The Berlinale takes place from February 13 to 23, 2025.
We bring you a critical diary.
In addition to our social networks twitter and facebook (and our youtube channel on which we relay our interviews as well as press conference footage), we’re offering you critical diaries so you can follow our impressions of the films at this new edition live.
The rating scale applied is as follows:
– very bad film
* fair film
** good film
*** very good film
**** excellent film
***** masterpiece
Competition Films
Blue Moon by Richard Linklater
A film by Richard Linklater
With: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Jonah Lees, Simon Delaney, Cillian O’Sullivan, Patrick Kennedy, Caitríona Ennis
Our rate: ★★★
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts…
With: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Jonah Lees, Simon Delaney, Cillian O’Sullivan, Patrick Kennedy, Caitríona Ennis
Our rate: ★★★
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts…
Continental ’25 de Radu Jude
A film by Radu Jude
With: Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Oana Mardare, Șerban Pavlu, Annamária Biluska, Ilinca Manolache
Our rate: ★★★
Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she has …
With: Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Oana Mardare, Șerban Pavlu, Annamária Biluska, Ilinca Manolache
Our rate: ★★★
Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she has …
Dreams by Dag Johan Haugerud
A film by Dag Johan Haugerud
With: Ella Øverbye, Selome Emnetu, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Ane Dahl Torp, Andrine Sæther, Silje Breivik, Lars Jacob Holm, Valdemar Dørmænen Irgens, Brynjar Åbel Bandlien, Nadia Bonnevie
Our rate: ★
A seventeen-year-old girl experiences a sexual awakening when she falls head …
With: Ella Øverbye, Selome Emnetu, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Ane Dahl Torp, Andrine Sæther, Silje Breivik, Lars Jacob Holm, Valdemar Dørmænen Irgens, Brynjar Åbel Bandlien, Nadia Bonnevie
Our rate: ★
A seventeen-year-old girl experiences a sexual awakening when she falls head …
Dreams by Michel Franco
A film by Michel Franco
With: Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández, Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Eligio Meléndez, Mercedes Hernández, Tatiana Ronderos
Our rate: ★★
Believing his lover will support him, a young Mexican ballet dancer crosses…
With: Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández, Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Eligio Meléndez, Mercedes Hernández, Tatiana Ronderos
Our rate: ★★
Believing his lover will support him, a young Mexican ballet dancer crosses…
Girls on wire by Vivian Qu
A film by Vivian Qu
With: Liu Haocun, Wen Qi, Zhang Youhao, Zhou You, Peng Jing, Yang Haoyu, Liu Yitie, Geng Le, Jian Kang
Our rate: ★
Tian Tian, the single mother of a five-year-old daughter, kills a drug dealer…
With: Liu Haocun, Wen Qi, Zhang Youhao, Zhou You, Peng Jing, Yang Haoyu, Liu Yitie, Geng Le, Jian Kang
Our rate: ★
Tian Tian, the single mother of a five-year-old daughter, kills a drug dealer…
Hot Milk by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
A film by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
With: Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Perez, Patsy Ferran, Yann Gael, Paris Thomopoulos, Korina Gougouli
Our rate: ★★
Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to …
With: Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Perez, Patsy Ferran, Yann Gael, Paris Thomopoulos, Korina Gougouli
Our rate: ★★
Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to …
Living the land by Huo Meng
A film by Huo Meng
With: Wang Shang, Zhang Chuwen, Zhang Yanrong, Zhang Caixia, Cao Lingzhi, Zhou Haotian, Jiang Yien
Our rate: ★★
With both parents working far away, ten-year-old Chuang is being raised by…
With: Wang Shang, Zhang Chuwen, Zhang Yanrong, Zhang Caixia, Cao Lingzhi, Zhou Haotian, Jiang Yien
Our rate: ★★
With both parents working far away, ten-year-old Chuang is being raised by…
Mother’s baby by Johanna Moder
A film by Johanna Moder
With: Marie Leuenberger, Hans Löw, Claes Bang, Julia Franz Richter, Nina Fog, Tchuci, Judith Altenberger, Caroline Frank, Greta Stranka, Selina Ströbele
