Licence to Thrill? Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Turn Up the Heat on a Wintry Valentine's Night at the Berlin Film Festival

Dua Lipa made a surprise appearance on the red carpet in Berlin with Callum Turner during the film festival. Photograph and cover picture by Jay Zoo for DAM

On a snowy Valentine’s night, the 76th Berlin International Film Festival delivered one of its most magnetic red carpet moments. As flakes fell outside the Berlinale Palast, Dua Lipa stepped out in support of her fiancé Callum Turner for the world premiere of Rosebush Pruning, transforming a major cinematic debut into a display of star power, romance and rising career momentum on one of Europe’s most influential film stages. Story by Jeanne-Marie Cilento. Photography by Jay Zoo

The couple openly showed their affection for 

each other on the red carpet on Valentine's night. 

THE world premiere of Rosebush Pruning was a study in contrasts: biting satire on screen and unabashed romance on the red carpet. At the Berlinale Palast, cameras flashed as Dua Lipa arrived in support of her fiancé, Callum Turner, turning the film debut into one of the festival’s most talked-about arrivals.

Dua Lipa, fresh from the global sweep of her Radical Optimism tour, cut a striking figure in a sheer black lace gown, its sculptural neckline and delicate crochet detailing offset by a sleek centre-parted bun and diamond choker. Turner opted for understated tailoring in a relaxed brown suit with a pale shirt and tie. Their ease with one another, clasped hands, whispered exchanges, a quick kiss before Turner faced the photographers solo provided a moment of warmth against Berlin’s winter chill.

Inside, the focus shifted firmly to the film. Directed by Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz, Rosebush Pruning is a sharp-edged satire centred on four privileged American siblings unraveling under the weight of inheritance, denial and long-buried family secrets. Turner leads an ensemble that includes Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Elle Fanning, Tracy Letts and Pamela Anderson, a cross-generational cast that underscores the film’s themes of legacy and disintegration.

At the Berlinale Palast, cameras flashed as Dua Lipa arrived in support of her fiancé, Callum Turner, turning the film debut into one of the festival’s most talked-about arrivals.

The press corps taking pictures of the pair

with rows of excited fans in the background/

Earlier in the day, Turner fielded inevitable questions about persistent speculation linking him to the next James Bond. With a measured smile, he declined to engage, allowing Letts to deflect the moment with humour. The exchange only heightened the sense that Turner’s career is entering a pivotal chapter, one defined less by rumour than by increasingly ambitious roles.

Yet on this particular evening, professional momentum shared the spotlight with personal devotion. Lipa’s presence was not billed in advance, and her decision to step back after their joint photographs ensured the premiere remained Turner’s night. In a festival known for political cinema and industry deal-making, Rosebush Pruning’s debut offered something simpler but no less potent: a reminder that, even amid satire about fractured families, romance can still command the frame.