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Film screen­ing of "Der wilde Birn­baum" at the Licht­blick art­house cinema

In the 2025/26 winter semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema will focus on the role of the forest theme in film history. The film programme compiled under the motto "In front of all the trees - a cinematic walk through the forest" presents different perspectives on the topic each week. A total of 15 films from different countries and cultures such as Japan, Peru and Italy will be shown. Part of this is a screening of the film "Der wilde Birnbaum" on Tuesday, 16 December, at 7 pm in the "Pollux" cinema in Paderborn.

Tickets for the screening are available both via the Pollux website and at the box office. In addition, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is once again part of the AStA Kulturticket, which means that at least 35 free tickets per screening are available for Paderborn University students. These can be redeemed at the cinema box office at the earliest one week before the performance on presentation of a student ID together with an official photo ID.

More information about the programme and the individual screenings can be found on the website of the Lichtblick arthouse cinema.

"Der wilde Birnbaum" (2018)

The Turkish film "Der wilde Birnbaum" by director Nuri Bilge Ceylan tells the story of a young teacher and his relationship with his family as well as his own creative work. In a slow and melancholic way, the film paints a portrait of a young man and his meandering search for meaning, people and nature. Ceylan's themes, such as family, creativity and expression, which run through his thirty-year career, are bundled together in this film and offer the perfect introduction to the work of one of the most important contemporary Turkish directors.

Lichtblick arthouse cinema

The Lichtblick arthouse cinema is a student initiative at Paderborn University and has been enriching Paderborn's cultural landscape with sophisticatedly curated thematic film series since it was founded in 2003. These range from early silent films to contemporary cinema. During these forays through more than 120 years of film history, all kinds of classics, marginalised films, curiosities and forgotten treasures have been brought back to the big screen. This, including the analogue projection of 35 mm film, is made possible by the long-standing cooperation with the Paderborn "Pollux" cinema, which is unique in Germany.

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