Crossing Europe

Prosecution

1 hr. 53 min. | Drama | Pegi 13

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With the full authority and resources of the state behind her, German-Korean prosecutor Seyo Kim is determined to confront far-right violence in eastern Germany. When she herself becomes the target of a racist attack, she decides to investigate the case on her own. Delving into her office’s archives and tracing old connections, she identifies one of her attackers and exposes a wider extremist network. Yet as the case reaches court, systemic double standards begin to emerge, and her faith in the objectivity of the justice system starts to crumble. The film premiered in the Berlinale’s Panorama section, where it won the Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film.
Faraz Shariat

Faraz Shariat

Faraz Shariat grew up in Cologne in a family of Iranian exiles. He studied dramatic arts, and his work explores queer identity, migration and post-migrant experience. His debut feature, No Hard Feelings, premiered in the Panorama section of the 70th Berlinale, where it won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film. Shariat lives and works in Berlin and is a co-founder of Jünglinge Film, a collective devoted to queer, feminist and anti-racist filmmaking.
Languages
German, Korean
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Staatsschutz
Produced
2026: Germany

Film information

Director
Faraz Shariat
Producers
Faraz Shariat, Paulina Lorenz, Jorgo Narjes
Screenplay
Claudia Schaefer, Choi Sun-Ju, Kim Jee-Un
Music
Gabríel Ólafs
Cinematography
Lotta Kilian
Cast
Chen Emilie Yan, Julia Jentsch, Alev Irmak, Arnd Klawitter, Sebastian Urzendowsky
More information
www.imdb.com

Screenings

Saturday, 7 November

13:30

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 9

Monday, 9 November

18:30

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 10

Saturday, 14 November

13:30

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 11

Free admission - Open queue