Gardeners is about the trials and tribulations of an African asylum seeker in Europe. The silent film conjures up an extremely dark impression of his life with its exceptional use of colour and unorthodox soundtrack. A story of compassion for those who left hearth and home in search of a new homeland.
Also in this combined programme
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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.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Netherlands, Slovakia
- Year
- 2016
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2016
- Length
- 20"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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