"I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians"
Idealistic theatre-maker discovers that not everyone wants to be reminded of Romania’s kick-off of the Holocaust.
140'
Romania
IFFR 2019
Idealistic theatre-maker discovers that not everyone wants to be reminded of Romania’s kick-off of the Holocaust.
140'
Romania
IFFR 2019
Eight-part series based on the first of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, a history of post-war Italy told through the fates of two young women who are best friends.
469'
Italy
IFFR 2019
At the age of 43, painter Javier Belmonte can no longer camouflage his fear of life and insecurity with bohemian bravura.
75'
Uruguay
IFFR 2019
Former policeman Bonshle has to intervene when escalating violence between Indian ethnic groups endangers his young neighbour, Sita.
133'
India
IFFR 2019
Behind the scenes of a popular Thai girl band lurks a hyper-competitive world dominated by popularity and social media followers.
108'
Thailand
IFFR 2019
Trauma, culture and politics in Russian Karelia, where we hear echos of Pan, god of nature, and panic.
90'
Spain
IFFR 2019
Dizzying drama revealing in three non-chronological parts over three decades what and who drove a man to his desperate act.
107'
Taiwan
IFFR 2019
In this interactive VR presentation filled with amazement, you are serenaded by Asteria, a giant opera star made of star material.
20'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
Two jihadists preparing for an attack on an oil refinery in the Algerian desert wrestle with existential questions.
95'
Algeria
IFFR 2019
Twelve years after La leyenda del tiempo, two Roma brothers are reunited in Isaki Lacuesta's Golden Shell winning follow-up.
136'
Spain
IFFR 2019
Three first loves, three broken hearts. But also three kids who give it everything they’ve got, defying all the conventions.
130'
Canada
IFFR 2019
Documentary about the creation of chamber opera Si Fan, composed for the Nieuw Ensemble in 2015 by Chinese composer Guo Wenjing.
90'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
At the height of disco, two young lovers from Paris are taken under the wing of a bourgeois-hippy couple.
111'
France
IFFR 2019
Playful homage to the Paris homoerotic porn circuit circa 1979, where a masked serial killer is murdering the actors in Anne's films.
110'
France
IFFR 2019
Heart-rending drama about a gay Iranian refugee whose new relationships in Mexico confront him with his past, and his future.
85'
Mexico
IFFR 2019
In today's Paris, novelist/actress/screenwriter/director Marina de Van (In My Skin, 2002) struggles with relationships, her own image and nudity in this era of dating apps and online partnering. A raw and emotional self-portrait in which the artist bares her body and soul without any fear of limits.
85'
France
IFFR 2019
What killed young Azarias during the Mozambican civil war? Does his spirit really want to return, now the family requests this?
74'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Modern politics, traditional Indonesian dance and an exploration of sexual identity fuel this critical-poetic coming-of-age story.
106'
Indonesia
IFFR 2019
Grimly sober impression of America in the 1950s. Young orphan Andy sees all forms of humanity surgically removed.
108'
USA
IFFR 2019
Excellent ensemble performance in gripping drama about drink and drug addicts who try to get their lives back on track.
117'
France
IFFR 2019
Comedy about the white-collar criminal Markus Føns, who does all he can to work his way up in the prison hierarchy.
93'
Denmark
IFFR 2019
Leigh’s holiday, a weekend away from her severely ill mother, does not provide much relief; camping with an ex reopens old wounds.
75'
USA
IFFR 2019
Tablet, television and video games infiltrate Kazakhstan in this tranquil portrait of farm boys who are tempted to choose modernity over tradition.
113'
Kazakhstan
IFFR 2019
A young Dublin family is having trouble finding temporary accommodation. From their car, they search desperately for a place to sleep.
86'
Ireland
IFFR 2019
Trekking through the iMfolozi Wildlife Park, three young South African women find a new connection with nature, and each other.
90'
South Africa
IFFR 2019
Melancholy and dry humour characterise the stories of three characters looking for love, who don’t fit the norms in Tehran.
102'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2019
Assured debut about three fishermen stranded in an unfamiliar world. How to carry on when life comes to a standstill?
104'
Peru
IFFR 2019
The troubling rise of racist sentiment in Japanese society is the subject of a series of conversations between two young people.
78'
Japan
IFFR 2019
Documentary shot in beautiful black-and-white, about the New Black Panther Party's campaign for equal rights for the Afro-American community.
123'
Italy
IFFR 2019
Colourful, poetic film about a woman in Kashmir who takes up the fight against corruption for her family and missing husband.
85'
India
IFFR 2019