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defenceless, protecting them from all manner of dangers that lurk in the dark. Generation 14plus CinemaxX 3
MATCHMAKING MAYOR (Czech Republic) Documentary. 72mins. Dir: Erika Hnikova. The mayor of Zemplinske drives a bright yellow sports car. When he goes to work he always parks his car in the same position, lighting up the otherwise pretty gloomy little village like a spotlight. The car, like the communal loudspeakers left over from the socialist era and the aggressively patterned dresses his secretary wears, are the main props in the ex-army general’s battle against the inevitable: the gradual extinction of the village as a result of an aging population and people moving elsewhere. Forum Delphi Filmpalast
SLEEPING SICKNESS (Germany) Drama. 91mins. Dir: Ulrich Kohler. Key cast: Pierre Bokma, Jean-Christophe Folly, Jenny Schily. Competition Berlinale Palast
THE KITE (India) Drama. 105mins. Dir: Prashant Bhargava. Key cast: Seema Biswas, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sugandha Garg. A father and his grown- up daughter come from Delhi to visit the city
Key cast: Miriam Makeba, Zenzi Monique Lee, Nelson Lumumba Lee. Mika Kaurismaki’s documentary about world-famous South African singer Miriam Makeba, who spent half a century travelling the world spreading her political message to fight racism, poverty and promote justice and peace, is a tribute to a woman who embodied the hopes and the voice of Africa as no other. Panorama Dokumente press screening International
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THE MORTICIAN (UK) Thriller. 92mins. Dir: Gareth Maxwell Roberts. Key cast: Method Man, Edward Furlong, Dash Mihok. The mortician processes corpses with steely disregard. His work is conducted with a ritualistic eye for detail and an unyielding adherence to routine. The only interpersonal contact he has
of Ahmedabad for the annual kite festival. The days and nights couldn’t be more beautiful — high in the sky millions of dots in all different colours provoke a buzzing, relaxed atmosphere in the narrow streets of the old
is with a prostitute named Ava. An insomniac, the mortician wanders the streets of the ghetto, emotionally isolated and lonely. One day his boss introduces him to his new colleague, a young offender on probation. But before long, a gangster named Carver turns up on the mortician’s doorstep. Panorama press screening Cubix 9
part of town. The father feels even closer to his childhood memories on the rooftop of his parents’ house. There he reveals his plans for the future to his relatives, and in doing so destroys the suspended joy of an
almost perfect present. Forum CineStar 8
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MAMA AFRICA (Germany) Documentary. 91mins. Dir: Mika Kaurismaki.
THE QUEEN HAS NO CROWN (Israel) Documentary. 85mins. Dir: Tomer Heymann. Looks at the story of five brothers and their mother, the experience of living in exile, and the joy of family ties. One after the other, three of the Heymann sons and their families have left Israel in the hope of finding a better life in the United States. They have made their dreams reality but, at the same time, have destroyed their mother’s hopes. Panorama Dokumente press screening CineStar 7
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CHEONGGYECHEON MEDLEY: A DREAM OF IRON (South Korea) Doucmentary. 79mins.
Dir: Kelvin Kyung Kun Park. The Cheonggye stream runs through the centre of Seoul. Today a popular urban recreation area with clear water, promenades and leafy plants, the Cheonggyecheon was, until only eight years ago, a filthy rivulet under a busy freeway. The film lingers over the people who work the metal: the foundrymen, cutters, welders and so on, with patient observation showing us how the iron shapes the workmen no less than the workmen shape the iron. Forum Kino Arsenal 1
CRIES ANDWHISPERS (Sweden) Drama. 91mins. Dir: Ingmar Bergman. Key cast: Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin. Sweden, the turn of the century. Agnes, suffering from terminal cancer, lives here alone, cared for by her maid Anna. Her sisters Karin and Maria come to the house with their husbands to be with her in her dying hours. Bergman examines the complicated relationships between the sisters and their husbands in flashbacks. Retrospective Ingmar Bergman CinemaxX 8
HOWARE YOU (Denmark) Documentary. 70mins. Dir: Jannik Splidsboel.
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