KARACHI, Nov 17: The Goethe Institut will screen seven feature films on its newly opened premises over a month. The film festival will begin on Thursday. The movies will be screened on Thursdays and Mondays at 7pm.

According to a brochure issued by the German cultural centre, the first film to be screened is titled Halbe Treppe (Grill point). Directed by Andreas Dresen, the movie focuses on estrangement and betrayal between two couples in East Germany.

The second movie, Anansi, is about four Africans who plan to come to Europe to earn money for a better life. After a difficult journey, three of them arrive in Berlin, from where one of them is sent back to his country. The others face a tough future without work or accommodation. The film is directed by Fritz Baumann.

The third feature film, which is titled Bella Martha (Mostly Martha), is directed by Sandra Nettelbeck. The movie is about this excellent cook called Martha who takes a great deal of pride in her work. A cheerful Italian chef becomes her suspected rival and at the same time she has to bring up her dead sister's stubborn daughter.

Directed by Christian Wagner, the fourth feature film is called Ghettokids. It is about two young brothers from Greece who live in Munich on the fringe of society. A new teacher in their school is at first driven out of the class, but she decides to make a fresh try. She and the head of a social centre are able to help one of the boys; his brother is killed.

The fifth feature film, titled Herz im kopf (Heart over heart), is directed by Michael Gutmann. The movie is about an adolescent called Jakob who gets to know a Polish au pair Wanda and falls in love with her.

Directed by Ulrich Kohler, the sixth movie is titled Bungalow. It revolves around a youth called Paul who deserts the army and returns to live in his parents' bungalow.

The seventh movie, which is titled Klassenfahrt, is directed by Henner Winckler. The movie is about a class outing to a Polish seaside resort which shy Ronny and a Polish youngster vie for a girl's attention. Their rivalry comes to a tragic end in a test of courage.