Film Screening
Sun and Concrete

Berlinale Selection 2024

Thu, 01.02.2024
8:00 PM - 22:00 Pantheon Cinema

Feature film // 2023 // 119 minutes

Sun and Concrete is not your ordinary coming of age film. It is based on the bestselling and much-lauded autobiographical first novel of Felix Lobrecht (German stand-up comedian, podcast moderator and author). The film, set in Gropiusstadt in the summer of 2003, paints a realistic picture of teenage kids in a socially deprived area of Berlin. Lukas, Julius, Gino and Sanchez take us on their nerve-wracking adventure through this fast-paced film with plenty of violence and brutality, yet full of situational comedy.

From the Berlinale Special Gala 2023

Director: David Wnendt
Screenplay: David Wnendt, Felix Lobrecht, based on the same-titled novel by Felix Lobrecht
Cinematography: Jieun Yi
Editing: Andreas Wodraschke
Music: Enis Rotthoff, Konstantin “Djorkaeff” Scherer, Phil The Beat
Sound Design & Sound: Paul Rischer
Production Design: Thomas Stammer, Lea Walloschke
Cast: Levy Rico Arcos (Lukas), Rafael Luis Klein-Heßling (Gino), Vincent Wiemer (Julius), Aaron Maldonado-Morales (Sanchez), Luvre47 (Marco), Wael Alkhatib (Djamel), Lucio101 (Cem), Jörg Hartmann (Matthias), Imran Chaaban (Momo), Franziska Wulf (Gaby)

Awards

Bavarian Film Award 2022 – Best Screenplay & Best Picture Design
Civis – Europe's Media Prize for Integration 2023 – Cinema Award
German Acting Award 2023 – Award in the category "Strong Performance" for Franziska Wulf & Ensemble Award
Festival of German Film 2023 – Filmkunstpreis Ludwigshafen for the Best Film