Bright Future
Overview of films
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Weekend
Andrew Haigh | 96' | United Kingdom | None
A chance encounter between the shy Russell and the extrovert Glen unexpectedly grows into something beautiful. It’s followed by a weekend of dri -
The Well
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni | 115' | India | European premiere
The everyday cares and uncertainties with which 14-year-old Sameer wrestles are suddenly unimportant when his best friend drowns in the well where the -
Die Welt
Alex Pitstra | 80' | Netherlands | European premiere
Revolution! And then what? At first, usually insecurity and economic decay. A young Tunisian has doubts about his future after the 2011 revolution. Sh -
Weltstadt
Christian Klandt | 104' | Germany | None
Episode film about the run-up to a gruesome murder of an old homeless man by two German kids does not give any clear explanation, but… -
Wereldsneak!
80' | -
We’re not going to give anything away about this film debut, because it is a one-off sneak screening. Oh, very well then, a couple of… -
What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love
Mouly Surya | 101' | Indonesia | European premiere
A wondrous film, and that is clearly what the maker wanted. She tells cheerful love stories about young blind people, played by blind actors. Apparent -
Wheat Harvest
Xu Tong | 98' | China | European premiere
Controversial documentary sketches the double life of the young Niu Hongmiao, who cares for her sick father in the countryside and works in Beijing as -
Where I Grow Old
Marília Rocha | 99' | Brazil | World premiere
Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Teresa is newly arrived; Francisca has been there a while. This sure-footed, loving portra -
Where Is Rocky II?
Pierre Bismuth | 93' | Belgium | None
The title is as misleading as the conceptual joke once played by artist Ed Ruscha: he placed a rock in the desert that could not… -
Where the Chocolate Mountains
Pat O’Neill | 55' | USA | European premiere
O’Neill treats us to a hypnotising, mysterious collage named after the Chocolate Mountains in south-eastern California. With this digital tour de forc -
The Whirlpool
Alvin Case | 74' | USA | International première
Two lonely twentysomethings meet by Niagara Falls. A fleeting relationship blossoms, that should provide comfort for both their unhappy pasts. But it -
Whispering Mountains
Jagath Manuwarna | 87' | Sri Lanka | World premiere
In Sri Lanka, a youth revolt is being violently silenced.