The Light

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A typical German family in a world that has been shaken: Tim (Lars Eidinger), Milena (Nicolette Krebitz), their twins Frieda (Elke Biesendorfer) and Jon (Julius Gause) and Milena’s son Dio (Elyas Eldridge) – these are the Engels. A family that lives more side by side than together and with not connections to each other when the housekeeper Farrah (Tala Al-Deen) enters their lives. The mysterious woman from Syria puts the Engels’ world to an unexpected test and brings to light feelings that have long been hidden. She has a plan of her own that will change the lives of the Engels family forever.

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Festivals

2025
Berlin International Film Festival Opening Film - Special Gala

Awards

2025
German Film Awards
Nominated - Best visual effects
Robert Pinnow
Nominated - Best sound
Bernhard Joest-Däberitz, Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Markus Stemler, Alexander Buck
Production Companies
  • X Filme Creative Pool
  • in co-production with
  • Gold Rush Productions
  • Gretchenfilm
  • B.A. Filmproduktion
  • ZDF
Producers
Co-producers
  • Annegret Weitkämpfer-Krug
  • Josef Reidinger

 

Commissioning Editors ZDF
  • Frank Zervos
  • Daniel Blum
Director & Screenwriter
DOP
  • Christian Almesberger
Sound
  • Bernhard Joest-Däberitz
Sound Design
  • Frank Kruse
  • Matthias Lempert
  • Alexander Buck
Production Design
  • Tim Tanke
Costume design
  • Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Hair and Make-Up
  • Emilia Grund
  • Jan Kempkens-Odemski
Editors
  • Alexander Berner
  • Claus Wehlisch
Music

 

Artistin direction of the songs
  • Eike von Stuckenbrok
Casting
  • Alexandra Montag
Cast
  • Lars Eidinger
  • Nicolette Krebitz
  • Tala Al-Deen
  • Elke Biesendorfer
  • Julius Gause
  • Elyas Eldridge
  • Toby Onwumere
  • Mudar Ramadan
  • Joyce Abu-Zeid
  • Mido Koitani