Berlin & Beyond returns to Rialto Cinemas Elmwood on April 21 & 22, showcasing four films. Now in its 28th season, the Berlin & Beyond Film Festival continues to be a leading light of contemporary German cinema exhibition in the Americas, by both audience size and programming scope. Over 500 motion pictures from German-speaking countries, produced in over 30 different countries, have screened at Berlin & Beyond to over 200,000 attendees, from independent works to studio pictures to topical documentaries and shorts from the filmmakers of tomorrow.
Admission & Prices
General Admission $10.00
Thabo and the Rhino Case
Sunday, April 21 11am
Rated PG
97 mins
Adventure, Family, Mystery
Eleven-year-old Thabo wants to become a private detective like in the movies. If only his home, the small African village of Hlatikulu, was not the most peaceful savannah paradise. But things take a sudden turn when a rhino is murdered in the neighboring safari park because of its precious horn…MORE INFO
Admission & Prices
General Admission $10.00
ThE Flying Classroom
Sunday, April 21 1pm
Not Rated
89 mins
Comedy, Family, Drama
A contemporary vision of the classic novel by Erich Kästner: It tells the story of Martina. She takes up a scholarship at the Johann-Sigismund Gymnasium boarding school. She increasingly finds herself caught between the rivalry between the boarders and the “externals” from the local village…MORE INFO
Admission & Prices
General Admission $22.00
One For The Road
Monday, April 22 5:30pm
Not Rated
119 mins
Comedy, Drama
As a construction manager, drinking is more of a normality for Mark than not drinking. In addition to his work on construction sites, during business dinners and sprawling Berlin party nights, there is always a reason for him to fully indulge in alcohol intoxication. When he tries to drive his car out of a no-parking zone in a drunken stupor one night, he is promptly checked and immediately loses his driver’s license. For Mark, this is reason enough to make a bet with his best friend Nadim: He wants to manage not to touch any alcohol until he has his driver’s license again…MORE INFO
Admission & Prices
General $17.00
Senior $14.00
Student $10.00 (w/ ID – At Door only)
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert
Monday, April 22 7:45pm
Not Rated
110 mins
Drama, History
Ingeborg Bachman – Journey Into the Desert tells the story of the Austrian author Ingeborg Bachmann (starring Vicky Krieps) and her life in Berlin, Zurich and Rome, her relationship with Max Frisch, her trip to Egypt and her radical texts and readings….MORE INFO