On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.
Centaur lives a modest life with his family in rural Kyrgyzstan until he abruptly becomes the center of attention when he is caught stealing a racehorse at night. A story inspired by the myth when horses became the wings of men.
A man, a child, two wars, a river, a tree. A man and a child meet under a tree on a river bank, sharing the same memory and a secret. They find in each other the serenity, the silence and ... See full summary »
Director:
André Gil Mata
Stars:
Petar Fradelic,
Sanja Vrzic,
Filip Zivanovic
Mifti, age 16, lives in Berlin with a cast of characters including her half-siblings; their rich, self-involved father; and her junkie friend Ophelia. As she mourns her recently deceased ... See full summary »
Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of ... See full summary »
The film is about a chaotic young woman named Fem (Anna Raadsveld) who is offered a permanent job and is asked for her hand in marriage by her childhood boyfriend Yorrick (Willem Voogd). ... See full summary »
Director:
Mirjam de With
Stars:
Anna Raadsveld,
Willem Voogd,
Set Sjöstrand
Based upon unpublished diaries, the film assumes the role of an anthropologist observing remote shepherd communities in Afghanistan where wolves and sheep have equal importance.
A sturdy flight attendant has to deliver a child in mid-air and gets involved in a confusing mother/lover relationship with a boy who's living under the streets of Bucharest.
Director:
Jaap van Heusden
Stars:
Maria Kraakman,
Bogdan Iancu,
Ellis van den Brink
In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - ... See full summary »
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.
The premise is excellent, the execution a little less so. Nevertheless, take a break from vampires, superheroes, billionaires or spies and go to a place where things are just done differently. Very differently. Your life won't be revoltionized, but it's worth your time, or at least it was mine.
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The premise is excellent, the execution a little less so. Nevertheless, take a break from vampires, superheroes, billionaires or spies and go to a place where things are just done differently. Very differently. Your life won't be revoltionized, but it's worth your time, or at least it was mine.