Amrum: dir Fatih Akin (2025)

Spring 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote dot in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing; despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, windswept isle seems idyllic. But an anti-fascist neighbour Tessa (Diane Kruger) mentions to Nanning that the war will soon be over, and the boy is happy to think that his father might soon be coming home. But his father is a Nazi officer, and his mother Hille (Laura Tonke) is a true believer too; word of Germany’s imminent defeat sends her into decline. One day from her sick bed, she wishes for white bread, butter and honey, near impossible luxuries on Amrum which Nanning innocently tries to find for her. But as he sets off he learns that the enemy is far closer than he imagined …

From Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker Fatih Akin (In the Fade, Head-On), Amrum is a tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence set against the waning days of the Second World War.

In German with English subtitles. Another great Cinema Space pick.