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The rating scale used is as follows:
–     very bad film
*Â Â Â Â Â passable film
**Â Â Â Â good film
***Â Â Â very good film
****Â Â excellent film
***** masterpiece
Critical Diary #Orizzonti
Yurt (Dormitory)Â by Nehir Tuna
A film by Nehir Tuna
With: Doğa Karakaş, Can Bartu Aslan, Ozan Çelik, Tansu Biçer, Didem Ellialtı, Orhan Güner, Işıltı Su Alyanak
Forced to leave the comfort of his middle class lifestyle at his father’s behest, fourteen-year-old Ahmet is sent to an all-boys religious dormitory where he must navigate familial expectations,…
With: Doğa Karakaş, Can Bartu Aslan, Ozan Çelik, Tansu Biçer, Didem Ellialtı, Orhan Güner, Işıltı Su Alyanak
Forced to leave the comfort of his middle class lifestyle at his father’s behest, fourteen-year-old Ahmet is sent to an all-boys religious dormitory where he must navigate familial expectations,…
Una Sterminata Domenica (Endless sunday) by Alain Parroni
A film by Alain Parroni
With: Enrico Bassetti, Zackari Delmas, Federica Valentini, Lars Rudolph
Brenda is pregnant. Ale compiuto has just turned 19 and is about to become a father. Kevin fills the city with his name. Everyone tries to make their mark on the world. Always connected to each other,…
With: Enrico Bassetti, Zackari Delmas, Federica Valentini, Lars Rudolph
Brenda is pregnant. Ale compiuto has just turned 19 and is about to become a father. Kevin fills the city with his name. Everyone tries to make their mark on the world. Always connected to each other,…
The Red Suitcase by Fidel Devkota
A film by Fidel Devkota
With: Saugat Malla, Prabin Khatiwada, Bipin Karki, Shristi Shrestha
With: Saugat Malla, Prabin Khatiwada, Bipin Karki, Shristi Shrestha
The Featherweight by Robert Kolodny
A film by Robert Kolodny
With: James Madio, Ron Livingston, Keir Gilchrist, Frank John Hughes, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Patrick Murney, Gordon Silva, David Lavine, Jeremy Luke, Shari Albert
The true life story of world champion Willie Pep, the fighter with the most wins in professional boxing and his long-shot journey out…
With: James Madio, Ron Livingston, Keir Gilchrist, Frank John Hughes, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Patrick Murney, Gordon Silva, David Lavine, Jeremy Luke, Shari Albert
The true life story of world champion Willie Pep, the fighter with the most wins in professional boxing and his long-shot journey out…
Tatami by Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ebrahimi
A film by Guy Nattiv ,Zar Amir Ebrahimi
With: Arienne Mandi, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Jaime Ray Newman, Nadine Marshall, Mehdi Bajestani
The film follows Iranian female judoka Leila and her coach Maryam, who travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the competition,…
With: Arienne Mandi, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Jaime Ray Newman, Nadine Marshall, Mehdi Bajestani
The film follows Iranian female judoka Leila and her coach Maryam, who travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the competition,…
Shadow of Fire by Shinya Tsukamoto
A film by Shinya Tsukamoto
With: Shuri, Mirai Moriyama, Ouga Tsukao, Hiroki Kono
A woman lives alone in a small, half-burnt pub. She was offered to sell her body, and she spends the day unable to resist the despair of war, and is looking after a child who has lost their…
With: Shuri, Mirai Moriyama, Ouga Tsukao, Hiroki Kono
A woman lives alone in a small, half-burnt pub. She was offered to sell her body, and she spends the day unable to resist the despair of war, and is looking after a child who has lost their…
Paradise is Burning by Mika Gustavson
A film by Mika Gustafson
With: Isabella Kjellberg, Ida Engvoll, Dilvin Asaad, Bianca Delbravo, Safira Mossberg, Mitja Sirén, Marta Oldenburg
