Harika

new film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2026 runtime 28'49 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 3:2 sound format 5.1 Audiomix original-language German subtitles English, German

In the middle of a small town, Erdem and Yasin are throwing water balloons. When they accidentally hit a Chihuahua, the two kids panic and flee the scene. The incident quickly spreads through the community, growing and changing with every retelling. Did something far worse happen to the dog owned by Arkan, the local boxing gym owner? A harmless rumor swells into something larger, quietly testing the bonds and structures of the community.

director Beran Ergün Production Sophie Beckmann, Beran Ergün Szenenbild / Production Design Sophie Beckmann Script Beran Ergün Editing Beran Ergün DOP David Goralsky Original Score David Goralsky Sound Design Tim Elzer Cast Tuğra Özdemir, Abdurrahman Ceylan, Günfer Cölgeçen, Ali Ayhan, Mücahit Altun, Sergen Meral, Eylül Jülide Gönel, Yasmin Münter, Taylan Erdoğan, Nuri Furkan Arslan film school Hochschule Mainz - Fachbereich Gestaltung
Festivals
2026 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany (Gewinner bester mittellanger Film (Jurypreis))
2026 LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Gewinner Nachwuchspreis)
2026 Wendland Shorts Kurzfilmfestival, Lüchow, Germany (Gewinner Goldener Storch (bester Film))
2026 Kinofest Lünen, Germany
2026 PROVINZIALE - Filmfest Eberswalde, Germany (Gewinner „Die Rose“ (bester Kurzfilm))
2026 Essener Video Rodeo – Kurzfilme aus dem Ruhrgebiet, Germany
2026 FILMZ – FESTIVAL DES DEUTSCHEN KINOS, Mainz, Germany
2026 FOFS - Festival of Future Storytellers, München, Germany
2026 Filmfestival Kitzbühel, Austria
Awards
2026 Kurzfilm (Nominierung) FIRST STEPS - Der Deutsche Nachwuchspreis 2026
School
  • Hochschule Mainz - Fachbereich Gestaltung
Distribution
  • Beran Ergün
Sales
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Production
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Beran Ergün

Beran Ergün was born in Gelsenkirchen. From 2019 he studied time-based media in Mainz with a focus on screenwriting and directing. His graduation film HARIKA won the Award for Best Medium-Length Film at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival. Currently he is studying at the KHM Cologne school.

Filmography
2021 Nicht weit raus
2026 HARIKA