We are showing the multi-award-winning documentary BORN TO FAKE as a preview ahead of its theatrical release. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the directors about archival footage, media fabrication, and the relevance of a scandal that now seems almost prophetic.


Born to Fake

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Enjoy the best films from around the globe in a relaxed atmosphere and with fresh, hand-made popcorn.

Preview: Born to Fake Hero

München-Preview: Born to Fake

Munich Preview: Born to Fake

Three men in a red bus. For 40 years, Franz Xaver Gernstl traveled the world far and wide with two friends – in search of good stories and extraordinary people. People in the countryside and in the city, on the margins of society and in the fast lane. How do they live? What drives them? What do they dream of? This became the basis for the BR cult series _Gernstl unterwegs_. In over 1,000 conversations, people talk about their lives. Openly, directly, and sometimes quite offbeat. 

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But how do such encounters come about? Can you plan for chance? Or does it all come down to: just got lucky?! Gernstl shares the best stories, recounts his wild years “on the road,” and describes what he found without ever having sought it: an adventurous life with his best friends and a glimpse of what happiness means.

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The reading also includes a screening of GERNSTLS REISEN – AUF DER SUCHE NACH IRGENDWAS.


Gernstls Reisen - Auf der Suche nach Irgendwas

Special Screening: Gernstls Reisen – Auf der Suche nach Irgendwas Hero

Lesung & Screening: Gernstls Reisen – Auf der Suche nach Irgendwas

In his feature film debut and this year’s Berlinale entry, \*I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION\*, director Kilian Armando Friedrich draws on his own experiences in the cleaning industry to craft an intense drama that explores the pressures, vulnerabilities, and psychological strain faced by workers who lack a voice. The film’s preview will be followed by a discussion with director Kilian Armando Friedrich, lead actress Sabine Thalau, and the film’s crew and cast.


I Understand Your Displeasure

Preview: Ich verstehe Ihren Unmut Hero

Munich Preview: I Understand Your Displeasure

Men are becoming increasingly right-wing politically and increasingly lonely socially, men simply cannot deal with their emotions, and men continue to be responsible for the majority of all acts of violence: these statements reflect the entire plight of contemporary masculinity. The world seems to be full of brutally fragile guys.

It's time to take a closer look at them: in his live lecture Brutal Fragile Guys, Ole Liebl gets to the bottom of men and their feelings. What does the inability to feel have to do with anti-feminist radicalization on the internet? What are we overlooking when we assume that men have fewer feelings than women? How can you recognize toxic progressive men? Why are macho guys so often melancholic? How are women and queer people emotionally exploited? And what does Spider-Man have to do with all this? Entertaining, dense, and, despite the tough topics, equipped with a good dose of humor, Ole Liebl brings the results of modern masculinity research closer to us in an understandable way.


Brutal fragile Typen. Männer und Gefühle

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Ole Liebl: Brutal Fragile Tour

In 2026, Bayreuth will be the site of a major anniversary: the Festival will celebrate its 150th anniversary. An occasion that will also make history in terms of its program. On July 26, 2026, Richard Wagner’s operatic triumph RIENZI will be performed for the very first time—and exclusively during the anniversary year of 2026—on the stage of the Bayreuth Festival Theatre, with a delayed broadcast to cinemas. The new production by Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka is under the musical direction of Nathalie Stutzmann. A celebration for all Wagner lovers—right there in the theater, with no waiting list.

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The cinema broadcast will air with a two-hour delay relative to the performance at the Festspielhaus and will include two half-hour intermissions, during which a cinema-exclusive accompanying program (approx. 10 min. at the end of each intermission) will be shown. 


Wagner in Cinema: Rienzi

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Wagner im Kino: Rienzi Hero

For all those who have always wanted to see or re-watch a classic on the big screen at City 1!


Große Filme auf Großer Leinwand

Große Filme auf der großen Leinwand

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A FADING MAN tells a touching story about forgetting and remembering, about love and friendship, about growing old and staying young, about saying goodbye and the courage to start anew. The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Welf Reinhart and the cast members August Zirner, Harald Krassnitzer, and Dagmar Manzel.