Our rate: ★★
Forty-year-old Julia, a successful conductor, and her partner Georg are…
With: Marie Leuenberger, Hans Löw, Claes Bang, Julia Franz Richter, Nina Fog, Tchuci, Judith Altenberger, Caroline Frank, Greta Stranka, Selina Ströbele
Our rate: ★★
Forty-year-old Julia, a successful conductor, and her partner Georg are…
Reflection in a Dead Diamond by
A film by Bruno Forzani , Hélène Cattet
With: Fabio Testi, Yannick Renier, Koen De Bouw, Maria de Medeiros, Thi-Mai Nguyen, Céline Camara, Kezia Quintal, Sylvia Camarda, Barbara Hellemans
Our rate: ★
When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair…
With: Fabio Testi, Yannick Renier, Koen De Bouw, Maria de Medeiros, Thi-Mai Nguyen, Céline Camara, Kezia Quintal, Sylvia Camarda, Barbara Hellemans
Our rate: ★
When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair…
The Ice Tower by Lucile Hadžihalilović
A film by Lucile Hadžihalilović
With: Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini, August Diehl, Gaspar Noé, Marine Gesbert, Lila-Rose Gilberti, Raphael Reboul, Carmen Haidacher, Wilhelm Bonnelle, Dounia Sichov
Our rate: ★★★
1970s. From her high mountain village, 15-year-old Jeanne dreams of leaving…
With: Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini, August Diehl, Gaspar Noé, Marine Gesbert, Lila-Rose Gilberti, Raphael Reboul, Carmen Haidacher, Wilhelm Bonnelle, Dounia Sichov
Our rate: ★★★
1970s. From her high mountain village, 15-year-old Jeanne dreams of leaving…
The message by Iván Fund
A film by Iván Fund
With: Mara Bestelli, Marcelo Subiotto, Anika Bootz, Betania Cappato
Our rate: ★
In the Argentinian countryside, a child’s special gift gives her…
With: Mara Bestelli, Marcelo Subiotto, Anika Bootz, Betania Cappato
Our rate: ★
In the Argentinian countryside, a child’s special gift gives her…
The safe house by Lionel Baier
A film by Lionel Baier
With: Dominique Reymond, Michel Blanc, William Lebghil, Aurélien Gabrielli, Liliane Rovère, Ethan Chimienti, Adrien Barazzone, Larisa Faber
Our rate: ★★
An eccentric family portrait set during the May 1968 protests in Paris. A…
With: Dominique Reymond, Michel Blanc, William Lebghil, Aurélien Gabrielli, Liliane Rovère, Ethan Chimienti, Adrien Barazzone, Larisa Faber
Our rate: ★★
An eccentric family portrait set during the May 1968 protests in Paris. A…
What Does that nature say to you by Hong San-Soo
A film by Hong Sang-soo
With: Ha Seong-guk, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Yun-hee, Kang So-yi, Park Mi-so
Our rate: ★★★
A young poet drops his girlfriend off at her parents’ house and is amazed by …
With: Ha Seong-guk, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Yun-hee, Kang So-yi, Park Mi-so
Our rate: ★★★
A young poet drops his girlfriend off at her parents’ house and is amazed by …
What Marielle knows by
A film by Frédéric Hambalek
With: Julia Jentsch, Felix Kramer, Laeni Geiseler, Mehmet Ateşçi, Moritz von Treuenfels
Our rate: ★
Julia and Tobias discover that their daughter Marielle has suddenly developed…
With: Julia Jentsch, Felix Kramer, Laeni Geiseler, Mehmet Ateşçi, Moritz von Treuenfels
Our rate: ★
Julia and Tobias discover that their daughter Marielle has suddenly developed…
Other Sections
A complete unknown by James Mangold
A film by James Mangold
With: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Joe Tippett, Eriko Hatsune, Peter Gray Lewis, Peter Gerety, Lenny Grossman, David Wenzel
Our rate: ★★★
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and…
With: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Joe Tippett, Eriko Hatsune, Peter Gray Lewis, Peter Gerety, Lenny Grossman, David Wenzel
Our rate: ★★★
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and…
Growing Down by Bálint Dániel Sós
A film by Bálint Dániel Sós
With: Szabolcs Hajdu, Ágoston Sáfrány, Anna Háy, Zonga Jakab-Aponyi, Zsófia Szamosi, Zoltán Friedenthal, Eliza Sodró, Péter Galambos
Our rate: ★
Sándor, a widower, is the only witness to a serious accident involving his…
With: Szabolcs Hajdu, Ágoston Sáfrány, Anna Háy, Zonga Jakab-Aponyi, Zsófia Szamosi, Zoltán Friedenthal, Eliza Sodró, Péter Galambos
Our rate: ★
Sándor, a widower, is the only witness to a serious accident involving his…
