BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2016 FUKUSHIMA, MON AMOUR (GRUßE

BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2016
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PANORAMA SPECIAL - 109 ’
FUKUSHIMA, MON AMOUR
(GRUßE AUS FUKUSHIMA)
DORIS
DÖRRIE
(GERMANY)
Young German woman Marie escapes to Fukushima to change her life. Working with the
organization Clowns4Help, she hopes to bring joy to 2011 disaster survivors, some still living in
emergency shelters. Marie soon realizes she’s absolutely unsuited to the task of making tragedy less
wearisome. But instead of running away, Marie decides to stay with cantankerous old Satomi, the last
geisha of Fukushima, who of her own accord has decided to retreat back to her ruined house in the
formerly radioactive Exclusion Zone. Two women who couldn’t be more different, but who – each
in her own way – are trapped in the past and must learn to liberate themselves from guilt and the
burden of memory.
SAT 13 - 10:00 Press Screening (Cinestar 3)
SAT 13 – 21:30 Official (Zoo Palast 1)
SUN 14 – 12:45 (CinemaxX 7)
MON 15 – 17:00 (Cubix 9)
SUN 21 – 17:00 (Cubix 9)
Photo Call / Press Conference - SAT 13 - 11:50
A universal and poetic tale about life and letting go from acclaimed writer-director Doris Dörrie
(BLISS, CHERRY BLOSSOMS – HANAMI, NOBODY LOVES ME, THE HAIRDRESSER, ENLIGHTENMENT
GUARANTEED, MEN). For the first time, one of her feature films has been shot entirely in Japan and in
breathtaking black and white.
Interviews: Doris DORRIE (director), Rosalie THOMASS (actress), Kaori MOMOI (actress)
World Sales: THE MATCH FACTORY
German Press: LimeLight PR
JUNCTION 48
UDI
ALONI
(ISRAEL)
PANORAMA SPECIAL- 96’
Kareem leads an aimless life between odd jobs and hanging out with his buddies in a crime-ridden
Arab ghetto. He uses music to express the tough life of Palestinian youth. They must confront violent
nationalistic Jewish rappers, government-imposed gentrification and troubled drug-dealing friends. When
his girlfriend Manar is threatened by her family about performing publicly, the time comes for Kareem to
either surrender to conservative tradition or stand up for the woman he loves, the artist he respects...
Screenplay by real-life rapper Tamer Nafar (who stars as Kareem) and Oren Moverman (THE
MESSENGER, TIME OUT OF MIND). A social drama with kick-ass music directed by Udi Aloni (ART/
VIOLENCE, FORGIVENESS). A co-production: Israel/Germany/USA
SAT 13 - 12:20 Press Screening (Cinestar 3)
SAT 13 – 19:00 Official (Zoo Palast 1)
SUN 14- 10:00 (CinemaxX 7)
MON 15 – 14:30 (Cubix 9)
FRI 19 – 14:00 (International)
SAT 20 – 22:45 (CineStar 3)
Photo Call / Press Conference - SAT 13 - 14:50
Interviews: Udi ALONI (director), Tamer NAFAR (actor), Samar QUPTY (actress)
World Sales: THE MATCH FACTORY
PANORAMA - 103’
WHILE THE WOMEN ARE SLEEPING
(ONNA GA NUMURUTOKI)
WAYNE
WANG
(JAPAN)
While vacationing at a seaside resort with his wife, frustrated novelist Kenji Shimizu’s curiosity is
sparked by an intriguing couple: beautiful young woman Miki and older man Sahara. His fascination
lures him into peeping in their room late at night and he sees Sahara methodically filming Miki
while she sleeps. He soon befriends Sahara who confesses his obsessive love for Miki. Kenji’s fixation
with the mysterious couple spirals, and he stalks the couple in search for answers. But the more he
discovers, the less he understands, except for an escalating sense of danger...
SUN 14 - 13:10 Press Screening (Cinestar 3)
SUN 14 - 21:30 Official (Zoo Palast 1)
MON 15 – 12:30 (CinemaxX 7)
TUE 16 – 17:00 (Cubix 9)
SUN 21 - 19:00 (Zoo Palast 1)
Photo Call / Press Conference - SUN 14 - 16:10
A sensual thriller from Wayne Wang (A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS, MAID IN
MANHATTAN, THE JOY LUCK CLUB, SMOKE)... starring Beat Takeshi (OUTRAGE, ZATOICHI, BATTLE
ROYALE, MERRY CHRISTMAS MR LAWRENCE) and Hidetoshi Nishijima (CREEPY, CUT, DOLLS).
Interviews: Wayne WANG (director), Hidetoshi NISHIJIMA (actor), Shioli KUTSUNA (actress)
World Sales: TOEI
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BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2016
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DEATH
IN SARAJEVOWORLD
A
MYSTERIOUS
(SMRT
U SARAJEVU)
Rodrigo
Moreno
DANIS
TANOVIC
(BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA)
COMPETITION - 85’
Sarajevo’s Hotel Europe is bustling in preparation for tonight’s European Union gala for the centennial
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination. But the disgruntled staff plans to strike, putting the hotel
at risk of foreclosure. Escalating tensions and age-old disputes turn the financially troubled hotel into an
ideological pressure cooker...
