Goethe Forum Showcase: Exile | Berlin Alexanderplatz

Film

25th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival © Berlin & Beyond/Sommerhaus/eOne Germany

Goethe on-Demand - May 26-31

Exile | Exil | Directed by Visar Morina | Cast: Mišel Matičević, Rainer Bock, Sandra Hüller, Thomas Mraz | BELGIUM, GERMANY, KOSOVO | ALBANIAN, GERMAN | SUBTITLED | 121 MINS

Xhafer, a 45-year-old, Kosovo-born pharmaceutical engineer living in Germany suddenly feels discriminated against and bullied at work because of his ethnic background.

Friday, May 28, 7:00 pm | Online Virtual Cinema

Saturday, May 29, 7:00 pm | Vogue Theatre

 
Berlin Alexanderplatz | Directed by Burhan Qurbani | Cast: Albrecht Schuch, Annabelle Mandeng, Faris Saleh, Jella Haase, Joachim Król, Michael Davies, Nils Verkooijen, Richard Fouofié Djimeli, Thelma Buabeng, Welket Bungué | CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS | ENGLISH, GERMAN, PORTUGUESE, SONINKE | SUBTITLED | 183 MIN

As Francis gets washed up on the shores of Southern Europe, he swears an oath to God: From now on he wants to be a new, a better, a decent man. Soon after Francis finds himself in Berlin, where he realizes how hard it is to be righteous when you are an illegal refugee in Germany – without papers.

The film screening on Friday, May 28, 7 pm, will be followed by a special Q&A with Director Burhand Qurbani.