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28.June2026

  1. Hallo Betty

    113 min

    In 1956, advertising copywriter Emmi Creola invents the fictional character Betty Bossi, who quickly becomes a Swiss culinary icon. But as her creation rises to fame, Emmi finds herself caught between growing professional expectations and her own personal struggles — a tension that threatens to consume her.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  2. Ingeborg Bachmann – Jemand, der einmal ich war

    95 min

    Sandra Hüller portrays Ingeborg Bachmann on an imaginary day in Rome. Regina Schilling’s hybrid film weaves together reenactments, archival footage, and Bachmann’s own writings into a portrait that offers a refreshing new perspective on the author and positions her writings as a reference point in current debates on gender relations and power.

    • Documentary

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  3. Melting Ink

    OV

    In 2020, the author Anatol Regnier published Jeder schreibt für sich allein, a book that examines the life and work of writers in Nazi Germany. In collaboration with Regnier, Dominik Graf, Constantin Lieband, and Felix von Boehm have adapted this book into a polyphonic essay film of the same name – almost three hours in duration – that takes a meticulous look at the contradictory biographies of Hans Fallada, Gottfried Benn, Erich Kästner, Ina Seidel and Will Vesper.

    • Documentary

    Karlstorkino HeidelbergOV

  4. TMDB 72RT 81

    The Summer Book

    90 min

    The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.

    • Drama

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  5. TMDB 79RT 98

    Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

    75 min

    The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

    • Animation
    • Drama
    • Family

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  6. Friends Forever

    DF

    The unsuccessful actor and vagabond Johnny Mauser needs a change from all the trouble that he has experienced while living in the city. The perfect place to take a little break seems to be in Mullewapp, a little village with a cosy little farm. Soon he becomes friends with Franz von Hahn and Waldemar. And when the sheep Cloud suddenly disappears, the three new friends have to manage their first adventure.

    • Animation

    Karlstorkino HeidelbergDF

  7. RT 85

    This Life of Mine

    101 min

    Barbie, once an attractive, devoted mother and partner, faces newfound challenges as she turns 55, descending into darkness, violence, and absurdity while grappling with her identity, relationships, and life's complexities.

    • Comedy
    • Drama

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  8. Ostpreußen – Entschwundene Welt

    100 min

    East Prussia – A Vanished World is a documentary for the cinema, a narrative film that relies on the movie theater as a window into another era. This cinematic documentary is a pure compilation film. There are no staged scenes, no statements from eyewitnesses or experts, and no new footage. The documentary draws exclusively on film footage—and, at the beginning, on audio recordings as well. Since over 80 percent of the footage was shot by amateurs, East Prussia – A Vanished World also frequently takes on a biographical tone.

    • Documentary

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  9. Ingeborg Bachmann – Jemand, der einmal ich war

    95 min

    Sandra Hüller portrays Ingeborg Bachmann on an imaginary day in Rome. Regina Schilling’s hybrid film weaves together reenactments, archival footage, and Bachmann’s own writings into a portrait that offers a refreshing new perspective on the author and positions her writings as a reference point in current debates on gender relations and power.

    • Documentary

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  10. TMDB 65

    Yesterday Girl

    OV

    A young German woman searches for happiness, liberation, and independence in the illusive wake of a transformative national recovery.

    • Drama

    Karlstorkino HeidelbergOV

  11. TMDB 72RT 81

    The Summer Book

    90 min

    The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.

    • Drama

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  12. Hallo Betty

    113 min

    In 1956, advertising copywriter Emmi Creola invents the fictional character Betty Bossi, who quickly becomes a Swiss culinary icon. But as her creation rises to fame, Emmi finds herself caught between growing professional expectations and her own personal struggles — a tension that threatens to consume her.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  13. RT 94

    The Love That Remains

    109 min

    Tenderly captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through both playful and heartfelt moments, the film portrays the bittersweet essence of faded love and shared memories amidst the changing seasons.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  14. TMDB 64

    Scary Movie

    OmdtU

    A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!

    • Comedy

    Karlstorkino Heidelbergstumm

  15. IMDb 7.4

    The Death of Robin Hood

    subtitled OV · 123 min

    Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.

    • Drama
    • Thriller

    Gloria & Gloriette HeidelbergOV

  16. IMDb 7.6

    Same Sun - Mit dem Fahrrad durch Afrika

    82 min

    The film SAME SUN tells the story of Wiebke Lühmann's journey from Freiburg to the Cape of Good Hope. Honest, raw, and close to the inner and outer challenges of a 430-day bicycle trip. Her journey takes her through 22 countries, Sahara storms, the rain season, the Congo Basin, and the deserts of Namibia.

    • Documentary

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  17. Shorts Attack 2026 - Juni: Sonnenbrand & Mückenstich

    subtitled OV · 100 min

    Gloria & Gloriette HeidelbergOV


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