Köln 75

Köln 75 tells the true story behind one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, Keith Jarrett's “Köln Concert” from 1975. The event almost failed to happen – before a formidable German teenager, the 18-year-old Vera Brandes, pulls out all the stops and arranges the conditions for the creation of a masterpiece. Vera, who is still at school when she starts producing and promoting concerts in Cologne, puts everything on the line to stage this show. It looks like all the odds are against her, but Vera believes in the power of music and has never seen anyone play in the way that Keith Jarrett plays.
by Ido Fluk (Director, Screenplay)
with Mala Emde, John Magaro, Michael Chernus, Alexander Scheer, Ulrich Tukur, Jördis Triebel, Susanne Wolff, Enno Trebs, Shirin Lilly Eissa, Leo Meier
Germany / Poland / Belgium 2025 German, English 116' Colour & Black/White World premiere Rating R 12

With

  • Mala Emde (Vera)
  • John Magaro (Keith)
  • Michael Chernus (Michael)
  • Alexander Scheer (Manfred)
  • Ulrich Tukur (Vera's father)
  • Jördis Triebel (Vera's mother)
  • Susanne Wolff (Vera (50))
  • Enno Trebs (Jan)
  • Shirin Lilly Eissa (Isa)
  • Leo Meier (Fritz)

Crew

Director Ido Fluk
Screenplay Ido Fluk
Cinematography Jens Harant
Editing Anja Siemens
Music Hubert Walkowski
Sound Design Frederik van de Moortel
Production Design Jutta Freyer
Casting Emrah Ertem
Producers Sol Bondy, Fred Burle
Co-Producers Ewa Puszczyńska, Dries Phlypo, Fabien Arséguel, Elena Diesbach, Tobias Lehman
Executive Producers Lillian Lasalle, Oren Moverman, Annegret Weitkämper-Krug

Produced by

One Two Films

Extreme Emotions

Lemming Film Belgium

Alamode Filmproduktion

World Sales

Bankside Films

Ido Fluk

The director is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts and lives in New York City, USA. He is the co-writer and director of The Ticket which screened in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and of Never Too Late which premiered in Edinburgh and won the Regard d’or at the Festival International de Films de Fribourg. He is currently working with Joe Wright to develop the series Empty Mansions for HBO and with James Schamus on the legal thriller 24 Hours in June.

Filmography

2011 Never too Late 2016 The Ticket 2025 Köln 75

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025