16+
Language: German with Ukrainian subtitles.
New German Cinema
New German Cinema at the DCCC Cinema.
The lineup includes a Berlinale winner, the new film by Paweł Pawlikowski, the story of an accidental national hero, and a film performance partially shot in Kyiv.
18.11 | 18:30
Berlin Hero
The latest film by Wolfgang Becker, director of Good Bye, Lenin!, co-directed with Achim von Borries. In this dramedy, a sensation-seeking journalist accidentally turns a former railway worker into a national hero. Years ago, the man mistakenly flipped a track switch, unwittingly saving 127 people from East Berlin. Having gained his long-sought fame, he is now forced to live in constant fear of exposure.
19.11 | 18:30
Euphoria
A film performance by Julian Rosefeldt, partially shot in Kyiv just days before the full-scale Russian invasion, featuring choreography by Radu Poklitaru's troupe, among others. The film performance is a portrait of a metropolis obsessed with consumption, where taxi drivers, homeless people, and office workers deliver confessions about the power of money. Meanwhile, a tiger voiced by Cate Blanchett sings an hosanna to civilization amid deserted supermarkets.
20.11 | 18:30
Homeland
The new film by Oscar-winning director Paweł Pawlikowski, which earned him the Best Director award at Cannes. This historical drama tells the story of Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika returning from exile to a divided Germany in the summer of 1949, where a rift opens between them over guilt and the culture of their homeland. Against the backdrop of the Cold War, both newly formed German states begin a struggle to make the renowned writer the face of their nation.
21.11 | 18:30
Yellow Letters
The Golden Bear-winning film (the top prize at the Berlinale) by Oscar nominee İlker Çatak. The story follows an esteemed professor and his actress wife who suddenly receive dismissal letters due to their beliefs in the aftermath of a failed coup. Facing the threat of losing everything, the couple must choose whether to submit to a repressive system or remain true to themselves.
16+
Language: German with Ukrainian subtitles.
The festival is organized by the Goethe-Institut in Ukraine together with Arthouse Traffic, supported by general partner German Films and official partner ProCredit Bank.
