Alva
After his children are taken away by social services, a troubled loner seeks revenge and flees into the inhospitable forest.
98'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
A small family in Azerbaijan is on the brink of running its course. Son Machmud feverishly seeks a home of his own; mother Fidan wants her life back after years of service to the family; father Samir just wants to be left alone. Three free spirits orbiting each other, ignoring the annoyances as much as possible. However, a dramatic incident during a trip to the beach painfully highlights the hairline fractures in their existence.
Azerbaijan-born director Elmar Imanov lives and studied filmmaking in Germany and his debut opens with a brief homage: a melancholy cover of Nena's 99 Red Balloons. Imanov uses this family as an astute metaphor for what happens when freedom becomes the only goal, but then serves as cover for alienation and mutual incomprehension. The film masterfully navigates between the three characters and portrays them as complete strangers and inseparable 'partners in crime' at once.
Winner FIPRESCI Award, IFFR 2019.
- Director
- Elmar Imanov
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Countries of production
- Germany, Azerbaijan, Georgia
- Production Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 92'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Ende der Saison
- Language
- Azerbaijani
- Producer
- Eva Blondiau
- Production Company
- COLOR OF MAY
- Sales
- Pluto Film Distribution Network GmbH
- Screenplay
- Anar Imanov, Elmar Imanov
- Cinematography
- Berta Valin Escofet, Driss Azhari
- Editor
- Ioseb 'Soso' Bliadze
- Sound Design
- Jascha Viehl, Holger Buff
- Cast
- Rasim Jafarov, Zulfiyye Gurbanova, Mir-Mövsüm Mirzazade
Programme IFFR 2019
Bright Future Main Programme
Emerging talent with original subject matter and an individual style. Includes the films nominated for the Bright Future Competition for first feature films.
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