A coming-of-age story about three sisters, Laura, Mira and Steffi, who live alone after their mother left. When social services demand a meeting, the girls need a substitute for their mother…
With: Isabella Kjellberg, Ida Engvoll, Dilvin Asaad, Bianca Delbravo, Safira Mossberg, Mitja Sirén, Marta Oldenburg
A coming-of-age story about three sisters, Laura, Mira and Steffi, who live alone after their mother left. When social services demand a meeting, the girls need a substitute for their mother…
Nowhere by Simone Massi
A film by Simone Massi
With: Filippo Timi
Three different epochs through the gaze of three children: Zelinda, who loses her mother to the Spanish Flu during World War I and sees the specter of Nazism loom; Assunta, who lives during the Nazi occupation between bombings, raids, and executions; Icaro, who…
With: Filippo Timi
Three different epochs through the gaze of three children: Zelinda, who loses her mother to the Spanish Flu during World War I and sees the specter of Nazism loom; Assunta, who lives during the Nazi occupation between bombings, raids, and executions; Icaro, who…
Housekeeping for Beginners by Goran Stolevski
A film by Goran Stolevski
With: Anamaria Marinca, Sara Klimoska, Alina Serban, Vladimir Tintor, Samson Selim, Mia Mustafi, Rozafa Celaj, Ajse Useini, Aleksandra Peševska
In order to save their patchwork family in Skopje, a queer woman is forced to raise her partner’s daughter who herself doesn’t want to be a mother.
With: Anamaria Marinca, Sara Klimoska, Alina Serban, Vladimir Tintor, Samson Selim, Mia Mustafi, Rozafa Celaj, Ajse Useini, Aleksandra Peševska
In order to save their patchwork family in Skopje, a queer woman is forced to raise her partner’s daughter who herself doesn’t want to be a mother.
Hesitation Wound by Selman Nacar
A film by Selman Nacar
With: Tülin Özen
A criminal lawyer Canan, divides her time in the courthouse and mother’s hospital bed at night. Canan has to make a moral choice that will affect lives of her mother, judge and murder suspect client.
With: Tülin Özen
A criminal lawyer Canan, divides her time in the courthouse and mother’s hospital bed at night. Canan has to make a moral choice that will affect lives of her mother, judge and murder suspect client.
Heartless by Nara Normande and Tiao
A film by Nara Normande ,Tião
With: Maya de Vicq, Eduarda Samara, Maeve Jinkings, Erom Cordeiro, Ian Boechat, Kaique Brito, Alaylson Emanuel, Lucas da Silva, Elany Santos
Summer 1996, north-east coast of Brazil. Tamara is enjoying her last weeks at the fishing village she lives in before departing to Brasilia for…
With: Maya de Vicq, Eduarda Samara, Maeve Jinkings, Erom Cordeiro, Ian Boechat, Kaique Brito, Alaylson Emanuel, Lucas da Silva, Elany Santos
Summer 1996, north-east coast of Brazil. Tamara is enjoying her last weeks at the fishing village she lives in before departing to Brasilia for…
Gasoline Rainbow by Bill Ross et Turner Ross
A film by Turner Ross ,Bill Ross IV
With: Tony Abuerto, Micah Bunch, Nichole Dukes, Nathaly Garcia, Makai Garza
With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from small town Oregon decide to embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted taillight, their mission is to make…
With: Tony Abuerto, Micah Bunch, Nichole Dukes, Nathaly Garcia, Makai Garza
With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from small town Oregon decide to embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted taillight, their mission is to make…
Explanation for Everything by Gabor Reisz
A film by Gábor Reisz
With: Eliza Sodró, István Znamenák, Dániel Király, Lilla Kizlinger, András Hatházi, Gergely Kocsis, Adonyi-Walsh Gáspár, András Rusznák, Rebeka Hatházi, Juli Jakab
Screenplot: No available screenplot.
