Films

A Beautiful Valley – Emek Tiferet
by Hadar Friedlich
Israel/France 2011, 85 min., feature film, DigiBeta, OV, English Subtitles

Long ago, 80 year old Hanna helped to build up a Kibbutz in Israel, were she lived happily all of her life. Now, the Kibbutz has been „privatized“; her work as retired person is no longer desired – retirees are not covered by insurance! Stubbornly she goes on working, volunteering for nightly clean-up actions included. She doesn't see why she should be thrown on the „scrap heap“...
Awarded Jerusalem Festival.

Beasts of the Southern Wild
by Benh Zeitlin
USA 2012, 93 min., feature film, DCP, OV, German subtitles

6-year old Hushpuppy lives with her father in the South Louisiana swampland, on the wrong side of the dam. Her father prepares her for his oncoming death. After a hurricane, Hushpuppy’s imagination brings aurochs, prehistoric cattle, to life to incarnate the dangers. Her courage in her fight for survival is a moving paradigm for the current threats due to global warming.
Sundance and Cannes Awards a. o.

Der deutsche Freund
by Jeanine Meerapfel
Germany/Argentina 2011, 100 min., feature film, DCP, OV, German Subtitles

Sulamit Löwenstein, Jewess, and Friedrich Burg, son of an SS-officer, meet in Buenos Aires in the 1950s and defy the past of their parents, first as neighbours, then as friends and lovers. They land in Germany and lose sight of each other in the student protest movement, until Friedrich finally disappears in Argentina in the struggle against the military dictatorship. Sulamit starts searching for him...
Director present.

Die Brücke am Ibar – My Beautiful Country
by Michaela Kezele
Germany/Serbia/Croatia 2012, 85 min., feature film, DCP, OV, German subtitles

The Kosovo War, 1999. Albanians are fighting Serbs, Serbs are fighting Albanians. Danica, a young Serb, lives with her two sons Danilo and Vlado in a small village on the river Ibar, her husband was killed in the fightings. When Ramiz, a critically injured Albanian soldier, seeks shelter in her home, she is forced to make a decision: turn him over to the Serbian militia or try to save his life?
Berlinale European Shooting Star Zrinka Cvitešic present.

Electrick Children
by Rebecca Thomas
USA 2012, 96 min., feature film, digital, OV

15 year-old Rachel, from a fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah, turns up pregnant and claims to have had an immaculate conception from listening to a forbidden tape with rock music. As nobody believes her and her father wants to force her to marry, Rachel runs away to Las Vegas. In search of the singer on the tape and a mysterious red Mustang she finds a freak Punkrock band... A magical film debut.

Festung
by Kirsi Liimatainen
Germany 2011, 89 min., feature film, DCP, German Version

13 year old Johanna is in love for the first time. But instead of being able to enjoy the experience, she either has to look after her younger sister, who repeatedly plays dead, or her unstable, meek mother. Her older sister has left home and reacts aggressively to any contact with the parents. Yet an old family secret holds everyone together with ominous silence. Awarded at Max Ophüls Festival. Director present.

Girl Walk // All Day
by Jacob Krupnick
USA 2011, 75 min., docufiction, digital, OV

„The Girl“ breaks with traditional ballet and makes the streets, subways, parks, malls and bridges of New York City her stage: ebullient and fresh she conquers public space, together with her counterparts, dancers „Creep“ and „Gentleman“. On her way through the city she electrifies more and more enthusiastic passersby. Soundtrack is the album „All Day“ by Mash-Up-Artist Girl Talk, with a lunatic collage of 372 well-known songs.

Heiran
by Shalizeh Arefpour
Iran 2009, 88 min., feature film, DigiBeta, OV, English subtitles

Mahi, living in a village in Southern Iran, falls in love with Heiran, an illegal Afghan immigrant. Her parents do not approve of the relationship, but strongheaded as she is, she follows him to Tehran. Mahi becomes pregnant. The next problem arises: they have to hide from immigration authorities and finally Heiran is deported. Mahi, with her newborn child, starts a journey towards Afghanistan, which is under Taliban rule.

For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women:
Invisible – Lo roim alaich
by Michal Aviad
Israel/Germany 2011, 90 min., feature film, digital, OV, English subtitles

Over twenty years ago, Nira and Lily were victims of the same rapist. Their attacker was a serial offender who was never caught. A chance encounter now brings the two women together. They start to investigate – an attempt to finally liberate themselves from the fear that has connected them for the past twenty years. Based on a true story in Tel Aviv in 1978.
Awards at Berlinale, Creteil, Haifa Filmfestivals.
Director present.

Le sac de farine – The Bag of flour
by Kadija Leclere
Belgium/Morocco 2012, 90 Min., feature film, DCP, OV, English subtitles

1975: 8-year-old Sarah is brought from Belgium to Morocco by her father, until then unknown to her. She grows up limited to knitting and sewing but dreams of studying in Belgium. At 17 she decides against an arranged marriage. During the hunger revolt she falls in love with one of the rebellious students. Soon she has to decide if she will follow her dream... Partly biographical.
Director and lead actress present.

Love is All You Need
by Susanne Bier
DK/Sweden/Italy/France/Germany 2012, 117 min., feature film, DCP, German Version

Ida has just returned from chemotherapy and discovers her husband in bed with a younger woman. So she is glad to escape to Italy for the wedding of her daughter. On her way she clashes with a tactless stranger – of all people, the father of the groom! Soon the chaos is perfect…
A turbulent comedy by Oscar winner Susanne Bier.

For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women:
Schuld sind immer die Anderen – Shifting the Blame
by Lars-Gunnar Lotz
Germany 2012, 93 min., feature film, DCP, OV, English subtitles

During a violent hold-up, Eva, a social worker at a centre for juvenile criminals, loses her unborn child; the perpetrators were never caught. Back at her work, Eva meets newcomer Ben. What she only gradually realizes is that Ben had participated in the robbery. Overwhelmed by emotional pain, Eva begins her very own restorative justice procedure…
German Film Award, Director and actor present.

Sharayet – Circumstance
by Maryam Keshavarz
USA/F/Iran 2010, 104 min., feature film, DCP, OV, German subtitles

Atafeh and Shirin: by day wearing a headscarf at school, at night a sexy dress at Tehran’s underground parties. By day best friends, at night something more. A forbidden love which finds a place in the shelter of Atafeh’s liberal family. But when her brother returns from a drug rehabilitation and turns towards fundamentalism, things change drastically...
Audience Award at Sundance 2011.

Shun Li and the Poet – Io sono Li
by Andrea Segre
Italy/France 2011, 100 min., feature film, 35mm, OV, English subtitles

Being foreign in Gioggia, a small Italian fishing town near Venice, is difficult. Even more so, when you have left behind your son and when you have to repay the debts to the Chinese mafia, who has brought you to Italy. This is the life of Shun Li. She meets fisherman Bepi, the Poet, who arrived in Italy 30 years ago from Yugoslavia. For their friendship, they’ll have to struggle…
Three awards in Venice.

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Sudoeste – Southwest
by Eduardo Nunes
Brazil 2012, 127 min., feature film, black-white, DigiBeta, OV, English subtitles

Death and life in a single day: In a Brazilian coastal village Clarice dies giving birth to her daughter. Miraculously she is reborn in the body of her daughter, lives her life from child to woman in one day and returns to her birthplace to finish her life there. Looking back she fits together the pieces of the puzzle of her life. A breath-taking, fable-like hallucination in Black and White on Superwidescreen.
Awarded in Havanna and Rio de Janeiro.