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31.August2026

  1. Ingeborg Bachmann – Jemand, der einmal ich war

    Sandra Hüller portrays Ingeborg Bachmann on an imaginary day in Rome. Regina Schilling’s hybrid film weaves together reenactments, archival footage, and Bachmann’s own writings into a portrait that offers a refreshing new perspective on the author and positions her writings as a reference point in current debates on gender relations and power.

    • Documentary

    Metropolis Kino

  2. TMDB 76IMDb 7.8

    The Invite

    Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Magazin Filmkunsttheater

  3. TMDB 81RT 94IMDb 8.1

    My Neighbor Totoro

    OV · OmU

    Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

    • Fantasy
    • Animation
    • Family

    SchanzenKino 73OmU

  4. IMDb 7.7

    Trial of Hein

    After 14 years away, Hein returns to his home village on a remote island, only to discover that the close-knit community no longer recognises him. Suspecting him to be an impostor, they demand a trial to determine his true identity.

    • Drama

    SchanzenKino 73

  5. IMDb 6.7

    The Patriotic Woman

    Gabi Teichert, a history teacher, is unhappy with the way history is portrayed in textbooks and is looking for an alternative, more practical approach to 'uncovering' the past, quite literally digging with the spade and dissecting books with hammers and drills.

    • Drama

    Metropolis Kino

  6. Forever 16

    Charlotte, Helena, and Oskar haven't really been in touch since their experimental filmmaking group disbanded. A shared vacation aims to reunite the bitterly estranged trio, but envy and jealousy soon flare up again. Things get really complicated when Rudolph joins the group and they decide to make a film about a female serial killer.

    • Drama

    SchanzenKino 73

  7. Albrecht Weinberg - Es ist immer in meinem Kopf

    Zeise Kinos

  8. TMDB 71

    The Money Maker

    In post-war France, Jan Bojarski, a young Polish refugee, became the greatest counterfeiter of all time, the "Cézanne of counterfeit money". For more than fifteen years, this man led a double life, unbeknownst to his family, making counterfeits in a garden shed that were "truer" than the bills issued by the Banque de France... All these years, this peerless counterfeiter managed to avoid being caught by the police, and became the bête noire of Commissaire Mattei in a hunt that, for these two obsessives, turned into a duel.

    • History
    • Drama
    • Crime

    Magazin Filmkunsttheater

  9. IMDb 5.6

    18th Rose

    A spirited teen dreaming of the perfect debut makes a deal with a lonely newcomer, but unexpected feelings and revelations may shatter their plans.

    • Drama
    • Romance
    • Comedy

    SchanzenKino 73

  10. Strange River

    OV · OmU

    One summer, Dídac travels by bike along the Danube with his family, starting where the river first emerges in Germany. As they journey downstream, he begins seeing a mysterious boy, Alexander, who appears and disappears in the water. Dídac feels himself changing, drawn toward Alexander and away from his brother Biel. Their mother, Monika, who once took the same trip as a teenager, drifts into memories of a past summer love. When she sees Dídac and Alexander together, she encourages them to continue the journey alone. But as twilight falls, Dídac begins to question who Alexander truly is.

    • Drama

    Metropolis KinoOmU


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Which cinemas are covered?

Currently 20 cinemas and film series in Hamburg and the surrounding area: Zeise Kinos, Hansa-Filmstudio, SchanzenKino 73, Magazin Filmkunsttheater, Metropolis Kino, Koralle Lichtspiele, ASTOR Film Lounge HafenCity, Abaton, Savoy Filmtheater, Filmraum, Studio Kino, Alabama Kino, Passage Kino Hamburg, Blankeneser Kino, Zeise Open Air, 3001 Kino, Botschaft der Wildtiere, Elbe Filmtheater, Sommerkino Alsterdorf and Körber-Stiftung.

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