SYNOPSIS

KÖLN 75 tells the rousing and true story of the rebellious 18-year-old Vera Brandes (Mala Emde), who confidently and passionately puts everything on the line to make her dream come true. Against the will of her conservative parents, she books the Cologne Opera House at her own risk to bring Keith Jarrett (John Magaro) to Cologne for a concert in January 1975. She doesn’t know it yet, but his piano improvisation, which threatens to fail until the end, is immortalized on record and considered by many one of the most popular works of art of the 20th century: Keith Jarrett’s “The Köln Concert”. With more than four million copies sold to date, the double album with its iconic white cover is still the best-selling jazz solo and best-selling piano solo recording of all time. “A vivid vehicle for a dynamic, often very funny Mala Emde” – Screen International

Awards

Berlinale Special Gala

German Film Awards Nominee Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing

Barcelona-Sant Jordi IFF Winner Critics Award, ACCEC