SCREENINGS
Josephson, Bibi Andersson. Six intimate scenes from the erratic relationship between Marianne and Johan over a period of several years. Retrospective Ingmar Bergman Zeughauskino
THE DYNAMITER (US) Drama. 73mins. Dir: Matthew Gordon. Key cast: William Ruffin, John Alex Nunnery, Patrick Rutherford. It’s summertime in Glen Allan, Mississippi, but 14-year-old Robbie Hendrick is not exactly in a holiday mood. Worried about having a breakdown, his problematic mother has left them in the lurch again. Robbie and his old gran are now responsible for looking after his younger step-brother, Fess. Generation 14plus CinemaxX 3
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INTO THE WHITE NIGHT (Japan) Thriller. 149mins. Dir: Yoshihiro Fukagawa. Key cast: Maki Horikita, Kengo Kora, Eiichiro Funakoshi. A detective reopens a case from 19 years previously — and in doing so some old psychological wounds as well. Panorama Cubix 9
THE QUEEN HAS NO CROWN (Israel) Documentary. 85mins. Dir: Tomer Heymann. 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 CineStar 7
WHATSOEVERLY (Italy) Comedy. 96mins. Dir: Giulio Manfredonia. Key cast: Antonio
Albanese, Sergio Rubini, Lorenza Indovina. Cetto La Qualunque wants to have it all and to hell with the consequences. He describes himself as a businessman, a profession he practises without a shred of scruples. After some serious soul- searching Cetto comes to the conclusion that the time has come for him to repay his town for all the support he has received over the years. And so our businessman decides to enter politics; he sees it as his duty to avert disaster, namely, the election of a squeaky clean Democrat as mayor. Panorama International
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IF NOT US, WHO (German) Drama. 124mins. Dir: Andres Veiel. Key cast: August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, Alexander Fehling. Competition Urania
SUMMER WITH MONIKA (Sweden) Drama. 96mins. Dir: Ingmar Bergman. Key cast: Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg. Young Monika Eriksson has grown up in humble surroundings with her siblings; her father grows violent when he drinks. Harry Lund, an apprentice in a porcelain shop, is also harassed by his boss. When Harry and Monika meet in a cafe, they decide to break out of this world. They steal Harry’s father’s motor boat and drive out to the archipelago in search of their freedom. Retrospective Ingmar Bergman CinemaxX 6
UNDER CONTROL (Germany) Documentary. 98mins. Dir: Volker Sattel. Forum Kino Arsenal 1
WE WERE HERE (US) 90mins. Drama. Dir: David Weissman. Key cast: Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Guy Clark. Panorama Dokumente Cubix 7
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MOTHERS (Macedonia, France, Bulgaria) Drama. 123mins. Dir: Milcho Manchevski. Key cast: Ana Stojanovska, Vladimir Jacev, Dimitar Gjorgjievski. Panorama CineStar 3
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A PASSION (Sweden) Drama. 101mins. Dir: Ingmar Bergman. Key cast: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson. Retrospective Ingmar Bergman CinemaxX 8
LATE BLOOMERS (France, UK, Belgium) Drama. 95mins. Dir: Julie Gavras. Key cast: Isabella Rossellini, William Hurt, Joanna Lumley. Berlinale Special Gala Cubix 8
LIFE IN A DAY
(UK) Documentary. 95mins. Dir: Kevin Macdonald. The fruit of a project spearheaded by Ridley Scott’s production company and YouTube. com. Applicants were asked to document a day in their lives and to post their results on the web — users from 197 countries responded, posting a total of about 80,000 short films. Panorama Special Friedrichstadtpalast
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ASHAMED (South Korea) Drama. 129mins. Dir: Kim Soo- hyun. Key cast: Kim Hyo-jin, Kim Khobbi. Panorama CinemaxX 7
GOOD MORNING TO THE WORLD!! (Japan) Drama. 81mins. Dir: Hirohara Satoru. Key cast: Koizumi Yoichiro, Arai Miho. Yuta has adjusted to his life as a loner. Every day his walk to school leads him through a tunnel, where a homeless man resides. One day Yuta steals his bag — the next day he is found dead.
