52. International film festival – FEST 2024 / 28.02.2024. /
Wednesday, February 28
Ticket price 400 dinars
12:00
MUSIC / MUSIK
Germany, France, Serbia, 2023, 108’
Director: Angela Schanelec
Cast: Aliocha Schneider, Agathe Bonitzer, Marisha Triantafyllidou, Argyris Xafis, Frida Tarana, Ninel Skrzypczyk, Miriam Jakob, Wolfgang Michael…
Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is adopted, without having known his father or mother. As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She seems to seek out his presence, takes care of him, records music for him. Jon’s eyesight begins to fail. From then on, for every loss he suffers, he will gain something in return. Thus, in spite of going blind, he will live his life more fully than ever.
Festivals / Awards: Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Bear for Best Screenplay; Valladolid International Film Festival – Ribera del Duero Award for Best Direction, Best Cinematography; Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Seville European Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Reykjavik International Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival…
14:30
SAMSARA
Spain, 2023, 113’
Director: Lois Patiño
Cast: Amid Keomany, Toumor Xiong, Simone Milavanh, Mariam Vuaa Mtego, Juwairiya Idrisa Uwesu, Bernedeta Gaspar, Ame Simai…
Every morning, a Buddhist teenager visits an elderly woman’s home to read her The Bardo Thödol, a guide for the journey between death and the next rebirth. On her last day, the boy whispers the book’s final passages in her ear, closes his eyes, and meditates alongside her, as she embarks on a transformative journey into what lies beyond.
Festivals: Berlin Film Festival, Encounters – Special Jury Award; Bordeaux Independent FF – Best Original Music; Lima International Film Festival – Best Ibero-American Film; Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Golden Alexander Award for Best Feature, BFI London Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Valladolid International Film Festival, Seville European Film Festival, IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
17:00
ROSALIE
France, Belgium, 2023, 115’
Director: Stéphanie Di Giusto
Cast: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Benoît Magimel, Benjamin Biolay, Guillaume Gouix, Gustave Kervern, Anna Biolay, Eugène Marcuse, Juliette Armanet…
France, 1870s. Rosalie is a young woman unlike any other. She hides a secret: she was born with a face and body covered in hair. She’s concealed her peculiarity all her life to stay safe, shaving to fit in. Until Abel, an indebted bar owner unaware of her secret, marries Rosalie for her dowry. Will Abel be able to love Rosalie and see her as the woman she is, once he finds out the truth?
Festivals: Kan, San Sebastijan, Stokholm
19:30
LAST SUMMER / L’ÉTÉ DERNIER
Francuska / France, 2023, 104’
Director: Catherine Breillat
Cast: Léa Drucker, Samuel Kircher, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Serena Hu, Angela Chen…
Anne, a brilliant lawyer, lives in perfect harmony with her husband Pierre and their six and eight‑year-old daughters, in a house on the heights of Paris. One day, Theo, 17, Pierre’s son from a previous marriage, moves in with them. Anne is troubled by Theo and gradually engages in a passionate relationship with him, putting her career and family life in danger.
Festivals / Awards: Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Seville European Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Reykjavik International Film Festival
22:00
HERE
Belgium, 2023, 82’
Director: Bas Devos
Cast: Stefan Gota, Liyo Gong, Cedric Luvuezo, Teodor Corban, Saadia Bentaïeb, Alina Constantin, ShuHuang Wang…
Stefan, a Romanian construction worker living in Brussels, is on the verge of moving back home. He cooks up a big pot of soup with leftovers in his fridge, to hand out as a goodbye gift to friends. As he is ready to go, he meets a Belgian-Chinese young woman who’s preparing a doctorate on mosses. Her attention for the near-invisible stops him.
Festivals / Awards:Berlin International Film Festival – Encounters Award, FIPRESCI Prize; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival, Seville European Film Festival
