This Is Where Reconstruction Starts
Combined programme
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IFFR 2016
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. -
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. -
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… -
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 an -
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… -
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.