Babylon Berlin with Director Henk Handloegten
Director Henk Handloegten joins us in-person for a sneak preview of the first two episodes of the final season of the lavish historical crime drama. Handloegten will join us for a Q&A following the screening.
Berlin, January 1933: Hitler’s appointment as Reich Chancellor marks the beginning of the darkest chapter in German history. Charlotte Ritter investigates a series of murders targeting former front-line soldiers. The connections and motives date back to 1918. An explosive file has gone missing, casting a new light on Hitler’s time as a soldier in World War I.
A politically explosive issue —and those involved seem willing to stop at nothing to get their hands on the file… not even murder. When Gereon Rath suddenly vanishes without a trace, Charlotte doesn’t know if she’ll ever see him again. In the fifth season of Babylon Berlin, loosely based on the novel Märzgefallene by Volker Kutscher, Volker Bruch as Gereon Rath and Liv Lisa Fries as Charlotte Ritter return in the lead roles.
Eight new episodes shed light on the days between the Nazi takeover and the Reichstag fire. Babylon Berlin dances its final dances, celebrates dazzling nights, travels to Cologne and Paris, and returns again and again to Berlin.
About Henk Handloegten:
Henk Handloegten graduated from the German Film-and Television Academy in Berlin in 2000. He received numerous awards for his debut film *PAUL IS DEAD*. This was followed by directing successful feature films such as LEARNING TO LIE and SUMMER WINDOW, as well as co-writing the screenplay for GOODBYE LENIN!, “LOVE IN THOUGHTS”, and most recently “FATHERLAND”.
He is the showrunner, director, and writer of all five seasons of BABYLON BERLIN (with Achim von Borries and Tom Tykwer). This fall, the final season of this internationally successful television series will be broadcasted around the world.
