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HEAD OFFICE EFM OFFICE AFERIM! by Radu Jude page 6 BETA CINEMA GmbH Martin-Gropius-Bau 13 MINUTES by Oliver Hirschbiegel page 8 Gruenwalder Weg 28d Stand Number 27 D-82041 Oberhaching Phone +49 30 209159 - 452 ZURICH by Sacha Polak page 10 Phone +49 89 673469 - 828 UMRIKA by Prashant Nair page 12 Fax +49 89 673469 - 888 1992 by Giuseppe Gagliardi page 14 [email protected] the famous five 4 by Mike Marzuk page 16 www.betacinema.com BIBI & TINA 2 by Detlev Buck page 18 WALTER by Anna Mastro page 20 We are young. we are strong. by Burhan Qurbani page 22 berlinale LINE-UP KAFKA’S THE BURROW by Jochen Alexander Freydank page 24 THE FAREWELL PARTY by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit page 26 LABYRINTH OF LIES by Giulio Ricciarelli page 28 TOUR DE FORCE by Christian Zübert page 30 THE LITTLE MEDIC by Peter Claridge page 32

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COLONIA by Florian Gallenberger page 36 ghosthunters – on icy trails by Tobi Baumann page 38 COCONUT HERO by Florian Cossen page 40 THE KIND WORDS by Shemi Zarhin page 42 THE DOLL IN THE CEILING by Kjersti G. Steinsbø page 44 the weather inside by Isabelle Stever page 46

www.betacinema.com 2 For further information, including trailers, please visit our website www.betacinema.com 3 by screening schedule by film day

AFERIM! Thursday Feb 5th 3:30 p.m. CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* Thursday Feb 5th AFERIM! 3:30 m.m. CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* Sunday Feb 8th 4:45 p.m. CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* Wednesday Feb 11th 9:00 a.m. Berlinale Palast | PRESS Friday Feb 6th ZURICH 11:30 a.m. CinemaxX 6 | PRESS Wednesday Feb 11th 4:00 p.m. Berlinale Palast | PREMIERE THE LITTLE MEDIC 1:00 p.m. CineStar 1 Thursday Feb 12th 9:30 a.m. Friedrichstadtpalast We are young. 5:40 p.m. CinemaxX 13 Thursday Feb 12th 12:30 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele we are strong. Thursday Feb 12th 10:30 p.m. International Sunday Feb 15th 9:30 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele Saturday Feb 7th the famous five 4 9:00 a.m. CinemaxX 13 BIBI & TINA 2 11:00 a.m. CinemaxX 13 13 MINUTES Sunday Feb 8th 1:00 p.m. CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* 1:00 p.m. CinemaxX 12 Tuesday Feb 10th 9:30 a.m. CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* walter Thursday Feb 12th 9:00 a.m. Berlinale Palast | PRESS KAFKA’S THE BURROW 5:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13 Thursday Feb 12th 4:00 p.m. Berlinale Palast | PREMIERE zurich 7:00 p.m. Delphi Filmpalast | PREMIERE Friday Feb 13th 9:30 a.m. Friedrichstadtpalast tour de force 7:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13 Friday Feb 13th 12:00 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele Friday Feb 13th 6:00 p.m. Friedrichstadtpalast Sunday Feb 8th umrika 11:30 a.m. CinemaxX 2 13 minutes 1:00 p.m. CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* ZURICH Friday Feb 6th 11:30 a.m. CinemaxX 6 | PRESS aferim! 4:45 p.m. CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* Saturday Feb 7th 7:00 p.m. Delphi Filmpalast | PREMIERE 5:10 p.m. CinemaxX 13 | MARKET Sunday Feb 8th 5:10 p.m. CinemaxX 13 | MARKET zurich Monday Feb 9th 11:00 a.m. CineStar 8 the farewell party 7:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13 Tuesday Feb 10th 10:30 p.m. Arsenal 1 Monday Feb 9th 9:30 a.m. CinemaxX 12 Saturday Feb 14th 8:00 p.m. Cubix 9 BIBI & TINA 2 the famous five 4 11:00 a.m. CinemaxX 12 UMRIKA Sunday Feb 8th 11:30 a.m. CinemaxX 2 zurich 11:00 a.m. CineStar 8 Monday Feb 9th 2:30 p.m. CineStar 1 1992 1:00 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele umrika 2:30 p.m. CineStar 1 1992 Monday Feb 9th 1:00 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele labyrinth of lies 6:45 p.m. CinemaxX 12 the famous five 4 Saturday Feb 7th 9:00 a.m. CinemaxX 13 Tuesday Feb 10th 13 minutes 9:30 a.m. CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* Monday Feb 9th 11:00 a.m. CinemaxX 12 zurich 10:30 p.m. Arsenal 1 BIBI & TINA 2 Saturday Feb 7th 11:00 a.m. CinemaxX 13 Wednesday Feb 11th AFERIM! 9:00 a.m. Berlinale Palast | PRESS Monday Feb 9th 9:30 a.m. CinemaxX 12 AFERIM! 4:00 p.m. Berlinale Palast | PREMIERE WALTER Saturday Feb 7th 1:00 p.m. CinemaxX 12 Thursday Feb 12th 13 minutes 9:00 a.m. Berlinale Palast | PRESS 9:30 a.m. Friedrichstadtpalast We are young. Friday Feb 6th 5:40 p.m. CinemaxX 13 AFERIM! we are strong. AFERIM! 12:30 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele 13 minutes 4:00 p.m. Berlinale Palast | PREMIERE KAFKA’S THE BURROW Saturday Feb 7th 5:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13 AFERIM! 10:30 p.m. International

