After 14 years on the mainland, Hein returns to his remote North Sea island village, drawn not only by memory but by a past connection he never resolved. To his shock, no one recognizes him, not even his childhood friend Friedemann, with whom he once shared an intimacy neither ever named. Now distant, Friedemann avoids him. The villagers convene a court to decide if Hein is who he claims. As testimony unfolds, contradictions mount, with Hein’s memories clashing with those of witnesses, and suspicion soon turning to hostility. Near ruin, Hein searches for proof of his past, only to confront a truth he long refused to face. Teddy Award winner at the 2026 Berlin Film FestivalIn German with English subtitles
Country: Germany
Romería
When Marina, 18, orphaned at a young age, must travel to Spain’s Atlantic coast to obtain a signature for a scholarship application from the paternal grandparents she has never met, she navigates a sea of new aunts, uncles, and cousins, uncertain whether she will be embraced or met with resistance. Stirring long-buried emotions, reviving tenderness, and uncovering unspoken wounds tied to the past, Marina pieces together the fragmented and often contradictory memories of the parents she barely remembers.
In Spanish, Catalan, and French with English subtitles
“… an elegant, visually poetic film…” — The Hollywood Reporter