52. International film festival – FEST 2024 / 02.03.2024. /
Saturday, March 02
Ticket price 400 dinars
12:00
SHOSHANA
UK, Italy, 2023, 119’
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Harry Melling, Irina Starshenbaum, Douglas Booth, Aury Alby, Ian Hart, Tim Wallers…
Inspired by real events, Shoshana is a political thriller set in the 1930s in Tel Aviv. Thomas Wilkin is in love with the city and with Shoshana Borochov. Wilkin works with Geoffrey Morton in the anti terrorist squad of the British Palestine Police force, chasing the charismatic poet and underground leader Avraham Stern. Stern believes Israel can only be built through violence. His two main targets are Wilkin and Morton. Shoshana, like most of Tel Aviv, is modern and progressive. But as the violence builds everyone is forced to choose which side they will fight on.
Festivals: Palm Springs International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival…
14:30
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…
17:00
THE BREAKING ICE / RAN DONG
China, 2023, 97’
Director: Anthony Chen
Cast: Dongyu Zhou, Haoran Liu, Chuxiao Qu, Ruguang Wei, Baisha Liu…
In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China’s northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift. By chance, he goes on a tour led by Nana, a charming tour guide who instantly fascinates him. She introduces him to Xiao, a personable but frustrated restaurant worker. The three bond quickly over a drunken weekend. Confronting their individual traumas, their frozen desires slowly thaw as they seek to liberate themselves from an icy world.
Festivals / Awards: Denver International Film Festival – Directing Award; Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Haifa International Film Festival…
19:30
THE DELINQUENTS / LOS DELINCUENTES
Argentina, Luxembourg, Brazil, Chile, 2023, 189’
Director: Rodrigo Moreno
Cast: Daniel Elias, Esteban Bigliardi, Margarita Molfino, German De Silva, Laura Paredes, Mariana Chaud, Cecilia Rainero, Javier Zoro Sutton, Gabriela Saidon…
Morán is a bank employee in Buenos Aires who dreams up a risky plan to liberate himself and his co-worker Román from the shackles of working life: Morán will steal enough cash from the bank to fund their retirement if Román hides the money for him after he confesses and serves prison time; in three years’ time, they’ll reunite, split the cash, and never have to work again…
Festivals / Awards: Chicago International Film Festival – Gold Hugo for Best Feature; Ghent Film Festival – Grand Prix for Best Film; Jerusalem Film Festival – Special Mention; Havana Film Festival – Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing; Philadelphia Film Festival – Jury Award for Best Feature; Palm Springs International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, San Sebastián International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival…