THE FAREWELL PARTY Sunday Feb 8th 7:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13 Friday Feb 13th 13 minutes 9:30 a.m. Friedrichstadtpalast 13 minutes 12:00 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele LABYRINTH OF LIES Monday Feb 9th 6:45 p.m. CinemaxX 12 13 minutes 6:00 p.m. Friedrichstadtpalast TOUR DE FORCE Saturday Feb 7th 7:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13 Saturday Feb 14th zurich 8:00 p.m. Cubix 9 4 THE LITTLE MEDIC Friday Feb 6th 1:00 p.m. CineStar 1 Sunday Feb 15th aferim! 9:30 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele 5 * BY INVITATION ONLY * BY INVITATION ONLY in AFERIM! competition by Radu Jude

In 19th century Romania, Costandin (50), a policeman of the time, and his son Ionita (15) travel through the south of the country in search of a fugitive Gypsy slave. Costandin is a charismatic mixture between a funny Stalin and a somewhat more pragmatic Don Quixote. While Ionita seems to be quite the opposite: more like Dostoyevsky’s ”Idiot”, finding himself in the unfortunate situation of having to settle his inner turmoil while riding, holding a sword or a gun. Their road speedily winds through exotic landscapes and meeting hundreds of secondary characters, rendering a surprise in every scene. All of this is pictured with infectious humor and stirring cynicism, while keeping the authenticity of the age, in an ingenious Western in a very wild East never yet captured on film.

From the producer of 2013 Berlinale Winner CHILD‘S POSE!

Original Title AFERIM! Director Radu Jude (EVERYBODY IN OUR FAMILY) Cast Teodor Corban (CHILD’S POSE, BEYOND THE HILLS) Mihai Comãnoiu Cuzin Toma Alexandru Dabija Luminita Gheorghiu (Child‘s Pose) Victor Rebengiuc (Medal of Honour) Genre Historical Drama Language Romanian Length 108 min Produced by HiFilm productions, Klas ltd. Bulgaria, Endorfilm Czech Republic, Mulberry Development Romania

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screenings Thu | Feb 5th | 3:30 pm | CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* Sun | Feb 8th | 4:45 pm | CinemaxX 10 | PRIVATE* Wed | Feb 11th | 9:00 am | Berlinale Palast | PRESS Wed | Feb 11th | 4:00 pm | Berlinale Palast | PREMIERE Thu | Feb 12th | 9:30 am | Friedrichstadtpalast Thu | Feb 12th | 12:30 pm | Haus der Berliner Festspiele Thu | Feb 12th | 10:30 pm | International Sun | Feb 15th | 9:30 pm | Haus der Berliner Festspiele 6 * BY INVITATION ONLY 7 Georg Elser was a man who could have changed world history and saved millions of human lives. in 13 minutes If only he had had 13 more minutes. With 13 more minutes, the bomb he had personally assembled would have torn apart Adolf Hitler and his henchmen. But this was not to be, and on 8 November 1939, competition by Oliver Hirschbiegel Hitler left the scene of the attempted assassination earlier than expected - leaving Elser to fail catastrophically. Who was this man who recognized the danger emanating from Hitler sooner than many others, who took action when everybody else, including the German generals, meekly followed orders or kept silent? What did he see which our parents or grandparents did not see or want to see? The man who told his torturers to their faces that he wanted to prevent the bloodshed of the imminent world war? The film 13 MINUTES relates the background of the failed attack in the Bürgerbräukeller and paints a suspenseful, emotional portrait of the resistance fighter who was called „Georgie“ in his hometown. A A stunning, emotional portrait of the resistance fighter who story that takes us from his early years in the Swabian Alps - when National Socialism arrived in his tried to assassinate Hitler in the Munich Bürgerbräukeller on hometown - to his last days at the Dachau concentration camp, where he was killed shortly before the November 8th 1939. end of the war at the command of the one whom he himself wanted to kill, Adolf Hitler.

