Berlinale
Alcarràs
In Catalonian Alcarràs, a large family of fruit farmers is forced to shut down their peach plantation after…
By Selina SondermannSpecial
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Berlinale
I Poli Ke i Poli (The City and the City)
In 2014, the Guardian estimated that some 1,300 films about World War II had been produced, and this…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
Rabiye Kurnaz vs George W Bush: An interview with director Andreas Dresen
Andreas Dresen is a regular at the Berlinale. In 2002 he won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Un Été Comme Ça (That Kind of Summer)
“Don’t expect to be healed here,” the director of a Quebecois retreat for hypersexual girls tells them in…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Unrueh (Unrest)
Unrueh (English title Unrest) is authentic in every way. The costumes, sets and especially the shots of watchmaking…
By Sean Lee
Berlinale
The Outfit
While some creative talents have taken the pandemic as an opportunity to decompress, for Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance,…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Un Año, Una Noche (One Year, One Night)
On the night of 13th November 2015, Paris was shaken by a series of terrorist attacks that claimed…
By Guy Lambert
Berlinale
No Simple Way Home
In 2005, after decades fighting against Islamic dominance in the Republic of Sudan, John Garang de Mabior became…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
Drii Winter (A Piece of Sky)
Time moves differently in this small village in the Swiss alps: children still play with Furbies, women attend…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Call Jane
In 1968, Joy is pregnant with her second child, when she experiences dizzy spells and fainting. She is…
By Selina Sondermann