Bestseller 22 Rails: Kinostart in September with star cast!

Bestseller 22 Rails: Kinostart in September with star cast!

Kleinstadt, Deutschland - The German literary market will be enriched again in September 2025 with a promising film adaptation. Caroline Wahl's bestseller, which was published in 2023 and sold over a million times in German -speaking countries, finally comes to the big screen. The film adaptation will start in German cinemas on September 4th and the expectations are high.

The story follows the protagonist Tilda, who is portrayed by Luna Wedler. She juggles with her math studies, a part -time job in the supermarket and the responsibility for her younger sister Ida and the alcohol addiction of her mother Andrea. Tilda lives in a small town that she loathes and is constantly looking for normalcy and stability, while at the same time she meets the challenges of growing up. A mysterious young man, Viktor (played by Jannis Niewöhner), brings a breath of fresh air and new perspectives. This emotional narrative about sibling love and challenges of life is staged by director Mia Maariel Meyer, while Elena Hell wrote the script.

star cast and production details

In other leading roles, Laura Tonke can be seen as sister Ida as sister Ida as an alcoholic mother Andrea and Zoë Baier. The film adaptation is a joint project by Berghauswöbke Filmproduktion and Constantin Film. The support of various film funds, including FFF, FFA, MBB and DFFF, plays a crucial role in realizing the film. During its publication, the book was considered one of the most successful works that reached the top of the Spiegel bestseller list in 2024 and was also awarded the #Booktok bestseller of 2024 at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

With such an impressive success in the back, which stayed in the top 20 of the best -selling books for months, the anticipation for the film adaptation is more than justified. As already mentioned, the plot around Tilda's regular visits in the swimming pool, where it swims her "22 lanes". This not only serves as a place of flight, but also as a metaphorical representation of their struggle for freedom and self -discovery.

The influence of literary adaptations in the German cinema

The upcoming film adaptation of "22 Lahnen" is part of the long tradition of successful literature adaptations from Germany, which have found both national and international recognition. As Tobis notes in an article about the best literary films, these projects have the potential to evoke the quality of the literary templates and at the same time to achieve a broader audience. The cinema thus offers a platform for stories that have already moved millions of readers in book form.

The mixture of talented actors, a strong story and the first directorial work by Mia Maariel Meyer promises to make “22 lanes” a highlight in German cinema. The mixture of personal challenges, sibling love and the search for a place in life reflects current social issues and could both emotionally touch and stimulate thinking.

Insum, on September 4, 2025, a film awaits us that will conquer the hearts of the spectators as well as the discussions about the challenges of growing up. The anticipation for "22 lanes" is more than justified in view of the previous successes and the promising cast and crew.