About this Event
Join us and our partners from Kino Lorber on Wednesday, April 15th at the Goethe-Institut for special "Sneak Preview" screening of multi-award-winning German Auteur Fatih Akin's film AMRUM, prior to the film's theatrical release on April 17th.
The screening is followed by a discussion with DoP Karl Walter Lindenlaub (ASC, BVK).
Admission is free with RSVP. Capacity is limited.
RSVP holders will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Light refreshments provided
SCHEDULE
6:30 PM - Doors open
7:00 PM - Introduction + 7:15 PM - Screening of AMRUM
8:45 PM - Discussion with Karl Walter Lindenlaub
9:30 PM - End of Event
Presented with the support of Kino Lorber
Secure, free Parking is available at Metro/Retail parking structure with rear entrance to the Goethe-Institut located at
674 S. Westlake Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90057
AMRUM
Germany, 2025, 93 Minutes, digital projection. In German with English subtitles.
Director: Fatih Akin, Screenplay: Fatih Akin and Hark Bohm, Cinematography: Karl Winter Lindenlaub, Editor: Andrew Bird, Cast: Jasper Billerbeck, Kian Köppke, Laura Tonke, Diane Kruger, Detlev Buck, Matthias Schweighöfer. Producers: Fatih Akin
Herman Weigel, Production Co.: Bombero International GmbH & Co KG i.G. (Hamburg), Warner Bros. Filmproduktion GmbH (Hamburg).
It is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote outpost in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing, helping his mother to feed their family. Despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, windswept isle seems idyllic. When their anti-fascist neighbor Tessa (Diane Kruger) mentions to Nanning that the war will soon be over, the boy – too young to understand the political implications – is pleased to imagine that his father, a Nazi officer, might soon be coming home. But his mother Hille (Laura Tonke) is a true believer, and word of Germany’s imminent defeat sends her into decline. One day from her sick bed, she wishes for white bread, butter and honey, near impossible luxuries on Amrum which Nanning innocently tries to find for her. But as he sets off on his quest, he learns from his neighbors that the enemy is far closer than he imagined.
From Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker Fatih Akin (In the Fade, Head-On) and lensed by internationally acclaimed cinematographer Karl Winter Lindenlaub, whose stunning visual language captures the beauty of the rugged North Sea island, Amrum is a tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence set against the waning days of the Second World War.
Winner of the Bavarian Film Award 2026 for Best Film.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Goethe-Institut Los Angeles Project Space, 1901 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, United States
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