KINO ASYL is a space for stories, perspectives, and dialogue—a place where everyone should feel safe, respected, and welcome. Many of the films we screen explore deeply personal experiences of war, displacement, violence, or discrimination. These topics can be emotionally challenging or trigger difficult reactions.
To help you decide what to watch and prepare accordingly, we provide Content Notes in advance for any films that contain sensitive material—such as sexual or physical violence, war narratives, or discrimination. You can find a complete list of our Content Notes on this page, and each film description on our website includes the relevant notes. We also announce them at the start of every screening.
At any point during a screening, you are free to step out of the screening room. An on-site Awareness Team is also available throughout the event—usually right outside the screening room. They offer a private space where you can take a break, collect yourself, or receive support confidentially and respectfully.
This category includes representations of voluntary pregnancy terminations (abortions) as well as involuntary pregnancy losses (e.g., miscarriages or medically necessary terminations).
This category includes depictions of excessive or problematic use of alcohol, drugs, or medication.
Non-substance-related addictions are also included, such as gambling addiction – for example, through compulsive gambling in casinos or online formats.
This category refers to depictions of a person's death – whether through illness, old age, violence, accident, or in the form of grief and funerals.
This category includes religious discrimination in general – that is, hostile or exclusionary representations of people based on their faith or worldview.
This also includes anti-Muslim racism: content that addresses discriminatory or hostile attitudes toward Muslims or Islamic religious affiliation.
This category indicates films with flashing images, strobe-like lighting effects, or rapid editing sequences that may trigger epileptic seizures.
This includes realistic or graphically depicted sex scenes or nudity that clearly go beyond symbolic or suggestive representations.
This category addresses content that deals with forced migration, displacement, or dangerous escape routes, often associated with fear, loss, or state violence.
Includes scenes in which individuals are coerced into life decisions against their will due to family or cultural norms – such as forced marriage, honor-based violence, or control over education, freedom, or bodily autonomy.
This category highlights depictions of genital cutting or mutilation, especially when it occurs against the will of the affected person or reflects oppressive cultural norms.
This category addresses psychological distress and mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, psychosis, or dementia.
It also includes self-harm – for example, cutting or other self-injurious behaviors.
Eating disorders are likewise part of this category – such as anorexia, bulimia, or compulsive eating.
This category includes depictions of imprisonment, political oppression, torture, or institutional violence.
This category includes discriminatory or violent representations directed at LGBTQIA+ individuals or people with non-binary or gender-diverse identities.
This category includes depictions of exclusion, dehumanization, or violence against people based on their ethnic origin or skin color.
Antisemitic content portrays hatred, conspiracy myths, or denigration of Jewish people or Jewish culture.
Explicit or central depiction of a sexual act that is non-consensual.
This category includes depictions of degradation, exclusion, or violence against women or other individuals based on their (perceived) gender.
This category includes sexual assault, coercion, or boundary violations – regardless of how explicitly they are depicted.
This category refers to content in which suicide, suicidal thoughts, or self-inflicted death is addressed or depicted.
This category includes physical violence, such as scenes involving hitting, fighting, or other violent confrontations.
It also covers psychological violence, such as emotional abuse, humiliation, intimidation, or manipulation.
Domestic violence refers to violent or controlling dynamics within family or partner relationships – and can be physical, psychological, or sexualized.
Additionally, this category includes forms of state violence, such as harassment, brutality, or repression by police, military, or security forces.
This category includes abuse, cruelty, or killing of animals – regardless of whether it is real or staged.
Films in this category depict military conflicts, combat, bombings, or other war-related scenes – including in documentary form.