The Moelln Letters

The Moelln Letters (2025)

Die Möllner Briefe

Germany, November 1992. In a racist attack, three of İbrahim Arslan’s family members perish in a fire. Thirty years later, İbrahim discovers thousands of letters of solidarity, forgotten in the city archive. We accompany the family as they navigate their profound trauma.

Date of release
2025-09-25
TMDB
9.5 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Martina Priessner

Interesting facts

The Moelln Letters is a 2025 documentary film written and directed by Martina Priessner. The film follows İbrahim Arslan and his family in their struggle to foster a new, victim-centred culture of remembrance as thirty years after the racist attacks in Mölln, survivors discovers hundreds of forgotten letters of solidarity.

Production

The Moelln Letters written and directed by Martina Priessner is produced by G inselfilm produktion with the support of BKM and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. The international sales are handled by New Docs.

Principal photography began on 30 May 2023 at location in Berlin, and North Germany. Filming ended on 30 November 2023 in locations in North Germany.

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