Home Stories (2026)
- Original title
- Etwas ganz Besonderes
- Directed by
- Eva Trobisch
- Country
- Germany
- Rated
- 12
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage girl tries out for a reality TV show but freezes when asked who she really is. She questions her identity while her family runs a failing hotel in the forests of eastern Germany.
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What happens
Home Stories (German: Etwas ganz Besonderes, lit. 'Something very special') is a 2026 German coming-of-age family drama film written and directed by Eva Trobisch. Starring Frida Hornemann, Max Riemelt, Eva Löbau, Peter René Lüdicke, Rahel Ohm, Gina Henkel and Florian Lukas, the film follows a teenage girl whose search for identity unfolds against the backdrop of her family's struggling hotel business in the forests of former East Germany after she is unable to answer a simple question during a reality TV audition: "Who are you and what defines you?" The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 18 February 2026, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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