On the Edge

Selects #7

1 Feb–30 Apr 24

To accompany the Berlinale Retrospective, this streaming edition features nine films that were made outside of the usual production channels. They tell stories of people living on the margins of society. These unconventional lives are sometimes a choice, sometimes a consequence of circumstances, and this is matched by a one-of-a-kind cinematic language. The Retrospective begins its selection with the 1960s, a time of widespread social upheaval, while Selects #7 looks at the period leading up to it.

All films

  • Paths in the Night

    ‘Wege in die Nacht’, G, 1999, directed by Andreas Kleinert, 97 min, with English subtitles, rated: 16

  • Home

    ‘Heim’, GDR, 1990, directed by Angelika Andrees, 25 min, rated: 0

  • No Mercy, No Future

    ‘Die Berührte’, FRG, 1980, directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms, 104 min, rated: 18
    This film includes stroboscopic sequences.

  • 1 Berlin-Harlem

    FRG, 1974, directed by Lothar Lambert, Wolfram Zobus, 103 min, with English subtitles, rated: 18

  • Lenz

    FRG, 1971, directed by George Moorse, 133 min, with English subtitles, rated: 12

  • In jedem Land und zu Deiner Zeit

    FRG, 1952, directed by Brigitte Reiner, 12 min, English with German subtitles, rated: 0

  • Rascal

    ‘Boefje’, NL, 1939, directed by Detlef Sierck, 93 min, Dutch with German subtitles, rated: 12

  • Under the Lantern

    ‘Unter der Laterne. Trink, trink, Brüderlein, trink’, G, 1928, directed by Gerhard Lamprecht, 131 min, silent with English subtitles

Content Warnings

‘No Mercy No Future’: This film deals with the subject of schizophrenia. It includes scenes involving suicide attempts and self-harm.

‘1 Berlin-Harlem’: This film shows racist acts and deals with the subject of racially motivated sexual projections.

‘Auf Scheißer schießt man nicht’: This film includes scenes involving sexual harassment.