This Is Where Reconstruction Starts
To mark the events surrounding 75 years of the reconstruction of Rotterdam, a city that now has inhabitants who come from 175 different countries, IFFR asked six filmmakers from all corners of the world to make a cinematographic reflection on the theme of ‘reconstruction’. Four of them took the old life that was left behind as a point of departure, to then see how a character copes building a new existence; two makers were asked to focus on the moment of arrival.
In this combined programme
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Gardeners
Kon’s life is in danger in Tanzania. With unexpected aid he finally manages to find somewhere safe in Europe.
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Where Is Kurdistan?
Two men are both looking for a little warmth and recognition for the identity they lost after fleeing their homeland for the Netherlands.
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Honey and Old Cheese
Hassan (17) prepares to leave his mountain village in Morocco. He is going to his father in the Netherlands. But how do you leave your home, and wh
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This Is Not a Song of Hope
Layered, warm and both vital and melancholy short film about the three-cornered relationship between a Dutch female architect, an ambitious actress
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Mosaic
Mutual misunderstanding rules when three immigrants work on a tile floor in a Dutch building. A glimpse of the previous life of one of the three br
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A Sunny Day
A woman from Hong Kong planning to join the umbrella protests goes to visit her father, who is moving to an old folks’ home.
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