The Berlin Movie Pageant on Tuesday unveiled the total listing of titles set for its official competitors alongside perspective and specials sidebars.
A complete of 19 movies have been chosen for the worldwide competitors. It’s a buzzy choice with a number of titles which have been extremely anticipated and boast high-profile names. Highlights embody Richard Linklater’s newest function Blue Moon, starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott. Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco launches his newest title Goals in competitors. The movie stars Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández, and Rupert Pal. Franco final labored with Chastain on the Venice competitors title Reminiscence.
Elsewhere, Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude lands in competitors with Kontinental ’25, Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Scorching Milk starring Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, and Vicky Krieps additionally lands in comp alongside Hong Sangsoo’s newest What Does that Nature Say to You and Mumblecore veteran Mary Bronstein returns as a director with If I Had Legs I’d Kick You starring A$AP Rocky and Rose Byrne. Scroll down for the total lineup.
Within the sidebars, standout titles embody BLKNWS: Phrases & Situations by Kahlil Joseph, which arrives from Sundance, and Little Hassle Women by debut filmmaker Urška Đukić. The Berlin Specials programme has been rounded out with the German premiere of Bob Dylan biopic A Full Unknown, Lucio Castro’s newest After This Demise starring Rupert Pal and Gwendoline Christie, and Tilda Swinton will display screen her 1987 flick Friendship’s Demise directed by Peter Wollen as a part of her Honorary Golden Bear celebrations.
The Berlin Movie Pageant takes place February 13-23. This yr the pageant secured a further $2 million in funding from the German authorities.
Full line up beneath:
Competitors Movies
Blue Moon by Richard Linklater | with Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott USA / Eire 2025 World premiere
La cache (The Secure Home) by Lionel Baier | with Dominique Reymond, Michel Blanc, William Lebghil, Aurélien Gabrielli, Liliane Rovère Switzerland / Luxembourg / France 2025 World premiere
Goals by Michel Franco | with Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández, Rupert Pal, Marshall Bell Mexico 2025 World premiere
Drømmer (Goals (Intercourse Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud | with Ella Øverbye, Selome Emnetu, Ane Dahl Torp, Anne Marit Jacobsen Norway 2024 Worldwide premiere
Geu jayeoni nege mworago hani (What Does that Nature Say to You) by Hong Sangsoo | with Ha Seongguk, Kwon Haehyo, Cho Yunhee, Kang Soyi South Korea 2025 World premiere
Scorching Milk by Rebecca Lenkiewicz | with Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Perez United Kingdom 2025 World premiere | Debut movie
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You by Mary Bronstein | with Rose Byrne, A$AP Rocky, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Ivy Wolk USA 2024 Worldwide premiere
Kontinental ’25 by Radu Jude | with Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța Romania 2025 World premiere
El mensaje (The Message) by Iván Fund | with Mara Bestelli, Marcelo Subiotto, Anika Bootz, Betania Cappato Argentina / Spain 2025 World premiere
Mom’s Child by Johanna Moder | with Marie Leuenberger, Hans Löw, Claes Bang, Julia Franz Richter Austria / Switzerland / Germany 2025 World premiere
Reflet dans un diamant mort (Reflection in a Lifeless Diamond) by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani | with Fabio Testi, Yannick Renier, Koen De Bouw, Maria de Medeiros, Thi Mai Nguyen Belgium / Luxembourg / Italy / France 2025
Sheng xi zhi di (Dwelling the Land) By Huo Meng │with Wang Shang, Zhang Chuwen, Zhang Yanrong, Zhang Caixia, Cao Lingzhi Individuals’s Republic of China 2025 World premiere
Strichka chasu (Timestamp) by Kateryna Gornostai | with Olha Bryhynets, Borys Khovriak, Mykola Kolomiiets Ukraine / Luxembourg / Netherlands / France 2025 World premiere | Documentary kind
La Tour de Glace (The Ice Tower) by Lucile Hadžihalilović | with Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini, August Diehl, Gaspar Noé France / Germany 2025 World premiere
O último azul (The Blue Path) by Gabriel Mascaro | with Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socorrás, Adanilo Brazil / Mexico / Chile / Netherlands 2025 World premiere