Now the boy sets out to find the dead man’s family. The contents of the bag help him in his search for clues. Forum
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FIT (Japan) Drama. 106mins. Dir: Hirosue Hiromasa. Key cast: Hirosue Hiromasa, Namiki Akie, Shine Midori. Sagawa works for a mail-order company and is obsessed with the idea of doing something for others. Nitta, a dissatisfied customer, lives alone with her dog. Tahara, the ex-fiance of Sagawa’s friend Shimizu, lives with her mentally challenged brother Masaru, who sees the world through 3D blue-red-tinted glasses and keeps ants as pets. They all suffer from the pressure of social conventions that leave them isolated and lonely. Forum CineStar 8
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DAY IS DONE (Switzerland) Documentary. 111mind. Dir: Thomas Imbach. A young woman picks up her mail and newspaper every day. She never notices the man standing at his window with a camera watching her, recording life as it unfolds in front of his studio. It is only through the messages on the film-maker’s answering machine that the viewer notes the passage of time. In the beginning these messages seem a bit funny: calls from happy or disappointed girlfriends, holiday greetings and congratulations. Their context soon becomes clear. From then on, every message takes on a historical significance. Forum CinemaxX 4
HERE
(US) Drama. 120mins. Dir: Braden King. Key cast: Ben Foster, Lubna Azabal. Panorama International
SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (Sweden) Romantic comedy. 108mins. Dir: Ingmar Bergman. Key cast: Ulla Jabobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson. Retrospective Ingmar Bergman CinemaxX 6
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A SERIES OF THOUGHTS (Germany) Documentary. 91mins. Dir: Heinz Emigholz. Forum Kino Arsenal 1
FIVE CARTRIDGES (Germany) Thriller. 88mins. Dir: Frank Beyer. Key cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Manfred Krug, Ulrich Thein. It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded, he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. Homage Zeughauskino
KABUL DREAM FACTORY (Germany, Afghanistan) Documentary. 82mins. Dir: Sebastian Heidinger. Whether as a policewoman, star of her own action films or her travelling cinema project, Sabina Saha fights unstintingly for Afghani women’s rights. The documentary skilfully combines her daily life with the plots of her films. Forum Colosseum 1
MONDO LUX — THE VISUAL WORLDS OF WERNER SCHROETER (Germany) Documentary. 97mins. Dir: Elfi Mikesch. Key cast: Isabelle Huppert, Ingrid Caven, Wim Wenders. Panorama Dokumente CineStar 7
THE SHAME (Sweden) Drama. 103mins. Dir: Ingmar Bergman. Key cast: Liv Ullmann, Max
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von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand. Civil war prevails on the mainland. The former musicians Eva and Jan Rosenberg have withdrawn to the seeming security of an island and eke out a modest existence as farmers. Suddenly bombs are dropped on the island and enemy troops march in. Eva and Jan try to flee, but are arrested and charged with collaboration. Retrospective Ingmar Bergman CinemaxX 8
UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE
(China) Drama. 115mins. Dir: Zhang Yimou. Key cast: Zhou Dongyu, Shawn Dou, Xi Meijuan. China during the Cultural Revolution. Jing, a college student from town, is sent to a remote mountain village for “re-education”. Jing is the personification of innocence. Jing knows that not only her own future but that of her family now depends on how the authorities judge her efforts to be re-educated. Jing’s careful and inconspicuous behaviour comes to an end, however, when she falls in love with Sun, the son of a high ranking officer. Generation 14plus Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1
UNKNOWN (Germany, UK, France) Drama. 111mins. Dir: Jaume Collet-Serra. Key cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones. Competition Urania
WAYS OF THE SEA (Philippines) Drama. 78mins. Dir: Sheron Dayoc. Key cast: Romeo John Arcilla, Maria Isabel Lopez, Arnalyn Ismael. Forum Cubix 9
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DANCE TOWN (South Korea) Drama. 95mins. Dir: Jeon Kyu- hwan. Key cast: Ra Mir- an, Oh Seong-tae. Panorama Cubix 7 & 8 Interlock
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