MON 15 - 09:00 Press Screening (Berlinale Palast)
MON 15 - 16:00 Official (Berlinale Palast)
TUE 16 - 09:30 (Friedrichstadt-Palast)
TUE 16 - 12:30 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele)
THU 18 - 22:00 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele)
SUN 21 - 20:00 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele)
Photo Call / Press Conference - MON 15 - 10:35
A political thriller from award-winning director Danis Tanovic (AN EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF AN IRON
PICKER, TIGERS, NO MAN’S LAND).
Interviews: Danis TANOVIC (director), Jacques WEBER (actor), Snežana VIDOVIC (actress),
Faketa SALIHBEGOVIC-AVDAGIC (actress), Muhamed HADZOVIC (actor), Vedrana SEKSAN (actress),
Izudin BAJROVIC (actor), Edin AVDAGIC (actor)
World Sales: THE MATCH FACTORY
PANORAMA - 92’
SHELLEY
ALI
ABBASI
(DENMARK)
Young Romanian woman Elena arrives in the Danish countryside to work as a housekeeper for Louise
and Kasper. She agrees to be the surrogate mother for childless Louise. The couple’s serene country
life descends into terror during Elena’s pregnancy. Bizarre hallucinations and unbearable sensations
lead Elena to believe that something is frightfully wrong. The life growing inside of her is taking shape
too fast, upsetting the lives of everyone like an evil force...
Starring Ellen Dorrit Petersen (BLIND) and Cosmina Stratan (BEYOND THE HILLS). An eerie and chilling
debut from Ali Abbasi (acclaimed short M FOR MARKUS).
SUN 14 - 19:30 (Zoo Palast 2)
TUE 16 - 22:30 Press Screening & Official (CinemaxX 7)
WED 17 - 20:15 (CineStar 3)
THU 18 - 22:30 (Cubix 7&8)
FRI 19 - 22:30 (Colosseum 1)
Interviews: Ali ABBASI (director), Ellen DORRIT PETERSEN (actress), Cosmina STRATAN (actress),
Peter CHRISTOFFERSEN (actor)
World Sales: INDIE SALES
COMPETITION - 485’
A LULLABY TO THE SORROWFUL MYSTERY
(HELE SA HIWAGANG HAPIS)
LAV
DIAZ
(PHILIPPINES)
Andrés Bonifacio is regarded as the father of the 1896-97 Philippine Revolution against Spain. His
widow searches deeper into the jungle for her husband’s missing body. The Spanish governor tries
to play off the various rebel factions and their utopian visions against each other. As the suffering and
death toll rise, the ballad “Jocelynang Baliwag” becomes the hymn of the insurgents. Facts and legend
collide for a vibrant sense of history...
THU 18 - 09:30 Press Screening & Official (Berlinale Palast)
FRI 19 - 10:00 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele)
Photo Call / Press Conference - THU 18 - 19:05
An historical 8-hour opus in stunning B&W from Lav Diaz, acclaimed director of FROM WHAT IS
BEFORE (Locarno Golden Leopard), NORTE, THE END OF HISTORY (Cannes UCR) and MELANCHOLIA
(Venice Horizons Grand Prize).
Interviews: Lav DIAZ (director), Piolo PASCUAL (actor), John LLOYD CRUZ (actor),
Hazel ORENCIO (actress), Alessandra DE ROSSI (actress)
World Sales: FILMS BOUTIQUE
A DRAGON ARRIVES!
(EJHDEHA VARED MISHAVAD!)
MANI
HAGHIGHI
(IRAN)
COMPETITION - 108’
Detective Hafizi is determined to get to the truth about the legend of an earthquake phenomenon in
an ancient graveyard on a mysterious island. He launches an unauthorized investigation with the help
of two other young men: geologist Behnam and movie sound engineer Keyvan. They must dig even
deeper to see what could lie beneath and their discoveries put them in danger...
THU 18 - 21:30 Press Screening - Daily Press (CinemaxX 9)
FRI 19 – 15:15 Press Screening (CinemaxX 7 + 9)
FRI 19 – 22:00 Official (Berlinale Palast)
SAT 20 – 15:00 (Friedrichstadt-Palast)
SAT 20 – 21:00 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele)
SAT 20 – 22:30 (International)
Photo Call / Press Conference - FRI 19 - 17:10
Based on a true story that could not seem any further from the truth, A DRAGON ARRIVES! is at
once a re-enactment of this fantastic journey, and a search for its ending. Directed by Mani Haghighi
(MODEST RECEPTION, CANAAN, MEN AT WORK, ABADAN)
Interviews: Mani HAGHIGHI (director), Amir JADIDI (actor), Ehsan GOUDARZI (actor),
Homayoun GHANIZADEH (actor), Kiana TAJAMMOL (actress)
World Sales: THE MATCH FACTORY
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