Tiger Competition
Overview of films
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O amigo Dunor
Jose Eduardo Alcazar | 80' | Brazil | World premiere
Fascinating mix of silent marital drama and deconstruction of a political film in a film. The ‘friend from the North’ is a young French writer… -
Angel Baby
Michael Rymer | 105' | Australia | European premiere
Dynamic, erotic and sensitive début about a literally insane love, told in a self-assured and fluent style. -
El año del descubrimiento
Luis López Carrasco | 200' | Spain | World premiere
Seemingly incidental conversations in a bar in Cartagena, Spain, expose an almost forgotten piece of social history. -
L’arbre de l’authenticité
Sammy Baloji | 85' | Congo, Democratic Republic | World premiere
A fascinating film essay exploring the Democratic Republic of Congo’s colonial history and ecology. -
De arm van Jezus
André van der Hout | 71' | Netherlands | World premiere
Musical elements and archive material is mixed in this surrealist drama about a son who goes looking for his father in Rotterdam. Several roles are… -
Asshak, Tales from the Sahara
Ulrike Koch | 110' | Germany | International premiere
The eagerly awaited second feature from the director of Saltmen of Tibet explores the lives of the desert Tuaregs with a similar natural intimacy and -
Au petit Marguery
Laurent Bénégui | 95' | France | International premiere
Fifteen people have gathered in the tasteful restaurant Au Petit Marguery, that is run by a couple and is about to close down. -
Bad Company
Furumaya Tomoyuki | 98' | Japan | World premiere
Portrait of a group of kids under the strict regime that operates at their school. Everyday self-criticism and a ‘humanity index’ are part of the… -
Bad Girl
Varsha Bharath | 115' | India | World premiere
A coming-of-age comedy which embraces the idea that romantic relationships aren’t everything in life. -
The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich | 75' | USA | World premiere
A portrait of the Martinican writer and activist that underscores women’s continued erasure from history. -
Ballo a tre passi
Salvatore Mereu | 106' | Italy | European premiere
Developing through four episodes marked by the four seasons, the film tells the story of many characters of different ages, strictly linked to Sardini -
Bangkok Dangerous
Oxide Pang, Danny Pang | 105' | Thailand | European premiere
Visually overwhelming début film by Chinese-Thai brothers about a deaf-mute hitman in Bangkok.