A Fading Man

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Der Verlorene Mann

Premiere: A Fading Man

We will screen the historical epic PALESTINE 36 as a preview ahead of its nationwide theatrical release, followed by a panel discussion with **Dr. Sarah El Bulbeisi**, a cultural studies scholar and senior lecturer at the Institute for the Near and Middle East at LMU Munich, and **Prof. Dr. Stefan Jakob Wimmer**, chairman of the Society of Friends of Abraham, moderated by democracy scholar, journalist, and war correspondent **Sophia Maier**.


Palestine 36

Preview: Palästina 36 Hero

Preview: Palestine 36

At this year’s Berlinale, Sandra Hüller was awarded the Silver Bear for her impressive performance in the historical drama ROSE, directed by Markus Schleinzer. As part of this preview, the opening remarks and the subsequent Q&A session from the premiere in Leipzig will also be broadcast live.


Rose

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Preview: Rose

Barbara Pachl-Eberhart's autobiography of the same name became a bestseller in 2010. In it, she describes with great intensity and strength how she managed to rebuild her life after the tragic death of her family. Now Adrian Goiginger, a director celebrated for his very personal films—including DER FUCHS, which won a Silver Lola award—has adapted this moving life story for the screen.
We are showing the premiere of VIER MINUS DREI in the presence of director Adrian Goiginger, author Barbara Pachl-Eberhart, actress Valerie Pachner, and other members of the film crew.


Four Minus Three

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Premiere: Four Minus Three

The documentary film SIRI HUSTVEDT – DANCE AROUND THE SELF, which celebrated its world premiere in the Panorama section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival, portrays Siri Hustvedt's unique way of living and thinking and connects her writing with the big themes of life: love and farewell – especially in connection with her deep personal and artistic bond with her husband, the writer Paul Auster. We are showing this touching portrait of one of the most important voices in contemporary literature as a preview before its regular theatrical release.


Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self

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Preview: Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self

Munich Preview: Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self

Filmbildung ist ein fester Bestandteil des Schulunterrichts und in vielen Fächern und Lernbereichen verankert. Die SchulKinoWoche möchte mit ihrem Angebot Lehrkräfte motivieren, Film und vor allem den Kinofilm als audiovisuelles Werk im Rahmen des Unterrichts zu behandeln und hierfür den Ort der bestmöglichen Rezeption zu nutzen – das Kino!
Auch in diesem Jahr sind wir Teil der [Bayrischen Schulkinowochen](https://www.schulkinowoche.bayern.de/). 
Die Anmeldungen für den Zeitraum 16. Bis 27. März laufen – unser Filmangebot, Termine und den link zum Anmelden finden Sie hier: <https://www.schulkinowoche.bayern.de/kinos-programm/muenchen/>
Von Pumuckl, dem Räuber Hotzenplotz bis Riefenstahl und September 5 ist für jede Altersklasse etwas dabei. 


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SchulKinoWoche Bayern

Following THE TEACHERS LOUNGE, Oscar®-nominated director İlker Çatak returns with YELLOW LETTERS, another intense and highly topical drama.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with director İlker Çatak and Christine Roth, lawyer and member of the Amnesty Lawyers Group in Nuremberg. The discussion will be moderated by journalist Eva Schulz.


Yellow Letters

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München-Premiere: Gelbe Briefe

Munich premiere: Yellow Letters

Based on the biography of legendary table tennis player Marty Reisman, director Josh Safie stages an energetic drama starring Timothée Chalamet in the lead role. We are showing MARTY SUPREME, which has been nominated for nine Oscars, as a preview before its theatrical release.


