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Tom Tykwer’s ‘The Light’ to Open 2025 Berlin Film Festival
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Scott RoxboroughImage from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn loglineAcclaimed German director Tom Tykwer returns to the Berlinale with his family drama 'The Light,' set to open the prestigious 2025 Berlin Film Festival.beat sheet- Tykwer's first feature since 2016's 'A Hologram for a King,' 'The Light' explores the story of the Engels family, whose lives are upended by the arrival of a mysterious housekeeper from Syria.
- This marks the third time Tykwer has opened the Berlinale, following his previous festival standouts 'Heaven' in 2002 and 'The International' in 2009.
Read the sourcecall sheetTom Tykwer, Lars Eidinger, Nicolette Krebitz, Tala al Deen, Elke Biesendorfer, Julius Gause, Elyas Eldridge, Todd Haynes, X Filme Creative Pool, ZDF, ARP Séléction, Gold Rush Pictures, Gretchenfilm, B.A. Filmproduktion, X Verleih, Warner Bros. Germany, Beta Cinema, The Light, Run Lola Run, Cloud Atlas, Drei, A Hologram for a King, Heaven, The International - VarietyVariety6d
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Tom Tykwer’s ‘The Light’ to Open 2025 Berlin Film Festival
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Scott Roxborough
scrn logline
Acclaimed German director Tom Tykwer returns to the Berlinale with his family drama 'The Light,' set to open the prestigious 2025 Berlin Film Festival.
beat sheet
- Tykwer's first feature since 2016's 'A Hologram for a King,' 'The Light' explores the story of the Engels family, whose lives are upended by the arrival of a mysterious housekeeper from Syria.
- This marks the third time Tykwer has opened the Berlinale, following his previous festival standouts 'Heaven' in 2002 and 'The International' in 2009.
call sheet
Tom Tykwer, Lars Eidinger, Nicolette Krebitz, Tala al Deen, Elke Biesendorfer, Julius Gause, Elyas Eldridge, Todd Haynes, X Filme Creative Pool, ZDF, ARP Séléction, Gold Rush Pictures, Gretchenfilm, B.A. Filmproduktion, X Verleih, Warner Bros. Germany, Beta Cinema, The Light, Run Lola Run, Cloud Atlas, Drei, A Hologram for a King, Heaven, The International