FREE AT HEART at WOKI: Great film artistry at the Bonn premiere
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FREE AT HEART: A Bonn premiere between desire, departure, and mystery
When the first images of FREE AT HEART flicker across the screen at the WOKI cinema on November 1, 2026, a film screening will transform into a special stage experience in the cinema room: The award-winning debut feature film by director and screenwriter Max Hegewald celebrates its Bonn premiere in the presence of Bonn's main actor Linus Moog and producer Jan Philip Lange.
A coming-of-age drama with electric tension
At the center is sixteen-year-old Sebastian, who has found his own rhythm amidst the forests, fields, and country roads of a small town. School during the day, and the shimmering summer heat by the lake at night: His daily life seems familiar until Kolja arrives in the family. The boy, also of the same age and allegedly the son of a deceased friend of the father, disrupts the fragile order with a single glance.
A closeness develops between Sebastian and Kolja that cannot be categorized into familiar frameworks. The dramaturgy plunges deep into conflicting emotions, familial tensions, and the feverish unrest of first love. FREE AT HEART tells of an awakening that shatters all the rules of small-town life.
Max Hegewald's brave debut film
Max Hegewald's direction combines intimate acting artistry with the weight of an emotional development drama. The set of the cinema becomes a projection surface for summer nights, inner unrest, and those quiet moments where a glance says more than a dialogue. The lighting, acoustics, and proximity to the screen condense the events into an intense cinematic experience.
In the leading roles are Linus Moog, Aurel Klug, Oli Bigalke, Annika Kuhl, and Marlena Strawe. Linus Moog embodies Sebastian as a young person balancing between conformity and self-assertion. His presence carries the production through the emotional fractures of the film and makes the character's inner movement immediately palpable.
Festival experience and cultural context
The German feature film from 2025 was represented at the 59th International Hofer Film Days, the Morelia International Film Festival, Oslo/Fusion, MIX Mexico, OutShine Miami, the Bremen Film Festival, FilmOut San Diego, the Kaohsiung Film Festival, and the Emden Film Festival, among others. As an award-winning debut film, FREE AT HEART stands for a cinema that connects queer life realities, youthful self-discovery, and familial insecurity with great emotional consequence.
Premiere evening at WOKI cinema
Doors open at 7:00 PM, the screening starts at 7:30 PM, and is expected to end at 9:30 PM. The film will be shown in German original version, lasts 115 minutes, and is rated for ages 16 and up. The exclusive Bonn premiere also offers the opportunity to experience the main actor Linus Moog and producer Jan Philip Lange on-site.
The last seats are available for 11.50 euros. Those seeking intense acting artistry, a sensitive coming-of-age drama, and the immediate atmosphere of a premiere will experience an evening full of tension, closeness, and resonance at the WOKI cinema.
Conclusion: A film evening that shifts boundaries
FREE AT HEART brings its audience to the point where familiar certainties become fragile. The Bonn premiere combines strong emotions, young acting talent, and the special magic of a first encounter with the film team. Secure your ticket now and experience this intense debut live at the WOKI cinema.
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- Website: https://salzgeber.de/freeatheart
