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Rosebush Pruning

Competition 2026
© Felix Dickinson
In an opulent villa beneath the Catalonian sun, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune, eschewing the demands of their blind father, and seeking love and validation through each other and their latest designer clothes. When Jack, the eldest brother and linchpin of this family, announces that he is moving in with his girlfriend Martha, blood ties are severed and Ed is forced to uncover the truth surrounding their mother’s death. Generational lies begin to unravel, and the fabric of this family slowly begins to disintegrate. A biting satire about the absurdity of the traditional patriarchal family.
by Karim Aïnouz (Director), Efthimis Filippou (Screenplay)
with Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson Italy / Germany / Spain / United Kingdom 2026 English 94' Colour World premiere

With

  • Callum Turner (Ed)
  • Riley Keough (Anna)
  • Jamie Bell (Jack)
  • Lukas Gage (Robert)
  • Elena Anaya (Emma)
  • Tracy Letts (Father)
  • Elle Fanning (Martha)
  • Pamela Anderson (Mother)

Crew

Director Karim Aïnouz
Screenplay Efthimis Filippou
Cinematography Hélène Louvart
Editing Heike Parplies, David Jancso, Ilka Janka Nagy
Music Matthew Herbert
Sound Design Frank Kruse
Production Design Rodrigo Martirena
Costumes Bina Daigeler
Make-Up Barbara Kreuzer
Casting Nina Gold
Producers Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, Simone Gattoni, Annamaria Morelli, Andreas Wentz, Vladimir Zemtsov
Co-Producers Juan Cano “Nono”, Rachel Dargavel
Executive Producers Efe Çakarel, Jason Ropell, Zane Meyer, Samuele Mazzoli, Lota Dascioraite, Mitch Oliver, Catherine Boily, Kateryna Merkt, Pietro Caracciolo, Matthew E. Chausse, Lorenza Veronica, Alessandro del Vigna, Gabriel Amaral, Morwin Schmookler, Fernando Loureiro, Guilherme Cezar Coelho, Jenny Walendy, Sarah Nagel, Isabell Wiegand

Produced by

The Match Factory

Köln, Germany

Kavac Film

Rom, Italy

The Apartment (a Freemantle Company)

Rom, Italy

Sur Film

Barcelona, Spain

Rosebushpruning

Barcelona, Spain

Crybaby

London, United Kingdom

World Sales

The Match Factory

Köln, Germany

Photos

Press Conference

Red Carpet

Karim Aïnouz

© Maria Lobo

The work of the Brazilian-Algerian film director, screenwriter and visual artist has already been presented several times at the Berlinale. His feature film Praia do futuro was selected for the Competition; his documentary Zentralflughafen THF screened in Panorama and won the Amnesty International Film Award; Nardjes A. was also presented in Panorama. In 2022, he was a member of the festival’s International Jury. Taking an eclectic and deeply personal approach, his work explores themes of queer identity, diasporic belonging and historical memory.

Filmography

2002 Madame Satã (Madam Satan) 2006 O Céu de Suely (Love for Sale) 2010 Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo (I Travel Because I Have To, I Come Back Because I Love You) 2011 Abismo Prateado (The Silver Cliff) 2014 Cathedrals of Culture (Catedrais da Cultura); documentary · Praia do Futuro (Futuro Beach) 2015 Velázquez – O Realismo Selvagem (Velázquez - Wild Realism); documentary 2018 Aeroporto Central THF (Central Airport THF); documentary 2019 A Vida Invisível de Euridice Gusmão (Invisible Life) 2020 Nardjes A.; documentary 2021 Marinheiro das Montanhas (Mariner of the Mountains) 2023 Firebrand 2024 Motel Destino 2026 Rosebush Pruning

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026