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Blood and Eismayer
Anhell69
(Country: Colombia, Romania, France, Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Theo Montoya; Writer: Theo Montoya; Stars: Camilo Najar, Sergio Pérez, Juan Pérez, Alejandro Hincapié, Julian David Moncada, Camilo Machado, Víctor Gaviria, Alejandro Mendigana)
A funeral car cruises the streets of Medellin, while a young director tells the story of his past in this violent and conservative city.
In competition
Beating Sun (Tant Que Le Soleil Frappe)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Philippe Petit; Writer: Philippe Petit, Laurette Polmanss, Mathieu Robin; Stars: Sarah Adler, Swann Arlaud, Djibril Cissé, Grégoire Oestermann, Marc Robert, Lee Fortuné-Petit)
In competition
A landscaper fights to create a wild garden in Marseille.
Blood (O Sangue)
(Country: Portugal; Year: 1989; Director: Pedro Costa; Writer: Pedro Costa; Stars: Pedro Hestnes, Nuno Ferreira, Inês de Medeiros, Luís Miguel Cintra, Canto e Castro, Sara Breia), Official Site
After their father dies, two brothers find themselves facing up to his troubled legacy.
Special Screening
Dogborn
(Country: Sweden; Year: 2022; Director: Isabella Carbonell; Writer: Isabella Carbonell; Stars: Henrik Norlén, Richard Ulfsäter, Robert Follin, Linus James Nilsson, Philip Oros, Rikard Svensson, Nicklas Hansson, Lukas Malinauskas, Silvana Imam, Hannes Meidal, Anders Jacob, Robert Nilsson, Anna Jegéus, Milan Muhsin Bozkurt, Martin Schaub)
In competition
A pair of twins have to decide how far they are prepared to go in their quest for a better future.
Eismayer
(Country: Austria; Year: 2022; Director: David Wagner; Writer: David Wagner; Stars: Gerhard Liebmann, Luka Dimic, Julia Koschitz, Anton Noori, Karl Fischer, Christopher Schärf, Lion Tatzber, Lukas Johne, Matthias Hack, Harry Lampl, Matthias Böhm, Thomas Momcinovic, Jagersberger Joshua, Paul Winkler, Thomas Otrok)
A closeted Army instructor finds his identity challenged when an openly gay man joins his unit.
In competition
Werner Herzog – Radical Dreamer and Have You Seen This Woman?
Have You Seen This Woman? (Da Li Ste Videli Ovu Zenu)
(Country: Serbia, Croatia; Year: 2022; Director: Matija Gluscevic, Dusan Zoric; Writer: Matija Gluscevic, Dusan Zoric; Stars: Ksenija Marinkovic, Isidora Simijonovic, Boris Isakovic, Alex Elektra, Ivana Vukovic, Vlasta Velisavljevic, Goran Bogdan, Jasna Djuricic, Nenad Ciric, Radoje Cupic, Fedor Djorovic, Isidora Minic, Olga Odanovic, Milos Samolov, Danilo Savic)
Through three different life possibilities a middle-aged woman tries to get out of her skin.
In competition
Margini
(Country: Italy; Year: 2022; Director: Niccolò Falsetti; Writer: Niccolò Falsetti, Tommaso Renzoni, Francesco Turbanti; Stars: Francesco Turbanti, Emanuele Linfatti, Matteo Creatini, Valentina Carnelutti, Nicola Rignanese, Paolo Cioni, Aurora Malianni, Silvia D'Amico)
In competition
A young punk band get the opportunity to open for a popular American outfit but pressures surrounding the gig threaten their friendship.
Queens (Malikates)
(Country: Morroco; Year: 2022; Director: Yasmine Benkiran; Stars: Nisrin Errandi, Nisrine Benchara, Raychan Guaran, Jalila Talemisi)
Closing night
A trio of women with the police on their tail embark on an escape.
Skin Deep (Aus Meiner Haut)
(Country: Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Alex Schaad; Writer: Alex Schaad, Dimitrij Schaad; Stars: Mala Emde, Jonas Dassler, Dimitrij Schaad, Maryam Zaree, Thomas Wodianka, Edgar Selge)
At first glance, Leyla and Tristan seem like a happy young couple. But when they travel to a mysterious, remote island, a game of identities begins.
In competition
Three Nights A Week (Trois Nuits Par Semaine)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Florent Gouëlou; Writer: Raphaëlle Desplechin, Florent Gouëlou; Stars: Pablo Pauly, Romain Eck, Hafsia Herzi, Harald Marlot, Mathias Houngnikpo, Holy Fatma, Calypso Baquey, Jean-Marie Gouëlou)
Opening night
A man falls for a drag queen.
Skin Deep and Anhell69
Werner Herzog – Radical Dreamer
(Country: Germany, UK; Year: 2022; Director: Thomas von Steinaecker; Writer: Thomas von Steinaecker; Stars: Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale, Guillermo de Oliveira, Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson, Nicole Kidman, Chloé Zhao, Wim Wenders, Volker Schlöndorff)
A portrait of the celebrated filmmaker.
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