Marty Supreme

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Munich Preview: Marty Supreme

In FÜHRER AND SEDUCER, author and director Joachim A. Lang sheds light on the propaganda machine of the Third Reich and how it still has an impact in today's age of fake news. 
This exclusive school cinema event takes place in cooperation with [Bernhardt-Bildung](https://www.bernhardt-bildung.de/) and invites students to a question and answer session with Antje Bernhardt and contemporary witness and Holocaust survivor Dr. Eva Umlauf after the film screening.
Admission: €6.00 per student, accompanying adults free of charge
Please register at: info@bernhardt-bildung.de


Führer and Seducer

Führer und Verführer

Schulkino Special: Führer und Verführer

School Cinema Special: Führer and Seducer  

The Kino & Cake film club invites you to a special film club evening at City Kino Munich on Monday, January 26. The film HAMNET will be shown. The meeting point is at 5:00 p.m. directly at the cinema, followed by the joint film screening. After the film, there will be cake and an opportunity to discuss the film in a relaxed atmosphere. Participation in the film club evening is limited to a maximum of 30 people. There is an additional charge for participating in the club event, including cake, which is charged on top of the regular cinema ticket price. Seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis.


Hamnet

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Kino & Cake - Hamnet

Special: Kino & Cake - Hamnet

This sensitive documentary provides an intimate insight into the everyday work of child and youth welfare services over a period of more than a year, focusing on the dedicated people working behind the scenes. The screening will be followed by a discussion with producer Britta Strampe.

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_An event in cooperation with Nonfiktionale._


The Family Approach

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Im Prinzip Familie

München Special: The Family Approach

Director Marcus H. Rosenmüller stages the successful play with a star-studded cast consisting of Hape Kerkeling, Friedrich Mücke, Christoph Maria Herbst, Anja Knauer, and Fahri Yardim. We are showing EXTRAWURST as a preview before its official theatrical release in the presence of the director. 


Extrawurst

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Munich Preview: Extrawurst

Wolfgang Becker's latest film is a comedy about history as myth, the pitfalls of German remembrance culture, and life as a game of remembering, forgetting, and inventing. An entertaining lesson on the hierarchy of historiography and a film about the power of storytelling.

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Followed by a Q&A with lead actor Charly Hübner.


Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße

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Special Screening: Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße

We are showing the film of THE CURE's highly acclaimed album release concert: THE SHOW OF A LOST WORLD. The film will be shown in 4K and with state-of-the-art Dolby 7.1 surround sound for an authentic concert experience.


The Cure: The Show Of A Lost World

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The Cure

Special: The Cure - The Show Of A Lost World 

A very personal documentary film and a look behind the scenes of Robert Habeck's 2025 election campaign. Lars Jessen—filmmaker, friend, advisor, and long-time companion—seeks answers: Why did it come to this? What went wrong, and how can progressive politics succeed again in times of populism? We are showing JETZT.WOHIN. - MEINE REISE MIT ROBERT HABECK in the presence of Lars Jessen.


Jetzt. Wohin. - Meine Reise mit Robert Habeck

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Special: Jetzt. Wohin. - Meine Reise mit Robert Habeck

In JETZT.WOHIN - MEINE REISE MIT ROBERT HABECK, filmmaker Lars Jessen, Robert Habeck's friend, advisor, and long-time companion, searches for answers and takes a look behind the scenes of the 2025 election campaign. The film screening will be followed by a virtual Q&A with Robert Habeck and Lars Jessen live from Hadley's Café in Hamburg, where questions can be submitted via WhatsApp or SMS.


Yorck

Blauer Stern 

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Located directly at Volkspark Friedrichshain, the film theater offers a varied film program in five halls. In summer, the beer garden invites you to linger.

Special Screening: Jetzt. Wohin.

Sixty years of The Doors: Tom DiCillo's documentary returns in restored 4K. Unpublished archive material shows Morrison, Manzarek, Krieger, and Densmore—without commentary, just pure rock rebellion. The band that shaped a generation.


When You're Strange

Kant Kino

Babylon Kreuzberg

Located at Kotti, the heart of Kreuzberg, Babylon is one of the most beloved art house cinemas of the city.

