50. BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEST / 2.3.2022. /
50. BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEST
Wednesday, March 2
FEST 50
10.00 ANOTHER WORLD / UN AUTRE MONDE
France, 2021 / 96’
Drama
Director: Stéphane Brizé
Cast: Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anthony Bajon, Marie Drucker
Philippe is watching as his wife leaves him. She’s going because the man she loves has allowed himself to be swallowed up, bit by bit, by the pressure of his job. A senior executive in a US industrial conglomerate, trapped, he no longer knows how to react to the contradictory demands of his superiors. Philippe is reaching breaking point…
Festivals:
Venice, El Gouna
GALA
12.00 OFFICIAL COMPETITION / COMPETENCIA OFFICIAL
Spain, Argentina, 2021 / 114’
Comedy
Director: Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez, José Luis Gómez, Manolo Solo, Nagore Aranburu, Irene Escolar, Pilar Castro, Koldo Olabarri, Juan Grandinetti
In search of significance and social prestige, a billionaire businessman decides to make a film to leave his mark. To do so, he hires the best: a stellar team formed by famous filmmaker Lola Cuevas and two renowned actors, both enormously talented, but with even bigger egos: the Hollywood actor Félix Rivero and radical theater thespian Iván Torres. Both legends, but not exactly the best of friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric challenges set by Lola, Felix and Iván must face not only each other, but also their own legacies.
Festivals:
Venice, Toronto, San Sebastián, Zurich, Vancouver, Gothenburg
GALA
14.30 ANNETTE
France, Belgium, Germany, USA, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, 2021 / 141’
Drama
Director: Leos Carax
Cast: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Natalia Lafourcade, Kanji Furutachi, Wim Opbrouck, Colin Lainchbury-Brown
Los Angeles, today. Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor. Ann, a world-renowned opera singer. Under the spotlight, they form a wholesome and glamorous couple. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious little girl with an exceptional destiny, will turn their lives upside down.
Festivals:
Cannes, Edinburgh, Jerusalem, Helsinki, Hamburg, Busan, Riga, Gent, Vienna, São Paulo, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Stockholm
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: Best Director (Leos Carax)
Golden Globes, Nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Marion Cotillard)
MAIN COMPETITION
17.00 THE STAFFROOM
Croatia, 2021 / 126’
Drama
Director: Sonja Tarokić
Cast: Marina Redžepović, Stojan Matavulj, Nives Ivanković, Maja Posavec, Sandra Lončarić, Daria Lorenci Flatz
Anamaria starts a new job as a school counsellor, a place full of petty conflicts and cliques. Initially, she tries to stay out of the power games played by the headmistress, teachers and parents, focusing on her work with children. However, in order to survive, she will have to sacrifice her integrity and play her own game in the staffroom.
Festivals:
Karlovy Vary, Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani, Zagreb, Cottbus, Torino
Awards:
Karlovy Vary: Special Jury Mention, Special Mention of Ecumenical Jury
Zagreb: Special Jury Mention in International Competition
MAIN COMPETITION
19.30 THE ACCUSATION / LES CHOSES HUMAINES
France, 2021 / 138’
Drama
Director: Yvan Attal
Cast: Ben Attal, Suzanne Jouannet, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathieu Kassovitz, Pierre Arditi, Benjamin Lavernhe, Audrey Dana
Jean is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire an essayist known for her radical feminism. Together they have a model son, Alexandre, who is a student at a prestigious American university. During a brief visit to Paris, Alexandre meets Mila and invites her to a party. The next day, Mila files a complaint against Alexandre for rape…
Festivals:
Venice, Zurich, Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
MAIN COMPETITION
22.00 LEAVE NO TRACES / ŻEBY NIE BYŁO ŚLADÓW
Poland, Czech Republic, France, 2021 / 160’
Drama
Director: Jan P. Matuszyński
Cast: Tomasz Ziętek, Sandra Korzeniak, Jacek Braciak, Agnieszka Grochowska, Mateusz Górski, Robert Więckiewicz, Tomasz Kot, Sebastian Pawlak
Poland, 1983. The country is shaken by the case of Grzegorz Przemyk – a high school student beaten to death by militia. Based on true events, the film follows the story of Jurek – the only witness of the beating, who overnight became the number one enemy of the state. The oppressive regime used its whole apparatus – the secret service, militia, the medias and the courts – to squeeze Jurek and other people close to the case, including his parents and Przemyk’s mother, Barbara.
Festivals:
Venice, Haifa, BFI London, CottbuS, Palm Springs
Awards:
Cottbus: Special Prize for Best Director
Polish Film Festival: Silver Lion for Best Feature Film, Best Production Design