Lars Eidinger in dem Film "Das Licht"

Berlinale Program 2025: Our Cinema Highlights

Berlinale Program 2025: Our Cinema Highlights

Big Screen Magic – These Are the Program Highlights at Potsdamer Platz

The 75th Berlinale not only brings international stars and filmmakers to Berlin but also a sophisticated and carefully curated film program. From February 13 to 23, you can look forward to a diverse lineup of international premieres and short film screenings at the Berlinale Palast and Stage Bluemax Theater.

Blue Moon

USA, Ireland 2025| 100 min | Language: English (Subtitles: German)

Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon tells the story of the legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel during the opening night party for his former partner Richard Rodgers’ hit show, “Oklahoma!”.

With: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott

A Complete Unknown

USA 2024 | 140 min | Language: English (Subtitles: German)

New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

With: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook

Mickey 17

USA, South Korea 2024 | 137 min | Language: English (Subtitles: German)

The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes, has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job … to die, for a living.

With: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo

Xiang fei de nv hai

People’s Republic of China 2025 | 115 min | Language: Mandarin (Subtitles: German & English)

Cousins Tian Tian and Fang Di were raised like sisters until family struggles pushed them apart. Fang Di moves away to work as a stuntwoman in China’s largest film studios to clear her family’s debts. Tian Tian remains behind, left to deal with her father’s addiction, and falls prey to the local mafia.

With: Liu Haocun, Wen Qi, Zhang Youhao, Zhou You, Peng Jing

Dreams

Mexico 2025 | 100 min | Language: English, Spanish (Subtitles: German & English)

Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international fame and life in the US. Believing that his lover Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind and narrowly escapes death while crossing the border.

With: Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández, Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Eligio Meléndez

Das Licht

Germany 2025 | 162 min | Language: German, English (Subtitles: German & English)

Tim Engels, his wife Milena, their twins Frieda and Jon, and Milena’s other son Dio, are a complex modern family living in a Berlin apartment. Their habits enable them to keep their lives separate even as they move through the shared spaces of their home. It is not until the enigmatic Farrah – recently arrived from Syria – is placed in their home as the new housekeeper, that their world is put to the test and hidden feelings come to light.

With: Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger, Tala Al-Deen, Elke Biesendorfer, Julius Gause

Beneath Which Rivers Flow

Iraq 2025 | 16 min | Language: Without dialogue

In the marshlands of southern Iraq, Ibrahim and his family live isolated from the rest of the world, deeply intertwined with the river, the reeds and the animals they tend. The quiet and withdrawn Ibrahim finds solace only in his buffalo, his one true companion. One morning, a dense fog blankets the marshes and Ibrahim senses an ominous shift in the land.

With: Ibrahim Halim

Fantas

Canada 2024 | 13 min | Language: French (Subtitles: English)

Tania decides to bring her horse Fantas with her to the city and introduce it to her friends in the working-class neighbourhood where she lives with her family. By sharing her passion, she is seeking to bring two parts of herself together. Two worlds that have never before crossed paths collide in this urban tale with surreal overtones.

With: Tania Doumbe Fines, Juan Mateo Barrera Gonzales, Bourriquet, Adam Hilali, Ryan Hilali

Atardecer en América

Brazil, Chile, Colombia 2025| 17 min | Language: Spanish (Subtitles: English)

The 13-year-old Bárbara leaves the crisis in Venezuela behind and journeys through South America, seeking a better life in Chile. She recalls the night she crossed the Altiplano plateau in the Andes. At 4,000 metres above sea level, she struggled against the biting cold and exhaustion but at the same time felt like she was being accompanied by a spiritual presence that wanders like the wind.

You can find the complete Berlinale program here. Tickets can be purchased from February 10 and always three days before the respective screenings here.

Robert Pattinson in dem Film "Mickey 17"
Elle Fanning und Timothée Chalamet in "A Complete Unknown"
Film Still von "Xiang fei de nv hai"

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