whoever wrote that pattinson goes so did his army of admirers hundreds of screaming fans braved the cold to get a glimpse of the hollywood heartthrob and his costar me of a she coughs up thoughts this waiver section wasn't echoed by the critics at the opening press conference this applause was the most they could muster. pattinson plays a hapless cowboy who with the help of his miniature pony butterscotch and box on a mission to find the woman he loves with a heavy dose of slapstick damsel up tens cliches of a classic western at every turn. never more so than with the she coughs because feisty female lead prompting some to credit the film as a feminist westen an accolade that ties in neatly with the topic that everyone's talking about hashtag me to sort of sort of thing i think is part of like a growing kind of consciousness of changing the way that women are seeing the more you see kind of empowered or female characters that have a really strong voice and or know who they are or who are challenging expectations that are you know deeply ingrained in culture. the better it is she coughs t

well behind me some really die hard robert pattinson fans are clutching their glossy pictures of him hoping to get his autograph he said to come through here the red carpet in about an hour for the screening of his new movie it's called damsel and this is going to be a different picture for robert pattinson fans he's not in the role of the vampire this time it's a western and he is trying to save his fiance who's been kidnapped or at least that's what we're led to believe that everything gets flipped on its head this is a western a satire of a western rather that really turns everything around and we find out that the damsel in the picture is no damsel in distress after all like in real life the woman is wearing the pants she knows what's going on it's the men who need rescuing and this is really a movie that fits in with me two times this is the first belly nala says to me to movement took on as robert pattinson said a little earlier at the press conference basically his character has issues with consent to this woman has rejected him and and he just doesn't know how to deal with th

the crowds behind us are going wild are here at a premier for robert pattinson his new film damsel it's a western with a twist or maybe to a miniature pony we've got all the details for you coming up on my. i'm still gail welcome to the program. turkish german journalist a danish usual has been freed after a year at a turkish prison but on the same day six turkish journalists have been jailed for their alleged involvement in a failed coup in twenty sixteen then if usually it's free for now but he's also facing charges in turkey is accused of spreading terrorist propaganda and prosecutors are seeking a jail term of up to eighteen years for the time being that his supporters in germany and his family a celebration. germany's foreign minister was the bearer of good news. yeah i think yes it's a good day and then issued a challenge free he's on his way to point from speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of delancey joel's employer the german daily developed told reporters that you just release was a victory for diplomacy. we talked extensively to our turkish partners this start

were screaming robert robert it wasn't for robert duvall it wasn't for robert redford it was robert pattinson and he and his store in the new film damsel were looking pretty sleek in black that's right yeah this is a western film that premiered actually at sundance the berlin festival showed it today and the star of the film is not only robert pattinson but also mia was because you know australian actress and she plays a woman who needs a lot of things but saving isn't one of them my colleague charlotte charleston pil caught up with me on the red carpet and asked her what attracted her to the character of penelope here's what she had to say. i just thought it was really clever like that we sort of see this idealize we have this idealized view and perspective of. the first half of the film and then when we actually meet her she's completely different. and i think that's a really clever way of turning it on its head. yeah it was it was really exciting i love you know i love. you. and that film that she's in damsel is showing now is it want to see you guys have seen it. through here let's do thi

where they are showing a comedy western involving a miniature horse damsels villains and robert pattinson. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. the turkish german journalist denys you child has been freed after a year in a turkish prison but on the same day six turkish journalists have been jailed for life for their alleged involvement of the failed coup in twenty six seeing as for you cho he is free for now but he is still facing charges in turkey accused of spreading terrorist propaganda and prosecutors are seeking a jail term of up to eight years as part of what has been a major crackdown on free speech in the country for the time being however his supporters in germany and his family are celebrating his foreign minister was the bearer of good news and. yes it's a good day then issue chalis free he's on his way to istanbul at a point from your money speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of denis you told some lawyer of the german daily developed told reporters that you just release was a victory for diplomacy. we talked extensively to our tarkus pa

