No other filmmaker embodies the "unpredictability, chaos and beauty" of the German capital quite like the man who is (once again) opening the Berlinale: "It’s always reinventing itself."

Read a review of 'The Light,' Tom Tykwer's Berlin Film Festival opener that tests Germany’s white liberal guilt with a bohemian musical fantasy.

Tom Tykwer opens the Berlinale for a third time on Thursday with his dazzling snapshot of life in contemporary Berlin, taking stock of German society as the first quarter of the 21st century draws to a close.

The 2025 Berlinale runs through February 23. Keep checking back below as Deadline reviews the best and buzziest movies of the festival. Click on the titles to read the full reviews.

From Golden Bear winner "Dreams (Sex Love)" to another movie called "Dreams," here are the best films we saw at 2025 Berlin Film Festival.

Someone needs to check the bulb - this light isn't working right. The Berlin Film Festival continues its long-running streak of choosing really bad films as the Opening Night selection at the festival.

Once an exciting voice in German cinema, 'Run Lola Run' director Tom Tykwer has run out of things to say, delivering a bloated and unclear diatribe.

Tom Tykwer's 'The Light' will receive an AI-Powered English dub using ethical AI company Flawless's TrueSync technology.

The Berlin Film Festival, born out of post-war Germany's desire to engage with the world, opens its 75th edition on Thursday.

After a decade spent exploring the lives “of my grandparents’ generation” in the 1930-set period series Babylon Berlin, Tom Tykwer has returned his focus to modern-day Germany with the cinematic opus The Light, the opening night film of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.