{"id":530108,"date":"2026-01-20T15:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/530108\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:35:18","slug":"berlin-film-festival-unveils-2026-lineup-riley-keough-channing-tatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/530108\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup: Riley Keough, Channing Tatum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Berlin Film Festival<\/a> has unveiled the competition lineup of its 76th edition, including Karim A\u00efnouz\u2019s starry \u201cRosebush Pruning\u201d with Riley Keough<\/a>, Callum Turner and Elle Fanning, as well as Channing Tatum\u2019s latest feature \u201cJosephine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThis edition is the second year under artistic director Tricia Tuttle<\/a>, and its lineup looks to blend international prestige auteurs, politically charged cinema and intimate character studies with a healthy dose of A-list firepower, underscoring the growing convergence of Hollywood talent and awards-friendly European helmers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRosebush Pruning,\u201d which also features Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts and Pamela Anderson, is among the buzziest of the titles in competition. The contemporary satire, from \u201cMotel Destino\u201d and \u201cFirebrand\u201d helmer A\u00efnouz, follows the fractured relationships between siblings forced to confront the truth about their mother\u2019s death. Tuttle said \u201cRosebush Pruning\u201d is a \u201ctwisted thriller about a privileged family unraveling when dark secrets emerge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother hotly anticipated film making its premiere in competition is \u201cJosephine,\u201d directed by Beth de Ara\u00fajo and starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan as parents searching for justice after their young daughter witnesses a crime. The psychological thriller, which marks Ara\u00fajo\u2019s sophomore outing, will bow at Sundance and is one of the two films premiering internationally in competition at the Berlinale. Tuttle said the film is a \u201creally personal story\u201d for de Ara\u00fajo, who \u201ccaptures the trauma and the powerlessness of a family whose sense of safety has been shattered.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTuttle unpacked both the competition lineup and that of debut feature section Perspectives, which Tuttle inaugurated last year, on Tuesday morning alongside co-directors of film programming Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael St\u00fctz. The first competition title announced was Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3\u2019s \u201cAt the Sea,\u201d which she described as an \u201cexpansive drama\u201d with an \u201cabsolutely enthralling\u201d performance from Amy Adams, who plays a former dancer confronting identity and trauma after rehab. The Hungarian filmmaker is best known for his 2020 drama \u201cPieces of a Woman,\u201d which earned its star Vanessa Kirby a best actress nomination at the Oscars.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe fell in love with so many films this year and I think what was exciting for us as a selection committee is just how diverse these films are,\u201d Tuttle said during the streamed presentation, pointing that \u201clots of really interesting films for the market that haven\u2019t sold yet.\u201d She continued, \u201cWe really believe that there is something exciting for all kinds of audiences, whatever your tastes are, whatever cinema you like. You will find filmmakers working at the top of their game in this competition, but doing their own thing as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEuropean cinema royalty will also be on hand at the Berlinale with former jury president Juliette Binoche starring alongside Tom Courtenay in Lance Hammer\u2019s \u201cQueen at Sea,\u201d a tender examination of dementia, autonomy and marital devotion; and German superstar Sandra H\u00fcller (\u201cA Zone of Interest,\u201d \u201cAnatomy of a Fall\u201d) leading Markus Schleinzer\u2019s stark period piece \u201cRose,\u201d set in a suspicious Protestant village in the early 17th century. <\/p>\n

