Bright Future
Overview of films
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The Damned Rain
Satish Manwar | 99' | India | International premiere
Many farmers’ suicides have occurred in the Indian state of Maharastra since the 1990s. The film tackles this sensitive globalisation issue from an in -
Darkness by Day
76' | Argentina | World premiere
Martín Desalvo (Kept and Dreamless, Tiger Awards Competition 2005) is finally back in Rotterdam with his latest – breathtaking and unsettling – work.Virginia and her… -
Darkness by Day
Martín Desalvo | 76' | Argentina | European premiere
Virginia receives a visit from her cousin Anabel. In the old house, situated in a dark wood, Anabel’s behaviour grows evermore restless. Outside, thei -
The Daughter
Simon Stone | 96' | Australia | None
Does the truth have to come out no matter what the cost, even if a whole life has been built around the lie? Ibsen’s play… -
The Day I Disappeared
Atousa Bandeh Ghiasabadi | 61' | Iran | World première
Very personal film essay about immigration, seen through the eyes of a refugee. About what it’s like to be a foreigner in a strange country,… -
The Day Is Over
Qi Rui | 108' | China | European premiere
Upset by an anonymous note, a 12-year-old girl from a mountain village and her friends decide to visit her father in Shenzhen. -
Daytime Drinking
Noh Young-Seok | 116' | South Korea | None
Noh did almost everything himself in his charming, successful low-budget début. A humorous road movie about a young man who drowns his unrequited love -
De chair et de lait
Bernard Bloch | 104' | France | None
How long have cows been part of our civilization? In 16 tableaux this film takes us to different countries across the globe where not only… -
DEAD BODY WELCOME
Kees Brienen | 80' | Netherlands | World premiere
When he arrives in India, Kees Brienen hears that his friend has died. It’s a bitter welcome, taking him to his friend’s remote village and… -
Dead Dogs Don’t Bite
Nuri Cihan Özdoğan | 105' | Turkey | World premiere
A high-stakes drama in which mild-mannered Ismet enters a brutal gangland war, amid the illegal waste trade. -
The Dead Girl’s Feast
Matheus Nachtergaele | 115' | Brazil | None
Exuberant film and incomparable narrative about a village at the source of the Amazon that is in the grip of an exotic mystical cult: a… -
Dear Lorde
Emily Vey Duke, Cooper Battersby | 27' | Canada | None
Bone collector Rose, a 14-year-old girl, is looking for validation from her heroes, including comedian Louis C.K., bishop Desmond Tutu and pop star Lo