STAATSSCHUTZ

Germany 2026, Feature Film, 113 min, FSK 12

Director: Faraz Shariat · Original version with English subtitles (German, Korean)

Starring: Chen Emilie Yan, Julia Jentsch, Alev Irmak, Arnd Klawitter

When newly licensed prosecutor Seyo Kim takes her first job, she has no idea what corrupt systems she will soon have to confront. She narrowly survives a racist arson attack and decides to investigate the case herself. But instead of finding answers, she encounters a wall of silence “within her own ranks”: Chief Prosecutor Forch downplays the crime. Defying explicit orders and fierce resistance from her own agency, Seyo takes on the seemingly all-powerful judicial system. In a climate of mistrust, she finds two allies in attorney Alexandra Tiedemann and her friend Ayten Alican, an employee of the district attorney’s office. Under constant threat, Seyo fights alongside them for the integrity of the law—by any means necessary and not just in court. Faraz Shariat (FUTUR DREI) presents a film whose urgency and impact are unparalleled. Stirring and angry, yet never without hope, *STAATSSCHUTZ* tells a story of resistance and explores the question of whether a corrupt system can be saved from within.

When public prosecutor Seyo Kim begins her first job, she has no idea of the corrupt structures she will soon have to confront. After narrowly surviving a racist attack, she decides to investigate the case herself. Yet, instead of finding answers, she encounters a wall of silence within her own ranks. Defying the orders and fierce resistance of her own agency, Seyo takes on the seemingly all-powerful judicial apparatus. Faraz Shariat (FUTUR DREI) delivers a film of urgency and impact. It tells a story of resistance and explores whether a corrupt system can be saved from within. (German and Korean with English subtitles)