Rafael Stachowiak

Divorced, in debt and waiting for his big break, a self-sabotaging theater actor is offered the role of a Nazi hunting Jews with a mobile gas chamber.

When one of her students is suspected of theft, a dedicated teacher decides to investigate, trapping herself between her ideals and the school system.

Christian Petzold puts a unique spin on an ancient myth in this urban fairytale, combining legend, romance and architecture to magnetic effect. We dare you not to swoon at the chemistry between Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski, who prove themselves to be one of the greatest contemporary cinematic duos.

Past Life tracks the daring late 1970s odyssey of two sisters - an introverted classical musician and a rambunctious scandal sheet journalist - as they unravel a shocking wartime mystery that has cast a dark shadow on their entire lives.

Buchenwald concentration camp, late March, 1945. A three-year-old Jewish boy is smuggled into the camp in a suitcase - the effort to hide him and keep him alive becomes a metaphor for the struggle to preserve their humanity among the inmates. Germany with English subtitles.