Coming Soon Movies in Original Language
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No showtimes on this day match your current filters. You can adjust the filters above. | Fetish camboy Aaron Eagle agrees to spend the night with an anonymous client, only to discover a disturbing tie to his past.
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 | While democracies around the world are faltering, the island republic of Taiwan seems remarkably resilient against the attacks of China's autocracy. What makes the Taiwanese so resistant? Is it their decades-long struggle against dictatorship, which finally brought freedom in 1987? Or the Sunflower Movement of 2014, when students occupied the parliament for three weeks and forced the government to listen to the people? Cooking up Democracy is a cinematic journey into Taiwan's vibrant civic society — guided by former non-binary Digital Minister Audrey Tang, who inspires us with her vision of a pluralistic, open form of digital democracy. We meet queer activists who fight for human rights, diversity, and democratic participation: At Daybreak, a lounge and gathering place for activists, we encounter Brian, a journalist for The Guardian and CNN, and Yo-Ling, who leads workshops on queer identity. In the old town, Zo and Tiffany welcome us to their tea house Grassland, where they serve delicious drinks made from wild herbs and explore the hidden value of these seemingly worthless plants. At Hotline, Taiwan's oldest LGBTQ+ organization, we meet Tong, a trans man, who shares a home and a quiet bond shaped by mutual respect across generations with his elderly lesbian mother. We also visit Yi-Chien, a gender studies professor and former chairperson of Taiwan's longest-standing feminist organization, in her bookstore — a place that offers selected wines as well as readings and lively discussions. There we meet Shu-Wen, who played a key role in achieving marriage equality in Taiwan. Through their stories, we gain insight into their lives — and perhaps begin to understand the deeper fabric of Taiwanese society and what truly sustains its democracy.
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 | A man's hookup evolves into group encounters as he reflects on his romantic past and future, conversing with a Brazilian literary character in this magical realist queer tale.
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 | Children's Cinema: In the animated films of this hosted short-film program, the artist who draws the characters also appears in the films.
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 | A profound and moving exploration of masculinity and desire in a remote yet savagely beautiful fishing community.
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 | Based on the true story of the uprising that inspired the legend of Robin Hood, Andrew Garfield stars as the leader of a rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II in a fight for justice.
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 | Follows midwife Anne-Katrin’s first mission, showcases a strong team of women on board, gives a voice to the women fleeing, and highlights their courage and strength.
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 | 21 years ago, producer Kristian Petersen initiated the now legendary compilation film series "Fucking Different": having queer directors from various cities create short fiction and documentary films – as stocktakings of...
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 | The American filmmaker, poet, and photographer Shellie (Michelle) Fleming made only a handful of films in her lifetime; four of these are being screened at exf f. in the DFF cinema. Despite their relative obscurity, these films are among the most technically outstanding, detailed, and tactile examples of experimental cinema from the 1980s and 1990s. The layering of images, the presence of color, and the delicate interweaving of words, sounds, and music testify to the craftsmanship and meticulous care invested in each film. Prints courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
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 | Vicente, a gay man, enjoys a carefree retirement in Maspalomas. When he has to move into a nursing home after a stroke, he decides to hide his sexual orientation and must confront his own fears.
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 | Fifteen-year-old Malou is struggling with herself; while her mother is mostly absent and her rowing teammates bully her, the one person she can rely on is her brother Max.
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 | A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.
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 | Follows Jean Chevalin, a bumbling trickster who accidentally deserts the army in 1940s France and must protect his family from the advancing Nazi threat while his misguided plan throws them into the heart of the Resistance.
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 | A couple pours all their energy into competing in a multi-day sailing race across a vast lake.
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 | Follows a fisherman who falls in love with a rugged whaler in the isolated Faroe Islands.
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 | Aiden, a young cop, embarks on a risky undercover mission where he meets Cody, a captivating male sex worker controlled by a drug lord drag queen. Aiden dives into a perilous world, getting entangled in a deadly police conspiracy.
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| Romila, Anand, and guide Papa Buka journey through Papua New Guinea's remote villages, documenting WWII veterans' vivid memories of fighting against Japan, facing unexpected challenges along their quest.
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 | A drifter who sleeps with truckers meets a reserved driver and joins him hauling freight across northern Mexico. As they grow closer on the road, the drifter's past threatens them both.
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 | Follows a hapless courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive.
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 | Excerpts from the highlights of the last 20 years, presented live by Renée Fleming.
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 | Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most - each other.
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 | Siblings Mise'l and Antle were close as children, but trauma from their upbringing has caused them to drift apart as adults. When they are both haunted by a malevolent spirit of bones and rot, the siblings are forced to reunite.
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 | Markos Timoleon, a wealthy Greek businessman, hosts his daughter's 25th birthday party on his private island. Unforeseen events unfold, jeopardizing his power and challenging his life's foundations.
