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10 Aug – 16 Aug

  1. The Desert Child

    92 min

    14-year-old Sun has written and successfully published a story based on an incredible story told by her late grandfather about a wild child called Hadara, who is saved by a group of ostriches when he becomes separated from his family in a storm, and is then raised in the desert amid a host of wild animals, including his best friend, a desert fox. When Sun is invited to travel to the Sahara by a local community who has heard about her book, she meets Kharouba, a Nomad girl of her own age, and realizes there may be much more to Hadara than just a character in a bedtime story.

    • Family
    • Adventure

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  2. IMDb 8.3

    The Odyssey

    173 min

    Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.

    • Adventure
    • Action
    • Fantasy

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  3. IMDb 6.0

    Janosch – Komm, wir finden einen Schatz

    74 min

    "Let's go find some treasure," Tiger and Bear decide when they find a treasure map in an old box. They are joined by Jochen Gummibär the rabbit, who really just wants to make friends. And so begins an exciting adventure. Because it's not just the three of them who want the treasure, but also the resourceful detective Gokatz and the athletic dog "Kurt the Growler," who are always hot on the heels of Tiger, Bear, and Jochen. The hunt leads through ink swamps and ice deserts to an old pirate ship, where the treasure is said to be hidden.

    • Animation
    • Family

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  4. TMDB 63

    Good Vibes Only

    89 min

    Based on the true story of a married couple who invented a groundbreaking sex toy heralded as forever changing the way women experience pleasure.

    • Comedy

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  5. TMDB 76IMDb 7.8

    The Invite

    107 min

    Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  6. TMDB 65

    The Musicians

    102 min

    Astrid Thompson finally succeeds in fulfilling her father's dream: to bring together four Stradivarius for a unique concert, eagerly expected by music lovers around the world. But Lise, George, Peter and Apolline, the four virtuosos recruited for the occasion, are incapable of playing together. The rehearsals are one ego crisis after another. With no solution in sight, Astrid decides to go and find the only person who, in her eyes, can still save the event: Charlie Beaumont, the composer of the score.

    • Drama
    • Music
    • Comedy

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  7. RT 100

    Hen

    97 min

    Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

    • Adventure
    • Drama

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  8. TMDB 65

    Bitter Christmas

    subtitled OV · 112 min

    After her mother dies in December, advertising director Elsa immerses herself in work to cope. When a panic attack forces her to take a break, she decides to travel to Lanzarote with her friend Patricia. The story of these women run parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director, exploring how life and fiction are inseparably linked, sometimes painfully so.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Die Kamera HeidelbergOV

  9. IMDb 6.0

    Nightborn

    91 min

    In Finnish forest, Saga and her husband Jon embark on a new chapter as parents. But Saga's joy is overshadowed by a chilling suspicion about their newborn, unbeknownst to Jon, causing a rift as she alone grapples with the disturbing truth.

    • Horror

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  10. IMDb 8.3

    The Odyssey

    subtitled OV · 173 min

    Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.

    • Adventure
    • Action
    • Fantasy

    Gloria & Gloriette HeidelbergOV

  11. IMDb 6.0

    Janosch – Komm, wir finden einen Schatz

    74 min

    "Let's go find some treasure," Tiger and Bear decide when they find a treasure map in an old box. They are joined by Jochen Gummibär the rabbit, who really just wants to make friends. And so begins an exciting adventure. Because it's not just the three of them who want the treasure, but also the resourceful detective Gokatz and the athletic dog "Kurt the Growler," who are always hot on the heels of Tiger, Bear, and Jochen. The hunt leads through ink swamps and ice deserts to an old pirate ship, where the treasure is said to be hidden.

    • Animation
    • Family

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  12. TMDB 65

    The Musicians

    102 min

    Astrid Thompson finally succeeds in fulfilling her father's dream: to bring together four Stradivarius for a unique concert, eagerly expected by music lovers around the world. But Lise, George, Peter and Apolline, the four virtuosos recruited for the occasion, are incapable of playing together. The rehearsals are one ego crisis after another. With no solution in sight, Astrid decides to go and find the only person who, in her eyes, can still save the event: Charlie Beaumont, the composer of the score.

    • Drama
    • Music
    • Comedy

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  13. TMDB 76IMDb 7.8

    The Invite

    107 min

    Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  14. TMDB 65

    Bitter Christmas

    112 min

    After her mother dies in December, advertising director Elsa immerses herself in work to cope. When a panic attack forces her to take a break, she decides to travel to Lanzarote with her friend Patricia. The story of these women run parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director, exploring how life and fiction are inseparably linked, sometimes painfully so.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  15. RT 100

    Hen

    subtitled OV · 97 min

    Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

    • Adventure
    • Drama

    Gloria & Gloriette HeidelbergOV

  16. IMDb 6.0

    Nightborn

    91 min

    In Finnish forest, Saga and her husband Jon embark on a new chapter as parents. But Saga's joy is overshadowed by a chilling suspicion about their newborn, unbeknownst to Jon, causing a rift as she alone grapples with the disturbing truth.

