Playtime: ca. 120 Min. from 12 years
Venue: Kinopolis Cinema 8 Time: 8:00 PM Date: Thursday, 03/14
Venue: Salzstadel Time: 5:30 PM Date: Saturday, 03/16
 

G-S-A Competition 5

Many of the protagonists in this year’s G-S-A competition are searching for a fulfilling life goal or their own identity. But even if they are still aimless, they want to remain true to themselves along the way. And in the end, isn’t the journey really the destination?

On the wall of the modest hut beams the pride of the family in CRUST: a constantly growing fresco, a family tree that shows each ancestor at the moment when she bravely received her first serious wound. It is an honour, for in this family, “scars make you strong”. But do we really have to feel the pain of past generations in order to claim our rightful place in the family structure?

In a picturesque forest somewhere in Poland lies a deep, barren quarry, nestled in the beauty of a sunny summer’s day. This is the destination that Nora from Vienna is heading for. This is where she wants to end her life. But she doesn’t want to go quietly: she wants her death to be a symbol, the culmination of all the protests that never really had the result she had dreamed of (LIFE, DEATH & PICKLES).

Mena in THERE’S NO END TO THIS STORY is also saying goodbye, but not for good. After years she is leaving Berlin and her boyfriend, and she is roaming her neighbourhood for the last time. She still has a few everyday errands to run and gets caught up in random conversations along the way, which give her a melancholy last snapshot of her neighbourhood.

48 films that showcase the vibrant, confident and versatile cinematic landscape of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

G-S-A Competition 5

Color of Attachment

A young filmmaker must come to terms with her identity when she is invited to show her short film in her hometown.

TO THE MOVIE

How To Fly

Martha joins a spiritual support group. When this turns out to be an autoaggresive sect, she must decide whether to surrender her destiny or fly home on her own.

TO THE MOVIE

Sails of Sorrow

During a funeral dinner, an appropriate mood fails to materialize. Trivialities and rudness are exchanged, gradually emptying the table.

TO THE MOVIE

Death Code X

A young crisis intervention worker struggles with assignments related to suicide.

TO THE MOVIE

Deutsche Sprache, schwere Sprache

Theo, the lead singer of a Nazi band, is about to play the most important concert of his career. But then he is involved in a serious car accident. The driver is the young doctor Mahmoud, who is about to be given citizenship. Fearing the possible consequences, he commits a hit-and-run.

TO THE MOVIE