Tiger Competition
Overview of films
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Small Faces
Gillies MacKinnon | 105' | United Kingdom | International premiere
Against the background of his birthplace Glasgow, film-maker MacKinnon sketches a family story providing a less rose-coloured picture of the sixties. -
Somnambulance
Sulev Keedus | 129' | Estonia | International premiere
Keedus uses haunting and hallucinatorily intense images of the seasons and nature in the far north to describe the difficult relationship between a yo -
Sons of Denmark
Ulaa Salim | 120' | Denmark | World premiere
Claustrophobic political thriller in which two young men cornered by xenophobia become embroiled in a devilish dilemma. -
The Soup, One Morning
Takahashi Izumi | 90' | Japan | European premiere
Kitigawa suffers panic attacks. His girlfriend Shizu tries to get through to him, but Kitigawa seems to seek help from a suspect source. The lengthy… -
Le spectre de Boko Haram
Cyrielle Raingou | 75' | Cameroon | World premiere
A deeply affecting documentary following a group of children navigating life in a war zone. -
Spying Cam
Whang Cheolmean | 100' | South Korea | European premiere
Two men look as if they are bored to death in a rancid, sweltering hotel room. They read Dostoevsky and film with a video camera.… -
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Lea Hartlaub | 103' | Germany | World premiere
A meditative, multi-faceted essay on human activity spanning centuries and continents, with one recurring motif: the giraffe. -
La sueur des palmiers
Radwan El Kashef | 110' | Egypt | -
‘Palm sweat’ is a colourful metaphor for the changing situation in the Egyptian countryside. In an oasis village, all the healthy men follow a caravan -
Summer in the Golden Valley
Srdjan Vuletic | 104' | Bosnia and Herzegovina | European premiere
Always dreaming of life elsewhere, two young guys hustle, hang out, get stoned and then get caught up with criminal types, a beautiful rich girl… -
Sunshine Express
Amirali Navaee | 100' | Iran | World premiere
An exercise in role-playing reinforces the restrictive nature of everyday life in Iranian society. -
Supporting Role
Ana Urushadze | 139' | Georgia | World premiere
A faded Georgian film star confronts pride and renewal when a new role poses to quietly reshape him. -
Suzaku
Kawase Naomi | 100' | Japan | World premiere
Personal, timeless and atmospheric narrative shows how a country family copes with economic changes.