IFFR 2016

Leyla Bouzid

Part of  IFFR White Nights on Saturday 16 July at 21:15The socially critical lyrics of a Tunisian underground band reinforce the story of this strong debut, situated a few months before the Jasmine Revolution. Teenager Farah, the singer of the band, is the strong-willed embodiment of that spirit of rebellion.

IFFR Live

As I Open My Eyes

Jonas Selberg Augustsén

Absurd road movie about three idle twenty-somethings who have to return an antique clock (is it broken or not?) to their grandmother. Highlights of Swedish culture captured in a Jarmuschian black-and-white universe, with humour drier than an IKEA Christmas tree on the 7th of January. With IFFR Live screening on Sun 31 Jan.

The Garbage Helicopter

Mads Matthiesen

Sixteen-year-old Emma, just embarked on her modelling career in Paris, clearly doesn’t yet know the fashion world’s unwritten rules about love and sex. A tender coming-of-age story in which the temptations and promises of the fashion industry drive a beauty to insanity. With IFFR Live Screening on Sat 30 Jan.

The Model

Paula Ortiz

A dazzling adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s play Blood Wedding. A bride must choose between her decent, rich fiancé and her childhood love, with fatal consequences. Beautiful images, vibrant Spanish music and all-consuming passion. With IFFR Live screening on Sun 31 Jan.

La novia

Antoine Cuypers

A provocative psychological family drama, in which on a beautiful summer evening the carefully cherished harmony falls apart. Cédric, usually locked up in his own world, reacts defiantly to the glad tidings of his sister’s pregnancy. Strong debut with an outstanding actors’ ensemble headed by Nathalie Baye as domineering mother. With IFFR Live screening on Sat 30 Jan.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

IFFR Live

In 'IFFR Live'

As I Open My Eyes

The Garbage Helicopter

IFFR Live

The Model

La novia

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