Film presentation
German Films @Goethe
A selection of best new cinema from Germany
The Goethe-Institut Pakistan is proud to announce a selection of best new cinema from Germany: “German Films@Goethe”.
From February 23rd till 26th you can discover five award-winning new German feature films, all with English subtitles, screened at the Goethe-Institut.
Included in the selection is a family drama that originated in the Armenian genocide, told by a German-Turkish film director, a film about one night in Berlin (“a one take thriller that surpassed Hitchcock”, The Guardian), a drama about a 10-year-old boy searching for his mother, a film-noir melodrama in post-WWII Berlin and a drama about youth in the worst juvenile detention centre in Germany of the late Sixties.
Come and join us at German Films @Goethe and enjoy our diverse programme! We are certain that amongst the many wonderful films, you too will find your favourite.
We will be showcasing the following films at the Goethe-Institut:
- Victoria by Sebastian Schipper
- Sanctuary (Freistatt) by Marc Brummund
- Jack by Edward Berger
- Phoenix by Christian Petzold
- The Cut by Fatih Akin
Jack by Edward Berger
Director: Edward Berger
1h 43min | Drama
Cast: Ivo Pietzcker, Georg Arms, Luise Heyer
Berlin-based and New York-trained director Edward Berger delivers a pleasingly stirring tale about courage and responsibility. A German film about a 10-year-old boy who runs away from a state-run shelter to find his neglectful mother. This collaboration between TV-trained director Edward Berger and actor-turned-scriptwriter Nele Mueller-Stoefen, who co-wrote the script together, is made with sensitivity, skill and honesty.
The Cut
Director: Fatih Akin
2h 18min | Drama, History
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram Khoury
Victoria–an authentic piece of cinematic magic
Director: Sebastian Schipper
2h 18min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Cast: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski
One seamless shot follows a young woman through the dark underbelly of Berlin, in a unique thriller that uses its technical trickery to mesmerizing effect. When Victoria emerges into a chilly Berlin morning, we feel we have lived through the emotions of a lifetime with her.This nerve-shredding German thriller begins in the pulsing white light of a nightclub strobe and spends the next two hours taking us on a tour of Berlin as day breaks over the city.
It’s an astonishing, brassy act of choreography, especially considering the film moves all over the city, with a sprawling cast of bit-players beyond the main characters.
Sanctuary (Freistatt)
Director: Marc Brummund
1h 44min | Drama
Cast: Louis Hofmann, Alexander Held, Stephan Grossmann
Phoenix
Diretor: Christian Petzold
1h 38min | Drama, History
Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf
Day/Date | time | film |
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23rd February 2017 Thursday | 5pm | Victoria by Sebastian Schipper (intro by Dr. Markus Heidingsfelder) |
8pm | Sanctuary (Freistatt) by Marc Brummund | |
24th February 2017 Friday | 5pm | Phoenix by Christian Petzold |
8pm | Jack by Edward Berger | |
25th February 2017 Saturday | 12pm | The Cut by Fatih Akin |
12pm-2pm | Till Passow Masterclass followed by the screening of 'Mast Kalandar'. | |
2:30pm | Screening of Mast Qalandar | |
3:15pm | Victoria by Sebastian Schipper | |
6pm | Sanctuary (Freistatt) by Marc Brummund (followed by the talk with the director of the film moderated by Dr. Markus Heidingsfelder) | |
26th February 2017 Sunday | 11am-1pm | Marc Brummund in conversation with Dr. Markus Heidingsfelder |
1pm | Phoenix by Christian Petzold | |
3pm | Jack by Edward Berger(intro by Dr. Markus Heidingsfelder) | |
6pm | The Cut by Fatih Akin |
Details
Goethe-Institut Pakistan
Kehkashan, Plot/St 1
near Teen Talwar, Block 8 Clifton
Karachi–75600
Pakistan