Cortex

Moritz Bleibtreu has starred in many of the most successful German films of recent memory, including in "Lola Runs" from 1998 (where he co-starred along Franka Potente, also in this selection with a debut of her own). This is his first outing as a director and screenwriter, and could hardly be more ambitious: A labyrinthine psycho-thriller in which the lives and dreams of two men intertwine, setting of a downward spiral that will change both in the most extreme way.

Stars like Nadja Uhl and Jannis Niewöhner play alongside Moritz Bleibtreu to create an intricately woven cinematic nightmarish trip.

The film will be screened at the Rebels with a Cause Competition Programme.

Christoph Gröner