The competition lineup brings back several Berlinale alumni, including Mexican director Fernando Eimbcke\u2019s intimate black-and-white tale \u201cMoscas (\u201cFlies\u201d), his follow up to \u201cOlmo,\u201d an award-winning family drama produced by Plan B and Michel France which played at last year\u2019s Berlin; two-time Silver Bear winner Angela Schanelec (\u201cMusic,\u201d \u201cI Was at Home, But\u201d) who will present \u201cMeine Frau weint\u201d (\u201cMy Wife Cries\u201d); and Turkish-German director \u0130lker \u00c7atak, whose previous film \u201cThe Teachers Lounge\u201d won a prize at the Berlinale Panorama in 2023 and went on to earn an Oscar nomination. \u00c7atak comes back to Potsdamer Platz with \u201cGelbe Briefe\u201d (\u201cYellow Letters\u201d),\u201d which \u201cexplores the effects of escalating state oppression on a married couple from Ankara,\u201d said St\u00fctz.<\/p>\n

\n\tSenegalese helmer Alain Gomis, who won the Silver Bear in 2017 with \u201cFelicit\u00e9,\u201d returns with \u201cDao,\u201d which is set between France and Guinea Bissau, weaving themes of family and heritage. German director Eva Trobisch, whose 2024 movie \u201cIvo\u201d played in the Encounters section in 2024, will present \u201cEtwas ganz Besonderes\u201d (\u201cHome Stories\u201d), which boasts a \u201cmulti-layered script and an excellent ensemble of actors who embody this tale of a fractured German family torn between East and West,\u201d Tuttle said.<\/p>\n

\n\tOther anticipated films set to compete include \u201cWe Are All Strangers,\u201d <\/a>Singaporean filmmaker\u00a0Anthony Chen<\/a>\u2018s third and final film in his acclaimed \u201cGrowing Up\u201d trilogy, which includes Cannes\u2019 Camera d\u2019Or winner \u201cIlo Ilo<\/a>\u201d and \u201cWet Season,\u201d which opened at Toronto; and Chad\u2019s Mahamat-Saleh Haroun\u2019s mystical coming-of-age tale \u201cSoumsoum, la nuit des astres.\u201d Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is best known for his Cannes\u2019 jury prize-winning \u201cA Screaming Man.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnimation is also in the competition mix with \u201cA New Dawn,\u201d the first solo feature by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, an artist of major anime works who is notably behind \u201cYour Name,\u201d a massive 2016 box office hit.<\/p>\n

\n\tTuttle has peppered the lineup with a few surprises, such as the jazz-inflected \u201cEverybody Digs Bill Evans\u201d from photographer and documentary filmmaker Grant Gee, who portrays the inner life of the legendary jazz pianist as he grieves the loss of his bassist and musical soulmate in a tragic car crash. The British film stars Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman and Laurie Metcalf.<\/p>\n

\n\tPerspectives, Berlinale\u2019s section celebrating debut features, will bring 13 films \u2014 with a 14th potentially being announced soon \u2014 including the first helmed by \u201cAdolescence\u201d star Ashley Walters. Titled \u201cAnimol,\u201d the cast list includes his \u201cAdolescence\u201d co-star Stephen Graham and follows boys at a young offender institution. Also of interest is Dara Van Dusen\u2019s \u201cA Prayer for the Dying,\u201d a Western starring Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly as a Civil War veteran and sheriff fighting to save their small town amid an epidemic.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs previously announced, Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat\u2019s romantic comedy \u201cNo Good Men\u201d\u00a0is kicking off the festival and celebrated German director\u00a0Wim Wenders<\/a>\u00a0set to succeed Todd Haynes as jury president. A German co-production, \u201cNo Good Men\u201d <\/a>is a romantic comedy set inside a Kabul newsroom during the democratic era before the Taliban returned to power in 2021.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter last year\u2019s edition saw the likes of Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet and Robert Pattinson presenting films at the Palast, this edition\u2019s big star power will be spread across the entire lineup, from the competition to the Perspectives, Panorama and Special Gala sections,<\/a> including the international debut of\u00a0Charli xcx<\/a>\u2019s anticipated \u201cBrat\u201d mockumentary \u201cThe Moment,\u201d the world premiere of\u00a0Isabelle Huppert<\/a>\u00a0vampire film \u201cThe Blood Countess\u201d and historical drama \u201cThe Weight\u201d starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe.<\/p>\n

\n\tTuttle, an American curator and former head of the London Film Festival who took over from Carlo Chatrian in 2025, has said before that she strives to bring the Berlinale closer to Cannes.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 76th edition of the Berlin Film Festival is set to take place Feb. 12-22.<\/p>\n