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Special Screening: The Doors – When you're strange

Twenty years after going to the Trojan War, Odysseus lands on the shores of Ithaca, worn out, a stranger in his own country. With THE RETURN Uberto Pasolini delivers a new adaptation of “The Odyssey” starring Ralph Fiennes.
We're showing the premiere in the presence of director Uberto Pasolini.


The Return

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Rückkehr nach Ithaka

Special Screening: The Return

An evening on the topic of homelessness in cooperation with the Netzwerk Wohnungslosenhilfe. We will show the powerful drama about homelessness and poverty in old age, followed by a Q&A with director Florian Baxmeyer.


Secret Hope

Auf der Straße

Special Screening: Auf der Straße

Based on the award-winning novel by Max Frisch, the feature film adaptation of I'M NOT STILLER is now coming to cinemas.

We look forward to the preview, followed by a discussion with director **Stefan Haupt** and podcast host and literary mediator **Timothy Sonderhüsken**.


I'm Not Stiller

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Stiller

Preview: I'm Not Stiller

PING PONG PARADISE was screened at Dok.fest Munich and came fifth in the audience favourites. As part of a collaboration with Let's Dok, we are showing this captivating sports documentary, followed by a discussion with producer **Sylvain Cruiziat**.


Ping Pong Paradise

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Special: Ping Pong Paradise

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE by director Kiril Serebrennikov is based on the book by French journalist Oliver Guez. The film already celebrated its world premiere in Cannes. After the film, we look forward to a film discussion in the presence of cast and crew.


The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

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Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele

Special: The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

Award-winning director Agnieszka Holland is embarking into her most ambitious project yet, a biopic about the legendary Czech writer Franz Kafka.


We look forward to the preview of FRANZ K. in cooperation with LMU Munich, in the presence of literary scholar and Kafka expert **Oliver Jahraus**.


Franz

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Preview: Franz

To mark the cinema release of the film O ÚLTIMO AZUL (The Blue Trail), we are looking forward to opening words by Ricardo Eche (Brasilian Filmdays Munich). An event in collaboration with the Brazilian Consulate in Munich and the Brazilian community.  


The Blue Trail

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Special: The Blue Trail

A moving insight into the significance of memories and the gaps in German remembrance culture. The screening is being held in cooperation with the Petra Kelly Foundation, the ‘München erinnern’ initiative, Lets Dok Bayern and Amnesty's Munich anti-racism group. It will be followed by a discussion with director **Martina Priessner** and **Yasemin** and **Engin Kılıç**, the parents of the murdered Selçuk Kılıç.


The Moelln Letters

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Die Möllner Briefe

Special Screening: The Moelln Letters

Experience the breathtaking theatrical presentation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's™ iconic musical film “The Sound of Music.” Meticulously restored and remastered in 4K for its 60th anniversary, the beloved classic is more brilliant than ever with pristine picture and sound. 
In this true-life story, Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, a spirited young woman who leaves the convent and becomes a governess to the seven unruly children of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). Her warmth, charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children and their father. But when the threat of war rises, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family. 
One of the most successful movie musicals of all time, “The Sound of Music” features unforgettable treasures like “Edelweiss,” “My Favorite Things,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and “Do-Re-Mi.”


The Sound of Music

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Seven uniquely crafted screening rooms, film selection that spans the sublime to the wonderfully strange, laser projection so vivid you'll forget there's a screen between you and the story – this is delphi LUX, where movies get the love they deserve.

Passage

More than 100 years of cinema history in the heart of Neukölln.

Special: Sound of Music

Special Screening: The Sound of Music

100 minutes of pure trash ecstasy followed by a film discussion with drag icon Nina Queer!


Der Saft des Bösen

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Special Screening: Der Saft des Bösen

We look forward to welcoming the winners of the STARTER film awards to City Kino for a discussion and to showing their films on the big screen.

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WALUD - Louise Zenker, Daood Alabdulaa
It is 2014, Amuna and her husband Aziz, an ISIS fighter, live as shepherds in the rural Syrian desert. When he takes a very young, European ISIS convert as a second wife, Amuna's everyday life is thrown off kilter.

