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Film
No.7 Cherry Lane by Yonfan
We had a 10-year wait for this film by legendary Hong Kong director Yonfan, and it was also his first animation. In the politically restless Hong Kong of the 1960s, a love triangle develops between student Ziming, 18-year-old Meiling and her mother. An ode to the city and cinema in nostalgic tones.
13:45, Pathé 1
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No.7 Cherry Lane
Yonfan IFFR 2020 125′Turbulent 1960s Hong Kong, a love triangle, and an ode to the city and cinema in this nostalgic animation.
We had a 10-year wait for this film by legendary Hong Kong director Yonfan, and it was also his first animation. In the politically restless Hong Kong of the 1960s, a love triangle develops between student Ziming, 18-year-old Meiling and her mother. An ode to the city and cinema in nostalgic tones.
Chaco by Diego Mondaca
Drama set in 1934. Bolivian soldiers, led by a German commander, wander the inhospitable Chaco plain. The mismatched regiment has been searching for the Paraguayan enemies for ages, but they seem unfindable. Their mission becomes more fruitless by the day, particularly when thirst, hunger, dissent and exhaustion gain the upper hand.
13:45, Pathé 7
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Chaco
Diego Mondaca IFFR 2020 77′1934. Bolivia is at war with Paraguay. Led by a mercenary German general, native soldiers push ever deeper into the hostile Chaco region.
Drama set in 1934. Bolivian soldiers, led by a German commander, wander the inhospitable Chaco plain. The mismatched regiment has been searching for the Paraguayan enemies for ages, but they seem unfindable. Their mission becomes more fruitless by the day, particularly when thirst, hunger, dissent and exhaustion gain the upper hand.
A Girl Missing by Fukada Koji
In this calm, stylised revenge drama by Fukada Koji (Harmonium), nurse Ichiko feels the ground slipping away beneath her when her nephew is suspected of the kidnap of a good friend. Driven by madness and desire, it turns out that Ichiko herself also has a dark side.
15:45, de Doelen Jurriaanse Zaal
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A Girl Missing
Fukada Koji IFFR 2020 111′Calm drama. Madness and vengeance take possession of nurse Ichiko after her nephew is suspected of a kidnapping.
In this calm, stylised revenge drama by Fukada Koji (Harmonium), nurse Ichiko feels the ground slipping away beneath her when her nephew is suspected of the kidnap of a good friend. Driven by madness and desire, it turns out that Ichiko herself also has a dark side.
All This Victory by Ahmad Ghossein
Minimalistic – and all the more effective for it – impression of the war between Israel and Hezbollah in July 2006. In the ruins of Southern Lebanon, five villagers hide from the fighting – and from the Israeli soldiers holed up on the floor above them. Incredibly claustrophobic award-winner in Venice.
12:45, Schouwburg Grote Zaal
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All This Victory
Ahmad Ghossein IFFR 2020 94′When Israel invades Lebanon, five people take refuge from the violence in a house. Israeli soldiers take up positions on the floor above.
Minimalistic – and all the more effective for it – impression of the war between Israel and Hezbollah in July 2006. In the ruins of Southern Lebanon, five villagers hide from the fighting – and from the Israeli soldiers holed up on the floor above them. Incredibly claustrophobic award-winner in Venice.
El cazador by Marco Berger
15-year old homosexual Ezéquiel’s sexual awakening rapidly lands him in a moral dilemma. Compact, conspicuously subdued drama by Argentinian director Marco Berger, who won the Berlin festival's Teddy Award for Ausente in 2011.
12:45, de Doelen Jurriaanse Zaal
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El cazador
Marco Berger IFFR 2020 101′Compact drama about a 15-year old boy who receives a video of him having sex with another boy.
15-year old homosexual Ezéquiel’s sexual awakening rapidly lands him in a moral dilemma. Compact, conspicuously subdued drama by Argentinian director Marco Berger, who won the Berlin festival's Teddy Award for Ausente in 2011.
Saint Maud by Rose Glass
Young nurse Maud not only takes care of the bodily ills of her incurable patient, former dancer Amanda, but also sets out to save her soul. In this slow-burn horror, it gradually transpires that Maud's devotion is a fragile mask for her own traumas.
