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8:00 PM

The Universal Theory

Film screening|Science meets mystery

The protagonist Jan Bülow is sitting at a table with four other people – three men and one woman – during a dance evening. They are engrossed in conversation. It is a black-and-white photo. ©Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH

As part of the Weeks of the German Language 2024, we warmly invite you to the screening of the captivating mystery thriller “The Universal Theory” by Timm Kröger.

This impressive black-and-white film is set in 1962 in the picturesque Swiss Alps, where the leading minds of physics gather for a congress to discuss a world-explaining  “Theory of Everything“. However, the scientific idyll is soon shaken by mysterious occurrences that leave even the greatest rationalists puzzled.

“The Universal Theory" masterfully combines stunning black-and-white visuals with a thrilling narrative about the space-time continuum and human depths. It explores the intersection of science and mystery, challenging the limits of human understanding.

The Universal Theory

Mystery thriller // D/A/CH 2022-23, DCP // 118 Min.

Director and Screenplay: Timm Kröger, Roderick Warich
Sound: Johannes Schmelzer-Ziringer
Music: Diego Ramos Rodríguez
Cinematography: Roland Stuprich
Editing: Jann Anderegg
Cast: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuss, Philippe Graber, David Bennent, Ladina Carla von Frisching, Imogen Kogge