Die Möllner Briefe + Talk mit Regisseurin Martina Priessner (Filmfest Aachen 2025)

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Screening organized in partnership with Amnesty International Aachen

Die Möllner Briefe (The Moelln letters)

Germany, 2025, 96 min, Martina Priessner, German, Turkish
Original version with english subtitles

Winner of the Amnesty Film Prize & Panorama Audience Award at the Berlinale 2025. In November 1992, racist arson attacks in Mölln destroyed the lives of İbrahim Arslan and his family. The 7-year-old boy survived the fire, but tragically lost his sister, his cousin and his grandmother. The city subsequently received hundreds of letters of solidarity. It was not until 2020 that these letters were discovered in the Mölln town archives. They were never forwarded to the families. The film follows İbrahim and shows the trauma that still shapes their lives today. Through his fight against racism, İbrahim has found a way to channel his pain. His brother Namık, on the other hand, is still struggling with the past.

Awarded the Amnesty Film Prize & Panorama Audience Award at the Berlinale 2025. In November 1992, racist arson attacks in Mölln destroyed the lives of İbrahim Arslan and his family. The 7-year-old boy survived the fire, but tragically lost his sister, his cousin and his grandmother. The city subsequently received hundreds of letters of solidarity. It was not until 2020 that these letters were discovered in the Mölln town archives. They were never forwarded to the families. The film accompanies İbrahim and his siblings and shows the trauma that still shapes their lives today. Through his fight against racism, İbrahim has found a way to channel the pain, but his brother Namık is still struggling with the past.

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