“What comes after you go back?”: Kornél Mundruczó on At the Sea at Berlin Film Festival 2026

Director Kornél Mundruczó shared profound insights into his latest film, At the Sea, presented at the Berlin Film Festival 2026. Part of a planned trilogy exploring life crises across different ages, Mundruczó described At the Sea as focusing on a midlife transformation. He delved into the challenging, often “untold stories” of recovery, asking, “What comes after you go back?”. He emphasised the film’s non-dramatic approach, relying on powerful performances from Katharina Weber and Emmy Adams, and symbolic elements like dance and music to convey emotion beyond words, ultimately offering a poignant message of hope and renewed self-discovery.