Rosa Von Praunheim’s ‘The Satanic Sow’ To Debut At Berlinale As Fest Locks Panorama, Forum & Generation Sidebars​on January 27, 2025 at 1:10 pm

Prolific German director Rosa von Praunheim’s The Satanic Sow has joined the Berlinale’s Panorama section as the festival locks the sidebar as well as the Forum and Generation lineups.  

The Berlinale described von Praunheim’s new work as “a mischievous, kinky, and yet tender hybrid film” which held a special place in his 150-title filmography “as both a swan song and a farce, dreamlike and factual at the same time.”

Von Praunheim has a long history at the Berlinale with the screening of his controversial film It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Live at the 1971 edition regarded as a turning point for the West German gay liberation movement.

In other additions, Chinese director Jing Yi’s The Botanist has been added to the Generation Kplus Competition. Set in north-west China, it follows a boy, who in a world full of uncertainty and change, finds solace and support in the study of the plant world.

The Forum program has been completed with Gerd Kroske’s Pride & Attitude which asks the question “What was once gained – what is lost?” through the biographies of former GDR female industrial workers.

The 75th Berlin Film Festival runs from February 13 to 23.