State Protection

GER 2026, Feature Film, 113 min, FSK 12
Director: Faraz Shariat · OmeU (German, Korean with English subtitles)
With: Chen Emilie Yan, Julia Jentsch, Alev Irmak, Arnd Klawitter

When newly qualified prosecutor Seyo Kim starts her first job, she has no idea of the corrupt structures she will soon have to confront. She narrowly survives a racist arson attack and decides to investigate the case herself. But instead of clarification, she encounters a wall of silence within her "own ranks": Senior Public Prosecutor Forch downplays the crime. Against the express instructions and bitter resistance of her own authority, Seyo takes up the fight against the seemingly all-powerful justice system. In a climate of mistrust, she finds two allies in lawyer Alexandra Tiedemann and her friend Ayten Alican, an employee of the public prosecutor's office. Under constant threat, Seyo fights with them for the integrity of the law – with all means and not just in court. Faraz Shariat (FUTUR DREI) presents a film that is unparalleled in its urgency and impact. Shocking and angry, but never without hope, STATE PROTECTION tells of resistance and examines the question of whether a corrupt system can be saved from within.
When public prosecutor Seyo Kim begins her first job, she has no idea of ​​the corrupt structures she will soon have to confront.