It has been more than eight years since Tom Tykwer delivered his last film. Since then he has been busy with the acclaimed series “Babylon Berlin”. The director is now celebrating his big screen comeback with “The Light”. And you can see the trailer here:
Tom Tykwer is one of the most renowned German directors. With his 1998 film “Lola runsHe not only shook up the German film scene, but also caused a sensation internationally. The experimental film was highly praised and became a worldwide success. After this triumph, the Wuppertal native made the leap to Hollywood, where he starred in films such as the thriller “The International” or the sci-fi epic “Cloud Atlasdelivered.
In recent years Tykwer has not been seen on the big screen. Instead, during this time he devoted himself to the acclaimed series “Babylon Berlin“. Now, more than eight years after “A Hologram for the King,” Tom Tykwer is finally returning to the cinema. He celebrates his comeback with “The lightand is not only responsible for the production, but also for the script.
The film opens in German cinemas on March 20, 2025. The trailer that has just been released, is full of ideas and therefore looks quite spectacular and surprising, already gives an insight into the drama with a mystery touch.
That’s what “The Light” is about
At the center of the film is the Engels family: father Tim (Lars Eidinger), his wife Milena (Nicolette Krebitz), the almost adult twins Frieda (Elke Biesendorfer) and Jon (Julius Gause) and Milena’s illegitimate son Dio (Elyas Eldridge). As daughter Frieda aptly puts it in the trailer, it is a “typical German dysfunctional family, where everyone cooks their own soup and doesn’t give a shit about anyone else.” The Engels live more next to each other than with each other – a fragile constellation that exists between New beginnings and collapse balanced.
As the housekeeper Farrah (Tala Al Deen) comes into their lives, the world of the Engels is put to a tough test. Farrah, a woman from Syria with a mysterious past, brings to the surface feelings and conflicts that have long been hidden. She is pursuing her own plan that could fundamentally change the Engels’ lives. As suggested in the trailer, Farrah needs the family for a personal favor, although this also appears to have a mystery component.
By the way: A German film that will also be in cinemas next year is Michael Bully Herbig’s “The Manitu’s canoe“. The first pictures have now been published. In the following article you can see how Abahachi, Ranger, Dimitri and Co. in the sequel to “The Shoe of Manitu” look.
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