Aufgerissene Blicke (Eyes wide open)

Ilma Rakusa embraces Berlin and devotes an empathetic and multi-layered portrait to it.

Berlin again counts among the most charismatic metropoleis of our time. Ilma Rakusa embraces this city and devotes an empathetic and multi-layered portrait to it. Enthusiastically, she wanders across the colourful array of neighbourhoods, meets artists from all over the world and oscillates attentively between memories and the present. »Helene Weigel’s niece performs songs by Romanian singer Maria Tanase, accompanied by a Japanese band.« Welcome to Berlin.