Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
The surgeon, Hans mertens, returns to Berlin after World War II, traumatizen by his war experiences. To alleviate his terrible anxiety, he drinks and languishes in a flat badly damaged by the bombing. His landlady, Susan, is a young artist recently freed form a concentration camp. Living together and coping with the new emotions that arise for both draws Hans out of his drug-induced apathy. He sees the new Berlin taking shape, but the nightmare return when he also sees his old company commander, a known war criminal.