
The Sparrow and the Chimney
Aug 1—Aug 7, 2025
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- BAM Film 2025
Directed by Ramon Zürcher (2024)
With
Maren Eggert, Britta Hammelstein, Luise Heyer, Andreas Döhler, Milian Zerzawy, Lea Zoë Voss, Paula Schindler, Ilja Bultmann, Luana Greco, Finnigan Inan
Karen lives with her husband, Markus, and their children in her childhood home, left behind after the death of her mother. When her sister, Jule, visits to celebrate Markus’s birthday, the weekend opens old wounds and past traumas, unleashing repressed feelings that threaten to destroy their relationship and shatter Karen’s grip on reality. The latest film from acclaimed writer and director Ramon Zücher (The Girl and The Spider), The Sparrow in the Chimney is a “darkly engrossing psychodrama of pent-up domestic tensions.” (Variety) With “deep, bold dives into the nightmarish and the surreal” and a venomously comedic touch, this is the “rare film that feels like a catharsis for protagonist and director both.” (The Film Stage).
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RUNNING TIME
117min
VENUE
FORMAT
DCP
LANGUAGE
In German with English subtitles
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