{"id":246591,"date":"2025-04-04T16:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/%f0%9f%8e%ac-flieg-steil-setzt-auf-dem-21-achtung-berlin-filmfestival-2025-seine-festivaltour-fort\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T07:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T07:41:57","slug":"ascend-continues-its-festival-tour-at-the-21st-achtung-berlin-film-festival-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/ascend-continues-its-festival-tour-at-the-21st-achtung-berlin-film-festival-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfac &#8220;Ascend&#8221; continues its festival tour at the 21st achtung berlin film festival in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\u201c<b>Ascend<\/b>\u201d (German original title: &#8220;<strong>Flieg Steil<\/strong>&#8220;) the provocative feature film debut by <b>Martina Sch\u00f6ne-Radunski<\/b> and <b>Lana Cooper<\/b>, continues its successful festival tour at the <b>21st achtung berlin film festival<\/b> (abff) 2025. <b>UCM.ONE<\/b> distributes the satirical drama starring <b>Ceci Chuh<\/b>, <b>Alexander Merbeth<\/b> and <b>Tom Lass<\/b> in the leading roles as the 51st film of its film label <b>Darling Berlin.<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;246497&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.filmfestbremen.com\/movies\/martin-liest-den-koran\/&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]At this year&#8217;s <b>achtung berlin festival, <\/b>the most important showcase for young German film from Berlin-Brandenburg, which takes place this year from April 2 to 9, 2025, the film will be shown as part of the special series <b>BERLIN SPOTLIGHTS <\/b>and the abff&#8217;s <b>English Days<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The film is thus continuing its successful festival tour: \u201c<b>Ascend<\/b>\u201d celebrated its German <b>premiere<\/b> in the competition of the <b>31st Oldenburg International Film Festival 2024<\/b> on September 12, 2024, where it won the <b>GERMAN INDEPENDENCE AWARD 2024<\/b> for <b>originality, daring and boldness<\/b>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Jury statement from the 31st Oldenburg Film Festival:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If you try to please everyone, you won&#8217;t please anyone. This film doesn&#8217;t aim to please anyone. The courageous filmmakers fearlessly venture into dangerous political territory and address current issues in a raw and untamed way.<\/em><em>Surprising, challenging, provocative \u2013 uncompromising underground cinema.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This award recognizes the creative and courageous approach of the filmmakers who address socially relevant topics in an unconventional way in \u2018Flieg Steil\u2019.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;outline&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;alert-info&#8221; icon_type=&#8221;pixelicons&#8221; icon_pixelicons=&#8221;vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-info&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]The film \u201c<strong>Ascend<\/strong><b>\u201d <\/b>will be shown at the achung berlin film festival on the following days and at the following cinemas:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Saturday, April 5, 2025<\/b>, at 9:30 p.m. at the Lichtblick Kino (abff EnglishDays).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Sunday, April 6, 2025<\/b>, at 10:00 p.m. at the Babylon Cinema, Hall 1,<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Monday, April 7, 2025<\/b> at 7:00 p.m. at IL KINO.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the screenings can be purchased on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achtungberlin.de\/\">site of the film festival<\/a>.[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;185767&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;185763&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The film <b>\u201cFlieg Steil\u201d<\/b> (English title: \u201c<b>Ascend<\/b>\u201d) by <b>Martina Sch\u00f6ne-Radunski<\/b> and <b>Lana Cooper<\/b> tells the story of two outsiders who meet in their search for identity and belonging.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Konnie, a formerly respected musician in Berlin&#8217;s neo-Nazi scene, loses her reputation when she integrates feminist and queer elements into her music and publicly defends these views. This leads to conflicts with her fellow right-wing extremists, especially with Andi, the owner of a Nazi bar and leader of the group.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Rudi, a disillusioned punk, is planning an attack on the same bar to make a name for himself in the punk scene. When Konnie and Rudi meet, they exploit each other for their respective goals, which leads to a destructive duel.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The film highlights the contradictions of extremist ideologies and shows how the protagonists are trapped between self-hatred and the desire for recognition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;243039&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;185705&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ajszOcJmJKk&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; title=&#8221;Ascend (German title: Flieg Steil) | Trailer 1 \u1d34\u1d30&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]More info about the movie: <a title=\"Heikos Welt (2021) von Dominik Galizia | Darling Berlin\" href=\"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/ascend\/\">Ascend<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]More information about the film label: <a title=\"Darling Berlin\" href=\"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/film-labels\/darling-berlin\/\">Darling Berlin<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\u201cAscend\u201d (German original title: &#8220;Flieg Steil&#8220;) the provocative feature film debut by Martina Sch\u00f6ne-Radunski and Lana Cooper, continues its successful festival tour at the 21st achtung berlin film festival (abff) 2025. 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