AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
In cinemas on 15 December 2022.
By James Cameron, with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang.
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure.
UN BEAU MATIN
In cinemas on 15 December 2022.
By Mia Hansen-Løve, with Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud.
SYNOPSIS AVAILABLE IN GERMAN ONLY - Sandra, eine junge Mutter, die ihre Tochter allein erzieht, besucht oft ihren kranken Vater Georg. Während sie sich mit ihrer Familie auf einen Hindernislauf begibt, um ihn pflegen zu lassen, lernt Sandra Clément kennen, einen Freund, den sie schon lange aus den Augen verloren hat. Als junger Vater fällt es Clément schwer, sich zwischen seiner Frau und Sandra zu entscheiden...
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH
In cinemas on 22 December 2022.
By Joel Crawford und Januel Mercado.
This fall, everyone’s favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns. For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, though he lost count along the way. Getting those lives back will send Puss in Boots on his grandest quest yet.
BLUEBACK
In cinemas on 22 December 2022.
By Robert Connolly, with Radha Mitchell, Mia Wasikowska, Eric Bana.
Follows Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving. When Abby realizes that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist Mum, Dora, and takes on poachers to save her friend.
BROKER
In cinemas on 22 December 2022.
By Hirokazu Koreeda, with Bae Doona, Kang-ho Song, Ji-eun Lee, Dong-won Gang.
A man and his friend occasionally steal babies from the church’s baby box and sell them on the adoption black market. However, when a young mother comes back after having abandoned her baby, she discovers them and decides to go with them on a road-trip to interview the baby’s potential parents.
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
In cinemas on 22 December 2022.
By Kasi Lemmons, with Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Tamara Tunie, Clarke Peters.
I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award® nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music executive Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award® winner Naomi Ackie, the film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before. Don’t you wanna dance?
OSKARS KLEID
In cinemas on 22 December 2022.
By Hüseyin Tabak, with Senta Berger, Florian David Fitz, Burghart Klaußner, Kida Khodr Ramadan.
SYNOPSIS AVAILABLE IN GERMAN ONLY - Seit Ben von seiner Ex-Frau Mira und den gemeinsamen Kindern Oskar und Erna getrennt lebt, ist sein Leben aus den Fugen geraten. Er sitzt alleine in seiner Doppelhaushälfte und trinkt Bier zum Müsli. Doch unerwartet bekommt Ben eine zweite Chance: Als die hochschwangere Mira vorzeitig ins Krankenhaus muss, wohnen seine Kids plötzlich wieder bei ihm. Ben bekommt Aufwind und will zeigen, dass er der perfekte Vater sein kann. Diesmal wird alles gut – glaubt er! Denn Sohn Oskar bringt ein winziges Problem ins Haus: Er trägt ein Kleid, das er nicht mehr ausziehen will. Ben und seine Familie stolpern in ein Abenteuer mit unbekanntem Ausgang und der Chance auf einen Neuanfang.
LE OTTO MONTAGNE
In cinemas on 05 January 2023.
By Felix van Groeningen und Charlotte Vandermeersch, with Alessandro Borghi, Luca Marinelli.
Paradisiacal snow-covered peaks tower high above in the Aosta Valley. During a summer vacation in the mountain village of Grana, 11-year-old city boy Pietro meets Bruno, a local of the same age. Despite their different lives, an intimate friendship soon develops between the two. Years later, they take different paths. While Bruno starts a family in his native village where he never really feels at home, the restless Pietro is drawn to the wide world. Nevertheless, he returns again and again – in search of refuge and friendship. Stylish, fluid and simply beautiful, LE OTTO MONTAGNE, based on the novel of the same name by Paolo Cognetti, is an ode to the meaning of friendship. The film was awarded the Jury Prize at Cannes.
OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE
In cinemas on 05 January 2023.
By Guy Ritchie, with Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Harnett, Hugh Grant, Cary Elwes.
In the film, super spy Orson Fortune must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds. Reluctantly teamed with some of the world’s best operatives, Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star Danny Francesco to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world.
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
In cinemas on 05 January 2023.
By Martin McDonagh, with Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon.
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN follows lifelong friends Pádraic and Colm, who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. A stunned Pádraic, aided by his sister Siobhán and troubled young islander Dominic, endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. But Pádraic’s repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend’s resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.
R.M.N.
In cinemas on 19 January 2023.
By Cristian Mungiu, mit Marin Grigore, Judith State, Macrina Barladeanu.
Transylvania in winter: After throwing in the towel at a German butcher shop, Matthias returns to his snowy home village shortly before Christmas. He finally wants to take care of his son Rudi again. He also longs to see his on-off lover, Csilla, who runs the local bakery. However, when Csilla hires several foreign workers to help her, xenophobic protests erupt in the village, and Matthias witnesses unexpected conflicts break out among the seemingly well-behaved residents. In this razor-sharp cinematic MRI of a Romanian village, Romanian master director Cristian Mungiu shines a spotlight on the globalisation losers in Eastern Europe.
DREI ??? - ERBE DES DRACHEN
In cinemas on 26 January 2023.
By Tim Dünschede, with Jordis Triebel, Florian Lukas, Gudrun Landgrebe, Julius Weckauf.
SYNOPSIS AVAILABLE IN GERMAN ONLY - Rocky Beach, Kalifornien – Mit seiner aussergewöhnlichen Intelligenz und seinem fotografischen Gedächtnis ist Justus Jonas der „Kopf“ des berühmten Detektiv-Trios Die drei ???, das durch den skeptischen Allround-Athleten Peter Shaw und den auf Recherchen und Investigation spezialisierten Bob Andrews komplettiert wird. Was die drei Jungs verbindet, ist ihre loyale Freundschaft und ihre Leidenschaft für Mysterien und scheinbar unerklärliche Geheimnisse, denen sie in ihrer geheimen Zentrale auf dem Schrottplatz von Justus‘ Onkel Titus auf den Grund gehen. Als nächstes steht während der Sommerferien eine gemeinsame Reise nach Rumänien bevor, wo die drei Freunde ein Praktikum am Filmset von „Dracula Rises“ absolvieren dürfen, das ihnen Peters Vater vermittelt hat, der bei den Dreharbeiten für die Special Effects verantwortlich ist. Kaum in Transsilvanien angekommen, häufen sich rätselhafte Ereignisse auf dem alten Schloss von Gräfin Codrina, das dem Film als Originalkulisse dient. Die drei Detektive wollen herausfinden, was all dies mit einem seit über 50 Jahren verschwundenen Jungen, einer mysteriösen Bruderschaft und einem rätselhaften Untoten zu tun haben kann. Bald stehen nicht nur die Dreharbeiten und Peters Verhältnis zu seinem Vater, sondern auch die Freundschaft der drei ??? auf dem Spiel.