\n\tSee the full lineup below.<\/p>\n

\n\tCOMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAt the Sea\u201d by Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3<\/strong> | with Amy Adams, Murray Bartlett, Chloe East, Brett Goldstein, Dan Levy
USA \/ Hungary 2026
Competition | World premiere
After a stint in rehab, a woman returns to her family\u2019s Cape Cod home where sobriety forces her to confront buried trauma and the terrifying question of who she is without her career as a dancer.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDao\u201d by Alain Gomis<\/strong> | with Katy Correa, D\u2019Joh\u00e9 Kouadio, Samir Guesmi, Mike Etienne, Nicolas Gomis
France \/ Senegal \/ Guinea-Bissau 2026
Competition | World premiere
A film in which two celebrations of life, a wedding in France and a commemoration in Guinea Bissau, are organically intertwined with the threads of a family and heritage that live and travel between these two worlds. Perpetual circular movement framing reality.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDust\u201d by Anke Blond\u00e9<\/strong> | with Arieh Worthalter, Jan Hammenecker, Thibaud Dooms, Anthony Welsh
Belgium \/ Poland \/ Greece \/ United Kingdom 2026
Competition | World premiere
At the end of the 1990s, during the height of the Belgian tech boom, visionary entrepreneurs Luc and Geert watch their empire collapse as news of their fraud breaks. With just one day of freedom left, they part ways in search of redemption.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEtwas ganz Besonderes\u201d (\u201cHome Stories\u201d) by Eva Trobisch<\/strong> | with Frida Hornemann, Max Riemelt, Eva L\u00f6bau, Gina Henkel, Rahel Ohm
Germany 2026
Competition | World premiere
\u201cWho are you and what defines you?\u201d Lea is asked by the production crew of a reality talent show. She does not know. And with this question, her search for an identity within and beyond her family\u2019s hotel in the forests of the former East Germany begins.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEverybody Digs Bill Evans\u201d by Grant Gee<\/strong> | with Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf
Ireland \/ United Kingdom 2026
Competition | World premiere
At the height of his career, legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans loses his bassist and musical soulmate in a tragic car crash. The film portrays the inner life of a musical genius as he struggles to learn that sometimes an intermission is part of the music.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGelbe Briefe\u201d (\u201cYellow Letters\u201d) by \u0130lker \u00c7atak<\/strong> | with \u00d6zg\u00fc Namal, Tansu Bi\u00e7er, Leyla Smyrna Cabas, \u0130pek Bilgin
Germany \/ France \/ Turkey 2026
Competition | World premiere
Life is good for Derya and Aziz, a celebrated artist couple from Turkey, until an incident at their play\u2019s premiere. Suddenly targeted by the state and struggling to balance their ideals with life\u2019s necessities, their marriage is pushed to a breaking point.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJosephine\u201d by Beth de Ara\u00fajo<\/strong> | with Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Mason Reeves, Phillip Ettinger, Syra McCarthy
USA 2025
Competition | International premiere
After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she begins to act out violently to protect herself. This emotional trauma leads to conflicts between her parents as they search for justice, and a way to feel safe again.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cKurtulu\u015f\u201d (\u201cSalvation\u201d) by Emin Alper<\/strong> | with Caner Cindoruk, Berkay Ate\u015f, Feyyaz Duman, Naz G\u00f6ktan, \u00d6zlem Ta\u015f
Turkey \/ France \/ Netherlands \/ Greece \/ Sweden \/ Saudi Arabia 2026
Competition | World premiere
In a remote village, an exiled clan returns, reviving a decades-old land feud. Seized by divine visions, Mesut challenges his brother\u2019s leadership to save his people. Will this new path bring salvation or tragedy?<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Loneliest Man in Town\u201d by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel<\/strong> | with Alois Koch, Brigitte Meduna, Alfred Blechinger, Flurina Schneider
Austria 2026
Competition | World premiere
Blues musician Al Cook lives in an apartment filled with memories. Outside, the world carries on without him. But when his home is slated for demolition, out of the ruins of his existence, a long-forgotten dream suddenly resurfaces.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMeine Frau weint\u201d (\u201cMy Wife Cries\u201d) by Angela Schanelec<\/strong> | with Vladimir Vulevi\u0107, Agathe Bonitzer, Birte Schn\u00f6ink, Pauline Rebmann, Clara Gostynski
