Mariana Briski. It’s high summer in the wooded region near the town of Salsipuedes in Northern Argentina, where Rafa and Carmen are on a camping holiday. Yet Carmen’s black eye darkens the summer mood and casts a pall over the whole proceedings. How did she get it? Forum CinemaxX 4
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FESTIVAL & PRESS 21:30
HEADSHOT (Thailand, France) 105mins. Dir: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Key cast: Nopachai Jayanama, Celine Horwang, Chanokporn Sayoungkul. A film noir in which
for a birthday cake the shop owner tells Choco: “If you want the cake, I want you.” Panorama CineStar 3
MOMMY IS COMING (Germany) 64mins. Dir: Cheryl Dunye. Key cast: Papi Coxxx, Lil Harlow, Maggie Tapert. Claudine and Dylan enjoy a happy relationship. But Dylan, in particular, wants more than lesbian monogamy from the gay capital, Berlin. The two women set off on a journey of discovery. When Dylan’s mother suddenly arrives, everything and everyone comes together. Panorama Cubix 7 & 8
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HOME FOR THE WEEKEND (Germany) 84mins. Dir: Hans-Christian Schmid. Key cast: Lars Eidinger, Corinna Harfouch, Sebastian Zimmler. A father, mother and two grown-up sons give the outward appearance of
law-abiding cop, Tul, finds himself drawn into a downward spiral of violence, crime, betrayal, intrigue and corruption. Disillusioned, he decides to become a hit man. Panorama Press CinemaxX 7
being a perfect family unit. But when the bipolar mother suddenly disappears old buried wounds reopen. Competition Haus der Berliner Festspiele
POSTCARDS FROM THE ZOO (Indonesia, Germany, Hong Kong, China) 95mins. Dir: Edwin. Key cast: Ladya Cheryl, Nicholas Saputra. Competition Friedrichstadt-Palast
WESTERLAND (Germany) 90mins. Dir: Tim Staffel. Key cast: Wolfram Schorlemmer, Burak Yigit, Muri Seven. Off-kilter love story. Perspektive Deutsches Kino CinemaxX 1
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THE WEEPING MEADOW (Greece, France) 170mins. Dir: Theo Angelopoulos. Key cast: Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursanidis, Giorgios Armenis. Screened in memory
n 14 Screen International at the Berlinale February 16, 2012
of director Theo Angelopoulos, who died earlier this year. Berlinale Special Tribute CinemaxX 9
21:30
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (USSR) 73mins. Dir: Sergej Eisenstein. Key cast: Aleksandr Antonow, Nikolai Lewtschenko, Grigori Aleksandrow. The classic Soviet film, depicting the Odessa revolt and ensuing slaughter. Retrospective CinemaxX 8
HEADSHOT See box, above
THE HOUSE ON TRUBNAYA (USSR) 86mins. Dir: Boris Barnet. Key cast: Wera Marezkaja, Wladimir Fogel, Jelena Tjapkina. In Moscow, country girl Parasha is caught up in bustle of city life. The poverty of the little people, grand entrances, confusion, shouting and modest tones. Socially critical comedy. Retrospective Zeughauskino
THE PARADE (Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia) 115mins. Dir: Srdjan Dragojevic. Key cast: Nikola Kojo, Milos Samolov, Hristina Popovic. In Belgrade the men
FESTIVAL & PRESS 22:30
THE CONVOY (Russia) 81mins. Dir: Alexey Mizgirev. Key cast: Oleg Vasilkov, Azamat Nigmanov, Dmitry Kulichkov. An apocalyptic portrait of the police and the army in today’s Russia.
Traumatised Captain Ignat is ordered to bring back a deserter and hand him over to a military court. Travelling across wintry Moscow turns out to be a labyrinthine, nightmarish experience. Panorama Colosseum 1
tend to fall into several irreconcilable groups. Is there even room in this macho world for a Gay Pride Parade – especially after earlier editions have always come to a bloody end? Gay Pride activist Mirko finds support from an unlikely source. Panorama Special Babylon Kreuzberg
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SALSIPUEDES (Argentina) 66mins. Dir: Mariano Luque. Key cast: Mara Santucho, Marcelo Arbach,
OMA & BELLA (Germany, US) 75mins. Dir: Alexa Karolinski. Glimpse into the world of Regina Karolinski and Bella Katz, friends who survived the Holocaust. Through the food they cook they remember their childhoods, maintain a bond to each other and talk about heritage, memory and identity. Culinary Cinema MGB-Kino
22:15
BRAND X (US) 87mins. Dir: Wynn Chamberlain. Key cast: Taylor Mead, Sally Kirkland, Tally Brown. Pastiche of 1960s television trends featuring Factory star Taylor Mead in various roles. Forum Delphi Filmpalast
22:30
THE CONVOY See box, below
KID-THING (US) 83mins. Dir: David Zellner. Key cast: Sydney Aguirre, Susan Tyrrell, Nathan Zellner. Neglected by her parents, 10-year-old Annie roams through forest and meadow leaving a trail of destruction in her wake. But when she discovers a hole in the ground from which a woman’s voice can be heard calling for help, her life changes. Forum Cubix 9
KING OF COMICS (Germany) 80mins. Dir: Rosa von Praunheim. Key cast: Ralf Konig, Joachim Krol, Hella von Sinnen, Ralph Morgenstern. Documentary tracing the life and career of Ralf Konig, a renowned and versatile comic book illustrator whose work is overtly gay, humorous and enlightening. Panorama Dokumente CineStar 7
A ROYAL AFFAIR See box, above right
RENT-A-CAT (Japan) 110mins. Dir: Naoko Ogigami.
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