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NO MAN’S ZONE (Japan, France) 103mins. Dir: Fujiwara Toshi. Director Fujiwara Toshi advances into the contaminated zone around the Fukushima nuclear reactors following the meltdown and conjures up images of an invisible apocalypse. Forum Cubix 7


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NEGOTIATING LOVE (Germany) 85mins. Dir: Calle Overweg. Three couples in crisis each seek advice at therapy sessions and argue over infidelities, abortion and separate bedrooms. Forum Kino Arsenal 1


PACHA (Bolivia, Mexico) 88mins. Dir: Hector Ferreiro. Key cast: Limber Calle, Erika Andia, Wilmer Mamania, Cayo. When the box that shoeshine boy Tito needs for his survival is stolen he sets out to find it – only to get caught in a fierce battle between demonstrators and government forces. Generation Kplus Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1


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THE NEW LIFE (USSR) 72mins. Dir: Juri Scheljabuschski, Aleksej Dmitriew. Film director Zhelyabuzhsky presents 1930s Baku and its inhabitants as the boom town of the East. Retrospective Zeughauskino


A ROYAL AFFAIR (Denmark, Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany) 137mins. Dir: Nikolaj Arcel. Key cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Trine Dyrholm. Physician Johann


Michael Lam, Ernest Seah.


Singapore in the monsoon season. When naive 16-year-old Lian arrives at Hotel SinSin to start work as a home help she finds herself caught up in a hedonistic madhouse where she discovers life and love. Panorama International


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THE MIRROR NEVER LIES (Indonesia) 100mins. Dir: Kamila Andini. Key cast: Atiqah Hasiholan, Gita Novalista, Reza Rahadian. Pakis sits in a floating village, waiting for her father to return. He is


Friedrich Struensee begins to implement the ideas of the Enlightenment at the Danish court in 1768 and pays for it with his life. Historical-political thriller. Competition Press CinemaxX 7


A SECRETWORLD (Mexico) 87mins. Dir: Gabriel Mariño. Key cast: Lucia Uribe, Roberto Mares, Olivia Lagunas. On the last day of school, Maria decides to jump on a bus and travel across Mexico. Road movie that accompanies her pursuit of her secret dream through a country that is both beautiful and dangerous. Generation 14plus Cubix 8


THE SUMMIT (Italy) 95mins. Dir: Franco Fracassi, Massimo Lauria. Illuminates the dark side of brutal police deployment during the


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missing from a deep-sea expedition. Her mother senses that life must go on, but Pakis clings to the memories of her father and refuses to give up hope. Generation Kplus Filmtheater am Friedrichshain


G8 anti-globalisation protests in Genoa in 2001. Panorama Dokumente Colosseum 1


WICKIE AND THE TREASURE OF THE GODS (Germany, Malta) 96mins. Dir: Christian Ditter. Key cast: Jonas Hämmerle, Waldemar Kobus, Valeria Eisenbart. When will little Wickie finally become a real Viking? This question is giving his father Halvar sleepless nights. But when Sven the Terrible kidnaps Halvar, Wickie unexpectedly gets his big chance. LOLA@Berlinale CinemaxX 1


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THE ALBANIAN – SHQIPTARI (Germany, Albania) 104mins. Dir: Johannes Naber. Key cast: Nik Xhelilaj, Xhejlane Terbunja, Ivan Shvedoff. Albanian Arben leaves the poorest country in Europe for the richest. He needs


money to marry: for that, he is forced to pay a hard price. Further films longlisted for the LOLA CinemaxX 4


SOPHIE’S CHOICE (US) 151mins. Dir: Alan J. Pakula. Key cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol. Drama starring Meryl Streep, who plays a Holocaust survivor forced to make a terrible decision. Homage CinemaxX 8


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JUST THEWIND (Hungary, Germany, France) 91mins. Dir: Bence Fliegauf. Key cast: Lajos Sarkany, Katalin Toldi, Gyongyi Lendvai. Competition Berlinale Palast


TWO LITTLE BOYS (New Zealand) 108mins. Dir: Robert Sarkies. Key cast: Bret McKenzie, Hamish Blake. Nige is desperate because he’s just run over a backpacker. His mate Deano takes care of things, but getting rid of the body is no ordinary test of their friendship. Generation 14plus CinemaxX 3


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FRIENDS AFTER 3.11 (Japan) 120mins. Dir: Iwai Shunji.


In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and subsequent meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power station, director Iwai Shunji discusses with friends and experts the political, economic and social situation of a country in a state of dependence. Forum Delphi Filmpalast


GOLDEN SLUMBERS (France, Cambodia) 97mins. Dir: Davy Chou. Little more than a handful of films from the golden age of Cambodian cinema in the 1960s and 1970s survived the regime of the Khmer Rouge. Davy Chou’s documentary reconstructs the lost cinematographic legacy of his country. Forum CineStar 8


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BLOOD MUST FLOW – UNDERCOVER AMONG NAZIS


(Germany) 87mins. Dir: Peter Ohlendorf. A journalist goes undercover to reveal how neo-Nazis use music events to reach out to a whole new generation. Panorama Dokumente Press CineStar 7


BUGIS STREET REDUX (Hong Kong, China) 103mins. Dir: Yonfan. Key cast: Hiep Thi Le,


CALMAT SEA (France, Germany) 89mins. Dir: Volker Schlondorff. Key cast: Leo Paul Salmain, Ulrich Matthes, Martin Loizillon. October 1941. The assassination of a German officer in occupied France prompts the execution by firing squad of 150 men in an act of retribution. Volker Schlondorff ’s film is based on writer Ernst Junger’s report and farewell letters written by the victims. Panorama Special Cubix 9


SONS OF THE CLOUDS, THE LAST COLONY (Spain, US) 110mins. Dir: Alvaro Longoria. Documentary charting the forgotten victims of a Western Saharan war ignored by international diplomacy and media. Berlinale Special Haus der Berliner Festspiele


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ANONYMUS (US, Germany, UK) 130mins. Dir: Roland Emmerich. Key cast: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson. Period drama that poses the question: who really wrote Shakespeare’s plays? LOLA@Berlinale CinemaxX 1


ARCADIA (US) 91mins. Dir: Olivia Silver. Key cast: John Hawkes, Ryan Simpkins, Kendall Toole. Dad and his three children are on the way to sunny California, relocating – again. He says mum will be joining them soon; 12-year-old


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