Spain, Germany 2005 | 100 min | OV with English ST | FF 2005
Regie: Montxo Armendáriz
Basque director Montxo Armendáriz tells the story of Maestra, a filmmaker, who is making a film about the (fictitious) Basque town of Obaba. We view the town from her perspective and get to know its inhabitants. Isolation, ethnic identity and brutal ...
Portugal 2005 | 101 min | OV with English ST | FF 2005
Regie: João Pedro Rodrigues
Delusion, reality or obsession? The supermarket worker Odete is convinced she’s carrying the baby of her recently deceased neighbour Pedro – a claim that throws Pedro’s gay lover Rui into even deeper despair. Director Rodrigues ignores conventi ...
When passionate soccer player Hayat (Karoline Herfurth) is diagnosed with cancer, her father cancels her club membership. She joins the local team, SC Schanze, a grimy hobby-outfit. The team’s coach (Ken Duken) proceeds to fall in love with her, an ...
Switzerland 2004 | 91 min | OV with German ST | FF 2005
Regie: Greg Zglinski
It is winter in Jura, the beams of the burnt-down barn lie in the snow. Jean und Laure have lost their five-year-old daughter in the fire. It is every parent’s nightmare but Jean is determined to carry on… Greg Zglinski’s debut bare ...
Belgium, France 2005 | 95 min | OV with English ST | FF 2005
Regie: Vincent Lannoo
George is an average guy: furniture salesman, family man, faithful friend and talented DIY enthusiast. George’s life is irrevocably changed, however, when he kills a stranger in a fit of anger. The stranger’s girlfriend is the only witness and to ...
Burkina Faso, France 2004 | 85 min | OV with English ST | FF 2005
Regie: Dani Kouyaté
This vivacious comedy is set in “Ouagadougou”, the capital of Burkina Faso - and the designated capital of African cinema. It follows the plight of a gang of youths from the poorest area of the city in their daily struggle for survival. With a ch ...