robert pattinson is here with his new film damsel, and this is a sort of western satire/comedy.see robert pattinson in a comedic role of the first time as far as i'm concerned, and the fans went absolutely crazy for him. he has been to four berlin film festivals and still has a lot of diehard fans from his twilight years. who can forget the iconic vampire series? so as he talked of the red carpet, there were a lot of people with pictures trying to get autographs. he took a lot of time for the fans. he signed a lot of autographs. he was very polite even though one can imagine it probably gets a little old to have people chanting your name everywhere you go. sarah: and we understand that you actually saw the damsel. what did you think? reporter: yeah. this is interesting because this is a film directed by two brothers, the sellers, and they wrote the screenplay and directed together. it takes the idea of a western and turns it on its head. it starts out something like looking for a damsel in distress, then you learn this woman is not at all who you thought she was. my colleague ca

should we watch for ok so here's an interesting one this film is called damsel and stars robert pattinson who we all know from the twilight series but he's in a western role and this is already being compared to blazing saddles it's a western comedy robert pattinson starring a young man who goes out in search of a woman who maybe doesn't want to be found that's premiering on friday and a lot of people obviously are excited to see robert pattinson on the red carpet it's a really different role it sounds like from from the typical heartthrob roles that exactly as he's trying to move away from that image but it's really hard when you've been the star of this really popular series to let that go and you know speaking of differences because it's a really unique film festival for those who haven't been here yet just walk us through what is so unique about it so the great thing about berlin now is that everyone can go it's not like venice where you need tickets you need to be someone to even be invited even for press it's can be tricky to get in bruno is completely open to the public and there a

feel so right behind me and sort of the first crowds of fans have lined up waiting to see robert pattinson and he's going to be coming through in just about an hour this is the glory of the bell you know if you will if you're robert pattinson fan you just need to show up with a blanket stay warm and you'll see him he's here for his new movie it's called damsel and this is a western but it's kind of a different kind of western it's a parody of a western and it really turns the tropes of the western on its head because the damsel in distress it turns out doesn't need saving she's actually the strongest and smartest character in the movie robert pattinson is character as with all the other men and it turns out turns out to be a total idiot. but this is really fits in with this year's best you know this is the first betting on this since me two so strong women characters are definitely present here at this year's. ok so we like the look what else have you seen. well actually funny enough there's a world premiere of another western going on it's called black forty seven and this is also a diffe

probably ones ok so robert pattinson needs to stick to those heartthrob roles apparently berlin alum in time criticized for an invitation it issued to a korean director what's the story there. well the story here is that. this is the first. movement has really taken on there's a real examination of what movies they want to show and there have been a lot of male directors who've been left out because there are sexual. abuse allegations against them and this is this is one of them well this is in fact not one of them because this korean director was invited even though there are sexual abuse allegations against him and it all stems back to this director's two thousand and thirteen film it's called mobius and one of the actresses in the film made two allegations against him firstly that he sexually assaulted her and secondly that he slapped her now he paid a fine for the slapping a few thousand dollars he admits that happened but he doesn't admit to the sexual assault that has been dropped in south korea and so this director was invited to the berlin film festival that's very controvers

feeling disappointed turn a blind eye to this and you will find things to like and with pattinson seen as never before is guaranteed to draw the crowds. there watching d.w. news coming to you from berlin we'll have another update for you at the top of the hour in the meantime you can always get the latest news and information our website that's that dot com american everything from all of us here in berlin thanks for watching. every journey begins with the first step and every language what the first word emerged in the. nico is in germany to learn german and why not learn a little simple online on your mobile and free for d w z learning course nico speak german made easy. to enter the conflict zone confronting the powerful lobby challenging those in power asking tough questions demanding. as conflicts intensified i'll be meeting with key players on the ground in the senses of power cutting through the rhetoric holding the fossil sounds of the conflict so. complex on confronting the powerful on t.w. . playing . texas native michael j. deal is homeless he lives in a tent in orange count

