This year, the Berlinale will take place from February 12 to 22, 2026.
We will be providing a critical review of the event.
In order to follow our impressions of the films live during this new edition, in addition to our Twitter and Facebook social media accounts (and our YouTube channel, where we post our interviews and recordings of press conferences), we will be offering critical reviews.
The rating scale used is as follows:
– very bad film
* average film
** good film
*** very good film
**** excellent film
***** masterpiece
Films in Competition
A New Dawn by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
A film by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
With: Riku Hagiwara, Kotone Furukawa, Miyu Irino, Takashi Okabe
Our rate: ★★
Keitaro lives in a fireworks factory that is about to be shut down. He is…
With: Riku Hagiwara, Kotone Furukawa, Miyu Irino, Takashi Okabe
Our rate: ★★
Keitaro lives in a fireworks factory that is about to be shut down. He is…
At the Sea by Kornél Mundruczó
A film by Kornél Mundruczó
With: Amy Adams, Murray Bartlett, Chloe East, Brett Goldstein, Dan Levy, Jenny Slate, Rainn Wilson, Henry Eikenberry, Naheem Garcia
Our rate: ★★
After a long rehabilitation, Laura returns to her family at their beach…
With: Amy Adams, Murray Bartlett, Chloe East, Brett Goldstein, Dan Levy, Jenny Slate, Rainn Wilson, Henry Eikenberry, Naheem Garcia
Our rate: ★★
After a long rehabilitation, Laura returns to her family at their beach…
Dao by Alain Gomis
A film by Alain Gomis
With: Katy Correa, D’Johé Kouadio, Samir Guesmi, Mike Etienne, Nicolas Gomis, Fara Baco Gomis, Poundo Gomis
Our rate: ★★
A family weaves the threads of a heritage that travels between worlds. Joy…
With: Katy Correa, D’Johé Kouadio, Samir Guesmi, Mike Etienne, Nicolas Gomis, Fara Baco Gomis, Poundo Gomis
Our rate: ★★
A family weaves the threads of a heritage that travels between worlds. Joy…
Dust by Anke Blondé
A film by Anke Blondé
With: Jan Hammenecker, Arieh Worthalter, Éric Godon, Dima Savyan, Thibaud Dooms, Janne Desmet, Verona Verbakel, Armin Mola, Fania Sorel, Koen Verledens
Our rate: ★★
When Belgian tech visionaries Luc and Geert learn that their fraud will hit…
With: Jan Hammenecker, Arieh Worthalter, Éric Godon, Dima Savyan, Thibaud Dooms, Janne Desmet, Verona Verbakel, Armin Mola, Fania Sorel, Koen Verledens
Our rate: ★★
When Belgian tech visionaries Luc and Geert learn that their fraud will hit…
Everybody Digs Bill Evans by Grant Gee
A film by Grant Gee
With: Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Isabelle Harriet, Barry Ward, Valene Kane, Katie McGrath
Our rate: ★★★
June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice…
With: Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Isabelle Harriet, Barry Ward, Valene Kane, Katie McGrath
Our rate: ★★★
June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice…
Flies by Fernando Eimbcke
A film by Fernando Eimbcke
With: Teresa Sánchez, Bastián Escobar, Hugo Ramírez, Enrique Arreola
Our rate: ★★★
Olga lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment …
With: Teresa Sánchez, Bastián Escobar, Hugo Ramírez, Enrique Arreola
Our rate: ★★★
Olga lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment …
Home Stories by Eva Trobisch
A film by Eva Trobisch
With: Frida Hornemann, Eva Löbau, Rahel Ohm, Peter René Lüdicke, Max Riemelt, Gina Henkel, Florian Lukas, Ida Fischer, Florian Geißelmann, Thomas Schubert
Our rate: ★
As a contestant in a singing casting show, Lea is asked by the TV team who…
With: Frida Hornemann, Eva Löbau, Rahel Ohm, Peter René Lüdicke, Max Riemelt, Gina Henkel, Florian Lukas, Ida Fischer, Florian Geißelmann, Thomas Schubert
Our rate: ★
As a contestant in a singing casting show, Lea is asked by the TV team who…
In a Whisper by Leyla Bouzid
A film by Leyla Bouzid
With: Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, Marion Barbeau, Feriel Chamari
Our rate: ★★
Back in Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral, Lilia reunites with a family that…
With: Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, Marion Barbeau, Feriel Chamari
