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Reflection In A Dead Diamond
Reflection In A Dead Diamond
When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d’Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.
Cotton Queen
Cotton Queen
In Sudan, Nafisa picks cotton and learns from her grandmother. The arrival of a young businessman, threatens to change their way of life.
Palestine 36
Palestine 36
In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.
Milk Teeth
Milk Teeth
During the last days of Nicolae Ceausescu’s reign, a 10-year-old girl witnesses her sister’s disappearance.
Mare's Nest
Mare's Nest
A child's adventures in an adult-free world.
Queens Of The Dead
Queens Of The Dead
On what should be a fun night at a Brooklyn warehouse party, an outbreak of flesh-eating zombies forces a ragtag group of drag queens, partygoers and party-throwers to band together and somehow survive the night.
The Chronology Of Water
The Chronology Of Water
A troubled young woman escapes an abusive childhood, family tragedy and addiction issues by slowly finding her creative voice as a writer.
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
Soviet Union, 1937. Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination... the desk of a newly appointed local prosecutor, who embarks on a quest for justice.
Kika
Kika
A grieving new mother, while struggling to make ends meet for her family, uncovers an unexpected passion within herself.
Dry Leaf
Dry Leaf
A father goes looking for his missing photographer daughter across rural Georgia.
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Thessaloniki International Film Festival Features

Ice cool
Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani talk Reflection In A Dead Diamond
Songs and silence
Urška Djukić on music, unspoken communication and Little Trouble Girls
Mincan: I'm staying true to myself
Director on loneliness, fear and memory in Milk Teeth
Mixing ingredients
Gastón Solnicki on his creative approach, Willem Dafoe and the mysteries of The Souffleur
Fluidity of memory
Sophy Romvari on the nature of recollection and drawing on her own life for Blue Heron
Translating relationships
Hana Jušić and her crew on the themes and craft of God Will Not Help
It’s about re-enchantment
Christian Petzold on cinema history, lullabies, Laura, Rebecca and Miroirs No. 3
The family that slays together
Tina Romero on her father's legacy, queer community and Queens Of The Dead
We found our way
Jim Jarmusch and cast on Father Mother Sister Brother
'I’m very happy to be trusted with characters of this calibre'
Denis Lavant on the art of constructing personas in Redoubt and The Stranger
'Even though I'm 36, I still feel connected to the girl I was'
Emilie Thalund on teen desire, body positivity and crossing boundaries in Weightless
Teen in a trap
Paolo Strippoli on his coming-of-age horror The Holy Boy
Child's eye view
Nicole and Valentina Bertani on getting down with the kids in Mosquitoes
A passionate double act
On The Sea's Barry Ward and Lorne MacFadyen on bonding, intimacy and drawing on their roots
Mum's the word for Camille Cottin
Call My Agent star on life-work balance, kids and Out Of Love
Time goes slowly
Rohan Kanawade on telling a different kind of story in Cactus Pears
A postcard from The Fourth Evia Project
Summer and sustainability come together at Thessaloniki Film Festival's green initiative
The double games
Frédéric Hambalek on discovering hidden things and What Marielle Knows
'He kept this spirit of a child'
Sylvain Chomet on animating Marcel Pagnol's career in A Magnificent Life
Something universal
Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs discuss Lesbian Space Princess
Family ties and trauma
Laurynas Bareisa on relationship dynamics in award-winning drama Drowning Dry
Jumping into a life
Emilios Avraam and Niovi Charalambous on Smaragda: I Got Thick Skin And I Can't Jump

Thessaloniki International Film Festival News

Cotton Queen crowned in Thessaloniki
Sudanese drama wins Golden Alexander
'Trust is the key word'
Thessaloniki guest of honour Isabelle Huppert on working relationships and her career
Isabelle Huppert to be Thessaloniki guest of honour
Star to hold masterclass as festival showcases 15 of her films
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