# 22 Bahnen (2025) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/22-bahnen/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-13

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 65% |
| Critic Score | 61% |
| Audience Score | 71% |
| Metascore | 57/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.3/5 |
| IMDb | 6.9/10 |
| Director | Mia Maariel Meyer |
| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | 102 min |

## Quick answer

22 Bahnen (2025) earns a 65% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Adapted faithfully from Caroline Wahl's bestselling novel, this sister drama earns praise for Luna Wedler and Laura Tonk Metascore 57/100. Directed by Mia Maariel Meyer.

## Critics consensus

Adapted faithfully from Caroline Wahl's bestselling novel, this sister drama earns praise for Luna Wedler and Laura Tonke's performances even as critics find its swimming-pool symbolism and flashback structure a little too tidy for the raw material it's handling.

## Synopsis

Tilda spends her days finishing a math thesis, working a supermarket checkout, and raising her ten-year-old sister Ida while shielding her from their alcoholic mother. When a professor offers Tilda a promising doctoral position in Berlin, she has to decide whether pursuing her own future means leaving her sister behind. Long laps in the local pool become the one place she can think clearly.

## Cast

Luna Wedler, Jannis Niewöhner, Laura Tonke, Zoë Baier, Sabrina Schieder, Luis Pintsch

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is 22 Bahnen worth watching?**
22 Bahnen holds a 65% Celluloid Score. Adapted faithfully from Caroline Wahl's bestselling novel, this sister drama earns praise for Luna Wedler and Laura Tonke's performances even as critics find its swimming-pool symbolism and flashback structure a little too tidy for the raw material it's handling.

**What is 22 Bahnen about?**
Tilda spends her days finishing a math thesis, working a supermarket checkout, and raising her ten-year-old sister Ida while shielding her from their alcoholic mother. When a professor offers Tilda a promising doctoral position in Berlin, she has to decide whether pursuing her own future means leaving her sister behind. Long laps in the local pool become the one place she can think clearly.

**Who directed 22 Bahnen?**
22 Bahnen (2025) was directed by Mia Maariel Meyer.

**What is the Celluloid Score of 22 Bahnen?**
65% — the average of five public sources: critics 61%, audience 71%, Metascore 57/100, Letterboxd 3.3/5, and IMDb 6.9/10.

**Where can I watch 22 Bahnen?**
Streaming availability varies by region — see the 22 Bahnen page for current options.

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