Germany \/ France 2026
Competition | World premiere
An ordinary workday on a building site. Forty-year-old crane operator Thomas receives a call from his wife: he has to pick her up from the hospital. Once there, he finds her sitting alone on a park bench, crying.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMoscas\u201d (\u201cFlies\u201d) by Fernando Eimbcke<\/strong> | with Teresita S\u00e1nchez, Bastian Escobar, Hugo Ram\u00edrez
Mexico 2026
Competition | World premiere
Olga rents out a room to a man whose wife has been admitted to a hospital nearby. However, the man has a 9-year-old son he has been sneaking into the room, which leads to Olga\u2019s carefully controlled world shifting as their lives become intertwined.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cA New Dawn\u201d by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya<\/strong> | with Riku Hagiwara, Kotone Furukawa
Japan \/ France 2025
Competition | World premiere | Debut film | Animation
Keitaro lives in a fireworks factory that is about to be shut down. He is determined to unravel the mystery of the Shuhari, a mythical firework created by his father before he disappeared without a trace \u2013 and launch it before the factory closes.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNina Roza\u201d by Genevieve Dulude-de Celles<\/strong> | with Galin Stoev, Ekaterina Stanina, Sofia Stanina, Chiara Caselli, Michelle Tzontchev
Canada \/ Italy \/ Bulgaria \/ Belgium 2026
Competition | World premiere
An art dealer travels from Quebec to the homeland he abandoned to see the paintings of an elusive pre-teen prodigy in the Bulgarian countryside. It is only by viewing her work firsthand that he will be able to determine if she is a fraud, or a genius.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cQueen at Sea\u201d by Lance Hammer<\/strong> | with Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay, Anna Calder-Marshall, Florence Hunt
United Kingdom \/ USA 2026
Competition | World premiere
As advanced dementia erodes an older woman\u2019s ability to communicate her inner life, her husband and daughter struggle to act in her best interests, navigating love and the fragile boundaries between care, protection and autonomy.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRosebush Pruning\u201d by Karim A\u00efnouz<\/strong> | with Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson
Italy \/ Germany \/ Spain \/ United Kingdom 2026
Competition | World premiere
In a Spanish villa, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune. When Jack wants to move in with his girlfriend and Ed uncovers the truth about their mother\u2019s death, the fabric of the family begins to unravel.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRose\u201d by Markus Schleinzer<\/strong> | with Sandra H\u00fcller, Caro Braun, Marisa Growaldt, Godehard Giese, Augustino Renken
Austria \/ Germany 2026
Competition | World premiere
In the early 17th century, a soldier arrives at an isolated Protestant village in Germany claiming to be the heir to an abandoned farmstead. Even though he proves to be a good man, the villagers\u2019 suspicions about his identity grow and they force a reckoning.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSoumsoum, la nuit des astres\u201d (\u201cSoumsoum, the Night of the Stars\u201d) by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun<\/strong> | with Ma\u00efmouna Miawama, \u00c9riq Ebouaney, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane
France \/ Chad 2026
Competition | World premiere
Seventeen-year-old Kellou has been gifted with supernatural powers she does not understand. Her disquiet and uncertainty only change when she meets Aya. It is an encounter with destiny that forges a mystical world where the visible and invisible converge.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c\u00c0 voix basse\u201d (\u201cIn a Whisper\u201d) by Leyla Bouzid<\/strong> | with Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, Marion Barbeau, Feriel Chamari
France \/ Tunisia 2026
Competition | World premiere
Lilia returns to Tunisia for her uncle\u2019s funeral and reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris, especially her love life. Determined to confront her family\u2019s secrets, Lilia sets out to unravel the mystery of her uncle\u2019s sudden death.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWo Men Bu Shi Mo Sheng Ren\u201d (\u201cWe Are All Strangers\u201d) by Anthony Chen<\/strong> | with Yeo Yann Yann, Koh Jia Ler, Andi Lim, Regene Lim
