52. International film festival – FEST 2024 / 01.03.2024. /
Friday, March 01
Ticket price 400 dinars
12:00
INTO THE SHAOLIN / ZAI SHAOLIN
China, 2023, 92’
Documentary
Director: Hongyun Sun
Shaolin is the birthplace of Kung Fu, where in a seemingly paradoxical way, the monks pursuing Buddhist peace and enlightenment through the practice of deadliest martial arts. The film observes life of several Shaolin monks and Serbian young female anthropologist. With so much chaos in today’s world, can these insiders and outsiders find the Buddhist inner peace and the ending of suffering here?
Festivals: Moscow International Film Festival, DOC NYC…
14:30
THE END (ARTIFICIAL FRAGMENTS OF HUMANKIND) / THE END (FRAGMENTS ARTTIFICIELS DE L’ESPECE HUMAINE)
France, 2023, 104’
Director: Aurélien Héraud, Olivier Héraud
Cast: Clara Noël, Nicolas Girard-Michelotti, Charlotte Erika, Jérôme Cusin, Adeline Chagneau, Jan Brian, Elizabeth Hewes, Giles Kazazian…
Is this the story of an Artificial Intelligence capable of writing a screenplay by itself? Is this the story of Esther, whose life seems centered on the pleasure of a sadistic rabbit? Or is it Corine’s story, harassed by her lecherous boss? Or that of the young Lazaridis, who dreams every night of strangling a woman? And what if they were all consciously linked?
Festivals: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival…
17:00
NO WAY HOME
UK, 2023, 110’
Director: Yousaf Ali Khan
Cast: Goran Bogdan, Hayley Squires, Josh Herdman, Mitchell Norman, Mercedes Alex Berini, Renu Setna, Joshua Frater-Loughlin, Oli Regan, Tom Stocks, James Pana…
When a troubled ten-year-old, Ryan, escapes his mother and her boyfriend, Jason, by playing in the industrial wasteland near his home, he finds an injured man of Middle Eastern origin, a Syrian immigrant, hiding out from the police. Ryan convinces himself he’s found his estranged father. With Ryan secretly helping to supply him with food and medicine, the two develop a close bond, but danger lurks from the racist Jason and his mates, who manage to locate the man’s hiding place. When Ryan discovers this, he is desperate to try and help, with potentially dire consequences.
Festivals: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival…
19:30
GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES / PAMTIM SAMO SRETNE DANE
Croatia, 2023, 72’
Director: Nevio Marasović
Cast: Radko Polič, Tena Nemet Brankov, Lana Meniga, Leona Paraminski, Tonka Kovačić, Zlatko Burić-Kićo, Stjepan Perić, Dado Ćosić, Vinko Kraljević, Janko Popović Volarić, Goran Grgić, Franjo Kuhar, Nina Violić, Tara Thaller, Alma Prica, Jelena Miholjević, Tihana Lazović Trifunović, Doris Šarić Kukuljica, Ivana Starčević, Leon Lučev, Živko Anočić, Zdenko Jelčić, Goran Bogdan…
Sitting in a restaurant representing the waiting room to the other world, a tired old man watches the patrons who represent him and his immediate family during the important moments of his life. Moments that have impacted him and the family, and have turned him into a man he was at the end of his life. The old man is forced to look these events in an objective way, observe them from the sidelines, as the judge and jury of a tragic life filled with regret, bitterness, and bad decisions.
Festivals: Pula Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival…
22:00
UNRULY / USTYRLIG
Denmark, 2022, 135’
Director: Malou Reymann
Cast: Emilie Kroyer Koppel, Jessica Dinnage, Lene Maria Christensen, Anders Heinrichsen, Danica Ćurčić…
Maren, a strong-minded young woman, is seen by authorities to be il-mannered and promiscuous. Concerned her unruly behavior will incite others, she is sent away to an women’s institution on the small island of Sprogø. Here she is to learn how to behave as a proper young woman. She must share a room with Sørnie who has already internalized the story about herself and has learned to behave properly. Sørine is to help Maren settle in Sprogø and help her change her behavior, but Maren’s refusal to comply with the system leads to terrible consequences.
Festivals / Awards: Göteborg Film Festival – The Dragon Award Best Nordic Film; Filmfest München – Fritz Gerlich Award; Oslo Pix Film Festival – Nordic Fiction Award; Hong Kong International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival…
