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11 Nov – 17 Nov

  1. Bruno - Der junge Kreisky

    Historisches – neu belichtet

    Bruno Kreisky – Chancellor, statesman, reformer, global politician. No other Austrian politician has been the subject of so much writing and debate. How does one become someone like him? How does one become someone who can meet people of all views and social classes on equal footing? How does he navigate his way through life, love, and his convictions?
    • Drama
    • History

    Murnau-FilmtheaterDF

  2. Bollwerk

    WIR in Wiesbaden

    Across Europe, right-wing and conservative movements are gaining strength. Germany, too, is facing the significant rise of a right-wing populist party that is classified as definitively far-right in several federal states. While protests are taking shape in left-leaning major cities and large numbers of people are quickly rallying together, efforts to defend democracy in other regions face their own challenges. Especially in the rural areas of eastern Germany, advocates and activists working against the far right must repeatedly contend with backlash on social media and in the streets. This ranges from insults and hostility to physical attacks and death threats. “It’s easier to shout ‘Nazis out’ where there are no Nazis,” the Chemnitz band Kraftklub once sang. But how easy is it to shout “Nazis out” where they actually show up?
    • Documentary

    Murnau-FilmtheaterDF

  3. Bruno - Der junge Kreisky

    Historisches – neu belichtet

    Bruno Kreisky – Chancellor, statesman, reformer, global politician. No other Austrian politician has been the subject of so much writing and debate. How does one become someone like him? How does one become someone who can meet people of all views and social classes on equal footing? How does he navigate his way through life, love, and his convictions?
    • Drama
    • History

    Murnau-FilmtheaterDF

  4. GUTS: A Female Expedition Through Africa

    Surf Film Nacht

    Patrizia and Marie left everything behind and embarked on a five-month, 20,000 km off-road journey from France to Guinea-Bissau—with nothing but an old car, four surfboards, and a mission: to capture the stories of inspiring women redefining their place in society across Northwest Africa. What happened on that long and dusty road was pure magic. From the first female mountain guide of Morocco to the women’s rights activist in Nouakchott, or the young surf collective in Dakar, they all showed that when women dare to break free from conventions and listen to their own voice, a revolution begins—not just for them, but for their communities, their countries, and the world.
    • Documentary

    Murnau-FilmtheaterOmeU

  5. exground filmfest 2026

    festivalausgabe 39

    Murnau-Filmtheater

  6. exground filmfest 2026

    festivalausgabe 39

    Murnau-Filmtheater

  7. exground filmfest 2026

    festivalausgabe 39

    Murnau-Filmtheater

  8. exground filmfest 2026

    festivalausgabe 39

    Murnau-Filmtheater


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Currently 3 cinemas and film series in Mainz and the surrounding area: Murnau-Filmtheater, Capitol Arthouse Kino Mainz and Caligari FilmBühne.

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Mainz has an unusually dense cinema scene — the DFF Filmmuseum, Astor, three arthouse houses, Pupille at the university, Programmkino Rex in Darmstadt, the Murnau in Wiesbaden — but no shared programme. This site lays every house onto one searchable day view.

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