15:30, Oude Luxor
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Saint Maud
Rose Glass IFFR 2020 83′Nurse Maud masks trauma with devotion, setting out in this slow-burning horror to save her patient's soul.
Young nurse Maud not only takes care of the bodily ills of her incurable patient, former dancer Amanda, but also sets out to save her soul. In this slow-burn horror, it gradually transpires that Maud's devotion is a fragile mask for her own traumas.
Eden by Ágnes Kocsis
Éva lives cut off from the outside world in her sterile blue apartment. She's allergic to just about everything. Are her allergies caused by a polluting multinational corporation, or is she so sensitive and vulnerable she's making herself ill? A science fiction love story that explores the ambiguity of the modern world.
12:30, Pathé 5
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Eden
Ágnes Kocsis IFFR 2020 153′Can love save Éva from a world that is making her sick, or will she have to stay in her sterile apartment forever?
Éva lives cut off from the outside world in her sterile blue apartment. She's allergic to just about everything. Are her allergies caused by a polluting multinational corporation, or is she so sensitive and vulnerable she's making herself ill? A science fiction love story that explores the ambiguity of the modern world.
Short Film
VR: Passenger + Black Bag
This programme features two VR works: Passenger by Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine and Black Bag by Shao Qing.
16:00 - 16:22, Arminius - VR Cinema
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Passenger
Andrzej Munk, Witold Lesiewicz IFFR 2019 62′After Munk died while shooting Pasażerka, Lesiewicz completed the film using stills. Would this axiom of concentration camp cinema be as epochal if finished properly?
After Andrzej Munk died in a car accident during the shooting of Pasażerka, Witold Lesiewicz completed the film using mainly production stills for the missing scenes. Could this axiom of concentration camp cinema have been as epochal and axiomatic if it didn’t feel so fragmentary – as unfinished as the history it brings alive?
Specials
Awards Ceremony
Festive ceremony with the presentation of many of the big awards. Which filmmaker will win the Tiger Award, the VPRO Big Screen Award or the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award? And who will walk away with the Voices Short Award?
17:00, de Doelen Willem Burger Zaal
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Awards Ceremony
IFFR 2020Festive ceremony with the presentation of many of the big awards.
Festive ceremony with the presentation of many of the big awards. Which filmmaker will win the Tiger Award, the VPRO Big Screen Award or the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award? And who will walk away with the Voices Short Award?
Crash with Live Score by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
IFFR presents an exclusive screening of David Cronenberg's 1996 cult film Crash – with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. The score by Howard Shore will be performed live in ‘de Doelen’.
21:00, de Doelen Grote Zaal
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Crash with Live Score by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
IFFR 2020An exclusive screening of David Cronenberg's cult film Crash – with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
IFFR presents an exclusive screening of David Cronenberg's 1996 cult film Crash – with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. The score by Howard Shore will be performed live in ‘de Doelen’.
Art & Exhibitions
G/D THYSELF: Spirit Strategy On Raising Free Black Children van The Ummah Chroma
As an extension of their short film AS TOLD TO G/D THYSELF, The Ummah Chroma provides a sacred space at Het Nieuwe Instituut entitled G/D THYSELF: Spirit Strategy On Raising Free Black Children. The ritual space invites visitors to explore themes of meta-physical transcendence, spirituality, and self-expression.
11:00 - 17:00, Het Nieuwe Instituut
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G/D THYSELF: Spirit Strategy On Raising Free Black Children
The Ummah Chroma IFFR 2020 360′This ritual space invites you to explore metaphysical transcendence, spirituality and self-expression and use the space for their own rituals and traditions.
As an extension of their short film AS TOLD TO G/D THYSELF, The Ummah Chroma provides a sacred space at Het Nieuwe Instituut entitled G/D THYSELF: Spirit Strategy On Raising Free Black Children. The ritual space invites visitors to explore themes of meta-physical transcendence, spirituality, and self-expression.
Photo in header: Still: No.7 Cherry Lane