Original Title elser Director Oliver Hirschbiegel (DOWNFALL)

Cinematographer Judith Kaufmann (FOUR MINUTES)

Cast Christian Friedel (THE WHITE RIBBON) Katharina Schüttler (GENERATION WAR) Burghart Klaußner (THE WHITE RIBBON) David Zimmerschied (GENERATION WAR) Johann von Bülow (LABYRINTH OF LIES) Genre WWII Drama / True Story Language German Length 108 min Produced by Lucky Bird Pictures in coproduction with SWR,ARD Degeto, BR, WDR, ARTE, Delphi Medien, Philipp filmproduction and Broth Film Status completed

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In a desperate attempt to leave the past behind, Nina is wandering along Europe’s motorways. She meets a German lorry driver, Matthias, and joins him on his journeys. Nina doesn’t reveal much about who she is, though. Slowly it becomes clear that Nina’s drive to hang around in the truckers’ scene is a result of the pain caused by the ultimate betrayal that has befallen her.

A stirring drama with a distinct feminine voice from award- winning filmmaker Sacha Polak.

Original Title zurich Director Sacha Polak (HEMEL, NEW BOOBS)

Cinematographer Frank van den Eeden

Cast Wende Snijders Sascha Alexander Gersak Barry Atsma (LOFT, STRICKEN) Martijn Lakemeier Aäron Roggeman Genre Drama Language Dutch, German Length 90 min Produced by Viking Film in co-production with Rohfilm, A Private View, NTR, ZDF and arte Status completed

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10 11 Jitvapur, India, 1975/1986. Jitvapur is more than a tiny, dusty village somewhere in India. It is the home umrika of Udai, who left the town for a bigger and better life in America, or “Umrika” as they call it. Although market Udai‘s much younger brother Ramakant has no idea why America should be bigger and better, the premiere by Prashant Nair letters Udai sends from far, far away at least cheer up Mother and Father, which is already a welcome result. Ramakant leads a happy life, albeit in the shadow of his adored but absent brother. Then, tragedy strikes and Father dies in an accident. Rummaging in his things, Ramakant finds hints that the letters from America may not be from America at all... Moreover, Udai seems to have disappeared. Convinced that his mother will not survive the loss of both her husband and her favorite son, Ramakant sets out with his best friend Lalu to find Udai and bring him home. It is a voyage to find the life he long believed his brother was living, a life that finally belongs to him alone. A life in Umrika.

A small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America, sharing his adventures and inspiring hope through letters home. But when the letters stop coming, his brother sets out on a journey to find him.

Original Title UMRIKA Director Prashant Nair DoP Petra Korner Cast Suraj Sharma (LIFE OF PI) Tony Revolori (THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL) Adil Hussain (LIFE OF PI) Smita Tambe Rajesh Tailang Amit Sial Pramod Pathak and Prateik Babbar Genre Drama, Comedy Language Hindi Length 102 min Produced by Samosa Stories Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

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screenings Sunday | Feb 8th | 11:30 a.m. CinemaxX 2

Monday | Feb 9th | 2:30 p.m. Starring world-renowned, up-and-coming young actors Suraj Sharma (LIFE OF PI) and Tony CineStar 1 Revolori (THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL).

12 13 Berlinale 1992 Special by Giuseppe Gagliardi

TV Drama Over 20 years ago, on February 17, 1992, the first arrest within the so-called Mani Pulite (Clean Series Hands) maxi-investigation, was executed in Italy. It is the symbolic start of a revolution.

1992 is the series in 10 episodes produced by Sky Atlantic in partnership with La7 and made by Wildside. The story revolves around 6 ordinary people whose lives are intertwined with the political, civil and social earthquake going by the name of Tangentopoli (Kickback city)

Set in the midst of the political turmoil at the beginning of the 90s in Italy, which led to the collapse of the First Republic and the operation “Mani Pulite” (clean hands).

