Three Ways of Returning
2026, German. Directed by Andrea Luka Zimmerman & Mania Akbari & Xiaolu Guo.
Three attempts at reconnecting with often traumatic pasts, all leading to flights from home and the need for personal reinvention. A documentary triptych of many layers and emotions, whose parts connect with each other in unexpected ways.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 February 2026
- Country
- China, Germany, Iran
- Written by
- Xiaolu Guo, Mania Akbari, Andrea Luka Zimmerman
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Three Ways of Returning runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Three Ways of Returning isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 February 2026. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Three Ways of Returning?
If you liked Three Ways of Returning, try Naqoyqatsi, My Mom Jayne, As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty.
Who directed Three Ways of Returning?
Three Ways of Returning (2026) was directed by Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Mania Akbari and Xiaolu Guo and stars Mania Akbari, Xiaolu Guo, Andrea Luka Zimmerman.