Films
Opening Night Film
Ballon
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.
Thriller
New German Cinema
Das Ende der Wahrheit
Tour-de-force performances from an A-list cast tell the story of Middle East expert Martin, who sets out to investigate two linked terrorist attacks.
Thriller / Drama
New German Cinema
Abgeschnitten
Moritz Bleibtreu stars as forensic scientist Paul whose daughter is abducted in terrifying circumstances in genre expert Christian Alvart’s nerve-wracking psychothriller, based on the international best-seller by Sebastian Fitzek.
Thriller / Horror
New German Cinema
Spielmacher
Award-winning actor Frederick Lau leads this enthralling thriller about a former pro footballer and jailbird sucked into the dangerous world of sports-betting and match-fixing.
Thriller / Drama