Singapore 2026
Competition | World premiere
A life-altering event forces 21-year-old Junyang and his girlfriend to face reality. At the same time, while Junyang\u2019s father is struggling to hold their modest life together, a woman enters his life and both generations are forced to redefine their family.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWolfram\u201d by Warwick Thornton <\/strong>| with Deborah Mailman, Erroll Shand, Joe Bird, Thomas M Wright, Ferdinand Hoang
Australia 2025
Competition | International premiere
1930s Australia, the colonial frontier. Two swaggering outlaws roll into a mining town and unleash a wave of cruelty. Three kids use this opportunity to break free from their white masters and set off across the \u201csweet country\u201d of central Australia.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYO Love Is a Rebellious Bird\u201d by Anna Fitch, Banker White<\/strong> | with Yolanda Shea
USA 2026
Competition | World premiere | Documentary form
Anna spends a decade building a 1\/3-scale version of the house of her late friend, Yo, that she can fit into \u2013 along with a puppet of Yo. When the pair first met, Yo was 73 and Anna 24, but they formed a deep bond that defied the gap in age and experience.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cY\u00f6n Lapsi\u201d (\u201cNightborn\u201d) by Hanna Bergholm<\/strong> | with Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint
Finland \/ Lithuania \/ France \/ United Kingdom 2026
Competition | World premiere
Eager to start a family, Saga and Jon move to her childhood home in the Finnish forest. But after their baby is born, the couple\u2019s dream of a perfect child turns into a nightmare \u2013 and only Saga senses the unsettling truth.<\/p>\n

\n\tPERSPECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c17\u201d by Kosara Mitic <\/strong>| with Eva Kostic, Martina Danilovska, Dame Joveski, Eva Stojchevska, Petar Manic
North Macedonia \/ Serbia \/ Slovenia 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
Seventeen-year-old Sara is hiding a secret on a school trip. When the trip spirals out of control and Sara witnesses a classmate\u2019s sexual assault, she and the girl seal a bond that will last forever.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAnimol\u201d by Ashley Walters <\/strong>| with Tut Nyuot, Vladyslav Baliuk, Sekou Diaby, Stephen Graham, Sharon Duncan-Brewster
United Kingdom 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
Behind the walls of a young offender institution, Troy is thrust into a brutal world of gangs, loyalty and violence from the moment he arrives. When an unspoken bond develops with a fellow inmate, it becomes a dangerous vulnerability for them.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cChronicles From the Siege\u201d by Abdallah Alkhatib<\/strong> | with Nadeem Rimawi, Saja Kilani, Maria Zreik, Emad Azmi, Idir Benaibouche
Algeria \/ France \/ Palestine 2026
Perspectives | World premiere
When their city is placed under siege, the lives of a group of ordinary people are turned upside down, forcing each of them to confront impossible choices in pursuit of what they believe is survival in a war zone.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEl Tren Fluvial\u201d (\u201cThe River Train\u201d) by Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. Vignale<\/strong> | with Milo Barria, Rita Pauls, Mariano Barria, Fabi\u00e1n Casas, Lucrecia Pazos
Argentina 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
Nine-year-old Milo lives in a remote Argentinian village where he studies the Malambo, a folk dance full of bravura. He is an excellent dancer, but Milo\u2019s only desire is to escape the countryside on a train for the Buenos Aires of his dreams.<\/p>\n

\n\tFilipi\u00f1ana by Rafael Manuel<\/strong> | with Jorrybell Agoto, Carmen Castellanos, Teroy Guzman, Carlitos Siguion-Reyna, Nour Houshmand
Singapore \/ United Kingdom \/ Philippines \/ France \/ Netherlands 2026
Perspectives | European premiere | Debut film
New girl Isabel is strangely drawn to Dr. Palanca, president of the country club where she works. As she pieces together a violent picture of what lies beneath the club\u2019s pristine surfaces, she realizes that they are both connected by a sinister shared history.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFor\u00eat Ivre\u201d (\u201cForest High\u201d) by Manon Coubia<\/strong> | with Salom\u00e9 Richard, Aur\u00e9lia Petit, Anne Coesens, Arthur Marbaix, Yoann Zimmer
