The Film Programme of DOK.fest München. At the cinema. At home.

The 37th DOK.fest München came to an end on 22 May 2022, the first time it was shown in dual form:

04 to 15 May 2022 at the Munich venues
09 to 22 May 2022 @home

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Find here all films that were only screened at the cinema.

DOK.international

Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the VIKTOR Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The prize sponsor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.

1970 (Poland 2021, Tomasz Wolski). 8 days of state terror in communist Poland in 1970 – a drama with puppets and telephone sets.

#Reality in Black&White, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Europe

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine 2022, Simon Lereng Wilmont). A children’s home in eastern Ukraine – and the question of how moments of hope can arise amid suffering.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #StandWithUkraine, #Nominees DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, #Europe, #Best Doks

EINE FRAU (Germany 2021, Jeanine Meerapfel). “The experience of being uprooted has thousands of faces.” Malou. A woman’s fate.

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #South America, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe

HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND (France, Germany, Norway, Sweden 2022, Marusya Syroechkovskaya). One thing is clear: Marusya loves Kimi, Kimi loves Marusya. But then there are the drugs.

#Limited Films, #Struggle for Visibility: Mental Lifeworlds, #Europe, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex, #Looking back: Coping with the Past, #Best Doks

KAPR CODE (Czech Republic, Slovakia 2022, Lucie Králová). How can you transform the dissonance of life into the harmony of being? – Jan Kapr.

#The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #For Cineastes, #Europe, #Looking back: Coping with the Past

NAWALNY (United States 2022, Daniel Roher). Nerve poison in the underwear – when the victim survives and confronts the assassin. A unique political thriller!

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Controversial: Let's discuss!, #Cinema Special: Only with Popcorn Crackling, #Europe, #Best Doks

RENÉ: THE PRISONER OF FREEDOM (Czech Republic 2021, Helena Třeštíková). How can a person live in freedom after years in prison?

#True Crime, #Europe, #Looking back: Coping with the Past

SOLDAT AHMET (Austria 2021, Jannis Lenz). Ahmet is strong and has everything under control. But how does he let go and show feelings?

#We are Family: Where do I belong?, #The Art of Living: Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Literature, Photography, #Nominees DOK.edit, #Films with German Subtitles, #Europe

TRENCHES (France 2021, Loup Bureau). A moving, atmospheric documentation of everyday life in the trenches of Donbas.

#StandWithUkraine, #Reality in Black&White, #Award-winning Film, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Limited Films, #Europe, #Best Doks

ULTRAVIOLETTE AND THE BLOOD-SPITTERS GANG (France 2021, Robin Hunzinger). Bittersweet Symphony. Emma and Marcelle: a life-changing love that is not allowed to be.

#Celebrating Diversity: LGBTQIA*, #Reality in Black&White, #Nominees DOK.edit, #Limited Films, #Europe, #A Question of Desire: Love & Sex

DOK.deutsch

The DOK.deutsch competition presents films that deal with people and events in the German-speaking region. In in-depth narratives we are exposed to extraordinary experiences and gain valuable insights. The VIKTOR DOK.deutsch is endowed with 5,000 euros.