Die Möllner Briefe | Junges Filmfestival Köln / Cinepänz 2025

In the organizer's words:

recommended for ages 14 and up

Germany | 2025 | documentary | 96' | Martina Priessner | German, Turkish | German subtitles | FSK 12

In November 1992, a racist arson attack in Mölln tragically changed the lives of İbrahim Arslan and his family. The film The Mölln Letters impressively tells not only of pain and loss, but also of a previously overlooked wave of solidarity that remained hidden from those affected for years.

Seven-year-old İbrahim survived the attack, but his sister, cousin and grandmother lost their lives. The town of Mölln received hundreds of letters of solidarity. For almost three decades, however, these remained stored in the town archives and were not forwarded to the families. İbrahim Arslan is accompanied in the discovery of these letters. The film finally gives the survivors the recognition they have been missing for so long.

In cooperation with the International Women's Film Festival Dortmund+Cologne
In cooperation with the Integration Agency AWO Mittelrhein e.V.

Racism | Solidarity | Contemporary History