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Lost Transport: sold-out premiere in Aachen
An auspicious start: On April 19, the gripping war drama "Lost Transport" celebrated its premiere in the presence of the film team at the sold-out Apollo Kino in Aachen.
Commemoration of Benjamin Ferencz
W-FILM commemorates the lawyer Benjamin Ferencz, who died on April 7 at the age of 103. He once made a name for himself as chief prosecutor in the Nuremberg Einsatzgruppen trial against the SS murder gangs. Until his old age he fought tirelessly against war crimes around the world. The documentary film "A Man Can Make A Difference" (2015) is a powerful memorial to this fascinating and inspiring personality.
LOST TRANSPORT: Premieres with film team in Aachen & Oldenburg
On April 19, the gripping post-war drama from a female perspective "Lost Transport" will celebrate its German premiere at the Apollo Cinema in Aachen!
Valeria is getting married: Cinema release 25. May
Starting May 25, 2023, the powerful Israeli-Ukrainian sister drama "Valeria is getting married" opens in theaters nationwide.
The concept of arranged marriage still means a way to escape precarious living conditions for some women today. This is also the case for Valeria. But when she meets her future husband for the first time, events come to a head. In her atmospherically dense chamber play, director Michal Vinik subtly dismantles patriarchal power and dependency relationships. "Valeria is getting married" is small great acting cinema that raises questions about the relationship between relationships and freedom. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival.
100. Birthday of Marcel Marceau
W-FILM also celebrates the 100th birthday of mime Marcel Marceau: With his facial expressions and only a few gestures, he expressed more hope, joy or pain than many a Greek drama. A grand master of mime, Marcel Marceau portrayed the awkwardness of human beings and conveyed the unspeakable through "cries of silence."
In the documentary "The Art of Silence" director Maurizius Staerkle Drux traces the legacy of this artist of the century, interweaving exclusive archival footage with a personal, contemporary view.