Original Title 1992 Director Giuseppe Gagliardi Gianluca Iodice DoP Michele Paradisi Robert Forza Cast Stefano Accorsi Guido Caprino Domenico Diele Tea Falco Miriam Leone Alessandro Roja Genre Drama Language Italian Length 10 x one hour Produced by Sky Italia, Wildside in collaboration with La 7

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screening Monday | Feb 9th | 1:00 p.m. Haus der Berliner Festspiele

The new Sky Italia drama series after the tremendous international success of GOMORRAH - THE SERIES.

14 15 Bernhard, the father of Julian, Dick and Anne, organizes an exhibition on ancient Egypt. During a the famous five 4 private visit the kids, together with their faithful dog Timmy, disturb a burglar who is trying to steal a market 5,000-yearold mummy. He escapes but our Famous Five discover a gold amulet that once belonged to premiere by Mike Marzuk Tutalun I – the legendary oldest of the pharaohs, the whereabouts of whose priceless treasure remains one of the world’s greatest mysteries. The amulet, however, reveals clues pointing towards Tutalun’s hidden pyramid.

Together with Bernhard and his Egyptian colleague Elena, the junior detectives fly to Cairo to give the amulet to Farouk, the head of the Institute for Antiquity. But all of a sudden Bernhard is arrested, accused of having stolen the original amulet and replacing it with a forgery!

With no other choice, the Famous Five are now thrust ever deeper into their latest assignment: they This time THE FAMOUS FIVE venture thousands of miles and must discover who is the real criminal and find the genuine amulet to prove Bernhard’s innocence. thousands of years back in time to solve yet another nail biting Together with the sympathetic Egyptian boy Auni, they set off and quickly get caught up in the mystery! machinations of a corrupt, secret society. The trail leads them finally to the Valley of the Snakes, deep in the desert, where they are lured into a trap. Will they escape and save Bernhard from having to spend many, many, many years in an Egyptian prison?

Original Title FÜNF FREUNDE 4 Director Mike Marzuk Cinematographer Philip Peschlow

Cast Valeria Eisenbart Quirin Oettl Justus Schlingensiepen Neele Marie Nickel Omid Memar Samuel Finzi Lucie Heinze Adnan Maral Mehmet Kurtulus Genre Family Entertainment Language German Length 95 min Produced by SamFilm in co-production with Constantin Film Produktion

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screenings Saturday | Feb 7th | 9:00 a.m. CinemaxX 13 Monday | Feb 9th | 11:00 a.m. Enid Blyton’s FAMOuS FiVe are back in their fourth big screen adventure. CinemaxX 12 Based on Enid Blyton‘s beloved book series, 100.000.000 times sold worldwide!!!

16 17 market bibi & Tina 2 premiere by Detlev Buck

The atmosphere is gloomy at Falkenstein castle. Amid busy preparations for a festive costume ball, there is a burglary. And the miscreants have not only made off with valuable paintings, but – far worse – Count Falko’s entire collection of monocles is gone. As if that weren’t bad enough, the mood at neighboring Martinshof holiday farm is equally glum – not a single guest has booked in yet. Bibi and Tina need to come up with a plan to promote the farm, and that includes a bit of showy sprucking. To top it all off, Bibi has her first serious crush. Of course, it would have to be on Tarik, who – along with his The inventive live-action adaptation of teen-adventure and four chaotic brothers and sisters – is turning Martinshof upside down ... while guarding a dark secret. romance in the beloved Bibi & Tina universe from prolific maverick filmmaker Detlev Buck (HANDS OFF MISSISSIPPI, RUBBELDIEKATZ, TOUGH ENOUGH).

germany 5.700.000 Euro after 4 weekends

Original Title BIBI & TINA Director Detlev Buck DoP Philip Kaminiak Cast Lina Larissa Stahl Lisa-Marie Koroll Louis Held Emilio Moutaoakkil Michael Mertens Mavie Hörbiger Genre Family Entertainment Language German Length 90 min Produced by DCM Pictures in co-production with Boje Buck Produktion, Kiddinx Productions and ZDF

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screenings Saturday | Feb 7th | 11:00 a.m. CinemaxX 13 Monday | Feb 9th | 9:30 a.m. CinemaxX 12 Based on the popular Bibi & Tina comic and TV-animation series.

