For Serbian filmmaker Mila Turajlic, a locked door in her mother's apartment in Belgrade provides the gateway to both her remarkable family history and her country's tumultuous political inheritance.
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THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS is set in Eastern Ukraine on the frontline of the war. The film follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year, witnessing the gradual ... See full summary »
"Styx" depicts the transformation of a strong woman torn from her contented world during a sailing trip. When she becomes the only person to come to the aid of a group of refugees ... See full summary »
A European woman has been kept by a family as a domestic slave for 10 years. Drawing courage from the filmmaker's presence, she decides to escape the unbearable oppression and become a free person.
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Director:
Benedikt Erlingsson
Stars:
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir,
Jóhann Sigurðarson,
Juan Camillo Roman Estrada
In the months following the terrorist attacks in Paris, the youth has taken the night. A community has risen, that looks for belonging in a world they don't understand and seek to change ... See full summary »
Hundreds of teenagers join the Slovak Recruits paramilitary group to get ready for the final clash of civilizations and to fight whoever invades their country.
The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain's 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, who continue to seek justice to this day. Filmed over six years, the film ... See full summary »
Directors:
Robert Bahar,
Almudena Carracedo
Stars:
María Martín,
José María Galante,
Carlos Slepoy
Maria Irene Fornes is "America's Great Unknown Playwright." When she stops writing due to dementia, a friendship with a young writer reignites her visionary creative spirit, triggering a ... See full summary »
Director:
Michelle Memran
Stars:
Maria Irene Fornes,
Brooke Berman,
Constance Congdon
An intimate portrait of painter and filmmaker Peter Greenaway, directed by his wife Saskia Boddeke. Together with his daughter Pip, Greenaway formulates an alphabet that represents his personality and thoughts about art and life.
Director:
Saskia Boddeke
Stars:
Peter Greenaway,
Pip Greenaway,
Saskia Boddeke
For Serbian filmmaker Mila Turajlic, a locked door in her mother's apartment in Belgrade provides the gateway to both her remarkable family history and her country's tumultuous political inheritance.
Bravo for the realistic approach of the times of political turmoil in our country sitting on the Balkan's crossroads! Srbijanka is my heroine. Chapeau bas!
Mila is excellent director as well.
Congrats for both!
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Bravo for the realistic approach of the times of political turmoil in our country sitting on the Balkan's crossroads! Srbijanka is my heroine. Chapeau bas! Mila is excellent director as well. Congrats for both!