A delicate touching film from Thailand. Forest, spirit and fantasy motives in a Super-8 miniature that reconstructs a memory of death. ‘My mother dreamed that my late father came back home to see her. She strongly believes that it wasn’t a dream.’ (PA)
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A struggle between true memory and cinematic memory in Castro Marim, a place where Portugal transformed sin to salt.
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Tai ping chuan
Meditative documentary about village life in China. The director calmly lives alongside the inhabitants, the seasons and the land.
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Tame Time
Docu-fictitious dog walks and past-present-future city reflections in a gently profound Rotterdam debut.
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Milk for Lambs
Life on the steppes of Kazakhstan is closely tied to the old gods of heaven and earth. The tent is round, the tables are round and so is the world.
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Hotel Nachtclub
Luna Bar, Hotel Kyjev, Bratislava. An atmospheric ode to what was once a luxury club.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Japan, Thailand
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 6"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
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