german premiere

the weird kidz

The petrol station attendant warns them about the monster in the desert... But all the teens have in mind are firecrackers, beer, and boobs. The camping trip promises to be epic! Especially considering the fact that Dug's big brother Wyatt, with his tasteless mullet and dreams of a future as a rock star, has also taken his hot girlfriend Mary with them. But then, the monster from the desert appears...

german premiere

the soul eater

While Elizabeth has to investigate a brutal double murder in a small mountain village, Franck searches for several children that have been kidnapped. First, the two cases don’t seem to belong together, but later, the detectives find hints for a deeper, more disturbing link. THE SOUL EATER combines a tough police thriller with gruesome folklore to create a blood-stained film bastard typical of the genre. 

german premiere

cobweb

Director Kim Ki-yeol knows that a new ending will turn its drama into a masterpiece and make him win important prizes. But filming has already wrapped up, and he has to fight against censorship and an acting-up crew. Korea's acclaimed director Kim Jee-woon (I SAW THE DEVIL) and PARASITE star Song Kang-ho deliver with COBWEB, a marvellously over-the-top farce with a crazy fastpaced narrative. 

european premiere

boy kills world

The deaf-mute Boy wants to defeat the tyrant who killed his family and pesters the population with perverted TV shows. This wild and bloody action orgy with plenty of black humour presents a top cast, including Bill Skarsgård, Famke Janssen, Andrew Koji and Sharlto Copley. And it's none other than legendary producer Sam Raimi who added his signature style to the insane carnage.

opening night

love lies bleeding

Rose Glass’s romantic-thriller LOVE LIES BLEEDING develops with its shimmering images of bursting muscles and a driving electro score, a beguiling cinematic frenzy that no one will be able to escape. Ed Harris proves to be a marvellous scene-stealer in the role of the grotesquely coiffed villain. But above all, it is the magnificent Kristen Stewart who forms the pulsating heart of this thrilling story. 

riddle of fire

Shot with a 16mm Kodak camera and told mainly from the perspective of his child characters, Weston Razooli presents an astonishing debut that was acclaimed at the Cannes festival. With a great deal of humour and boundless creative freedom, he sends his young "Rebels with a Cause" on a fairytale adventure that also, and especially, enchants adults with its sophisticated retro aesthetic and many crazy ideas.

european premiere

sting

On a stormy night, a mysterious egg crashes through the window of a run-down housing in New York. A bizarre little spider crawls out of it, and 12-year-old Charlotte takes it in. It becomes her friend and grows faster and faster until its hunger for blood becomes alarming. The film, directed by genre connaisseur Kiah Roache-Turner, is an homage to the trash science fiction cinema of the 1950s. 

meanwhile on earth

The French astronaut Franck Martens got lost during his space mission three years ago. His family, especially his sister Elsa, are still trying to cope with the loss. But then Elsa gets a message from an alien force. It says that she can have her brother back, but only under one terrible condition! This original science fiction drama fascinates, among other things, with charismatic characters and a sensitive soundtrack.

the invisible fight

Rafael’s dream is to become a kung fu monk. But the path to enlightenment is difficult for the long-haired Black Sabbath fan. He has to master the most unusual training methods since KARATE KID – and a horde of demons is infesting town. A set of martial arts fireworks from Estonia that bows to the fighting choreographies of the Shaw brothers as well as the ambiguous nonsense of the Monty Python troupe and heavy metal.

gattaca

Special screening of GATTACA on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 pm at Zeiss-Großplanetarium in Berlin. Festival pass holders of Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2024 can attend the screening at no additional cost and only need to present their confirmation email at the box office.

"Science Fiction Questioned" is the motto of an exciting and educational film evening organised in cooperation with the Stiftung Planetarium Berlin. GATTACA (1997) with Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law will be shown in the cinema of the Zeiss-Großplanetarium. After the screening, we will discuss with social scientist Dr. Dierk Spreen and Dr. Jürgen Rienow, Head of Production at the Planetarium Berlin Foundation, whether the content of the film is more "science" or "fiction".

About the film: In this award-winning science fiction classic, genetic control is commonplace and DNA is the determining factor in a person's social status. In order to fulfil his lifelong dream of going into space, the genetically inferior Vincent has one chance: he buys the identity of Eugene, who has perfect DNA but has been paralysed in an accident.