List of Films Set in Berlin - 2010s

2010s

2010

• Boxhagener Platz, 2010 - about family life and problems in East Berlin in 1968 while at the same time in West Berlin the students are protesting. Director: Matti Geschonneck.
• Heaven's Taxi (Hitler's Grave), 2010 - An Iranian Moslem girl promises her dying brother to find Hitler's grave in Berlin. Written and directed by Daryush Shokof.
• Neukölln Unlimited, 2010 - Documentary about three siblings' daily lives in Berlin's Neukölln district, directed by Agostino Imondi and Dietmar Ratsch.
• Berlin: Hasenheide, 2010 - Documentary about a park in Berlin's Neukölln district, directed by Nana Rebhan.
• Zivilcourage, 2010 - a senior bookseller does not know much about his problematic Berlin quarter until he is involved in a brutal assault. Directed by Dror Zahavi.
• Rammbock, 2010 - a horror movie about zombies attacking people in Berlin. Directed by Marvin Kren.
• 380.000 Volt – Der große Stromausfall, 2010 - an electrical power outage in Berlin causes a riot and looting in the city. Directed by Sebastian Vigg.
• Bella vita, 2010 - a housewife is deceived by her husband publicly and has to find a new home and life with her daughter in Kreuzberg district. Directed by Thomas Berger.
• We Are the Night (Wir sind die Nacht), 2010 - horror film about a group of female vampires in Berlin. Directed by Dennis Gansel.
• Shahada, 2010 - the fates of three Muslims in Berlin collide during Ramadan as they struggle to find their place between faith and modern life in western society. Directed by Burhan Qurbani.
• Three, 2010 - centered on a 40-something couple in Berlin who, separately, fall in love with the same man. Directed by Tom Tykwer.
• Single by Contract (Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück), 2010 - a 17-year-old girl in Berlin falls in love with the lead singer of a band named Berlin Mitte. But he has signed a contract to stay a single person to enhance band marketing. Directed by Marc Rothemund.
• The Drifters (Eine flexible Frau), 2010 - a 40-year-old female architect in Berlin loses her job and has to get along with identity, job centre and the loss of her social status. Directed by Tatjana Turanskyj.
• Die Friseuse, 2010 - a female hairdresser in Marzahn district struggles with her own overweight, the separation from her husband, the difficult foundation of a hairdresser's shop and a rising multiple sclerosis. Directed by Doris Dörrie.
• When We Leave (Die Fremde), 2010 - highlights the problem of honor killings by depicting the drama of a Turkish family living in Berlin. Directed by Feo Aladag.
• In the Shadows (Im Schatten), 2010 - focuses on a burglar in Berlin who gets released from prison and wants to contact his old partner, but the former partner sets two killers on him. Directed by Thomas Arslan.
• Weissensee, 2010 - the story of two different families in East Berlin during the 1980s. One family is loyal to the socialistic system while the other family is quite critical. Directed by Friedemann Fromm.

2011

• Unknown, 2011 - A drama thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
• Kokowääh, 2011 - story of a man in Berlin who meets his eight-year-old daughter the first time and learns that she will live with him now. Directed by and starring Til Schweiger.
• Christopher and His Kind, 2011 - tells the story of Christopher Isherwood's life in Berlin in the early 1930s. The film was adapted by Kevin Elyot from Isherwood's autobiography of the same title. Directed by Geoffrey Sax.
• Unlike U, 2011 - documentary about the illegal and criminal graffiti trainwriter scene in Berlin. Directed by Björn Birg and Henrik Regel.
• Urban Explorer, 2011 - horror-thriller film about four young urban explorers who meet up in Berlin via the internet to explore the subterranean relicts of Nazi Germany. But when tragedy strikes the group's leader, they soon realize not all things go according to plan. Directed by Andy Fetscher.
• Hotel Desire, 2011 - erotic movie about a hotel maid in Berlin who did not have sex for several years when she unintentionally breaks into a blind painter's hotel room. Directed by Sergej Moya. Starring Saralisa Volm.
• Blissestrasse, 2011 - the story of a group of young American Christians on a mission to Berlin to try to bring the Germans back to Jesus. Directed by Paul Donovan.
• Afterwards, 2011 - a female drug addict on the run has one night to find her estranged, homeless father on the streets of Berlin, and under cover of darkness the secrets of their East German past come to light. Directed by Kivmars Bowling.
• Don 2 2011 Bollywood Film, - A direct sequel to 2006 hit Don: The Chase Begins Again. An action-thriller featuring Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. Story revolves around a robbery in Berlin's DZB. Directed by Farhan Akhtar.
• Pigeons on the Roof (Die Relativitätstheorie der Liebe), 2011 - several couples in Berlin (all played by the same two actors) try to find or keep love and respect. Directed by Otto Alexander Jahrreiss.
• Männerherzen … und die ganz ganz große Liebe, 2011 - following Men in the City and showing the same group of men in Berlin who have to fight for their beloved women. Directed by Simon Verhoeven.
• 9 Leben, 2011 - several street children in Berlin talk about their daily life, referring not only to drug addiction and physical/traumatic injuries, but also to their talents and dreams. Directed by Maria Speth.
• In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (Im Himmel, unter der Erde - Der jüdische Friedhof Weißensee), 2011 - documentary portrait about the Jewish Weißensee Cemetery in Weissensee district, the history of the Jews in Berlin and their culture. Directed by Britta Wauer.

2012

• Bliss (Glück), 2012 - a female refugee from Eastern Europe, working as a prostitute, and a homeless punk with his dog form a relationship in Berlin. Directed by Doris Dörrie.
• Bar 25 - Tage außerhalb der Zeit, 2012 - documentary following the creators of famous techno club "Bar 25". Directed by Britta Mischer and Nana Yuriko.
• Wordlessness, 2012 - several people are together one whole day under a condition not to say a word until the day is over. Directed by Daryush Shokof.
• Flushers, 2012 - life continues in toilets. Directed by Daryush Shokof.
• Strange Stranger, 2012 - a horrorful bet between two friends. Directed by Daryush Shokof.