With: Eliza Sodró, István Znamenák, Dániel Király, Lilla Kizlinger, András Hatházi, Gergely Kocsis, Adonyi-Walsh Gáspár, András Rusznák, Rebeka Hatházi, Juli Jakab
Screenplot: No available screenplot.
En attendant la nuit (Waiting for the night) by Céline Rouzet
A film by Céline Rouzet
With: Élodie Bouchez, Jean-Charles Clichet, Céleste Brunnquell, Mathias Legoût Hammond, Anne Benoît, Louis Peres, Angèle Metzger, Laly Mercier, Bakary Diombera, Véronique Frumy
The Feral family plan to look normal and friendly as they move into a new neighborhood. Their son, Philemon gets closer to his new…
With: Élodie Bouchez, Jean-Charles Clichet, Céleste Brunnquell, Mathias Legoût Hammond, Anne Benoît, Louis Peres, Angèle Metzger, Laly Mercier, Bakary Diombera, Véronique Frumy
The Feral family plan to look normal and friendly as they move into a new neighborhood. Their son, Philemon gets closer to his new…
El Paraiso by Enrico Maria Artale
A film by Enrico Maria Artale
With: Edoardo Pesce, Margarita Rosa de Francisco, MarÃa del Rosario, Gabriel Montesi
Pablo’s life is ruled by drugs and by the intense and oppressive relationship he has with his mother, a former cocaine mule who escaped from Colombia and with whom he shares a small…
With: Edoardo Pesce, Margarita Rosa de Francisco, MarÃa del Rosario, Gabriel Montesi
Pablo’s life is ruled by drugs and by the intense and oppressive relationship he has with his mother, a former cocaine mule who escaped from Colombia and with whom he shares a small…
City of Wind by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
A film by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
With: Tergel Bold-Erdene, Nomin-Erdene Ariunbyamba, Bulgan Chuluunbat, Ganzorig Tsetsgee, Tsend-Ayush Nyamsuren
Yurt districts of Ulaanbaatar. Grandpa Spirit is a powerful shaman, well known for helping the poor and downtrodden in the neighbourhood. When Marla, a 16-year-old overprotected and lonely girl with congenital heart problems comes to…
With: Tergel Bold-Erdene, Nomin-Erdene Ariunbyamba, Bulgan Chuluunbat, Ganzorig Tsetsgee, Tsend-Ayush Nyamsuren
Yurt districts of Ulaanbaatar. Grandpa Spirit is a powerful shaman, well known for helping the poor and downtrodden in the neighbourhood. When Marla, a 16-year-old overprotected and lonely girl with congenital heart problems comes to…
Behind the Mountains de Mohamed Ben Attia
A film by Mohamed Ben Attia
With: Majd Mastoura, Samer Bisharat, Helmi Dridi, Walid Bouchhioua, Selma Zeghidi, Wissem Belgharek
After spending four years in jail, Rafik has only one plan, take his son behind the mountains and show him his amazing discovery.
With: Majd Mastoura, Samer Bisharat, Helmi Dridi, Walid Bouchhioua, Selma Zeghidi, Wissem Belgharek
After spending four years in jail, Rafik has only one plan, take his son behind the mountains and show him his amazing discovery.
A Cielo Abierto by Mariana Arriaga and Santiago Arriaga
A film by Mariana Arriaga ,Santiago Arriaga
With: Manolo Cardona, Julio Cedillo, Cecilia Suárez
A trio of revenge-minded siblings head to the US–Mexico border in search of the man responsible for a family death in Guillermo Arriaga’s screenplay penned as the feature debut for his children, co-directors Mariana Arriaga and Santiago…
With: Manolo Cardona, Julio Cedillo, Cecilia Suárez
A trio of revenge-minded siblings head to the US–Mexico border in search of the man responsible for a family death in Guillermo Arriaga’s screenplay penned as the feature debut for his children, co-directors Mariana Arriaga and Santiago…