    • Horror

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  17. IMDb 7.9

    National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

    subtitled OV · 180 min

    Marquise de Merteuil, former lover of Vicomte de Valmont, incites him to corrupt the innocent Cécile de Volanges before her wedding night, but Valmont has targeted the peerlessly virtuous and beautiful Madame de Tourvel.

    • Drama
    • Romance

    Die Kamera HeidelbergOV

  18. IMDb 3.5

    TN 2026

    subtitled OV · 107 min

    Set in Pollachi, the story follows a powerful landlord, Sivalingam Mandradiyar, who becomes obsessed with a rising actor, Kukanth Kumar, believing he is the next M.G.R. He pours his wealth into shaping the actor's career and political future. But as ambition and fame grow, so does the risk of downfall. Will it lead to power or ruin?

    • Comedy
    • Drama

    Gloria & Gloriette HeidelbergOV

  19. The Desert Child

    92 min

    14-year-old Sun has written and successfully published a story based on an incredible story told by her late grandfather about a wild child called Hadara, who is saved by a group of ostriches when he becomes separated from his family in a storm, and is then raised in the desert amid a host of wild animals, including his best friend, a desert fox. When Sun is invited to travel to the Sahara by a local community who has heard about her book, she meets Kharouba, a Nomad girl of her own age, and realizes there may be much more to Hadara than just a character in a bedtime story.

    • Family
    • Adventure

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  20. IMDb 8.3

    The Odyssey

    173 min

    Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.

    • Adventure
    • Action
    • Fantasy

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  21. IMDb 6.0

    Janosch – Komm, wir finden einen Schatz

    74 min

    "Let's go find some treasure," Tiger and Bear decide when they find a treasure map in an old box. They are joined by Jochen Gummibär the rabbit, who really just wants to make friends. And so begins an exciting adventure. Because it's not just the three of them who want the treasure, but also the resourceful detective Gokatz and the athletic dog "Kurt the Growler," who are always hot on the heels of Tiger, Bear, and Jochen. The hunt leads through ink swamps and ice deserts to an old pirate ship, where the treasure is said to be hidden.

    • Animation
    • Family

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  22. TMDB 63

    Good Vibes Only

    89 min

    Based on the true story of a married couple who invented a groundbreaking sex toy heralded as forever changing the way women experience pleasure.

    • Comedy

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  23. Was haben wir gelacht

    99 min

    An entire generation of Germans was raised on male comedians. But what about their female counterparts? Maren Kroymann, Hella von Sinnen, Bettina Böttinger, Esther Schweins, and Gaby Köster look back at the way women were portrayed on TV in the 1990s and early 2000s, when jokes at women’s expense were the order of the day.

    • Documentary

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  24. TMDB 65

    The Musicians

    subtitled OV · 102 min

    Astrid Thompson finally succeeds in fulfilling her father's dream: to bring together four Stradivarius for a unique concert, eagerly expected by music lovers around the world. But Lise, George, Peter and Apolline, the four virtuosos recruited for the occasion, are incapable of playing together. The rehearsals are one ego crisis after another. With no solution in sight, Astrid decides to go and find the only person who, in her eyes, can still save the event: Charlie Beaumont, the composer of the score.

    • Drama
    • Music
    • Comedy

    Die Kamera HeidelbergOV

  25. RT 100

    Hen

    97 min

    Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

    • Adventure
    • Drama

    Gloria & Gloriette Heidelberg

  26. TMDB 76IMDb 7.8

    The Invite

    subtitled OV · 107 min

    Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Gloria & Gloriette HeidelbergOV

  27. TMDB 65

    Bitter Christmas

    112 min

    After her mother dies in December, advertising director Elsa immerses herself in work to cope. When a panic attack forces her to take a break, she decides to travel to Lanzarote with her friend Patricia. The story of these women run parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director, exploring how life and fiction are inseparably linked, sometimes painfully so.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Die Kamera Heidelberg

  28. IMDb 6.0

    Nightborn

    subtitled OV · 91 min

    In Finnish forest, Saga and her husband Jon embark on a new chapter as parents. But Saga's joy is overshadowed by a chilling suspicion about their newborn, unbeknownst to Jon, causing a rift as she alone grapples with the disturbing truth.

    • Horror

    Gloria & Gloriette HeidelbergOV

  29. RT 87

    Hola Frida!

    DF

    It’s the story of a little girl who is different. Her world is Coyoacan, Mexico City. Sparkling, vibrant, everything interests her and when difficulties arise, she faces them with an overflowing imagination. This little girl is called Frida Kahlo.

    • Animation
    • Family
    • History

    Karlstorkino HeidelbergDF

  30. RT 87

    Hola Frida!

    DF

    It’s the story of a little girl who is different. Her world is Coyoacan, Mexico City. Sparkling, vibrant, everything interests her and when difficulties arise, she faces them with an overflowing imagination. This little girl is called Frida Kahlo.

    • Animation
    • Family
    • History

    Karlstorkino HeidelbergDF


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