Balloon
Opening Night Film

Balloon

Director Michael “Bully” Herbig's spectacular and thrilling true story of two ordinary families’ extraordinary escape from East to West Germany in a homemade hot air balloon.
Mack the Knife – Brecht’s Threepenny Film
Special Event

Mack the Knife – Brecht’s Threepenny Film

In true Brechtian style, director Joachim A. Lang and his outstanding cast enthusiastically bring to life true events that followed the huge success of Bertolt Brecht’s 'Threepenny Opera'.
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
Closing Night

The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

The celebrated and controversial classic 1931 film version of Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera, which follows underworld anti-hero Macheath and his rivalry with Jonathan Peachum, the “beggar king” of London.
Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus
Special Presentation

Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus

Against the backdrop of its 100th anniversary this documentary portrays the fascinating history of Walter Gropius’ Bauhaus, one of our century's most influential architectural schools that still shapes our society today.
The Captain
Centrepiece

The Captain

In a darkly evocative and brutally stark return to German cinema, Hollywood writer-director Robert Schwentke presents the arresting true tale of the wartime impostor Willi Herold.

German Film Festival 2019

Palace Cinemas in collaboration with German Films is excited to again bring the best German-language cinema to you in 2019 including box office hits and award-winning dramas straight from this year’s Berlinale.

Download the Programme

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