18 19 market walter by Anna Mastro

Walter believes himself to be the son of God. As such, it is his responsibility to judge whether people will spend eternity in heaven or hell. That’s a lot to manage along with his job as a ticket-tearer at a movie theater, his loving but neurotic mother, and his growing but unspoken affection for his co-worker Kendall. When one day Greg, a ghost stuck in purgatory, interrupts Walter’s daily routine, asking him for his judgement, everything comes to a halt. Greg and his shrink, Dr. Corman, help Walter to reassess the meaning of life, which may include finding a way to win over Kendall’s heart....

A young man with a big job that gets in the way of a normal social life.

Original Title WALTER us distributor Director Anna Mastro (GOSSip GiRl) eOne Cast William H. Macy (SHAMeleSS, FARGO) Virginia Madsen (SiDeWAYS) Peter Facinelli (TWiliGHT) Andrew J. West (CSi, BOneS) Justin Kirk (WeeDS, MR. MORGAn‘S lAST lOVe) Neve Campbell (SCReAM, WilD THinGS) Milo Ventimiglia (HeROS, THAT´S MY BOY) Genre Comedy/Drama Language English Length 88 min Produced by Zero Gravity, Purple Bench Films, Barry Films and Demarest Films

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screening Saturday | Feb 7th | 1:00 p.m. CinemaxX 12

“An outstanding cast…William H. Macy gives a hilarious performance…” (THR)

20 21 we are young. we are strong. WE ARE YOUNG. WE ARE STRONG. recounts the incident of violent xenophobic riots in Rostock in 1992 market from the perspectives of three very different characters. LIEN is a Vietnamese woman who settled in by Burhan Qurbani Germany, but at the end of the day she will be fighting for her life wondering if the place she called home could ever be one for her. STEFAN and his friends are part of the night’s violent turmoil. Young and angry, bored during the daytime, they look forward to the nightly riots and clashes with the police and foreigners. Unable to cope with his grief at the loss of a friend, Stefan gets lost in a circle of violence. Stefan’s father MARTIN is an ambitious local politician, trapped in a dilemma: does he advance his career or stand up for his ideals and take responsibility, which includes that for his son?

In his follow-up to Berlin Competition debut SHAHADA, Burhan Qurbani grippingly explores the driving forces of xenophobia during the violent riots in freshly reunited Germany.

Original Title Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark. Director Burhan Qurbani (SHAHADA) Cast Devid Striesow (THE COUNTERFEITERS) Jonas Nay (HOMEVIDEO) Saskia Rosendahl (LORE) Joel Basman (HANNA) David Schütter Trang Le Hong Genre Drama Language German Length 116 min Produced by UFA Fiction in co-production with ZDF/ Das kleine Fernsehspiel

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screening Friday | Feb 6th | 5:40 p.m. CinemaxX 13

“The strong cast – chiefly the ever watchable Devid Striesow (Yella, The Counterfeiters) and Jonas Ney, something of a new Daniel Bruhl – will provide leverage.” (Screen)

22 23 Kafka‘s THe BuRROW is based on the unfinished novel of the same name by Franz Kafka, which has kafka’s the burrow never previously been adapted for film. It tells the story of a man in his prime who, having seemingly market achieved everything, has entrenched himself in his burrow, a fortress-like apartment complex. But no by Jochen Alexander Freydank matter how hard he tries to ignore it, there it is: the world outside.

Surveillance cameras should ensure his safety and security, but the nightmare outside can‘t be stopped: They know he is there, they want him, they want his wealth... and they are on their way.

Kafka‘s THe BuRROW is a film about isolation and dissociation, fear, and loneliness in our time.

When surveillance creates a nightmare…

Original Title DeR BAu Director Jochen Alexander Freydank (TOYlAnD) Cast Axel Prahl (GRill pOinT) Devid Striesow (THe COunTeRFeiTeRS) Robert Stadlober (CRAZY) Josef Hader (inDiA, THe BOne MAn) Genre Thriller Language German Length 110 min Produced by Mephisto Film Status completed

screening Saturday | Feb 7th | 5:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13

Directed by Academy Award winning director Jochen Alexander Freydank (TOYLAND)

24 25 Yehezkel, age 75, living in a Jerusalem retirement home, decides to fulfill his terminally ill best friend THE FAREWELL PARTY Max’s wish to die in peace. Despite the objections of his wife Levana, Yehezkel and Max’s wife Yana market enlist the help of Dr. Daniel, a veterinarian, and retired police officer Raffi Segal to help them with their by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit mission. At the moment of truth when the group realize that none of them is willing to “pull the trigger”, Yehezkel builds a machine for self- euthanasia.

