The director’s first film since 2016’s A Hologram for a King stars Tala al Deen, Lars Eidinger, and Nicolette Krebitz.
Tom Tykwer, the acclaimed German director of Run Lola Run, Cloud Atlas and Drei will open the 75th Berlin Film Fest with his new feature, Das Licht (The Light).
Tykwer’s first feature since 2016’s A Hologram for a King is a family drama set in modern-day Germany featuring Lars Eidinger, Nicolette Krebitz and Tala al Deen.
It tells the story of the Engels family, parents Tim (Eidinger) and Milena (Krebitz), their twins Frieda (Elke Biesendorfer) and Jon (Julius Gause) and Milena’s son Dio (Elyas Eldridge).
The family has been growing apart for years before housekeeper Farrah (Tala Al-Deen), a mysterious woman from Syria, enters their lives, bringing to light feelings that have long been hidden. Farrah is pursuing a plan all of her own that will fundamentally change the family’s life.
Das Light will screen out of competition as a Berlinale Special Gala.
“I’m over the moon to open next year’s Berlinale with Das Licht (The Light),” Tykwer said. “The Berlinale is the festival of my life. The city is my destiny. This film is my longing.”
Das Licht (The Light) was produced by X Filme Creative Pool, in co-production with ZDF, ARP Séléction, Gold Rush Pictures, Gretchenfilm and B.A. Filmproduktion. X Verleih and Warner Bros. Germany will release the film in German cinemas on March 20, 2025. Beta Cinema is handling world sales.
The 75th Berlinale runs Februar 13-23, 2025.
