We are pleased to share that this year’s Raindance Film Festival in London features 3 German films that members of the German Screen Studies Network community may be interested in! A discount code for 15% (RDFF25) is valid for one purchase per customer.
The Lonely Musketeer by Nicolai Schümann
Star investor Rupert Bauman wakes up in a locked, windowless room with no memory—only his phone. As he investigates, fragments of his past begin to resurface. When his best friend is murdered, Rupert is forced to confront the horrifying truth behind the nightmare he’s trapped in. Kafka meets Hitchcock in this gripping psychological thriller.
Screening at Vue Piccadilly June 25, 7PM and June 26 3.45PM: https://raindance.eventive.org/films/the-lonely-musketeer-680f8b4c7ce2d80a8a9b668b
The Academy byCamilla Guttner
When young Jojo is accepted into one of the most prestigious art academies, she can hardly believe her luck. She is now allowed to attend the painting class of the world-famous Professor Robert Copley, whose work she admires. Before her eyes, a rich panorama of the art world gradually unfolds: students, artists, professors, gallery owners – colorful and eccentric characters, all struggling with their work, love, and life. But soon, this dazzling world reveals itself to be a ruthless terrain. Jojo does everything she can to stay true to herself in this toxic environment.
Screening at Vue Piccadilly June 27, 6PM: https://raindance.eventive.org/films/the-academy-681b813c3e7ac5af8f6f5b5d
No Beast, So Fierce (a German, Polish and French co-production) by Burhan Qurbani
After a bloody gang war in Berlin ends, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to plot against the men of her family. She kills brothers, nephews, friends and enemies, until she is the undisputed boss of the Berlin underworld. But in her path to the top, she has made powerful enemies. In the end she herself is abandoned, betrayed and murdered.
Screening at Vue Piccadilly June 22, 8.45PM and June 23, 12.30PM: https://raindance.eventive.org/films/no-beast-so-fierce-68304b2fbe47c3a006e8b0e0