But after Max is gone, rumors about the machine begin to spread, and the group receives more pleas for help. Meanwhile Yehezkel refuses to face the reality of his wife’s deteriorating dementia. As Yehezkel navigates between new requests for the machine, and Levana’s growing dependency, boundaries begin to blur, and the moral dilemmas the group face become impossible to bear.

A bunch of geezers at an old-age house construct a self-euthanasia device to assist their dying friend end his life in dignity.

winner ISRAELI FILM venice days 2014 ACADEMY AWARD us distributor audience award best actor Samuel Goldwyn brian award best cinematography

Original Title mita tova Director Sharon Maymon Tal Granit Cast Ze’ev Revach Levana Finkelstein Aliza Rozen Ilan Dar Rafi Tavor Genre Tragiccomedy Language Hebrew Length 93 min Produced by 2-Team Productions and Pie Films,Twenty-Twenty Vision Filmproduktionand United King Films

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screening Sunday | Feb 8th | 7:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13 “A comedy about dying sounds like a contradiction in terms, but in this case, the contradiction works.” (Screen) “A poignant, provocative dramedy…boasting a dream cast, a finely honed visual sense and superbly ironic comic timing and dialogue…” (Variety) “Anyone will be moved by this tender, unexpectedly charming tale… an original work of gentle militancy.” (THR) 26 27 market labyrinth of lies by Giulio Ricciarelli

Frankfurt 1958: nobody wants to look back to the time of the Nazi regime. Young prosecuting attorney Johann Radmann comes across some documents that help to initiate the trial against some members of the SS who served in Auschwitz. But both the horrors of the past and the hostility against his work bring Johann to the point of meltdown. It is nearly impossible for him to find his way through this maze; everybody seems to have been involved or guilty.

Based on true events of the investigations that lead to the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials in the 1960ies that eventually tackled the murders and sentenced Nazi criminals to prison.

us distributor sony pictures classics

Original Title im labyrinth DES SCHWEIGENS Director Giulio Ricciarelli DoP Martin Langer (SOPHIE SCHOLL, THE WHITE MASAI) Cast Alexander Fehling (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) André Szymanski Friederike Becht (THE READER, HANNAH ARENDT) Johann von Bülow Gert Voss Genre Drama Language German Length 121 min Produced by Claussen + Wöbke + Putz Filmproduktion in co-production with naked eye filmproduction GmbH

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screening Monday | Feb 9th | 6:45 p.m. CinemaxX 12 “Giulio Ricciarelli‘s fact-based drama is an intelligent and arresting tale of an ambitious young prosecutor intent on bringing war criminals to justice.” (Variety) “Fehling playing the combination of drive, ambition and inexperience to perfection.” (THR)

28 29 Belgium, of all places! What‘s Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Tour de force Hannes‘ and Kiki‘s turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. market They all look forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they by Christian Zübert spend together. It‘s only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he‘s suffering from an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last.

At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild and oneof- a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life as they never did before…

The feeling there‘s nothing left to lose

Original Title hin und weg Director Christian Zübert (THREE QUARTER MOON) Cast Ngo The Chau (STEREO, ALMANYA) Florian David Fitz (VINCENT WANTS TO SEA) Julia Koschitz Jürgen Vogel (THE WAVE, THE FREE WILL) Johannes Allmayer (VINCENT WANTS TO SEA) Volker Bruch (GENERATION WAR) Miriam Stein (YOUNG GOETHE IN LOVE, GENERATION WAR) Hannelore Elsner (CHERRY BLOSSOMS – HANAMI) Genre Drama Language German Length 95 min Produced by Majestic Filmproduktion in co-production with ZDF

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screening Saturday | Feb 7th | 7:00 p.m. CinemaxX 13 “Presses all of the right emotional buttons… the performances are all engaging… and as an emotional tragic comedy it certainly succeeds.” (Screen)

“A dramedy that proves itself worthy at the moment of truth.” (Variety)

30 31 Twelve-year-old Nano witnesses a sinister act: evil Professor Schlotter injects Nano‘s Grandpa with a market the little medic Gobot, a tiny robot that makes it possible to remotely control its victim. Nano goes to their family doctor, secret mission of the bodynauts Dr. X, for help. But incredible things are happening in Dr. X‘s practice as well: together with genius scientist Micro Minitec, the doctor has developed a miniaturisation procedure with which he shrinks a by Peter Claridge submarine and sends it through the human body on a journey of medical discovery.

