PROMO REEL SCREENING
WED 11 FEB 15:30 - 16.30 CinemaxX 11
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WORLD PREMIERE – Berlinale Competition
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SOUMSOUM, THE NIGHT OF THE STARS
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by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (GRIGRIS, A SCREAMING MAN)
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2026 - France/Chad - Drama - 101 min
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produced by Florence Stern (GRIGRIS, A SCREAMING MAN)
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with Maïmouna Miawama, Ériq Ebouaney, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane
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In the Ennedi desert of Chad, millennia old mountains rise from the sand. They carry the memory of a forgotten past and whisper ancient legends. Kellou, a young woman from a nearby village, is troubled by haunting visions that set her apart from those around her. Her world shifts the day she meets Aya, an outcast rejected by the community.
As the villagers turn against their growing sisterhood, Kellou must stand up for Aya and face the hostility of her own people, while fighting for their freedom.
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Screenings:
FRI 13 FEB 14:05 CinemaxX 6 Private (Buyers Only)
SUN 15 FEB 12:25 CinemaxX 5 Private (Buyers Only)
THU 19 FEB 12:00 Berlinale Palast Press Screening
THU 19 FEB 18:00 Berlinale Palast World Premiere
FRI 20 FEB 13:00 Uber Eats Music Hall Public
SAT 21 FEB 21:30 Zoo Palast 1 Public
SUN 22 FEB 12:45 Urania Public
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WORLD PREMIERE – Berlinale Panorama
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I UNDERSTAND YOUR DISPLEASURE
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by Kilian Armando Friedrich (Debut Feature)
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2026 - Germany - Drama - 93 min
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produced by Ben Ulrich, Felix Mann, Simon Bogocz
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with Sabine Thalau, Nada Kosturin, Werner Posselt
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Heike (59) works at a cleaning company, where every day she has to handle her team’s struggles, the pressure of delivering a spotless job, and the need to keep clients and boss happy. When a powerful subcontractor threatens to withdraw his support if she does not provide more work for his team, Heike faces a difficult choice. To comply, she must sacrifice one of her own employees. As the pressure closes in, Heike must decide how far she is willing to go to meet the job’s ruthless demands.
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Screenings:
FRI 13 FEB 09:00 CinemaxX 1 Private (Buyers Only)
FRI 13 FEB 16:15 Zoopalast 2 World Premiere
SAT 14 FEB 19:15 Cubix 7 Public
SUN 15 FEB 10:45 CinemaxX 2 Market
MON 16 FEB 15:30 Urania Public
TUE 17 FEB 10:45 Colosseum 1 Public
WED 18 FEB 12:45 CinemaxX 5 & 6 Public
FRI 20 FEB 09:45 Haus der Berliner Festspiele Public
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ZEJTUNE
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by Alex Camilleri (LUZZU)
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2026 - Malta/Germany - Drama - 108 min
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produced by Oliver Mallia, Ramin Bahrani (99 HOMES, MAN PUSH CART), Alex Camilleri, Sol Bondy, Fred Burle (THE SECRET AGENT, CALLE MALAGA)
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with Michela Farrugia, Nenu Borg, Michael Azzopardi
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After her estranged mother’s death, Mar plans to leave Malta for good by selling the farmland she’s inherited. But as she travels the island to claim her land, she meets Nenu, an irrepressible 80-year-old folk singer whose music and spirit challenge her desire to escape. An unexpected connection between past and present grows as Mar slowly warms to the homeland she wanted to turn her back on.
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Screenings:
THU 12 FEB 09:00 CinemaxX 13 Market
SAT 14 FEB 10:45 CinemaxX 12 Market
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HOT WATER
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by Ramzi Bashour (Debut Feature)
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2026 - USA - Drama/Roadmovie - 97 min
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produced by Max Walker-Silverman, Jesse Hope (A LOVE SONG, REBUILDING), Josh Peters (DIDI, JOSEPHINE)
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with Lubna Azabal (INCENDIES, THE BLUE CAFTAN), Daniel Zolghadri (IF I HAD LEGS, I’D KICK YOU), Dale Dickey (WINTER’S BONE, A LOVE SONG)
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After he’s kicked out of his Indiana high school, an American kid and his Lebanese mom hit the road west.
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Screenings:
THU 12 FEB 11:00 CinemaxX 11 Market
SUN 15 FEB 14:30 CinemaxX 13 Market
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SENSE OF WATER
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A shortfilm by Mohammad Rasoulof (THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, THERE IS NO EVIL)
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2026 - Iran/Germany - Drama - 39 min
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produced by Amin Sadraei, Rozita Hendijanian, Mani Tilgner (THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, THERE IS NO EVIL)
supported by Cate Blanchett and the Displacement Film Fund & the Hubert Bals Fund
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with Ali Nourani, Behnush Najibi
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On a winter night, in the northernmost reaches of the world, Ali, an Iranian writer living in exile, retreats with his former lover, Nazanin, to a glass cabin beneath the northern lights. There, in the silence of the polar night, he intends to say goodbye. Despite facing a long prison sentence, Ali has decided to return to Iran —to continue the struggle he once left behind.
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CALLE MALAGA
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by Maryam Touzani (THE BLUE CAFTAN, ADAM)
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2025 - Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium - Drama - 116 min
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produced by Nabil Ayouch, Amine Benjelloun (THE BLUE CAFTAN), Jean-Rémi Ducourtioux, Simón de Santiago, Fernando Bovaira, Fred Burle, Sol Bondy (THE SECRET AGENT) Sebastian Schelenz
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with Carmen Maura (WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN), Marta Etura, Ahmed Boulane
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Maria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to get her home and her belongings back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.
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Screening:
MON 16 FEB 09:00 CinemaxX 18 Market
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STRANGE RIVER
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by Jaume Claret Muxart (Debut Feature)
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2025 - Spain/Germany - Drama - 105 min
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produced by Xavi Font (SIRÂT), Andrea Vázquez (FIRE WILL COME), Sophie Ahrens, Fabian Altenried (SHAME AND MONEY)
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with Jan Monter, Nausicaa Bonnín, Francesco Wenz
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Sixteen-year-old Dídac and his family are spending the summer holidays on a bicycle trip along the Danube. An unexpected encounter with a boy changes the course of the journey, with his enigmatic presence awakening new feelings in Dídac and disrupting his relationship with his family.
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Screening:
SAT 14 FEB 14:00 CinemaxX 11 Market
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