Druck: Nora
After breaking up with Costantin, all Nora's former friends reject her. Her mom is alcoholic and she has to face everything on her own, since Kiki is in another city with Carlos and Zoe, her other sister, avoids staying home with their mum. She finds some new friends and a new love interest while she deals with her own mental health.
Luzie Loose
Faraz Shariat
Sophie Linnenbaum
Sandra Stöckmann
Julia Penner
Lukas von Horbatschewsky
Jonas Lindt
Jasmina Wesolowski
Casts & Crew
Mina-Giselle Rüffer
Zethphan Smith-Gneist
Sira-Anna Faal
Lea Zoë Voss
Madeleine Wagenitz
Casper von Bülow
Aicha Lopes
Frida Stittrich
Nhung Hong
Quang Anh Le
Eren M. Güvercin
Louis Daniel
Elena Ployphailin Siepe
Also Directed by Luzie Loose
French Fries is a film about love in our generation. Nina from Berlin and Fabien from Paris are torn between wanderlust, self-fulfilment or settling down and need to find a solution for their relationship.
While Amira Thalia Mahmood prepares to find independence abroad she also wants to be true to her beliefs and to herself. There is a lot of pressure on her from the communities she belongs to, which her younger brother is also experiencing. While she helps those around her with their own difficulties, she finds a conflict between her commitment to her religion and the feelings that grow between her and Mohammed, who is not Muslim. She begins to isolate herself from the other girls, and must find a balance between all the parts of her life.
Elisa and Anthea support each other through the difficulties of adolescence. But their innocent friendship soon turns into co-dependency and to maintain their cohesion, they develop a dangerous game with a camera. Eventually, their game turns them from victims into offenders.
Also Directed by Faraz Shariat
Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets siblings Banafshe and Amon, who have fled Iran. As a romantic attraction between Parvis and Amon grows, the fragile relationship between the three is put to a test. They find and lose each other throughout a summer of fleeting youth, an intense first love, an attempt at a joint future, as well as the stark realisation that, in Germany, they are not equal.
Also Directed by Sophie Linnenbaum
Explores the idea of reducing a person's life to just those moments captured in photos and asks poses the question how real these pictures actually are.
Sarah and her parents celebrate her confirmation. But instead of eating the lobster on her plate, Sarah hides it under the table. When her father finds the lobster there, he draws the consequences.
Bodo is standing on the top of a roof and ready to jump, when suddenly his phone is ringing...
Paula is hoping to be up front, leading a glamorous life, with her own storyline, thrilling scenes, and lots of music — unlike her mother, who is stuck in the background as a Supporting Character with limited dialogue and a lack of emotion. That’s why Paula is attending the School for Main Characters, to prove she has what it takes to be a rousing lead. She’s at the top of her class in cliffhanging and can do slow motion and panicked screaming in her sleep, but so far she has failed to stir emotions.
The German Angst of the unknown - a reluctant dialogue.