Kida Khodr Ramadan – MRQE

Hijamat

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Fifty-year-old Murads life is shaken to the core when he learns that his younger brother is gay. Murad would like to support his brother, but their traditional Muslim family is against it. As a result, he finds himself subjected to pressures from all sides from his father, who has close ties to the local imam, and from his brothers circle of friends as well. He would like to help everyone, but as he slowly falls into a spiral of conflicts and mounting difficulties, he finds that he, too, is in need of help. Another integral part of this family drama is the theme of migration and dialogue not just between different religions, but within communities themselves.

Saf

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Turkish director Ali Vatansever weighs the human cost of politically motivated urban renewal in his achingly resonant second feature, about a young couple forced to compromise their ideals and work for the very industry encroaching on their Istanbul neighbourhood, in order to keep up with the rent.

Narziss und Goldmund

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In the dark middle ages young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. It is there that he meets Narcissus, a brilliant, scholarly novice, who is introverted and aloof. A unique and deep life-long friendship is born. Narcissus chooses to remain detached from the world in prayer and meditation. Goldmund, who is passionate, sensual and impulsive, runs away from the monastery to live a picaresque wanderers life, his amorous and artistic adventures leading him to discover the extremes of both ecstasy and pain. Several thrilling years pass, until one day these friends cross paths again…

The Basement (2009/I)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An off-duty cop (Shaun Lawton) and his quarry (Numan Acar) become trapped together in an abandoned factory.

Womit haben wir das verdient?

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wanda’s world has been turned upside down when her teenage daughter Nina suddenly turns up in a hijab. Secretly, Nina has converted to Islam; she exclusively eats halal, strictly observes the prayer times and wishes to be called Fatima. Mother of a liberal Viennese patchwork family, Wanda is appalled; she has always strongly stood against religious fanaticism. However, all attempts to make Nina see reason fail. To make matters worse, Wandas ex-husband has just fathered a child with his latest wife, and Wanda begins to yearn for a time when her only problems were her daughters truancy and pot smoking. When she meets Hanife, the mother of Nina’s Muslim girlfriend, she finds an ally. Hanife, who immigrated to Austria as a child, is determined to save her daughter from the extremely old-fashioned image of women, which Nina is enthusiastically preaching. Eva Spreitzhofer’s culture-clash comedy negotiates a highly topical theme with playful ease.

“4 Blocks”

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Based in Neukölln, Berlin Toni manages the daily business of dealing with the Arabic gangs and ends up wanting to leave his old life behind for his family, but as expected, its never that simple.

Ummah – Unter Freunden

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Kaddisch für einen Freund

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Knallhart

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

From the youth directed novel of the same name by Greogor Tressnow comes a film by Detlev Buck that is a realistic portrait of life in the section of Berlin called Neukölln. Its about power and weakness, delinquents and victims, and the difficulties a 15-year-old faces in a poor and criminal environment.