Alva
After his children are taken away by social services, a troubled loner seeks revenge and flees into the inhospitable forest.
98'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Brazilian filmmaker Ramon Porto Mota refers to his feature debut as a spiritual slasher; an apt description. The group of teens who have arrived on an island for a brief holiday – a place virtually no one else inhabits and which is almost always dark – scarcely lose any blood. It’s not their bodies that get slashed. They talk, drink and wander the beach, plagued by increasingly disturbing visions. "Memories of a future dream", someone says. Again apt. Their photos on a mobile phone seem corroded by acid.
From all these elements, Porto Mora constructs a refined metaphor for their uncertain futures. Behind them lies their youth, which they reminisce about. Ahead lies darkness. They have no idea what they will find. What they will lose becomes more apparent by the hour.
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
Emerging talent with original subject matter and an individual style. Includes the films nominated for the Bright Future Competition for first feature films.
Read more about this programmeAfter his children are taken away by social services, a troubled loner seeks revenge and flees into the inhospitable forest.
98'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Fourteen absurd encounters of a melancholy girl with the surrounding world in this post-modern comedy filled with pastel and neon lights.
80'
Germany
IFFR 2019
Life’s key elements come together in this visual film symphony and ode to today's colourful Jamaica.
77'
Jamaica
IFFR 2019