In the organizer's words:

Tickets are available now available in our website. Reserve soon, seating is limited. https://sinematranstopia.com/en/sinelection/hysteria
! The doors open one hour before the screenings.

SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA
Lindowerstr. 20/22
House C
13347 Berlin

Directions
U6 S + U Wedding
S41, S42
Bus: 120, 147, N6, N20

(EN)

The set of a drama about the 1993 Solingen arson attack, a real-life racist incident that killed five members of a Turkish family. Behind-the-scenes, the production starts to unravel under the weight of its own ambitions. When a burned Quran is discovered among the props the day's footage mysteriously vanishes and accusations start to fly.

At the center of the storm is Elif, the second assistant director, whose ambition clashes with her growing unease. As she scrambles to recover the lost tapes and salvage her career, she navigates a minefield of moral compromises, institutional hypocrisy, and hidden agendas. While the director claims political provocation as his right, the producer prioritizes profit over principles. Meanwhile, the predominantly Muslim film extras challenge the production's exploitative gaze, questioning who such stories truly serve.

Hysteria is a razor-sharp blend of genre suspense and scorching social critique. Büyükatalay crafts a rip-roaring thriller that exposes the layers of racism, opportunism, and performative wokeness in the film industry, and beyond. (BH)

Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay is a German-Turkish film director and screenwriter and a founding member of the film production company filmfaust.

Previously shown

(DE)

On the set of a drama about the 1993 Solingen arson attack, a real-life racist attack in which five members of a Turkish family lost their lives. Behind the scenes, the production begins to crumble under the weight of its own ambitions. When a burnt copy of the Koran is discovered among the props, the day's footage mysteriously disappears and mutual recriminations ensue.

At the center of the storm is Elif, the second assistant director, whose ambition clashes with her growing unease. As she struggles to retrieve the lost tapes and save her career, she navigates a minefield of moral compromise, institutional hypocrisy and hidden agendas. While the director claims political provocation as his right, the producer puts profit before principles. Meanwhile, the predominantly Muslim film extras question the exploitative gaze of the production and wonder who such stories really serve.

Hysteria is a razor-sharp mixture of genre suspense and searing social criticism. Büyükatalay creates a fast-paced thriller that exposes the layers of racism, opportunism and performative wokeness in the film industry and beyond. (BH)

Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay is a German-Turkish film director and screenwriter and a founding member of the film production company filmfaust.

Past screenings

Price information:

Tickets 22.11: https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/index.html?cinemaId=2317182724&showId=3343861868&bgswitch=false#/show/2317182724/3343861868