In Rome, at dawn, when everyone is asleep, there’s one man who isn’t sleeping.
That man is called Giulio Andreotti. Calm, ambiguous, inscrutable, Andreotti is synonym of power in Italy for over four decades. At the beginning of the 90’s, without arrogance or humility, he advances relentlessly towards his seventh mandate as Prime Minister. Nearing seventy, he is a gerontocrat who fears nobody and doesn’t know what fear is. His contentment is power, with which he lives in symbiosis. A power which he likes, immovable and immutable. Until the strongest counter power in the country, the Mafia, decides to declare war against him.
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The film relates to six of the twelve labours of Heracles. It starts with shots of young male bodybuilders working out in a gym, posing on a stage and flexing their muscles.
This piece takes place on the outskirts of Kabul, where the landscape is littered with the detritus of more than 20 years. These are uncanny sights, a symbol of the presence of the physical and psychological traumas of wars that have defined the history of Afghanistan for almost three decades now.
The tragedy of a man driven by the sexual desire for his daughter. Is it immoral? For some yes. Is it illegal? If it’s not expressed then no. Still Life could be one of the saddest and at the same time the funniest films of the year, constituting the simplest definition of tragedy. To make the long story short, if your name is not Lolita and your stepfather is your biological father it can be embarassing. How forbbiden is for a father to sleep with prostitutes naming them after his daughter and jerkking off with her childhood photos. An obvious object for him, unable to relate with her in a emotional way created an infatuation throughout his family life. A modern family tragedy filled with all the shame and guilt that surrounds the human existence. (Nina Veligradi)
A film about the passive consent (or resignation) of a prey being chased down by a group of predator. A boy can’t escape the circular movements of the camera, there is no exit. You could consider figuring out what is actually happening and facing a devastating true, or how collective submission may lead to self-destruction. (Karim Shimsal)
When someone runs, among the woods many things may happen. It’s a time to find your physical limits, your boundaries, to deal with games of power. While running people can find other bodies than theirs. The question is: how far will you go to achieve your personal goals? (Possidónio Cachapa)
A child discovers life inside a dead bird and starts to play with it.
Set in 18th century Bavaria. The main character is Hias, based on the legendary Bavarian prophet Mühlhiasl. “Heart of Glass” is a motion picture about a figure who has apocalyptic visions and foresees destruction and collective madness. The entire cast acted under hypnosis.
When the life of Jean-Claude Van Damme collides with the reality of a holdup in Brussels, Belgium, his childhood home where he’s still considered a national icon, suddenly the huge movie star turns into an ordinary guy, filled with fears, contradictions and hopes. How can he be up to the legend he has built? What can a film hero do when the gun pointed to his temple isn’t charged with blanks?
An enchanting animal story, about a whale who could only eat small things, little fish…
A poetic tale about a young couple who is looking for their natural place on Earth. It’s also a story about Europe and Poland, with its eternal exodus from East to West while many Western people, like the Dutch in this film, for the very same reason, are heading the other way round.
“Words shape our impressions and form our history. In ‚ÄòScene Shifts, in six movements’ a journey through historical layers of various locations on several continents unfolds. However, it is primarily an intellectual journey. The locations, images, texts and music hold references to a long history of cross-cultural misinterpretations.” (Jani Ruscica)
Jorge é um escritor solitário de ficção popular. À noite, ele olha através de janelas iluminadas para dentro das casas das pessoas e pensa, sim, eles são felizes. Um dia, o acaso – conclui – leva-o à casa onde Laura vive com o filho, André, e através das
Granny tells the story of Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of the elderly fairy, who intends to get her revenge for not being invited to the royal christening with the more glamorous and youthful fairies who still have their muscle tone.
An ancestral city. Through its botanical garden and canals we observe the clues and traces of its ancient culture. Two couples of men and women, former lovers, meet again one year later. The yesterday’s breath of youth is still perceptible in their conversations.
A film that begins by showing Ai Weiwei trying to understand the real reasons why public schools failed to withstand the earthquake that struck Sichuan, and then evolves into a confrontation between the artist and the Chinese authorities, culminating in his very recent imprisonment. (Rui Pereira)
Not meeting the person on the other side is the rule at the random meetings online. What about if someone , a film director, for instance, decides to meet the person behind the video? A short film about the links and interferences with the physical presence of ex-total strangers. (Possidónio Cachapa)
Having left on a long journey across the desert, Moussa suddenly shows up in his village again. He clearly never reached his destination. Completely transformed by his ordeal, he is now apathetic and indifferent to everything around him. But his creditors, who leant him the money for his journey, are growing impatient.