Kilian Armando Friedrich

Heike works at a cleaning company, where every day she has to handle her team’s struggles, the pressure of delivering a spotless job, and the need to keep clients and boss happy. When a powerful subcontractor threatens to withdraw his support if she does not provide more work for his team, Heike faces a difficult choice. To comply, she must sacrifice one of her own employees. As the pressure closes in, Heike must decide how far she is willing to go to meet the job’s ruthless demands.

Eleven short documentaries about eleven youth football teams for different age groups and with varying prospects. This Berlinale project is part of the cultural programme of the 2024 European Football Championship hosted by Germany.

The French workers who clean nuclear reactors are exposed to high levels of radiation. With impressive images the film portrays “nuclear nomads” who travel from one nuclear power plant to another in caravans, risking their health in the name of the future.

Jannick's eyes are seeing less an less. To continue playing soccer, he joins a blind soccer team. Soon, he has to play in this first tournament.

Edgy lives in a world of blue blocks, but somehow he doesn’t seem to fit in.

After years of a physically disintegrating daily routine on the streets of Kassel, the 27-year-old Leon finally wants to beat his heroin addiction. Following a failed robbery, he hopes to find his way back to life in a therapy facility.