Nano and his friend Lilly are miniaturised and embark on the risky journey into his Grandpa’s body to defeat the Gobot. But Professor Schlotter and his henchman Serge will not surrender easily. They storm Dr. X’ practice and overpower the scientists. Now Nano and Lilly are stuck in Nano‘s Grandpa‘s body, left to their own devices. They have to face not just the Gobot, but also dangerous killer cells, searing stomach acid and the confusing maze of the brain. Time is of the essence because the oxygen supply in the submarine is limited. It‘s a good thing the talking pink rabbit Rappel that Professor Schlotter keeps around for experiments is on their side and has an axe to grind with Professor Schlotter... The adventurous story of Nano, who sets out on a fantastic journey through the body of his grandfather to save his life…

AVAILABLE IN 2D AND 3D

Original Title Der kleine Medicus – Bodynauten auf geheimer Mission im Körper Director Peter Claridge Genre Genre Family Entertainment, Animation 3D Language English Lenghth 75 min Produced by WunderWerk, in coproduction with der kleine medicus beteiligungs GmbH, Zeitsprung Pictures, Senator Film München, Beta Film Status completed

screening Friday | Feb 6th | 1:00 p.m. CineStar 1

Based on the famous book, translated in over 15 languages!

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34 35 upcoming colonia by Florian Gallenberger

Chilean coup of 1973. The masses are out on the street, protesting against General Pinochet. Amongst them, Daniel and Lena, a young couple, which, like many others, get arrested by Pinochet’s secret police. Soon after, Daniel finds himself trapped in a secret interrogation camp located underground, beneath the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a German sect following the leadership of notorious Paul Schäfer. The Colonia presents itself as a charitable mission but, in fact, is a place nobody ever got away from. Desperate to rescue her boyfriend, Lena joins the mysterious cult, hoping to find Daniel there and to make their way out. Eventually they embark on a dramatic escape – based on true events. Emma Watson in her first lead role since HARRY PO TTER in a survival thriller with Daniel Brühl (RUSH).

Original Title colonia script and footage Available Director Florian Gallenberger DoP Kolja Brandt (NORTH FACE)

Cast Emma Watson (NOAH, HARRY POTTER) Daniel Brühl (RUSH, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) Mikael Nyqvist (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO) Richenda Carey (SEPARATE LIES) Vicky Krieps (A MOST WANTED MAN) Julian Ovenden (DOWNTON ABBEY) August Zirner (THE COUNTERFEITERS) Martin Wuttke (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) Genre Thriller Language English Length approx. 110 min.

Produced by A Majestic Filmproduktion in co-production with Iris Productions and Rat Pack Filmproduktion in co-operation with ProSieben and Sky Status in post-production

36 37 The often fearful eleven-year-old Tom discovers a green ghost in his cellar! Slimy Hugo is an ASG, an upcoming ghosthunters – Averagely Spooky Ghost, whom Tom soon realizes is not only completely harmless but also desperately on icy trails in need of his help. Hugo cannot go back to his haunted house, because a dangerous AIG, an Ancient Ice Ghost, has moved in and is spreading an arctic cold over the entire town in the middle of summer. by Tobi Baumann Tom and Hugo enlist the services of professional Ghosthunter Hetty Cuminseed who has just lost her job at the CGI, the Central Ghosthunting Institute. Hetty doesn‘t like children or ghosts very much but Tom and Hugo convince her to teach them the basics of ghosthunting. The three become an unlikely team – only with friendship, courage and self-confidence can they overcome their adversary and save the town from the AIG.

Based on Cornelia Funke‘s (Inkheart) bestselling novel translated into 20 languages.

Original Title GHosthunters – on icy trails First promo Available Director Tobi Baumann Cinematographer Thomas Kiennast

Cast Milo Parker (ROBOT OVERLORDS, MR. HOLMES) Anke Engelke Christian Tramitz (MANITOU‘S SHOE) Karoline Herfurth (THE READER) Julia Koschitz (TOUR DE FORCE) Christian Ulmen (Elementary Particles) Ruby O. Fee (WOMB) Genre Family Entertainment Language English Produced by Lucky Bird Pictures in co-production with Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, Lotus-Film, Ripple World Pictures, Immer Wieder Gerne Film and Satel Film

Status in post-production

38 39 It is not easy being a teenager and Mike, sixteen-years-old, is having the very worst of times. He coconut hero lives with his mother Cynthia, a notorious nagger, in Faintville, a town based around the timber upcoming industry, set in its days and ways, deep in the Canadian forests. He has no father, no friends, not by Florian Cossen even a favourite food. Basically, his sole wish is to vanish from the face of the earth.

