Berlinale opens with star Cillian Murphy in Irish drama. Small Things Like These is adaptation of the best-seller by Irish writer Claire Keegan.
Around fifty Berlinale collaborators signed an open letter urging the festival's management to take a stronger stance on "the current offensive against Palestinian life" The festival, which has always been characterized by its political commitment, takes place in a tense context, more than four months after the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Martin Scorsese will be awarded an honorary Golden Bear for his career.