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THE TITTERING OF EELS - Maximilian Weigl
Art student Eli meets her crush Stella while she is pressed for time and looking for photo motifs for her thesis. They spend a romantic summer day in Munich, during which they get closer.

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LES GORGES DU VERDON - Nathan
An ordinary summer vacation in the south of France. Brothers Jonathan and David meet other boys at the campsite. They go on a bike ride together. A laconic buddy movie unfolds in wonderful black-and-white images.

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__Guests: Lou von Sohlern, Matilda Mokina (QUEER EXILE, no screening), Louise Zenker, Daood Alabdulaa, Maximilian Weigl, Nathan Engelhardt__


Gewinnerfilme des Starter-Filmpreis 2025

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Walud

73. Filmkunstwochen: Starter-Filmpreise

We’re bringing together cycling enthusiasts, filmmakers, and the local community for an inspiring evening of short films, stories from the road, and everything we love about life on two wheels. Get ready for beautiful films, great conversations, and a warm, welcoming vibe in one of Munich’s coolest cinemas. Whether you ride every day or just love the cycling spirit — you’re invited.
Connect with like-minded people, share stories, and feel part of a community that loves bikes as much as you do.

**Doors 19:00 **
**Film start 20:00 **
**Come by bike, we will make sure there is a safe bike parking near the venue.**

Tickets can be purchased [here](https://t.rausgegangen.de/tickets/cycling-film-club-1?preview=a3512a74be8f617760392d2d79a307293215d4d2e877b793c67e7dd2a6f3a183) for 20,00€.


Special Screening: Cycling Film Club

In summer 2025, cinema audiences can expect a special highlight: on July 25, 2025 at 6 p.m., Richard Wagner's opera “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” will be brought live to the big screen in a new production by Matthias Davids and under the musical direction of Daniele Gatti. The cinema broadcast will take place with a two-hour delay to the performance in the Festspielhaus and will include two half-hour breaks, during which a cinema-exclusive intermission program (approx. 10 minutes each) will be broadcast. A celebration for all Wagner lovers - directly at the cinema, without a waiting list.


Wagner im Kino: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

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Wagner in Cinema: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Architecture for a new republic - the cinematic portrait of the visionary behind the Chancellor's Bungalow and the German Pavilion at Expo 1958. The documentary SEP RUF - ARCHTITEKT DER MODERNE takes us on a visual journey through the work of one of the most important German architects of the 20th century.
We are showing the premiere of the documentary in the presence of the director Johann Betz.


Sep Ruf - Architekt der Moderne

Special Screening: Sep Ruf - Architekt der Moderne

Special Screening: Sep Ruf 

A concert film about the groundbreaking tour of the iconic artist that captivated audiences worldwide for five years. 
Directed by Ísold Uggadóttir, the film features the work of James Merry as co-creative director of visuals, with additional contributions from Andrew Thomas Huang, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, Pierre-Alain Giraud, Nick Knight, Tobias Gremmler and Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton-Jones. 


Björk: Cornucopia

Neues Off

As featured on 'Accidentally Wes Anderson'.

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Special Screening: Björk - Cornucopia

For Neil Young, music and film have always had a very close relationship. Not long after the musician began recording records, he turned to the movie camera. One day before the release of the album _Coastal: The Soundtrack_, the tour documentary NEIL YOUNG-COASTAL, directed by Daryl Hannah and filmed during Young's 2023 Coastal solo tour, will be released in cinemas. Get your tickets for the extraordinary music documentary now!


Neil Young: Coastal 

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Special Screening: Neil Young - Coastal

ICH WILL ALLES is a cinematic autobiography of a highly talented, ambitious, laconic and sharp-witted woman who showed the world how to survive fame and defeat. Munich premiere in the presence of director **Luzia Schmid** and producers **Thomas Kufus** and **Ulli Pfau**. Moderated by **Moritz Holfelder**.


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Munich Preview: I Understand Your Displeasure

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