Was Marielle weiß (What Marielle Is aware of) by Frédéric Hambalek | with Julia Jentsch, Felix Kramer, Laeni Geiseler, Mehmet Ateşçi, Moritz Treuenfels Germany 2025 World premiere
Xiang fei de nv hai (Women on Wire) by Vivian Qu | with Liu Haocun, Wen Qi, Zhang Youhao Individuals’s Republic of China 2025 World premiere
Yunan by Ameer Fakher Eldin | with Georges Khabbaz, Hanna Schygulla, Ali Suliman, Sibel Kekilli, Tom Wlaschiha Germany / Canada / Italy / Palestine / Qatar / Jordan / Saudi Arabia 2025 World premiere
Berlinale Particular Gala
After This Demise by Lucio Castro | with Mia Maestro, Lee Tempo, Rupert Pal, Gwendoline Christie, Philip Ettinger USA 2025 World premiere
A Full Unknown (Like A Full Unknown) by James Mangold | with Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook USA 2024 German premiere
Heldin (Late Shift) by Petra Volpe | with Leonie Benesch, Sonja Riesen, Urs Bihler, Margherita Schoch, Jürg Plüss Switzerland / Germany 2025 World premiere
Lurker by Alex Russell | with Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Zach Fox, Havana Rose Liu, Sunny Suljic USA / Italy 2025 Worldwide premiere | Debut movie
Das Deutsche Volk by Marcin Wierzchowski Germany 2025 World premiere | Documentary kind
Kein Tier. So Wild. (No Beast. So Fierce.) by Burhan Qurbani | with Kenda Hmeidan, Verena Altenberger, Hiam Abbass, Mona Zarreh Hoshyari Khah, Mehdi Nebbou Germany / Poland / France 2025 World premiere
Leibniz – Chronik eines verschollenen Bildes (Leibniz – Chronicle of a Misplaced Portray) by Edgar Reitz, Anatol Schuster | with Edgar Selge, Aenne Schwarz, Michael Kranz, Lars Eidinger, Barbara Sukowa Germany 2025 World premiere
Michtav Le’David (A Letter to David) by Tom Shoval | with David Cunio, Eitan Cunio, Sharon Aloni-Cunio, Silvia Cunio, Luis Cunio Israel / USA 2025 World premiere | Documentary kind
My Undesirable Associates: Half I – Final Air in Moscow by Julia Loktev | with Anna Nemzer, Elena Kostyuchenko, Ksenia Mironova, Sonya Groysman, Alesya Marokhovskaya USA 2024 Worldwide premiere | Documentary kind
Views Movies
Baksho Bondi (Shadowbox) by Tanushree Das, Saumyananda Sahi | with Tillotama Shome, Chandan Bisht, Sayan Karmakar, Suman Saha India / France / USA / Spain 2025 World premiere
BLKNWS: Phrases & Situations by Kahlil Joseph | with Kaneza Schaal, Hope Giselle, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Funmilayo Akechukwu, Peter Hernandez USA 2025 Worldwide premiere | Debut movie
Come la notte (The place the Night time Stands Nonetheless) by Liryc Dela Cruz | with Jenny Llanto Caringal, Tess Magallanes, Benjamin Vasquez Barcellano Jr. Italy / Philippines 2025 World premiere
El Diablo Fuma (y guarda las cabezas de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja) (The Satan Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches within the Similar Field)) by Ernesto Martinez Bucio | with Mariapau Bravo Aviña, Rafael Nieto Martínez, Regina Alejandra, Donovan Mentioned, Laura Uribe Rojas Mexico 2025 World premiere | Debut movie
How one can Be Regular and the Oddness of the Different World by Florian Pochlatko | with Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Elke Winkens, Cornelius Obonya, Felix Pöchhacker, David Scheid Austria 2025 World premiere | Debut movie
Kaj ti je deklica (Little Hassle Women) by Urška Đukić | with Jara Sofija Ostan, Mina Švajger, Saša Tabaković, Nataša Burger, Staša Popović Slovenia / Italy / Croatia / Serbia 2025 World premiere | Debut movie
Mad Payments to Pay (or Future, dile que no soy malo) by Joel Alfonso Vargas | with Juan Collado, Future Checo, Yohanna Florentino, Nathaly Navarro USA 2025 Worldwide premiere | Debut movie
Mit der Faust in die Welt schlagen (Punching the World) by Constanze Klaue | with Anton Franke, Camille Moltzen, Anja Schneider, Christian Näthe, Johannes Scheidweiler Germany 2025 World premiere | Debut movie
Al Mosta’mera (The Settlement) by Mohamed Rashad | with Adham Shoukry, Ziad Islam, Hajar Omar, Mohamed Abdel Hady, Emad Ghoneim Egypt / France / Germany / Saudi Arabia / Qatar 2025 World premiere
On vous croit (We imagine you) by Arnaud Dufeys, Charlotte Devillers | with Myriem Akheddiou, Laurent Capelluto, Natali Broods, Ulysse Goffin, Adèle Pinckaers Belgium 2025 World premiere
Le rendez-vous de l’été (That Summer season in Paris) by Valentine Cadic | with Blandine Madec, India Hair, Arcadi Radeff, Matthias Jacquin, Lou Deleuze France 2025 World premiere | Debut movie
