WINNER - 2026 BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL - Audience Award Panorama (Best Film)
Winner of the Audience Award at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival, Faraz Shariat’s electrifying, politically charged thriller PROSECUTION follows a young attorney drawn into the fight against increasingly visible far-right extremism in eastern Germany.
Following her involvement in a hate crime case, young German-Korean state prosecutor Seyo Kim (Chen Emilie Yan) is thrust into danger, narrowly surviving a brazen daylight attack on her life. With remarkable resolve, she launches her own investigation into the incident, defying explicit orders from her superiors and placing herself at even greater risk. But as her inquiries begin to expose a potentially far-reaching network, Seyo is forced to question the very institutions she has devoted her life to.
Taut and propulsive, Shariat’s wholly gripping film fuses suspense with incisive contemporary insight, delivering a searing portrait of courage in the face of systemic failure. Anchored by Yan’s magnetic breakout performance, PROSECUTION is essential viewing for audiences drawn to riveting, socially engaged cinema.