19.10.-04.11.2023
German Film Festival x KinoFest 2023

Sun and Concrete

Between rap, drugs, and the boredom of a boiling summer, four friends embark on an intoxicating adventure. Based on Lobrecht’s autobiographical novel, the film is a love letter to Berlin’s Neukölln, written in social realities, slang, and urban poetry.

We Might As Well Be Dead

A gated community near the forest is famous for its stringent screening process. But when a dog disappears, security officer Anna faces an absurd battle against an invisible threat, one that spreads amongst the residents to dismantle this utopia with a view.

Seven Winters In Tehran

Iran, 2007: 19-year-old Reyhaneh Jabbari is arrested and hanged for murder, having stabbed a rapist in self-defense. The film retraces the fate of woman who becomes a symbol of resistance and women’s rights beyond the borders of Iran.

Dancing Pina

Dancing Pina celebrates the life and art of legendary dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch. Through diverse stories, bodies, and geographies of these dancers, the work and poignance of an inimitable and revolutionary artist are brought back to life.

Sisi & I

After a sadistic hiring process, Empress Elisabeth takes Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting. This wild reinterpretation of the ‘Sisi’ myth is a world with women at its centre—their complex relationships, and the powers to which they are inevitably subject.

Toubab

After his release from prison, Babtou is looking forward to a fresh start, but unwittingly finds himself facing deportation. Navigating the issues of immigrant realities in Germany, he and his best friend hatch a madcap plan for him to stay.

Elaha

Elaha believes she must restore her virginity before she marries, only she cannot afford surgery. Torn between different cultures, love for her family, and her own beliefs, she struggles against the expectations of being a perfect daughter and woman.

The Amazing Maurice