Berlin International Film Festival 2022

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Peter Von Kant Peter Von Kant
Peter Von Kant and A Piece Of Sky
Alcarràs (Country: Spain, Italy; Year: 2022; Director: Carla Simón; Writer: Carla Simón; Stars: Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Xènia Roset, Albert Bosch, Ainet Jounou, Josep Abad, Montse Oró, Carles Cabós, Berta Pipó, Isaac Rovira, Joel Rovira)
The Solé family spends the summer picking peaches - but this year’s crop may well be their last as new owners plan to replace the peach trees with solar panels and the family’s livelihood is threatened.
Before, Now & Then (Nana) (Country: Indonesia; Year: 2022; Director: Kamila Andini; Writer: Kamila Andini; Stars: Happy Salma, Laura Basuki, Rieke Diah Pitaloka, Arawinda Kirana, Arswendy Bening Swara, Ibnu Jamil)
Indonesia, the 1960s. After losing her family to the conflicts that shook the country, Nana has built a new life with a rich Sundanese man. In spite of the love she bears for her children, she still feels out of place.
Both Sides Of The Blade (Avec amour et acharnement, Fire) (Country: rance; Year: 2021; Director: Claire Denis; Writer: Christine Angot, Claire Denis; Stars: Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin, Issa Perica, Bulle Ogier, Mati Diop, Hana)
Sara has been in a stable, loving relationship with Jean for years. But then a man from their past reappears and, without warning, an old passion reignites.
Call Jane (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Phyllis Nagy; Writer: Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi; Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara, Chris Messina, John Magaro, Aida Turturro, Wunmi Mosaku, Cory Michael Smith, Alison Jaye, Rebecca Henderson, Geoffrey Cantor, Rachel Rosenbloom, Gina Jun, Bianca D'Ambrosio, Grace Edwards)
Chicago, 1968: after having a life-saving secret abortion, a suburban housewife seeks to give women access to healthy and safe abortions through an underground collective of women known as "Jane".
Everything Will Be OK (Country: Cambodia; Year: 2022; Director: Rithy Panh; Writer: Christophe Bataille, Rithy Panh, Agnès Sénémaud)
A 21st century dystopian fable.
Alcarràs Alcarràs
Alcarràs and Rimini
A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love (Country: France, Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Nicolette Krebitz; Writer: Nicolette Krebitz; Stars: Sophie Rois, Udo Kier, Milan Herms, Nicolas Bridet)
A sixtysomething former actress accepts a job as a voice coach, only to recognise the teenager she is teaching as someone who recently snatched her handbag in the street.
Leonora Addio (Country: Italy; Year: 2022; Director: Paolo Taviani; Writer: Paolo Taviani; Stars: Nathalie Rapti Gomez, Fabrizio Ferracane, Massimo Popolizio, Jessica Piccolo Valerani, Claudio Bigagli, Francis Pardeilhan, Sinne Mutsaers, Giulio Pampiglione, Michael Schermi, Elvio La Pira, Freddy Drabble, Achille Marciano, Matteo Pittiruti, Francesco Cristiano Russo, Ivan Giambirtone)
The ashes of writer and playwright Luigi Pirandello are transported from a hasty burial site in fascist Rome to a permanent resting place in his native Sicily, on a trek that takes us through post-war Italy and its filmed memories.
The Line (Country: France, Belgium, Switzerland; Year: 2022; Director: Ursula Meier; Writer: Stéphanie Blanchoud, Antoine Jaccoud, Ursula Meier; Stars: Stéphanie Blanchoud, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Elli Spagnolo, Dali Benssalah, India Hair, Benjamin Biolay, Eric Ruf, Thomas Wiesel, Louis Gence)
After hitting her mother in a violent argument, 35-year-old Margaret is served with a three-month restraining order. But the line that marks the newly forbidden 100-metre zone around her mother’s home only exacerbates her desire to be closer to her family.
The Novelist's Film (Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Hong Sang-soo; Writer: Hong Sang-soo; Stars: Yunhee Cho, Lee Eun-mi, Ju-bong Gi, Seong-guk Ha, Lee Hye-yeong, Hae-hyo Kwon, Kim Min-hee, Mi-so Park, Kim Si-Ha, Seo Younghwa)
A film built on chance encounters.