rood tomorrow we have damsels starring robert pattinson and this is a western comedy it's being billed as sort of a new blazing saddles i don't know about you i'm pretty excited to see robert pattinson in a comic role yeah i think it's going to be a pretty big turnaround from his brother we're used to the vampire i know that you're a big fan of that and i'm going to i'm going to werewolf personally but i think it's going to be a miniature pony of this time so he's trying to move away from that he's not just the twilight actor anymore let's go to the fair chance or i'm willing to open my mind i want to open minds all right well we'll come back and see what you thought they were let's thank you. they six out of a went to elaborate shot of not having from v.w. sports is here to talk us through the action welcome that's big news from skiing to races crowded shuttle yeah indeed they had to cancel quite a number of races because of high winds and so they faxed two races into one day they had the women's giant slalom which was won by one of the sort of recently anointed perhaps future queen o

to leave feeling disappointed ten a blind eye to this and you will find things to like and with pattinson seen as never before is guaranteed to draw the crowds. you're up to date now on d w news will be back again at the top of the hour. hello and welcome to focus on europe michel henery all of europe is watching pyong chang as athletes gather from all over the world to compete in the twenty eighteen olympic games all perhaps except for many russians who refused to watch and protest at thirteen being banned because of doping practices. some russian athletes with a clean track record are allowed to take part under the olympic flag but many people in russia are outraged here in moscow they are demonstrating against the decision. some athletes prepare their entire lives for the olympics so it comes as no surprise that some of russia's top competitors were left frustrated and angry by being excluded while many critics hope the ban would force the country to tackle the doping issue people across russia complain that this is all part of a conspiracy against them a feeling shared by some of the

french cinema is eventually pass going to be making an appearance robert pattinson also well known fromtwilight so there's going to be lots of action on the red carpet for the star spotters that's for sure and the already golden bear for lifetime achievement this year is going to american actor willem dafoe and his performances in in films like platoon or or mississippi burning we have a bit of a clip here remain unforgettable a brilliant career and the festival will have a retrospective showing many. of his major films and well into foes also in the running of currently for the oscar for best supporting actor for his film the florida project so this is a busy couple of weeks for him. smiling as you're told it will be for there on the stretcher spread out supporting if he's the green goblin but a lot of. green is going to go jesus you know last temptation of christ so he's got a very very low because he has already. here we are in germany that i was looking at this year for german films it's looking really good actually because we've got twenty four films in the competition section and

will make an appearance french actress pair is obviously an icon she's expected to be here robert pattinson of twilight fame so there will be lots of action on the red carpet in russia and the honorary golden bear this year for lifetime achievement is going to the american actor willem dafoe who you'll probably remember from his roles in films like platoon or mississippi burning which we can see here in this short clip he's had an unforgettable. slew of roles and a brilliant career over many decades and the festival will be having a retrospective showing how many of his major films in his on are willem dafoe is also currently in the running for the oscar for best supporting actor for his role in in the florida project so this is a busy couple of weeks for him right and since we are in germany so was looking for a job in films this is good very very good in fact because we've got twenty four films in the competition section four of which are actually by german directors for instance transit we can have a look here is the latest offering from the celebrated in our times director chris pet so

to look forward to so i'll just tell you what i'm personally looking forward to a little robert pattinsonfilm coming out tomorrow called damsel it's being billed as the new blazing saddles it's a western comedy and we're going to see hopefully a little r. pats on the red carpet i'm looking forward to that i'm basically just going to try to stay as far away from center as i can when he comes down the red carpet because i like to maintain my sense of hearing and i expect you to be going pretty. well you know there's a great time to see fans and stars come together about three hundred thousand visitors and they're all going to be going wild ok so let's look forward to and you should be back a little with the eye of dogs which is the opening for this to give us a foretaste. so this is wes anderson's new movie and it's animated it's based on japanese animation actually it takes place in japan and the main characters are dogs and there's some great actors playing these dogs are doing the voices are absolutely we saw bill murray we've got great a girl way which is nominated for an oscar gold blo