LONGING IN SANGERHAUSEN (SERIES: 7CL SUMMER CINEMA)

Germany 2025, feature film, 90 min, FSK 6
Directed by Julian Radlmaier · Original version with English subtitles
With: Clara Schwinning, Maral Keshavarz, Henriette Confurius, Paula Schindler, Ghazal Shojaei, Kyung-Taek Lie

Two women meet in Sangerhausen: Ursula, a heartbroken waitress, and Neda, an Iranian YouTuber with a broken arm. Ursula unexpectedly falls for the mysterious musician from the big city, while Neda is convinced she's recognized an old friend from Tehran in an equally enigmatic street sweeper. A series of twists and turns leads the two women on a ghost hunt in the mountains… In Julian Radlmaier's (BLOOD SUCKER – A MARXIST VAMPIRE COMEDY) new film, the main characters stumble together through a place of contrasts, confront the ghosts of the past, and share dreams older than they realize. A small East German town becomes the setting for a story about solidarity and community, about Germany and its workers, and the longing for a different life.

Two women meet in Sangerhausen: Ursula, a waitress with a broken heart, and Neda, an Iranian YouTuber with a broken arm. Unexpectedly, Ursula falls in love with the mysterious musician from the big city, whilst Neda is convinced she has recognized an old friend from Tehran in an equally enigmatic street sweeper. The winding paths of chance bring the two women together on a ghost hunt in the mountains… In Julian Radlmaier's new film (BLUTSAUGER – A MARXIST VAMPIRE COMEDY), the main characters stumble together through a place of contrasts, take on the ghosts of the past and share dreams that are older than they realize. A small town in East Germany becomes the setting for a story about solidarity and community, about Germany and its workers, and the longing for a different life.