FILM FSFF 2026: 22 BAHNEN

(September 5, 2026, 4:00 p.m., Gauting MEET THE FESTIVAL: Pre-screening discussion with director Katalin Gödrös (JAKOBS ROSS) and actress Luna Wedler)

Tilda’s days are strictly scheduled: studying, working at the supermarket checkout, swimming, taking care of her little sister Ida—and on bad days, her mother as well. The three of them live in the saddest house on Fröhlichstraße in a small town that Tilda hates. Her friends are long gone, living in Amsterdam or Berlin; only Tilda has stayed behind. Because someone has to be there for Ida, earn money, and take responsibility. There are no fathers worth mentioning; her mother is an alcoholic. One day, however, things start to change: Tilda is offered the chance to pursue a Ph.D. in Berlin, and a future that promises freedom begins to take shape. And then Viktor shows up—the older brother of Ivan, whom Tilda lost five years earlier. Viktor, who—just like her—always swims 22 laps. But just as Tilda is beginning to believe that everything might turn out all right, the situation at home spirals completely out of control.