DER MANN AUF DEM KIRCHTURM
Release date: 15 January 2026
By Edwin Beeler.
SYNOPSIS AVAILABLE IN GERMAN ONLY - Er ist der Kaminfeger des Dorfes, und als Dachdecker liebt er es, auf Kirchtürmen in schwindelerregender Höhe zu arbeiten. Für den Bub ist der Grossvater ein Glücksbringer und starker Mann. Er möchte ihm nacheifern und mehr über seine Herkunft erfahren. Doch Grossvaters Sturz vom Dach verändert alles.
Was bleibt, sind offene Fragen zu einem generationenübergreifenden Trauma, zu männlicher Dominanz, weiblicher Unterordnung, zur eigenen Identität – und Schweigen.
HAMNET
Release date: 22 January 2026
By Chloé Zhao, with Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal.
1580 England. Impoverished Latin tutor William Shakespeare meets free-spirited Agnes, and the pair, captivated by one another, strike up a torrid affair that leads to marriage and three children. Yet as Will pursues a budding theater career in far-away London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is tested, but their shared experience sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
BLAME
Release date: 12 February 2026
By Christian Frei.
After years exploring remote bat caves, three scientists are catapulted into the harsh spotlight of politics and serious accusations. Once ignored, these early warners must now defend themselves. A visually striking film journey about the role of science in increasingly dark times. With calm, factual clarity, the film reveals how the deliberate fueling and amplification of fears and feverish myths are driving our world out of balance.