Cinema of the Future: Sturm und Drang
Overview of films
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Pardonnez moi
Maïwenn Le Besco | 86' | France | None
In a spontaneous looking yet tautly directed home-movie-like quest for the black pages from her family history, the director tries to come to terms wi -
Parents
Ragnar Bragason | 90' | Iceland | World premiere
Second part of a diptych (see also Children) is also a must-see on its own. Film shot in black & white with which the Icelander… -
Playing the Victim
Kirill Serebrennikov | 95' | Russia | None
Valja has recently graduated and earns his living by playing the victim in reconstructions of bizarre crimes. The absurd situations in which he finds -
Rain Dogs
Ho Yuhang | 94' | Hong Kong | None
A kid goes to the big city and comes back disillusioned. Ho Yuhang, whose last film was in the Tiger Competition, understands the art of… -
Raised from Dust
Gan Xiao’er | 100' | China | World premiere
Like his debut, The Only Sons (IFFR 2004), Gan’s second film is set in a Christian community in rural China. With his sharp eye for… -
Real Online
John Hsu | 79' | Taiwan | International premiere
Hilarious virtual comedy. For the screening at the festival, the Chinese pirate copy of YouTube has been removed. Entirely in the spirit of the film… -
Red Road
Andrea Arnold | 113' | Denmark | None
Intense, oppressive and occasionally shocking thriller. A man from a painful past appears on Jackie’s security screens. Winner Jury Prize at Can -
Reprise
Joachim Trier | 105' | Norway | None
Originally constructed tragicomic and occasionally satirical story surprises right to the end. Norwegian Oscar submission is about the pitfalls of you -
Retrieval
Slawomir Fabicki | 104' | Poland | None
Extremely well acted and impressive debut about the struggles of a poor Pole. He really wants to look after his new girlfriend, but as a… -
So lange du hier bist
Stefan Westerwelle | 78' | Germany | None
Refined study of the intimate relationship between an elderly homosexual man and a beautiful young callboy. Both suggestive and emphatic, the film des -
Suely in the Sky
88' | Brazil | None
Suely’s real name is Hermila and she is a strong, wayward and passionate daughter of the dry poor Northeast of Brazil. She is forced to… -
Tender is the Wolf
Jilani Saadi | 83' | Tunisia | European premiere
On a cold winter night in Tunisia, the gentle Stoufa roams the streets of Tunis with his friends. When they come across the young prostitute…