In Competition, Venice IFF 2017 Directed by: Abdellatif KECHICHE Year of production: 2017 Country: FRANCE, ITALY, TUNISIA Genre: drama Length: 180 minutes Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, to a fishing village in the South of France. It is a time of reconnecting with his family and his childhood friends. Together with [...]
Silver Bear for Best Director, Berlin IFF 2009 Directed by: Asghar FARHADI Year of production: 2009 Country: IRAN Genre: drama, thriller Length: 119 minutes With the return of their friend Ahmad from Germany, a group of old college pals decide to reunite for a weekend outing by the Caspian Sea. The fun [...]
Golden Bear, Berlinale 2011 Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film, 2012 Directed by: Asghar FARHADI Year of production: 2011 Country: IRAN Genre: drama Length: 123 minutes Set in contemporary Iran, A Separation is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. When his wife leaves him, Nader [...]
In competition, Cannes 2018 Directed by: Nuri BILGE CEYLAN Year of production: 2018 Country: TURKEY, FRANCE, GERMANY, BULGARIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, SWEDEN Genre: drama Length: 188 minutes Sinan is passionate about literature and has always wanted to be a writer. Returning to the village where he was born, he pours his heart [...]
C.I.C.A.E. Award, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Cannes 2018 Directed by: Gaspar NOÉ Year of production: 2018 Country: LEBANON Genre: musical, horror Length: 95 minutes Birth and death are extraordinary experiences. Life is a fleeting pleasure. French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration [...]
Out of Competition, Cannes 2018 Closing Film Directed by: Terry GILLIAM Year of production: 2018 Country: SPAIN, FRANCE, BELGIUM, PORTUGAL Genre: drama, comedy Length: 132 minutes Toby, a cynical advertising director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In [...]
Grand Jury Prize, Cannes 2018 Directed by: Spike LEE Year of production: 2018 Country: UNITED STATES Genre: drama Length: 128 minutes Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and almost became the head of the local chapter. Spike LEE - Director [...]
In competition, Cannes 2018 Opening film Directed by: Asghar FARHADI Year of production: 2018 Country: FRANCE, SPAIN, ITALY Genre: drama Length: 132 minutes Original title: Todos lo saben Laura and her children travel from Buenos Aires to the village where she was born, on a Spanish vineyard, to attend her sister’s wedding but unexpected events lead this gathering [...]
Golden Lion, Venice 2018 Directed by: Alfonso CUARÓN Year of production: 2018 Country: MEXICO Genre: drama Length: 135 minutes The most personal project to date from director and writer Alfonso Cuarón, ROMA chronicles a turbulent year in the lives of a middle-class family in 1970s Mexico City. Cuarón, inspired by the women from his [...]
Palme d’Or, Cannes 2018 Directed by: Kore-Eda HIROKAZU Year of production: 2018 Country: JAPAN Genre: drama Length: 121 minutes Original title: Manbiki Kazoku After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to [...]
