Cinema of the Future: Sturm und Drang
Overview of films
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It’s Winter
Rafi Pitts | 86' | Iran | None
Chilly cinematographic poem, situated in a poor wintery suburb of Tehran. An unemployed car mechanic falls for a beautiful young widow. -
The Killing of John Lennon
Andrew Piddington | 112' | United Kingdom | International premiere
Oppressive biographical exploration of the sick mind of Mark David Chapman, the man who shot John Lennon dead in 1980 in front of his apartment… -
The Last Dining Table
Roh Gyeong-Tae | 91' | South Korea | None
The American journal Variety does occasionally get it right. This drama about family values, environmental pollution and other modern problems was rig -
Lost in Tokyo
Ikawa Kotaro | 91' | Japan | European premiere
A night drowned in drink. Two young men miss the third one who has just been buried. As students they were in a band together… -
The Matsugane Potshot Affair
Yamashita Nobuhiro | 112' | Japan | International premiere
Family tragedy, fraternal quarrel or crime story? The Matsugane Potshot Affair is all three. A curious collection of apparently independent plots come -
Melanoma My Love
David Ofek, Joseph Madmony | 113' | Israel | European premiere
A breathtaking drama, balanced between fiction and documentary. The Israeli actor Yigal Adika acts out a dramatic period in his own life: the battle t -
Mum ‘n’ Dad
Faruk Loncarevic | 64' | Bosnia and Herzegovina | International premiere
In this reality show, we witness the fierce battle for power between an elderly couple from Sarajevo who address each other as father and mother.… -
Nue-propriété
Joachim Lafosse | 105' | Belgium | None
The imminent sale of a house leads to the ruthless decay of a family in which a divorced mother (Isabelle Huppert) and her twin sons… -
The Other Half
Ying Liang | 111' | China | European premiere
Xiaofen works as an assistant in a law firm, but has as many problems as her clients. The latest film in in vérité style by… -
El otro
83' | Argentina | Check world premiere
Juan Desouza (Julio Chavez), an nondescript businessman, is on his umpteenth routine business trip when he discovers that the man sitting beside him is dead.… -
Owl and the Sparrow
Stephane Gauger | 99' | USA | World premiere
American director allowed himself to be inspired by European filmmakers and shot a beautiful first film in Southeast Asia. Well acted, melancholic, ve -
The Paper Will Be Blue
Radu Muntean | 95' | Romania | None
On the night of dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu’s fall, 22 December 1989, a group of confused fighters roams the streets of Bucharest. A mixture of docudra