Cure- The Life of Another

Switzerland, Locarno 2014- in competition

Andrea Staka

Synopsis

1993: after the Siege of Dubrovnik. 14-year-old Linda has moved back to Croatia from Switzerland with her father. Her new best friend Eta takes her up to the forbidden forest above the city.

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Corn Island

Georgia, Karlovy Vary competition 2014- Crystal Globe for Best Film

George Ovashvili

Synopsis

The Enguri River forms the border between Georgia and the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia. Tensions between the two nations have not abated since the war of 1992-93. Every spring the river brings fertile soil from the Caucasus down to the plains of Abkhazia and northwestern Georgia, creating tiny island: small clusters of no man’s land. The islands are havens for wildlife but occasionally also for man. Continuer la lecture

Paris of the North

Iceland, Karlovy Vary competition 2014

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

Synopsis

Seeking shelter from the trials and tribulations of city life, Hugi has built a quiet existence for himself in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. Continuer la lecture

Adventure

Kazakhstan, Karlovy Vary competition 2014

Nariman Turebayev

Synopsis

Marat is single, lives alone and works as a security guard.He lives his lonely life according to a never changing boring daily routine. Then, one day, somethingunusual happens. Continuer la lecture

Mercuriales

France, Cannes ACID selection 2014

Virgil Vernier

Synopsis

This story takes place in a far distant time, a time of violence. All throughout Europe, a silent war was spreading. In a city there lived two sisters…

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40 Days of Silence

Uzbekistan, Berlin Forum 2014

A first feature film by Saodat Ismailova

Synopsis

Surrounded by high mountains, in an isolated village of Central Asia, Bibicha, a young woman, decides to take a vow of silence followed by her past, unaware of her future and struggling with the present. Will her awakening as a woman and her personal journey answer her questions? Continuer la lecture

I’m not Him

Turkey, Rome 2013- best screenplay, Rotterdam Spectrum 2014

Tayfun Pirselimoğlu

Synopsis

Middle-aged unmarried loner Nihat works in a hospital canteen. When young colleague Ayşe invites him to her house for dinner, he accepts despite the rumours that her husband Necip is in jail for a serious offence. Continuer la lecture

Liar’s Dice

India, Sundance World Dramatic competition 2014, Rotterdam Bright Future 2014

A first feature film by Geetu Mohandas

Synopsis

The canvas of the film stretches from a small village on the mountains called Chitkul, which borders China to the industrial land of big dreams, Delhi city. Continuer la lecture

Au Revoir l’été

Japan, Tokyo 2013, Mongolfiere d’or & young jury award at Nantes 3 Continents 2013, Rotterdam Spectrum 2014

Koji Fukada

Synopsis

Sakuko, a high school graduate studying for her college entrance exams, decides to accompany her aunt Mikie to stay at a rural town by the sea. There, she becomes friends with Mikie’s friends Tatsuko, Ukichi, and Takashi. Continuer la lecture

Bloody Beans

Algeria, FID Marseille 2013- Grand Prix, CPH Dox 2013- Grand Prix

Narimane Mari

Synopsis

17 kids, relentless, insatiable of gestures and screams, set everything on fire. Continuer la lecture