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The Berlinale 2026 took place in Berlin from February 12 to February 22. More than 250 movies were screened at the festival, and here's a list of feature films we think people should look out for.
Rose
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| MUBI |
Director: Markus Schleinzer
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Caro Braun, Marisa Growaldt, Godehard Giese, Robert Gwisdek, Maria Dragus
In the turmoil of the Thirty-Years’ War, a mysterious soldier appears in a secluded Protestant village claiming to be heir to a long-abandoned manor. His quest for recognition and acceptance are complicated by his secret: under a false identity, false name, and pretense of a false gender, he has made his way to the village. But to achieve her goals, Rose (Hüller), as the soldier is actually called, will stop at nothing.
Letterboxd rating: 3.8/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 100%
MUBI has acquired the rights for North America, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. A release date is yet to be announced.
Queen at Sea
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| Seafaring LLC |
As advanced dementia erodes an older woman’s ability to communicate her inner life, her husband and daughter struggle to act in her best interests, navigating love and the fragile boundaries between care, protection, and autonomy.
Letterboxd rating: 3.7/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 94%
Nina Roza
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| Berlin International Film Festival |
Director: Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Cast: Galin Stoev, Ekatarina Stanina, Sofia Stanina, Chiara Caselli, Christian Bégin, Michelle Tzontchev
A viral video of an 8-year-old Bulgarian artist catches the eye of a major art collector, and Mihail is sent there, 30 years after leaving his home country, to assess the value of the girl’s work and confront ghosts from his past.
Letterboxd rating: 3.4/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 80%
The movie will be released in Canadian theatres by Entract Film on April 24, 2026.
The Blood Countess
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| Amour Fou Vienna/Amour Four Luxembourg/Heimatfilm/P.Domenigg |
Letterboxd rating: 3.1/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 82%
Mouse
Directors: Alex Thompson, Kelly O’Sullivan
Cast: Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Chloe Coleman, Sophie Okonedo, Tara Mallen, Iman Vellani
Callie (Chloe Coleman) and Minnie’s (Mallen Kupferer) relationship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer before their senior year of high school. Left rudderless without her charismatic best friend, Minnie starts to form a complicated friendship with Callie’s mother.
Letterboxd rating: 3.8/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 100%
Paradise
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| Entract Studios, EMAfilms, Constellation Productions |
Director: Jérémy Comte
Cast: Joey Boivin-Desmeules, Daniel Atsu Hukporti, Evelyne de la Chenelière, Hayford Brobbey, Kabutey Ocansey, Faiba Bernard
In the wake of his father’s disappearance at sea, Kojo (Daniel Atsu Hukporti), a young Ghanaian, is drawn into a world of street gangs and deception. Meanwhile, in Quebec, Tony (Joey Boivin-Desmeules) discovers his mother’s relationship with a mysterious sailor who may hold the key to finding the father he’s never met.
Letterboxd rating: 3.5/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Flies
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| Berlin International Film Festival |
Cast: Teresa Sánchez, Bastián Escobar, Hugo Ramírez, Enrique Arreola
Olga (Teresa Sánchez) lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment block. When out of financial necessity, she rents a room in her apartment to a man who also sneaks-in his nine-year-old son, an unlikely bond forms. Her carefully controlled world begins to shift, and their lives become intertwined against her will.
Letterboxd rating: 3.7/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Chronicles from the Siege
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| Berlin International Film Festival |
When their city is placed under siege, the lives of a group of ordinary people are turned upside down, forcing each of them to confront impossible choices in pursuit of what they believe is survival in a war zone.
Letterboxd rating: 3.7/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Prosecution
Director: Faraz Shariat
Cast: Chen Emilie Yan, Julia Jentsch, Alev Irmak, Arnd Klawitter, Sebastian Urzendowsky
After surviving a racist attack, state prosecutor Seyo Kim (Chen Emilie Yan) takes her own case to court – confronting both the perpetrators and a justice system that turns a blind eye to right-wing extremism.
Letterboxd rating: 3.7/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
The Education of Jane Cumming
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| Courtesy of Heimatfilm |
Cast: Flora Nicholson, Clare Dunne, Mia Tharia, Fiona Shaw, Sadie Shimmin, Stephen McCole, Conor McLeod
Edinburgh, 1810. Two female teachers find themselves at the centre of a scandal when one of their pupils accuses them of having a love affair. A drama about prejudice, survival, and the courage to stand up for the truth.
Letterboxd rating: 3.5/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Four Minus Three
Barbara (Valerie Pachner) and her partner Heli (Robert Stadlober) are professional clowns, living out their dream of an alternative, joy filled life with their two children, laughing at what doesn't work out. But when a tragic car accident takes Heli and the children, Barbara is left alone. In the face of unspeakable loss, her belief in humor, hope, and humanity is put to the ultimate test. Can her way of seeing the world — through both its light and shadow — help her find a way back to life? She bets she'll laugh again.
Letterboxd rating: 3.6/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
A Family
Cast: Carice van Houten, Pieter Embrechts, Finn Vogels, Celeste Holsheimer
Caught in the crossfire of their parents’ divorce, Nina (Celeste Holsheimer) and Eli (Finn Vogels) are torn between loyalty, anger, and a longing to be seen. Through their mirrored perspectives, the same story unfolds, revealing how love can fracture and still find its way.
Letterboxd rating: 3.5/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Sad Girlz
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| Berlin International Film Festival |
La Maestra (Rocío Guzmán) and Paula (Darena Álvarez) are the best swimmers in their team and best friends, until an incident at a party changes everything. La Maestra, intense and unstoppable, realises that something in her best friend has changed, making her sad. When the truth comes to light, the two are faced with an impossible decision: Paula wants to keep quiet about it, while La Maestra wants revenge. Their friendship, previously unbreakable, will be put to the test as never before.
Letterboxd rating: 3.8/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
En Route To
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| Berlin International Film Festival |
High school student Yun-ji (Sim Su-bin) harbors a secret romance with her homeroom teacher, which results in a pregnancy. When the teacher abruptly disappears, Yun-ji decides to end the pregnancy. To buy illegal abortion pils, she leaves school early. Meanwhile, Kyung-sun (Lee Ji-woon) discovers that her savings have vanished and sets out to track her down.
Letterboxd rating: 3.6/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Matapanki
After gaining alcohol-fueled superpowers, Ricardo (Ramón Gálvez), a young punk from the outskirts, sets out to change society. But one brutal mistake will ignite an international conflict, with him at the heart of the storm.
Letterboxd rating: 3.6/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Everything Else is Noise
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| Berlin International Film Festival |
Rosa, a contemporary music composer, agrees to give her first television interview at her colleague Tere’s apartment to keep it secret from her husband. What begins as a simple professional conversation turns into an absurd and comic portrait of rivalries and affections among three women—Rosa, Tere, and Tere’s daughter Luisa—interrupted by power outages, a constantly barking dog, and the visit of a famous composer. As the interview unravels, family and artistic tensions surface, revealing, with humor, both the fragility of prestige and the strength of complicity.
Letterboxd rating: 3.6/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Ghost in the Cell
Inside Labuan Angsana, one of the country's most notorious prisons, survival is already a daily nightmare. Rival gangs and crooked, abusive guards leave little room for hope. But when an unseen force begins slaughtering inmates one by one, the prison descends into chaos. Now, killers, thieves, and conmen must do the unthinkable: work together to survive.
Letterboxd rating: 3.6/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: -
Synopsis from Letterboxd
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