Animal indireto
Moments of modest happiness amongst the tension of today's Brazil. A subtle, personal report on dealing with fear and depression.
51'
Cuba
IFFR 2019
Sitting at a table in an empty room, a man listens to an interrogation tape. It relates to how the man was found in Turin, doesn’t know his name and was locked away in a psychiatric institution. Characters from his possible past are used to find out who he is. He is taciturn, mumbles an answer now and then, and gives the impression that he actually knows some of the details, but quickly forgets others. We are shown photos of places where he may have been and follow him being given a number of simple language and maths tests which the detective employs to solve this mystery.
Maïder Fortuné adapted a real story from the 1930s that fascinated Italy in the Mussolini era. She takes us into the labyrinth of a damaged memory, thereby highlighting the mystery of identity and the conflict between scientific knowledge and faith.
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
Not short, not long: just as long as it takes. IFFR puts the mid-length film in the spotlight.
Read more about this programmeMoments of modest happiness amongst the tension of today's Brazil. A subtle, personal report on dealing with fear and depression.
51'
Cuba
IFFR 2019
We follow Stijn, a Belgian convert to Islam, through short scenes and repetitions that sway between fact and fiction.
47'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
A humorous hostage drama where everyone exploits everyone else during a hot summer in the French countryside. Seemingly pathetic tedium, perfectly presented.
59'
France
IFFR 2019