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    Direct from the Berlinale

    Direct from the Berlinale

    Aselection of films in this year’s HSBC German Film Festival premiered at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival or ‘Berlinale’. The Berlinale is a unique place of artistic exploration and entertainment and one of the largest public film festivals in the world.

    Cicadas

    Zikaden

    Nina Hoss and Saskia Rosendahl star in this intriguing drama direct from the 2025 Berlinale, which sees an unexpected bond form between two women from vastly different backgrounds.

    Australian Premiere

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    Centrepiece

    Hysteria

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    Direct from the 2025 Berlinale, this clever behind-the-scenes conspiracy thriller featuring rising star Devrim Lingnau follows an assistant director drawn into a dangerous game of secrets, lies and paranoia when a burned Quran is found on a film set.

    Australian Premiere

    I Want It All

    Ich will alles. Hildegard Knef

    A portrait of a unique artist and remarkable woman, this documentary showcases the unwavering spirit of German actress, singer and writer Hildegard Knef, using archival material spanning six decades.

    Australian Premiere

    What Marielle Knows

    Was Marielle weiß

    The scathingly funny new comedy-of-manners from writer/director Frédéric Hambalek centres on a tantalising premise: what would happen if everything a family had been keeping private from each other was suddenly out in the open?

    Australian Premiere

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    Mother's Baby

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    Marie Leuenberger delivers a standout performance alongside Hans Löw and Claes Bang in this chilling psychological thriller about a woman’s strange experience in a private fertility clinic, direct from the 2025 Berlinale.

    Australian Premiere

    Kino for Kids

    Circusboy

    Zirkuskind

    This enchanting documentary chronicles the lives of the Frank travelling circus family over one year, capturing eleven-year-old Santino’s experience growing up among an extended family and animals, in a world of storytelling.

    Australian Premiere

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