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 | Dao Ma, a bounty hunter, takes a job to protect a man on the long road to the city of Chang'an. However, he discovers the person he is protecting is the empire's most wanted bounty, Zhi Shi Lang. Now, every greedy faction is after them.
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 | A young woman joins a charming con man on the run, leaving a trail of crime and passion as they hustle through the Southeast in search of her estranged mother.
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 | A woman who agrees to a deal to help an old acquaintance. She follows the hero on his adventure and enters dangerous territory where she is then confronted with her own desire.
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 | A proud family man struggles to provide as financial pressures mount. Though his mother and brother-in-law offer help, accepting support wounds his dignity. As stability slips away, he faces tough choices about pride versus survival.
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| <strong>Almost Forever</strong> <br />Sweden/Finland 2026. Dir./Screenplay: Lia Hietala, Hannah Reinikainen. 90 min. Documentary. Swedish with original subtitles. Rated 0 and up. Recommended for ages 14 and up. <br /><font color=#0037ff>Swedish original version with German...</font>
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 | Teenage altar boys tap confessionals to fight injustice their way. Wearing Zorro masks, they judge sinners and help the needy, blurring good and evil in their suburban crusade for moral renewal.
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| Rural New Zealand, 2006. Over one transformative summer, 14 year-old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity and the internet, as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by.
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 | A brave girl and her friends must escape a kids television show.
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 | A traveling psychic who helps lost souls cross over encounters a powerful entity at a remote house. While investigating its origins, she uncovers dark secrets and faces a deadly threat from an unexpected source.
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 | Follows Joan, an audio engineer who lives a solitary life, struggling to determine whether the horrors she encounters are real and caused by past actions of her father, or if they are manifestations of her own troubled mind.
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 | The foundations of Grayson Manor are shaken when an accident leaves Boyd Grayson handless and his mother invests in radical new technology to help him.
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 | Showcases a group of young assassins affiliated with the organization "Tristes Tropiques" who are trained in the rainforest and seek bloody revenge, distrusting each other.
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 | A horror film set in a Japanese supermarket reflects society's issues. Workers maintain blank faces while forced to act friendly. Young Sakai keeps hope alive in this debut feature.
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 | Héloïse flees her children's home and finds refuge with a group of girls on the seventh floor of a council block. They form a protective community with strict rules: no problems, contribute money, and never lie.
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 | A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.
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| France/Netherlands/Sweden/Taiwan 2025–26. Dir. & screenplay: various. 59 min. Original version with German live voice-over. Recommended for ages 10+. <br /><font color=#0037ff>Original version with German live voice-over</font> <br />Film series: 49th LUCAS Film Festival
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| <strong>LITTLE FURY</strong> <br />Fúrie. Czech Republic 2026. Dir: Ivana Vogrinc Vidali. <br />When Josefina's crush Mikey treats her in an abusive way in front of the whole class, infatuation turns into shame, and shame turns into anger. Together with her clique...
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| Germany/Croatia/Mexico/Norway/Peru/USA 2025–26. Director and Screenplay: various. 71 min. Original with English subtitles. Recommended for 15+. <font color=#0037ff>Original version with English subtitles</font> <br />Film series: 49th LUCAS Film Festival
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 | Margot, a young intern at the country's most competitive ER, struggles in the high-pressure environment. When multiple patients her age arrive with strange symptoms, her own body begins experiencing alarming transformations.
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 | When Jackie tells his friend Bruno that they might be living in a simulation, Bruno takes the idea surprisingly seriously. As he begins searching for glitches in reality, his ordinary day slowly starts to unravel.
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 | THE ARTIST WHO DISAPPEARED is a feature length documentary exploring the fascinating story behind one of the most remote and eclectic festivals on the planet and the strange disappearance of Sergei Ivanov one of its founders.
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| Robert dreams of a career in music, but civil war is tearing his country apart. When his parents are thrown into prison, he is left to look after his siblings, juggling daily life and determined to follow his dream.
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| A heart-warming story about family, imagination and the power of self-expression.
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 | On the fog-drenched Black Sea coast, a woman gives birth to a being that defies nature. As her body and mind begin to unravel, love becomes both her devotion and her disease. MUTTER is an intimate fever dream of motherhood, grief, and transformation - a modern folk parable where tenderness and terror share the same frame.
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 | At the end of the 19th century, Zélie lives on a remote farm in the stranglehold of her father Jacob. He appeals to his faith, but that does not keep him from cruelty: beneath pious words, he keeps his daughter small, while her mother has long since been broken by his harshness. But even beyond the farm, the world is falling apart. A mysterious plague, the "Black Veil," is spreading and robbing people of their minds. However, how the infected are dealt with extinguishes any notion of compassion. Director Quarxx conjures a dark, invented era that transplants the rugged loneliness of a Western to Europe. What emerges is a relentless eye-for-an-eye struggle in which familial violence, religious delusion, and a deadly pandemic interlock. This Gothic horror is a feverish descent into a hellish world that leads in only one direction: into the darkness.
