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Ich verstehe Ihren Unmut

I Understand Your Displeasure
Panorama 2026
© Roman Richards / WennDann Film
Heike (59) works as a customer service manager at a cleaning company, mediating daily between clients, company management and cleaning staff. Her firm is having problems with an important subcontractor because Heike tried to poach one of his unofficial workers, contrary to regulations. The subcontractor is now threatening to stop his support unless Heike secures more hours and revenue for him. To meet his demands, she must dismiss one of her own employees – a colleague who is highly valued by her friend, Taja. Heike finds herself increasingly caught between her responsibility for her own employees and the conditions of the low-wage sector.

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by Kilian Armando Friedrich (Director, Screenplay), Tünde Sautier (Screenplay), Daniel Kunz (Screenplay)
with Sabine Thalau, Nada Kosturin, Werner Posselt, Sadibou Diabang, Nigyar Velagic Germany 2026 German, Croatian, Bosnian, Turkish 93' Colour World premiere

With

  • Sabine Thalau (Heike Kamp)
  • Nada Kosturin (Taja)
  • Werner Posselt (Detlev)
  • Sadibou Diabang (Selam)
  • Nigyar Velagic (Mina)

Crew

Director Kilian Armando Friedrich
Screenplay Kilian Armando Friedrich, Tünde Sautier, Daniel Kunz
Cinematography Louis Dickhaut, Frederik Seeberger
Editing Leila Fatima Keita, Kilian Armando Friedrich
Sound Design Andrew Mottl
Production Design Michelle Kleist, Florian Ufer
Costumes Marlene Jordan
Producers Ben Ulrich, Simon Bogocz, Felix Mann

Produced by

WennDann Film

München, Germany

World Sales

Films Boutique

Berlin, Germany

Photos

Kilian Armando Friedrich

© Frederik Seeberger

The director studied performing arts in Hildesheim and Madrid, followed by film directing with a focus on documentary in Munich and Mexico City. His documentary Nomades du nucléaire premiered at the 2023 Berlinale and won the German Short Film Award in the medium-length category. He also works as a media educator on intercultural film projects. Ich verstehe Ihren Unmut is his debut feature film.

Filmography

2019 Ich will ins Paradies (I want to go to Paradise); short documentary 2021 Survive (Überleben); short documentary, co-directed by Lara Milena Brose 2023 Nomades du nucléaire (Nuclear Nomads); documentary, co-directed by Tizian Stromp Zargari, Berlinale 2023 · Mis niños de madera (My wooden children); short documentary 2024 Voy; short documentary, Berlinale 2024 2026 Ich verstehe Ihren Unmut (I Understand Your Displeasure); Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026