The film explores the disturbing legacy of the Marcos regime and chronicles Imelda’s present-day push to help her son, Bongbong, win the vice-presidency. To this end, Imelda confidently rewrites her family’s history of corruption, replacing it with a narrative of a matriarch’s extravagant love for her country.
The Kingmaker The Kingmaker
Centred on the indomitable character of Imelda Marcos, The Kingmaker examines, with intimate access, the Marcos family’s improbable return to power in the Philippines.
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Panorama
Greice Greice
Leonardo Mouramateus
Wednesday, 13. 11. 2024 / 11:00 / Main Hall
A charming comedy in which the title heroine confronts life’s many challenges with half-truths, exaggerations and evasions, parodying the art world and paying homage to Hollywood’s screwball comedies.
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Avantpremieres
The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen
Magnus von Horn
Wednesday, 13. 11. 2024 / 16:00 / Main Hall
Inspired by true events surrounding the most controversial murder case in Danish history.
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Perspectives
All We Imagine as Light All We Imagine as Light
Payal Kapadia
Wednesday, 13. 11. 2024 / 18:30 / Main Hall
Young up-and-coming Indian filmmaker, Payal Kapadia, crowns her fiction debut with the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.