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10. Internationales Festival Zeichen der Nacht / Berlin Edition
23th International Festival Signs of the Night / Worldwide

November 11 - 16, 2025

Kino & Bar in der Königsstadt - - - Straßburger Straße 55 - - - 10405 Berlin (Prenzelberg)

 




Berlin

Bar und Kino in der Königsstadt
Strassburger Str. 55

Wednesday November 12th
18 h (6 pm)



 

Exit Through the Cuckoo's Nest

Nikola Ilic
Switzerland / 2024 / 0:19:10

This personal short documentary tells the story of a soldier who never wanted to be one. His decision never to pull a trigger led to resistance and ultimately to military prison. Pretending to be mentally ill, he leaves the war zone and returns to Belgrade via the insane asylum. On the day NATO begins bombing the entire country.

BERLIN PREMIERE



 

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Rúnar Rúnarsson
Iceland, Sweden / 2024 / 0:20:00


The humanistic and poetic story of a fragile man trying to achieve a simple task where his main obstacle is within himself.

BERLIN PREMIERE

Rúnar Rúnarson willbe present for a Q/R


 

Common Pear

Gregor Bo˛ic
Slovenia / United Kingdom / 2025 / 00:15:00

In a not-too-distant future ravaged by climate crisis, a team of scientists analyzes archival footage of farmers from the past in an attempt to understand their connection to the land.


 

Final Call

Chien Han Lai
United Kingdom / 2025 / 0:14:59

Hsiao Le tries to reconcile with her friend by inviting her to fulfill their old promise to set off fireworks at the summit of a mountain. Through their conversation, she realizes that the changes in their lives are irretrievable, forcing her to confront the reality of their altered relationship.



EUROPEAN PREMIERE

 


Places I´ve called My Own

Sushma Khadepaun
France, Inde / 2024 / 0:28:00

Tara returns to India for her father funeral. There she finds a mother denial about her sexual orientation and the shadow of the paterfamilia still hanging over the household.


BERLIN PREMIERE