The focus of the next session for the English-language KINO! FILM SALON online film club on April 13 will be Tim Fehlbaum’s Oscar® nominated history thriller SEPTEMBER 5 with German Actress Leonie Benesch (THE TEACHERS‘ LOUNGE, BABYLON BERLIN, THE CROWN) in the lead cast. The film was the opening film of the Orrizonti Extra section at the Venice International Film Festival in 2024 and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Tim Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder, Alex David) at this year’s Academy Awards®. Recently, the drama received ten nominations at the German Film Prize 2025.

German Film's curator Jim Kolmar‘s curational comment on the movie: “SEPTEMBER 5 is a volatile, unusually intimate depiction of the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis. Tim Fehlbaum’s latest is a ticking time bomb of a thriller, told with clockwork narrative precision and whip-smart dialogue. A team of live TV sports broadcasters find themselves suddenly documenting an act of, and use the opportunity to cover the unfolding events in what soon becomes a historic media moment.
With deft editing, breakneck pacing and an idiosyncratic international cast, SEPTEMBER 5 is a lean, gripping glimpse at a pivotal shift in how we consume information, what it takes to convey truth, and the desperate means employed by those empowered to do so. The film garnered many international accolades, including an academy award nomination, and it’s easy to see why.”

Mark your calendars and don’t miss the chance to discuss SEPTEMBER 5 with special guest Moritz Binder in attendance.

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Date and time: Sunday, April 13th at 11:00am – 12:00pm PT, 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET, 8:00pm – 9:00pm CET.
Hosted by Jim Kolmar

KINO! FILM SALON is a production of Telescope Film, in collaboration with the German Film Office

Trailer here