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| Belgium 2026. D+SC: Nicolás Rincón Gille. 127 min. Feature film. Spanish with English subtitles. Rated 12+. Recommended 16+. <br /><font color=#0037ff>Spanish original version with English subtitles</font> <br /><strong>GERMAN PREMIERE</strong> <br...
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| Germany/Iran/Norway/USA/Vietnam 2025–26. Director and screenplay: various. 65 min. Original version with English subtitles / original version with English subtitles with German live voice-over. Recommended for ages 13 and up. <br /><font color=#0037ff>Original version with English subtitles / original version with English subtitles and German live...</font>
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 | Eleni, a painter in Cyprus in 1882, reaches into the shadows to resurrect her lost children, but instead summons the ancient Kalikantzari of Cypriot lore. She must now confront the storm of her grief and anger, and lift the curse.
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 | Follows a woman losing her ability to hear men's voices as she experiences psychological alienation and dangerous obsession.
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| <strong>Pukam Pukai</strong> <br />India 2026. Dir: Abhay Punjabi. Cast: Akshita Namjoshi, Abhay Punjabi, Manish Devkunsh, Aakash. 108 Min. Feature Film. Hindi with optional English subtitles and optional German live narration. Rated 6+. Recommended for ages 10+. <br /><font...
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| A Chinese woman's journey from age six to her thirties across three families reveals generations of abandoned girls in China (1980s-2000s). An intimate coming-of-age story exploring existential pain and self-discovery.
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| Centered on the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert to Mecca. When the eldest granddaughter disappears, the grandmother travels to the north in search of the missing teenager.
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| Christophe, a 10-year-old boy with balance issues navigates life in an orthopedic brace while his struggling family farm faces modernization. Torn between independence and mending ties with his distant father, he weighs his future.
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 | Five days before the proclamation of Martial Law, the Colgante Bridge collapsed in Naga, forcing a father into a desperate search for his missing son.
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 | Follows a cash-strapped couple who fake a terminal illness and start a crowdfunder for treatment, but their viral scheme attracts attention from Almaty's criminal underworld and spins dangerously out of control.
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 | A family's Christmas Eve dinner becomes a nightmare as Gino must protect his loved ones from his reanimated grandmother who crashes the celebration with murderous intent.
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 | Who doesn't know the feeling of being in the wrong movie? Madoka feels the same way: The theater author sits in the cinema watching a film about the musician Kazuma – who sits in the cinema watching a film about Madoka – who sits in the cinema watching a film about Kazuma. In disbelief, they stare at each other across the screen. How is that possible? What is happening right now? But then they begin to talk to each other and change the official plot. The story gets more and more tangled and becomes increasingly fantastical. Multiverse master Makoto Ueda, following his screenplays for BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES and RIVER, directs for the first time himself with YOU ARE THE FILM. Once again, he outdoes himself with a collection of whimsical ideas in which elements from different galaxies mix and the space-time continuum increasingly dissolves.
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 | A spirit guide in the afterlife realm helps souls reach reincarnation. When he meets a young girl whose anger threatens to turn her into a monster, he must save her while learning about human emotions.
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 | A bald man's life unravels when his new neighbor moves in - an exact double of himself, but with a full head of hair.
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 | A mother's manic quest pulls an unwitting bystander into a twisted, obscene ordeal that spirals into lunacy and terror.
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 | A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town. The residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before.
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 | After seven years, Linkin Park's surviving members reunite with two new bandmates to forge a path forward following Chester Bennington's death. Through studio sessions, performances, and interviews, a journey of healing and reinvention.
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| <strong>Guests: </strong>Directors of "BOJE" Andreas Cordes and Robert Köhler, producer of "Ijrain Maradona" Zorana Musikic <br />After registration: LUCAS screen talk <br />BOJE DE 2019. Dir: Andreas Cordes, Robert Köhler. 10 Min....
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| Professional teacher's pet and amateur harpist Meg plans to stage a full, musical reenactment of the shooting that took place at her high school 10 years ago.
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 | Lowen Ashleigh gets hired by Jeremy Crawford to ghostwrite novels for his bestselling author wife Verity, who's unable to finish after an accident. Lowen uncovers Verity's disturbing truths while residing at the Crawfords' home to work.
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 | Experience the rollercoaster ride of young love in colorful 1950s style!
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 | The film follows the 16th Karmapa and Ole Nydahl, tracing how timeless Buddhist wisdom reached the modern world amid exile and transformation.
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 | Paris, 1835. Renowned composer Frédéric Chopin navigates high society, performing concerts, teaching for income while battling illness. He composes masterpieces, attends parties, pursues romance amid aristocratic and royal circles.
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