Our rate: ★★
Back in Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral, Lilia reunites with a family that…
Josephine by Beth de Araújo
A film by Beth de Araújo
With: Mason Reeves, Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Philip Ettinger, Syra McCarthy, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican, Michael Angelo Covino, Stefanie Estes, Michael X. Sommers
Our rate: ★★
After eight-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate …
With: Mason Reeves, Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Philip Ettinger, Syra McCarthy, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican, Michael Angelo Covino, Stefanie Estes, Michael X. Sommers
Our rate: ★★
After eight-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate …
My Wife Cries by Angela Schanelec
A film by Angela Schanelec
With: Vladimir Vulević, Agathe Bonitzer, Birte Schnöink, Pauline Rebmann, Ben Carter, Clara Gostynski, Thorbjörn Björnsson, Laure-Lucille Simon, Theodore Vrachas, Ninel Skrzypczyk
Our rate: ★★★
A normal working day on a construction site. Thomas, a 40-year-old crane…
With: Vladimir Vulević, Agathe Bonitzer, Birte Schnöink, Pauline Rebmann, Ben Carter, Clara Gostynski, Thorbjörn Björnsson, Laure-Lucille Simon, Theodore Vrachas, Ninel Skrzypczyk
Our rate: ★★★
A normal working day on a construction site. Thomas, a 40-year-old crane…
Nightborn by Hanna Bergholm
A film by Hanna Bergholm
With: Rupert Grint, Seidi Haarla, Pamela Tola, Pirkko Saisio, Rebecca Lacey, John Thomson
Our rate: –
With dreams of starting a perfect family, Saga and her British husband Jon…
With: Rupert Grint, Seidi Haarla, Pamela Tola, Pirkko Saisio, Rebecca Lacey, John Thomson
Our rate: –
With dreams of starting a perfect family, Saga and her British husband Jon…
Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
A film by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
With: Galin Stoev, Ekatarina Stanina, Sofia Stanina, Chiara Caselli, Christian Bégin, Michelle Tzontchev, Mart Lachev, Nikolay Mutafchiev, Svetlana Yancheva, Maria-Radena Bozhkova
Our rate: ★★
A viral video of an 8-year-old Bulgarian artist catches the eye of a major…
With: Galin Stoev, Ekatarina Stanina, Sofia Stanina, Chiara Caselli, Christian Bégin, Michelle Tzontchev, Mart Lachev, Nikolay Mutafchiev, Svetlana Yancheva, Maria-Radena Bozhkova
Our rate: ★★
A viral video of an 8-year-old Bulgarian artist catches the eye of a major…
Queen at Sea by Lance Hammer
A film by Lance Hammer
With: Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay, Steven Cree, Florence Hunt, Anna Calder-Marshall, Michelle Jeram, Elizabeth Rushbrook, Noah Hunt Basden
Our rate: ★★
As advanced dementia erodes an older woman’s ability to communicate her inner…
With: Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay, Steven Cree, Florence Hunt, Anna Calder-Marshall, Michelle Jeram, Elizabeth Rushbrook, Noah Hunt Basden
Our rate: ★★
As advanced dementia erodes an older woman’s ability to communicate her inner…
Rose by Markus Schleinzer
A film by Markus Schleinzer
With: Sandra Hüller, Caro Braun, Marisa Growaldt, Godehard Giese, Robert Gwisdek, Maria Dragus, Annalisa Hohl, Augustino Renken, Maurice Leonard, Emma Bahlmann
Our rate: ★
In the turmoil of the Thirty-Years’ War, a mysterious soldier appears in a…
With: Sandra Hüller, Caro Braun, Marisa Growaldt, Godehard Giese, Robert Gwisdek, Maria Dragus, Annalisa Hohl, Augustino Renken, Maurice Leonard, Emma Bahlmann
Our rate: ★
In the turmoil of the Thirty-Years’ War, a mysterious soldier appears in a…
Rosebush Pruning by Karim Aïnouz
A film by Karim Aïnouz
With: Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson, Lolo Herrero, Teo Jansen
Our rate: ★★★
In a Spanish villa, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in…
With: Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson, Lolo Herrero, Teo Jansen
Our rate: ★★★
In a Spanish villa, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in…
Salvation by Emin Alper
A film by Emin Alper
