With the resources and authority of the state behind her, young prosecutor Seyo Kim is determined to confront far-right violence in eastern Germany. But when she herself becomes a target – surviving a racist attack on her life – Seyo decides to investigate on her own, defying explicit orders from her superiors and putting her life and career at risk again.
Faraz Shariat
A German-Iranian filmmaker, born in Cologne in 1994. His feature film debut, ‘No Hard Feelings’ (2020), premiered in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival, where it won the Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ+ Film. He subsequently directed several episodes of the series ‘Druck’ and ‘El bebé’, as well as filming an episode of the true-crime miniseries ‘Zeit Verbrechen’ (2024). His second feature film, ‘Prosecution’ (2026), won the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlinale, as well as the CICAE and Heiner Carow prizes. He is currently enjoying an artist-in-residence programme at Villa Aurora in Los Angeles, where he develops what will be his English-language debut, ‘The Beach Boy’, alongside Ottessa Moshfegh.
DIRECTOR
Faraz Shariat
SCREENPLAY
Claudia Schaefer
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Lotta Kilian
EDITOR
Friederike Hohmuth
SOUND
Henning Hein, Alexander Weuffen, Steffen Pfauth
MUSIC
Gabríel Ólafs
PRODUCTION
Paulina Lorenz, Jorgo Narjes, Faraz Shariat
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Jünglinge Film
CAST
Chen Emilie Yan, Julia Jentsch, Alev Irmak, Arnd Klawitter, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Kotbong Yang, Kathrin Angerer, Mercy Dorcas Otieno
