A “hidden gem” (Hollywood Reporter) from the 2026 Berlinale Film Festival, Where To? unfolds across Berlin’s nocturnal landscape, where Hassan, a Palestinian Uber driver, and Amir, a young Israeli exploring his identity after heartbreak, form an unexpected bond through recurring rides over two years. Director Assaf Machnes crafts an intimate chamber film set largely inside a car, where personal stories quietly reveal themes of displacement, masculinity, and intergenerational trauma. Berlin serves as neutral ground, allowing their differences to surface gradually while political tensions remain implicit. As their connection deepens into a father-son dynamic, both confront unresolved relationships, with driving symbolizing life’s ongoing motion and emotional journeys.
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Director Assaf Machnes
Reviews
“Where To? is an assured, delicate and poignant exploration of repressed and intergenerational trauma resulting from socio-political, cultural and sectarian conflict, that attempts to dismantle walls rather than erect them.” Cinerama
“As timely as it is timeless.” The Hollywood Reporter