The political Balkan Western in black and white. Highly praised, incredibly rough. In 2015 rewarded among others with the Silver Bear.
DATES AND TICKETS
At first sight Lasnamäe looks dull, petty and insignificant. But among 700 garage-boxes in the enormous prefab housing estate in Tallinn some of them have been turned over into personal little empires.
Writer Robert comes back home to the Romanian village of his youth. In his luggage he carries his masterpiece - a small volume of delicate poems and the only book he published so far - but also plenty of sorrows, doubts and fears.
The serious topics of death, illness and loneliness with a good deal of black humour and slapstick. A highlight film honoured with a Silver Bear at the Berlinale 2015.
Marianna was actually born a man. She had to turn 43 years to finally take the courage not to hide her true self any longer. The subtle narration brought the documentary among others four awards at the 55th Krakow Film Festival.
The teacher Kapcer tries to hide, that he is overhung with the diagnosis of becoming blind. A story, which is based on real events and that despite its dramatic incidents includes a lot of optimistic elements.
A small group of people in Romania committed civil disobedience by smuggling hundreds of Hollywood productions. The documentary illustrates the power of films.
Refugees took on the journey by foot from Syria via Turkey, Greece and Macedonia to Serbia in the hope for better life. Žilnik manages to give a human face to the high number of refugees, who have different stories to tell.
Liza wants to find her big, true love, but all men she meets, die. A black-humoured drama full of romantic and thrilling elements.
From the Maidan in the museum- the film shows how works of art are used as a spoken means and revolutionary media to protest against the Ukrainian government.
It’s the 1980s when hunters discover a feral boy in Bosnia’s woods who seems to have been brought up by wolves. He develops into somewhat a human being, but the civilization has prejudices.
The role model for the eponymous protagonist is the world-famous Czech photographer Jan Saudek. This captivating biopic is loosely inspired by the ups and downs in the turbulent life of this exceptional artist.
Šiška Deluxe presents three eccentric weirdoes and their mad attempt to give their lives a positive outcome. Jan Cvitkovic’s wild game with old clichés ensures situational humour that is as suspenseful as it is refreshing.
Two brothers on the side of the losers in life. The tragicomedy captures and impresses with a sardonic, dark and bitter humour, altogether avoiding giving simple solutions to complex problems. Awarded a prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2015.
Elza would like to leave her cold husband and escape from her patriarchal world, but fear of an unknown future keeps chilling the withdrawn protagonist's feet. Director Ella Manzheeva uses strong images to tell the story.
Two antagonised villages and three lovestorys from three decades. An entharlling drama, which already got many awards.
Four young men make Yugoslavia to one of the leading basketball-nation. An enthralling sport-biopic about team-spirit and dreams.
Three different, very complex but amusingly narrated, father-daughter relations. Praised as a milestone in the Croatian history of films because of its charming combination of profound screenplay, inventive direction and marvellous camera work.
Tension and paranoia overshadow the wedding-anniversary of a couple. An enthralling polit-thriller about power and the misuse of power.
Chintis Lundgren’s animated cat-and-rat film about opposites attracting each other has won several awards. It also shows that no alcohol is no solution either.
Young people from Estonia fought on the side of Hitler-Germany against the red army of Stalin. The movie shows the brutal reality of war, but contains also a lot of poetic sensitiveness, showing the hope and fear of the young soldiers in an authentic way.
The miner Atif becomes the face of the most valuable banknote across the country. This changes his life completly. A comedy, which has the spirit to become a best-seller.
Rafael, a 19-years old Roma, lives without prospects with his grandfather in impoverished circumstances. Until one day a boxing club owner takes him under his wings.
In this bizarre yet affectionate animated film we meet a happy loving couple – both of which seem, however, like monsters to us.
Taisia Deeva dissects the manifestations of patriarchal masculinity that increasingly trouble Sasha, whose view of the world is finally shattered.
The film never shows any bias nor does it judge, not even when it comes to the brutally violent police officers. The Same Blood demonstrates that the use of violence, also in political protests, always ends up in a vicious circle.
An intelligently told drama full of emotion that tells a story of lost loved ones, of self-sacrificing love between brothers and of two sons struggling against their mother's love.
Again inspired by a true story, the film centres on female sexuality, which, of course, is taboo in the Muslim country.
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