Adam
In a small Moroccan bakery, widow Abla gradually opens her heart to Samia, an young unmarried pregnant woman she takes into her home.
98'
Morocco
IFFR 2020
A taciturn man called Amador returns after several years to his birthplace in the mountains of Galicia, having served a prison sentence for a serious case of arson. Only his mother is pleased to see him – and that might also be because she can use his help tending the livestock. The rest of the villagers are suspicious about the attempts of this alleged pyromaniac to reintegrate into their community. The title suggests what will inevitably happen: a fire breaks out and Amador gets the blame. But is he really the perpetrator?
Director Oliver Laxe, who hails from Galicia, is not interested in making a whodunnit. Rather, in this meditative, pensive story he shows what’s at stake for this vulnerable ecosystem where man and nature are still largely unaffected by the modern age. Will the hard existence in this impoverished rural community be consumed by flames – or are the bulldozers of the property developers a much bigger threat?
IFFR 2020
Programme IFFR 2020
Avant-premieres of some of the cinematic highlights of the year: international award-winners and festival favourites which will be released in Dutch cinemas after IFFR.
Read more about this programmeIn a small Moroccan bakery, widow Abla gradually opens her heart to Samia, an young unmarried pregnant woman she takes into her home.
98'
Morocco
IFFR 2020
Lyrical road movie and coming-of-age story about twelve-year-old Paul, who falls in love with young psychiatric patient Gloria.
98'
Belgium
IFFR 2020
In Dakar, two young lovers have a star-crossed relationship. Fate may bring them together in this beautiful, darkly romantic tale.
104'
France
IFFR 2020