Belgium \/ France 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
In the northern Alps, Anne, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne and Suzanne take turns looking after a mountain hut. Through the seasons, hikers come and go. Stories bloom and fade, leaving each of them facing the silence of their chosen solitude and the poetry of nature.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHangar rojo\u201d (\u201cThe Red Hangar\u201d) by Juan Pablo Sallato<\/strong> | with Nicol\u00e1s Z\u00e1rate, Boris Quercia, Marcial Tagle, Catalina Stuardo, Aron Hern\u00e1ndez
Chile \/ Argentina \/ Italy 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
As the 1973 military coup unfolds in Chile, Air Force Captain Jorge Silva is torn between duty and conscience as his academy turns into a detention center.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDer Heimatlose\u201d (\u201cTrial of Hein\u201d) by Kai St\u00e4nicke<\/strong> | with Paul Boche, Philip Froissant, Emilia Sch\u00fcle, Stephanie Amarell
Germany 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
After 14 years away, Hein returns to his home village on a remote island, only to discover that the close-knit community no longer recognizes him. Suspecting him to be an impostor, they demand a trial to determine his true identity.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNosso segredo\u201d (\u201cOur Secret\u201d) by Grace Pass\u00f4<\/strong> | with Efraim Santos, Flip, J\u00e9ssica Gaspar, Ju Colombo, Marisa Revert
Brazil \/ Portugal 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
A family drifts through their home in silence, struggling to rebuild their lives after a recent loss. Each mourns alone, until the youngest child reveals a secret that enables them to realize that they must come together with love and courage to defy grief.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cA Prayer for the Dying\u201d by Dara Van Dusen<\/strong> | with Johnny Flynn, John C. Reilly, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh
Norway \/ Greece \/ United Kingdom \/ Sweden 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
In the wake of the American Civil War, veteran Jacob Hansen\u2019s dream of a new life in Friendship, Wisconsin becomes a nightmare. As an epidemic spreads chaos, Jacob \u2013 sheriff, undertaker and pastor \u2013 must fight to save his town, his family and his soul.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTake Me Home\u201d by Liz Sargent<\/strong> | with Anna Sargent, Victor Slezak, Ali Ahn, Marceline Hugot, Shane Harper
USA 2026
Perspectives | International premiere | Debut film
Anna, a 38-year-old woman with a cognitive disability, cares for her ageing adoptive parents until a Florida heatwave shatters their family and Anna\u2019s routine. This intimate drama examines the shifting demands placed on a uniquely vulnerable family.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTruly Naked\u201d by Muriel d\u2019Ansembourg<\/strong> | with Caol\u00e1n O\u2019Gorman, Andrew Howard, Alessa Savage, Safiya Benaddi, Lyndsey Marshal
Netherlands \/ Belgium \/ France 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
An introverted teen, who has only ever experienced sex through the lens while working for his father\u2019s pornography business, must step out from behind the camera when a feisty classmate challenges him to embrace a real connection.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhere To?\u201d by Assaf Machnes<\/strong> | with Ehab Salami, Ido Tako, Milan Peschel, Rama Nasrallah, Raheeq Haj Yahia-Suleiman
Israel \/ Germany 2026
Perspectives | World premiere | Debut film
Hassan, a 55-year-old Palestinian Uber driver, shuttles partygoers through endless Berlin nights. Amir, a young Israeli, who is in danger of losing himself to these nights, becomes Hassan\u2019s regular passenger when they find themselves bonded by heartbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the competition lineup of its 76th edition, including Karim A\u00efnouz\u2019s starry \u201cRosebush…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":530109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[9],"tags":[225047,171,85462,235089,67,132,68,172989],"class_list":["post-530108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-berlin-film-festival","tag-entertainment","tag-riley-keough","tag-tricia-tuttle","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-wim-wenders"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115928165700645506","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}