One day, Mike decides to put an end to the cynical joke that fate has played on him, or life as it is called in other words. He places his own obituary and shoots himself!

To his greatest disappointment he wakes up the next day not in heaven but the local hospital. And suddenly Mike‘s fate takes a very different turn when, during a routine examination, the doctors discover a plum-sized tumour in his head. Mile can scarcely believe his luck and keeps his condi- tion a secret from the adults in his life so as to avoid undergoing the operation that would save him. Staring death directly in the eyes, however, changes Mike‘s view of life. For example, it causes him to re-evaluate his opinion of the crazy and enchanting Miranda, the first human being who appears The story of Mike Tyson. Not the boxer, a different one. to understand him. And slowly but surely, Mike develops a completely new wish.

Original Title coconut hero Director Florian Cossen (THE DAY I WAS NOT BORN) DoP Brendan Steacy

Cast Alex Ozerov (BLACKBIRD) Krista Bridges (HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET) Sebastian Schipper (RUN LOLA RUN) Bea Santos Genre Tragicomedy, Love Story Language English Length approx. 90 min.

Produced by Ufa Fiction and Six Island Productions in co-production with SWR/arte, UFA Cinema and Cine Plus Status in post-production

40 41 upcoming the kind words by Shemi Zarhin

Three siblings joined by the death of their mother, and a revelation about the identity of their ‘real’ father set off on a quirky journey from Israel through Paris and Marseille, but ultimately into the past, and their own confusing selves.

From the producers of THE FAREWELL PARTY

Original Title Hamilim Hatovot Director Shemi Zarhin DoP Ronald Plante

Cast Rotem Zisman-Cohen Roy Assaf (GOD‘S NEIGHBOURS) Asaf Ben-Shimon Tsahi Halevi (BETHLEHEM) Sasson Gabay (THE BAND‘S VISIT) Maurice Benichou (AMELIE, HIDDEN) Louise Portal (THE BARBERIAN INVASION) Genre Drama, Comedy Language Hebrew, French Length 90 min.

Produced by Pie Films, United Films and Amerique Film Status in post-production

42 43 the doll in the ceiling upcoming by Kjersti G. Steinsbø

Rebekka’s younger sister has committed suicide after spending years in a psychiatric institution. After the funeral, Rebekka gets into her car and drives off – bringing nothing but a kitchen knife. Set within the majestic back drop of the fjords of Western Norway, she is looking for retribution. Under a false identity, she seeks out her deceased sister’s violator and embeds herself into his idyllic family to now destroy his life…

Like a lone cowboy she rode into town seeking her kind of justice, and when she rides back out, she leaves behind a man and a village in chaos.

Script available

Original Title Dukken I taket Director Kjersti G. Steinsbø Cast Siren Jørgensen Frode Winther Maria Bock (MERCY) Trond Espen Seim Anders Basmo Christiansen (KON-TIKI) Genre Crime Story, Psychodrama Language Norwegian Length approx. 90 min Produced by Den siste skilling AS, by Kristine Knudsen, Alcina Pictures

Status in post-production

Based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen’s (ELLING) best-selling crime novel.

44 45 upcoming the weather inside by Isabelle Stever

Dorothea, an aid worker with a humanitarian organization, has launched a project to help the people escaping a neighboring land menaced by civil war. The luxury of her wealthy world finds a cynical reflection in the poverty evident all around. She embarks upon an affair with the much younger Alec, who seems to be simply an attractive Arab drifter. Their two worlds collide, impelled by their mutual lust for adventure. What appears to be reality becomes unbalanced, raising the question of having and being. Who exactly is helping whom? As her passion increases, Dorothea loses control, jeopardizing A surprising look at the business of foreign aid work with a not only the project but also her life. powerful performance by Maria Furtwängler and the support of Jim Broadbent.

Original Title DAS WETTER IN GESCHLOSSENEN RÄUMEN Director Isabelle Stever DoP Philip Kaminiak

Cast Maria Furtwängler Mehmet Sözer Barbara Bouchet (GANGS OF NEW YORK) Anne von Keller Dorka Gryllus (SOUL KITCHEN, IRINA PALM) Jim Broadbent (IRIS, ANOTHER YEAR, LE WEEK-END) Genre Drama Language German, English, Arabian Length approx. 100 min Produced by Sutor Kolonko Filmproduktion in co-production with cine plus Filmproduktion, WDR, BR and NDR

Status in post-production

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