How to be normal and the oddness of the other world by Florian Pochlatko
A film by Florian Pochlatko
With: Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Oliver Rosskopf, Cornelius Obonya, Elke Winkens, Felix Pöchhacker, Harald Krassnitzer, Lion Thomas Tatzber, Wesley Joseph Byrne, David Scheid, Jutta Fastian
Our rate: ★★★
Fresh out of a psychiatric hospital, Pia moves back in with her parents to…
With: Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Oliver Rosskopf, Cornelius Obonya, Elke Winkens, Felix Pöchhacker, Harald Krassnitzer, Lion Thomas Tatzber, Wesley Joseph Byrne, David Scheid, Jutta Fastian
Our rate: ★★★
Fresh out of a psychiatric hospital, Pia moves back in with her parents to…
I f I had legs, I’d kill you by Mary Bronstein
A film by Mary Bronstein
With: Rose Byrne, Delaney Quinn, Mary Bronstein, A$AP Rocky, Ivy Wolk, Mark Stolzenberg, Conan O’Brien, Manu Narayan, Danielle Macdonald, Eva Kornet
Our rate: –
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her…
With: Rose Byrne, Delaney Quinn, Mary Bronstein, A$AP Rocky, Ivy Wolk, Mark Stolzenberg, Conan O’Brien, Manu Narayan, Danielle Macdonald, Eva Kornet
Our rate: –
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her…
Little Trouble Girls
A film by Urška Djukić
With: Jara Sofija Ostan, Mina Švajger, Saša Pavček, Nataša Burger, Staša Popovič, Branko Završan, Lotos Šparovec, Saša Tabaković, Irena Tomazin, Mateja Strle
Our rate: ★★
Lucija, quiet and shy 15-year-old girl, enters the prominent Ljubljana’s…
With: Jara Sofija Ostan, Mina Švajger, Saša Pavček, Nataša Burger, Staša Popovič, Branko Završan, Lotos Šparovec, Saša Tabaković, Irena Tomazin, Mateja Strle
Our rate: ★★
Lucija, quiet and shy 15-year-old girl, enters the prominent Ljubljana’s…
No Beast, So Fierce by Burhan Qurbani
A film by Burhan Qurbani
With: Kenda Hmeidan, Hiam Abbass, Verena Altenberger, Mona Zarreh Hoshyari Khah, Mehdi Nebbou, Meriam Abbas, Banafshe Hourmazdi, Hassan Akkouch, Tamer Karabay, Ibrahim Al-Khalil
Our rate: ★
In the aftermath of a bloody gang war, the youngest daughter of the…
With: Kenda Hmeidan, Hiam Abbass, Verena Altenberger, Mona Zarreh Hoshyari Khah, Mehdi Nebbou, Meriam Abbas, Banafshe Hourmazdi, Hassan Akkouch, Tamer Karabay, Ibrahim Al-Khalil
Our rate: ★
In the aftermath of a bloody gang war, the youngest daughter of the…
Shadowbox by Tanushre Das , Saumyananda Sahi
A film by Tanushre Das , Saumyananda Sahi
With: Tillotama Shome, Chandan Bisht, Sayan Karmakar, Suman Saha
Our rate: ★★★
Maya discovers that her husband – an ex-soldier who is suffering from PTSD – …
With: Tillotama Shome, Chandan Bisht, Sayan Karmakar, Suman Saha
Our rate: ★★★
Maya discovers that her husband – an ex-soldier who is suffering from PTSD – …
That summer in Paris by Valentine Cadic
A film by Valentine Cadic
With: Blandine Madec, India Hair, Arcadi Radeff, Matthias Jacquin, Lou Deleuze, Béryl Gastaldello
Our rate: ★★★
Paris, the 2024 Olympic Games. Blandine (30) arrives from Normandy to watch…
With: Blandine Madec, India Hair, Arcadi Radeff, Matthias Jacquin, Lou Deleuze, Béryl Gastaldello
Our rate: ★★★
Paris, the 2024 Olympic Games. Blandine (30) arrives from Normandy to watch…
The devil smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio
A film by Ernesto Martínez Bucio
With: Mariapau Bravo Aviña, Rafael Nieto Martínez, Regina Alejandra, Donovan Said Martínez, Laura Uribe Rojas, Carmen Ramos, Gamboa Bernardo, Micaela Gramajo
Our rate: ★★
In mid-90s Mexico City, five young siblings are left in the care of their…
With: Mariapau Bravo Aviña, Rafael Nieto Martínez, Regina Alejandra, Donovan Said Martínez, Laura Uribe Rojas, Carmen Ramos, Gamboa Bernardo, Micaela Gramajo
Our rate: ★★
In mid-90s Mexico City, five young siblings are left in the care of their…
The light by Tom Tykwer
A film by Tom Tykwer
With: Lars Eidinger, Nicolette Krebitz, Tala Al Deen, Julius Gause, Elke Biesendorfer, Elyas Eldridge
Our rate: ★
A portrait of a modern family between collapse and new beginnings dealing…
With: Lars Eidinger, Nicolette Krebitz, Tala Al Deen, Julius Gause, Elke Biesendorfer, Elyas Eldridge
Our rate: ★
A portrait of a modern family between collapse and new beginnings dealing…
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