With: Caner Cindoruk, Berkay Ateş, Feyyaz Duman, Naz Göktan, Özlem Taş, Eren Demirbaş, Mehmet Selim Akgul, Hichi Demi
Our rate: ★★
In a remote village, an exiled clan returns, reviving a decades-old land…
With: Caner Cindoruk, Berkay Ateş, Feyyaz Duman, Naz Göktan, Özlem Taş, Eren Demirbaş, Mehmet Selim Akgul, Hichi Demi
Our rate: ★★
In a remote village, an exiled clan returns, reviving a decades-old land…
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
A film by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
With: Maïmouna Miawama, Ériq Ebouaney, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Brigitte Tchanégué, Saleh Sambo, Christ Assidjim Mbaihornom
Our rate: ★★
Seventeen-year-old Kellou has been gifted with supernatural powers she does…
With: Maïmouna Miawama, Ériq Ebouaney, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Brigitte Tchanégué, Saleh Sambo, Christ Assidjim Mbaihornom
Our rate: ★★
Seventeen-year-old Kellou has been gifted with supernatural powers she does…
The Loneliest Man in Town by Tizza Covi , Rainer Frimmel
A film by Tizza Covi , Rainer Frimmel
With: Alois Koch, Brigitte Meduna
Our rate: ★★★
Blues musician Al Cook lives in an apartment filled with memories. Outside,…
With: Alois Koch, Brigitte Meduna
Our rate: ★★★
Blues musician Al Cook lives in an apartment filled with memories. Outside,…
We Are All Strangers by Anthony Chen
A film by Anthony Chen
With: Yeo Yann Yann, Koh Jia Ler, Andi Lim, Regene Lim
Our rate: –
A life-altering event forces 21-year-old Junyang and his girlfriend to face…
With: Yeo Yann Yann, Koh Jia Ler, Andi Lim, Regene Lim
Our rate: –
A life-altering event forces 21-year-old Junyang and his girlfriend to face…
Wolfram by Warwick Thornton
A film by Warwick Thornton
With: Deborah Mailman, Eloise Hart, Hazel May Jackson, Pedrea Jackson, Thomas M. Wright, Erroll Shand, Joe Bird, Matt Nable, John Howard, Ferdinand Hoang
Our rate: ★★
1930s Australia, the colonial frontier. Two swaggering outlaws roll into a…
With: Deborah Mailman, Eloise Hart, Hazel May Jackson, Pedrea Jackson, Thomas M. Wright, Erroll Shand, Joe Bird, Matt Nable, John Howard, Ferdinand Hoang
Our rate: ★★
1930s Australia, the colonial frontier. Two swaggering outlaws roll into a…
Yellow Letters by İlker Çatak
A film by İlker Çatak
With: Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas, İpek Bilgin, Şiir Eloğlu, Eray Egilmez, Yusuf Akgün, Kerem Can, Aziz Çapkurt, Marco Kühn
Our rate: ★★
The marriage of Derya and Aziz is under pressure after losing their jobs…
With: Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas, İpek Bilgin, Şiir Eloğlu, Eray Egilmez, Yusuf Akgün, Kerem Can, Aziz Çapkurt, Marco Kühn
Our rate: ★★
The marriage of Derya and Aziz is under pressure after losing their jobs…
Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) by Anna Fitch , Banker White
A film by Anna Fitch , Banker White
With: Yolanda Shea
Our rate: ★
After losing her friend Yo, Anna builds a detailed 1/3-scale version of her…
With: Yolanda Shea
Our rate: ★
After losing her friend Yo, Anna builds a detailed 1/3-scale version of her…
Films in Other Sections
A Prayer for the Dying by Dara Van Dusen
A film by Dara Van Dusen
With: Johnny Flynn, John C. Reilly, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Hilton Pelser, Andrew Whipp, Daniel Weyman, David Ganly, Peter Adame, Radka Caldová
Our rate: ★
In 1870 Friendship, Wisconsin, a small town of Scandinavian settlers still…
With: Johnny Flynn, John C. Reilly, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Hilton Pelser, Andrew Whipp, Daniel Weyman, David Ganly, Peter Adame, Radka Caldová
Our rate: ★
In 1870 Friendship, Wisconsin, a small town of Scandinavian settlers still…
Everybody Digs Bill Evans by Grant Gee
A film by Grant Gee
With: Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Isabelle Harriet, Barry Ward, Valene Kane, Katie McGrath
Our rate: ★★★
June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice…
With: Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Isabelle Harriet, Barry Ward, Valene Kane, Katie McGrath
Our rate: ★★★