One Year, One Night (Country: Spain, France; Year: 2022; Director: Isaki Lacuesta; Writer: Fran Araújo, Isa Campo, Ramón González; Stars: Alba Guilera, Miko Jarry, Noémie Merlant, Quim Gutiérrez, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Natalia de Molina, Sophie Broustal, Enric Auquer, Bruno Todeschini, Mike F. Pamphile, José Javier Domínguez, Blanca Apilánez, C. Tangana, Jean-Louis Tilburg, Alex Moreu Garriga)
Céline and Ramón, a young couple who survived the Bataclan terrorist attack, struggle to regain a sense of normality.
Call Jane Call Jane
Call Jane and Both Sides Of The Blade
The Passengers Of The Night (Les passagers de la nuit) (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Mikhaël Hers; Writer: Maud Ameline, Mikhaël Hers; Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Noée Abita, Ophélia Kolb, Thibault Vinçon, Laurent Poitrenaux, Didier Sandre, Quito Rayon Richter, Morgane Portejoie Pinsard)
Paris, 1981. The presidential election heralds the winds of change which find an echo in the life of Elisabeth, whose husband has just abandoned her.
Peter Von Kant (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: François Ozon; Writer: François Ozon; Stars: Denis Ménochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Ben Gharbia, Hanna Schygulla, Stefan Crepon, Aminthe Audiard)
The life of famous film director Peter von Kant is turned upside down when he meets the handsome young Amir.
A Piece Of Sky (Drii Winter) (Country: Switzerland, Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Michael Koch; Writer: Michael Koch; Stars: Josef Aschwanden, Daniela Barmettler, Michèle Brand, Simon Wisler, Elin Zgraggen)
A young woman commits to standing by her husband after he is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.
Rabiye Kurnaz Vs George Bush (Country: Germany, France; Year: 2022; Director: Andreas Dresen; Writer: Laila Stieler; Stars: Meltem Kaptan, Alexander Scheer, Charly Hübner, Samir Fuchs, Cornell Adams, Harvey Friedman, Nazmi Kirik, Martin Stange, Vince Eisenson, Alexander Hörbe, Tom Zahner, Jonathan Failla, Mike Davies, Stacy Thunes, William G. Tomek)
Her son Murat’s detention in Guantanamo catapults Rabiye Kurnaz from everyday life in her terraced house in Bremen into the heart of world politics.
Return To Dust (Country: China; Year: 2022; Director: Li Ruijun; Writer: Li Ruijun; Stars: Wu Renlin, Hai-Qing)
In a rural Chinese village, reticent farmer Ma and a disabled woman named Guiying lead lives that are similarly sheltered and difficult. Their arranged marriage seems destined to make things worse, but instead they discover a shared purpose.
The Passengers Of The Night The Passengers Of The Night
The Passengers Of The Night and Return To Dust
Rimini (Country: Germany, Austria, France, Italy; Year: 2022; Director: Ulrich Seidl; Writer: Veronika Franz, Ulrich Seidl; Stars: Michael Thomas, Tessa Göttlicher, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Inge Maux, Claudia Martini, Georg Friedrich, Silvana Sansoni, Natalya Baranova, Rosa Schmidl)
Rimini in winter. A group of older hotel guests is blissfully enjoying Richie Bravo singing about tears that hurt. But when his daughter holds up a mirror to his pathos, the past catches up with this star of schmaltz.
Robe Of Gems (Country: Mexico; Year: 2022; Director: Natalia López; Writer: Natalia López; Stars: Nailea Norvind, Antonia Olivares, Mónica Poggio, Aida Roa, Juan Daniel García Treviño)
Isabel and her family take possession of her mother’s villa in rural Mexico where they reconnect with their long-time domestic worker Mari, whose sister has disappeared.
That Kind Of Summer (Country: Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Denis Côté; Writer: Denis Côté; Stars: Larissa Corriveau, Laure Giappiconi, Samir Guesmi, Aude Mathieu, Hinde Rabbaj, Anne Ratte-Polle)
Three women are spending “that kind of summer” in a quiet house by a lake, talking about (their) sexuality – from trauma to non-stop lust. A therapist is on hand to supervise them, a reversal of roles cannot be ruled out. The future is open.
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