FOFS Munich - Int. Program 6

In the organizer's words:

Two films tell of the burden of growing up without parents. A man in his mid-twenties, on the other hand, struggles with the pain of separation. In Colombia, a murderer suffers from amnesia. An animated film teaches us: Beware of squeaky ducks!

Two films address the burden of growing up without one's parents. Meanwhile, a man in his mid-twenties suffers from a broken heart. In Colombia, a murderer suffers from amnesia. And an animated film warns us: Beware of rubber ducks!

18+ (no FSK)
OmeU
76 min. + Q&As
Free choice of seats

JANUARY (Januari)

January begins with severe heartache for Willem. He struggles through the cold winter month between family birthdays, boring party nights and trivial chance encounters. He is faced with the question: Who am I without my ex-boyfriend?

For Willem, January begins with a broken heart. He struggles to get through a cold winter month of family birthdays, boring late-night parties, and meaningless encounters. He's left wondering: Who am I without my ex-boyfriend?

Netherlands 2024, Director: Jetske Lieber
Fiction, 22 min.

WHEN THE HERONS RETURN (Cuando Retornen las Garzas)

The wailing of a missing man's mother prompts a murderer suffering from amnesia to question his actions. He goes to the place in the jungle where he murdered and buried his last victim.

The lamentations of a missing person's mother lead a murderer suffering from amnesia to question his actions. He travels to the spot in the jungle where he murdered and buried his most recent victim.

Colombia 2025, Director: Robert Brand
Fiction, 19 min.

ECHOES BEYOND THE HORIZON (Bahay Bahayan)

More than 10 million Filipinos work overseas as migrant workers. That's 11% of the population. Many of them rarely visit their families. This documentary gives a voice to the children left behind who grow up without their parents.

More than 10 million Filipinos are migrant workers overseas. That's 11% of the country's population. Many of them rarely visit their families. This documentary gives a voice to the children left behind, who are growing up without their parents.

Philippines 2025, Director: Marienne Louise
Documentary, 10 min.

DUCK BROTH (Rosół Z Kaczki)

Exhausted from the night's adventures, a man takes a bath. He strikes up a conversation with his rubber duck, who asks him about his culinary explorations of the evening and gradually puts him through the wringer. A surreal bathtub trip.

Exhausted from the night's adventures, a man takes a bath. He strikes up a conversation with his rubber duck, who questions him about the culinary explorations he indulged in that evening and gradually puts him through the wringer. A surreal trip in a bathtub.

Poland 2024, Director: Maria Dakszewicz
Animation, 5 min.

RAGE (Furia)

Eric, an impulsive teenager with behavioral problems, lives in a youth home. He longs for his mother. When, contrary to expectations, she doesn't come to visit and he runs home to her, he painfully realizes that she has long since moved on to a new life - without him.

Eric, an impulsive teenager with behavioral issues, lives in a foster home. He longs for his mother. When she unexpectedly fails to visit him and he runs home to her, he's faced with the painful realization that she has long since started a new life - without him.

Spain 2025, Directors: Santiago Pujol, Fran Moreno
Fiction, 19 min.

Price information:

Pupils, students, pensioners, people on federal voluntary service, the unemployed, welfare recipients and people with disabilities receive tickets at a reduced price (one reduced ticket per screening) of EUR 7.00. The ID card or certificate must be presented at the entrance to the cinema.