For a tiny rural community living by Lake Kenozero in Russia’s far North, the postman is their only connection with the outside world. When someone steals the postman’s engine off his motorboat and the woman he secretly loves unexpectedly leaves, everything might change… Set on location with the locals playing themselves. Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. (Russian spoken)
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From Hilde, with Love In Liebe, Eure Hilde
Andreas Dresen
Friday, 22. 11. 2024 / 11:00 / Main Hall
A drama based on the lives of real Nazi resistance fighters, foregrounding the quiet strength of a young woman defying the regime in Nazi prisons with a principled stand and a belief in human kindness.
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Manas Manas
Marianna Brennand
Friday, 22. 11. 2024 / 14:30 / Main Hall
Documentary filmmaker Marianna Brennand’s feature debut is the result of a decade of research into child sexual abuse in the Amazon rainforest.
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Julie Keeps Quiet Julie zwijgt
Leonardo van Dijl
Friday, 22. 11. 2024 / 16:45 / Main Hall
Belgian tennis prodigy Tessa Van den Broeck makes her screen debut in this story about a talented athlete who decides to keep silent after her coach is accused of misconduct.