Running parallel to the exhibition Christoph Hochhäusler at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), Kino Arsenal presents a retrospective of the filmmakers oeuvre. Hochhäusler's stories are always about lies and intrigue, manipulation and deception. They depict betrayal, treachery, and desire, staged in close proximity to genre cinema – film noir, crime, political thriller. Situated at the intersection of financial capitalism, politics, media, and new technologies, Hochhäusler’s cinema gives form to the present and its complex systems.

The film series is curated by Birgit Kohler (Head of Programming, Arsenal Filminstitut, Berlin).

Thursday, September 3, 2026, 8 pm (opening)

& Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 7:30 pm

La Mort viendra (Der Tod wird kommen, Christoph Hochhäusler, D/BE/LU 2024, 101 min, OmdU)

With Sophie Verbeeck, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Marc Limpach

On September 3, 2026, the screening is followed by a conversation with Christoph Hochhäusler, moderated by Birgit Kohler

Friday, September 4, 2026, 8 pm

& Thursday, September 17, 2026, 7:30 pm

Milchwald (This Very Moment, Christoph Hochhäusler, D 2003, 87 min, OmeU)

With Judith Engel, Horst-Günther Marx, Miroslaw Baka

On September 4, 2026, the screening is followed by a conversation with Christoph Hochhäusler, moderated by Birgit Kohler

Saturday, September 5, 2026, 8 pm

& Monday, September 21, 2026, 7:30 pm

Falscher Bekenner (Low Profile, Christoph Hochhäusler, D 2005, 94 min, OmeU)

With Constantin von Jascheroff, Victoria Trautmannsdorff, Manfred Zapatka

Opener: Fieber (Fever, Christoph Hochhäusler, D 798, 13 min)

On September 5, 2026, the screening opens with an introduction by Sebastian Markt (Head of the section „Generation“ at Berlinale)

Sunday, September 6, 2026, 20 pm

& Sunday, September 20, 2026, 20 pm

Eine Minute Dunkel (One Minute of Darkness, Christoph Hochhäusler, D 2011, 89 min, OmeU)

With Stefan Kurt, Eberhard Kirchberg, Imogen Kogge

On September 6, 2026, the screening opens with an introduction by Matthias Dell (film and TV critic, Berlin)

Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 7:30 pm

& Friday, September 18, 2026, 20 pm

Unter dir die Stadt (The City Below, Christoph Hochhäusler, D 2010, 110 min, OmeU)

With Nicolette Krebitz, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Mark Waschke, Corinna Kirchhoff

Opener: Séance (Christoph Hochhäusler, D 2009, 9 min)

On September 18, 2026, the screening opens with an introduction by Anne Küper (cultural studies scholar, critic, artist, Berlin)

Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7:30 pm

& Thursday, September 24, 2026, 7:30 pm

Bis ans Ende der Nacht (Till the End of the Night, Christoph Hochhäusler, D 2023, 120 min, OmeU)

With Timocin Ziegler, Thea Ehre, Michael Sideris

On September 24, 2026, the screening opens with an introduction by Jan Künemund (film curator, Berlin)

Friday, September 11, 2026, 20 pm

& Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 7:30 pm

Die Lügen der Sieger (The Lies of the Victors, Christoph Hochhäusler, D 2014, 112 min, OmeU)

With Florian David Fitz, Lilith Stangenberg, Ursina Lardi

Opener: Das Paradies vertreibt uns (Paradise Lost & Found, Christoph Hochhäusler, D 2026, ca, 10 min, OmeU)

On September 11, 2026, the screening opens with an introduction by Esther Buss (film and art critic, Berlin)

OmdU = Original with German subtitles

OmeU = Original with English subtitles

For more information and tickets, visit www.arsenal-berlin.de