Castle Rhede leads the quite ordinary life of a noblewoman. Her maid tends to her beauty with all sorts of poisonous cosmetics, and her mother ensures that she keeps her tiny waistline by serving very spartan meals. But one day, to her great horror, she finds herself trapped in a horrific situation. A very deep male voice, which apparently only she can hear, starts to dictate the fate of the castle—and predicts a grim end for the baroness.
In 1978, Fassbinder documented the socio-political circumstances of his time. Almost 40 years later, we are once again experiencing “Germany in Autumn,” this time against the backdrop of the coronavirus era, which has profoundly transformed our social climate. A staged statement, and not least, an homage to RWF.
The unexpected death of a mutual acquaintance brings together the lives of two men in a crematorium. As the furnace operator, Cem is closer to death every day than most people. Cremating bodies and grinding the remains to fill urns is part of his daily routine. But when he recognizes an old friend during a post-mortem inspection one day, he is shocked. Confronted with the transience of life in a new and very personal way, he shares his pain with the deceased person's husband, who is a complete stranger to him.
In a post-apocalyptic stone desert, Fiona fights against starvation and for survival. A functioning society no longer exists, and resources are scarce. When her supplies run out, only one vague hope remains: a supposed paradise promised to her by a mysterious voice on the radio.
Hava is having a myoma removed in a routine procedure. What was intended as a straightforward surgery turns into a nightmare: due to suspected malignant tissue, a complete hysterectomy is performed—a precautionary measure that forever alters Hava’s life. When she realizes the extent of the procedure, she feels stripped of her femininity and doesn’t know how to explain the irreversible damage to her boyfriend.
Detective Michael loses his hearing during an operation and subsequently withdraws from active duty. Years later, a former colleague asks him to take on a mysterious case involving a dangerous dragon cult. Despite his limitations, he is called back into action and must confront his past in order to solve the case.
Four generations of women in one family struggle with the expectations placed on them as mothers and partners. Their own dreams and desires for self-fulfillment are often left behind in the process. How can the traumas of the past be prevented from being passed down to the next generation? Will the cycle ever end, and will it ever be broken?
Student Annika returns home for Christmas, but the anticipation of the family dinner is overshadowed by tensions: stepfather Thomas invites business partners, mother Monika is focused on sister Maya’s career, and uncle Detlef stirs things up with his comments. When Maya decides she’d rather celebrate with her boyfriend Barir, Annika covers for her with a lie.
Mavi is a family caregiver and feels torn between her own life—marked by psychological stress—and the responsibility for her chronically ill sister, Nalin. While her sister’s physical illness attracts attention, Mavi’s own mental state is simply overlooked. In a moment of overload, she tries to distance herself from her sister and, in the heat of the moment, locks her in the kitchen. Fleeing home, she meets Royat in a bar. Royat seems to live free from any and all responsibility. Mavi follows her to a house outside of the city, a place where people gather in search of answers to essential questions, and in doing so, she drifts further away from the person she usually is or is supposed to be. But the more she removes herself from her life, the more she falls victim to dissociation, gradually losing her sense of space and time—until Nalin and Mavi’s partner, Khalil, finally find her and bring her to a clinic.
Vitória, a young trainee at a company, competes with three other men for a permanent position. Therefore, in an act of irrational competitiveness, she decides to murder them in her quest for success.
The city of Alicante (southeastern Spain) experienced catastrophic floods in 1982 and 1997. Locals share their memories from the floods, and their concerns for the present.
The Haunted House revolves around Mrs. Hiền, a woman who single-handedly raises her three children after her husband’s death in an accident. Everything begins when her middle son, while casting his fishing net, pulls up a tightly sealed earthen jar from the water. From that moment on, a series of strange and terrifying events start haunting the family.
Jisu, a virtual YouTuber with a dream of becoming a singer, hides her face and performs under an avatar. After passing the first round of an audition, she decides to lose weight quickly for the next stage and enters the strict Seonnyeo Fasting Center. On her way there, she meets a man who resembles her ideal type. However, the fasting center's rules are tough, and she constantly clashes with the grumpy manager, Yunho. Amidst hunger, the tempting smell of grilled pork wafts from a nearby restaurant owned by the man she met, leading Jisu into a moral struggle between temptation and her dream of becoming a singer.
An artist escapes into a fragile paper world. As his imagination grows into vast cities and impossible creatures, fantasy blurs with reality. As it collapses, he must face the truths he’s hidden and the weight they carry.
In a bleak, dystopian modern city, an agent of the underworld intersects with the lives of those lost in despair — guiding them on a surreal, transformative journey into death and beyond.
After his father’s mysterious death, thirteen-year-old William turns to his imaginary hero, Joe Hunt, for guidance. As they search for answers, the line between protector and menace blurs, forcing William to question who he can truly trust.