June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice…
Forest High by Manon Coubia
A film by Manon Coubia
With: Anne Coesens, Salomé Richard, Aurélia Petit
Our rate : ★★★★
In the northern Alps, Anne, Hélène and Suzanne take turns looking after a…
With: Anne Coesens, Salomé Richard, Aurélia Petit
Our rate : ★★★★
In the northern Alps, Anne, Hélène and Suzanne take turns looking after a…
Heysel 85 by Teodora Ana Mihai
A film by Teodora Ana Mihai
With: Matteo Simoni, Violet Braeckman, Josse De Pauw, Ben Segers, Fabrizio Rongione, Bobby Schofield, Jeroen Van der Ven, Dominique Dauwe, Jonathan Sawdon, Emanuela Ponzano
Our rate: ★
When 39 people are killed prior to the European Cup at the Brussels Heysel…
With: Matteo Simoni, Violet Braeckman, Josse De Pauw, Ben Segers, Fabrizio Rongione, Bobby Schofield, Jeroen Van der Ven, Dominique Dauwe, Jonathan Sawdon, Emanuela Ponzano
Our rate: ★
When 39 people are killed prior to the European Cup at the Brussels Heysel…
Only Rebels Win by Danielle Arbid
A film by Danielle Arbid
With: Hiam Abbass, Mahamat Amine Benrachid, Shaden Fakih, Charbel Kamel, Alexandre Paulikevitch, Sami Dekhissi, Rubis Ramadan
Our rate: ★★
Suzanne and Osmane meet in crisis-ridden Beirut. Osmane is a young Sudanese…
With: Hiam Abbass, Mahamat Amine Benrachid, Shaden Fakih, Charbel Kamel, Alexandre Paulikevitch, Sami Dekhissi, Rubis Ramadan
Our rate: ★★
Suzanne and Osmane meet in crisis-ridden Beirut. Osmane is a young Sudanese…
The Day She Returns by Hong Sang-soo
A film by Hong Sang-soo
With: Song Sun-mi, Cho Yun-hee, Park Mi-so, Kim Seon-jin, Oh Yun-su, Kang So-yi, Ha Seong-guk, Shin Seok-ho
Our rate: ★
She has just finished the shoot of an independent film and now has to give…
With: Song Sun-mi, Cho Yun-hee, Park Mi-so, Kim Seon-jin, Oh Yun-su, Kang So-yi, Ha Seong-guk, Shin Seok-ho
Our rate: ★
She has just finished the shoot of an independent film and now has to give…
The Hidden Face of the Earth by Arnaud Alain
A film by Arnaud Alain
With: Dimitri Jean, Pierre Marragou
Our rate: ★
Dimitri loves photographing friends, strangers, lovers. Over the years,…
With: Dimitri Jean, Pierre Marragou
Our rate: ★
Dimitri loves photographing friends, strangers, lovers. Over the years,…
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York by Noah Segan
A film by Noah Segan
With: John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Lee Curtis, Karina Arroyave
Our rate: ★
When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New…
With: John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Lee Curtis, Karina Arroyave
Our rate: ★
When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New…
The Other Side of the Sun by Tawfik Sabouni
A film by Tawfik Sabouni
With:
Our rate: ★★
After the fall of Assad’s regime, five survivors return to the former torture…
With:
Our rate: ★★
After the fall of Assad’s regime, five survivors return to the former torture…
The Testament of Ann Lee by Mona Fastvold
A film by Mona Fastvold
With: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard, Christopher Abbott, David Cale, Stacy Martin, Scott Handy, Jeremy Wheeler, Tim Blake Nelson
Our rate: ★★★
An epic fable about religious leader Ann Lee, the founding leader of the…
With: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard, Christopher Abbott, David Cale, Stacy Martin, Scott Handy, Jeremy Wheeler, Tim Blake Nelson
Our rate: ★★★
An epic fable about religious leader Ann Lee, the founding leader of the…
Truly Naked by Muriel d’Ansembourg
A film by Muriel d’Ansembourg
With: Caolán O’Gorman, Andrew Howard, Safiya Benaddi, Alessa Savage, Lyndsey Marshal, Juliet Aubrey, Cameron King, Hana Hrzic, Kate Kennedy, Helena Braithwaite
Our rate: ★★
An introverted teen Alec, who has only ever experienced sex through the lens …
With: Caolán O’Gorman, Andrew Howard, Safiya Benaddi, Alessa Savage, Lyndsey Marshal, Juliet Aubrey, Cameron King, Hana Hrzic, Kate Kennedy, Helena Braithwaite
Our rate: ★★
An introverted teen Alec, who has only ever experienced sex through the lens …
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