"The film moves effortlessly between historical tableau, musical comedy, queer romance and post-colonial provocation."
- TIFF.
Premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at Cannes.
Will-o’-the-Wisp Fogo-fátuo
The year is 2069. On his deathbed, His Royal Highness Alfredo, the King without a crown, recalls his youth and the days when he dreamt of a career as a fireman. A meeting with the fireman Afonso opens up a new chapter in the lives of the two young men, a chapter full of love, desire and the will to change.
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Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds Sirocco et le Royaume des courants d’air
Benoît Chieux
Wednesday, 03. 07. 2024 / 10:00 / Main Hall
Agnès, the neighbour of Juliette (4 years old) and Carmen (8 years old), writes children’s books that take place in a fantastic world, The Kingdom of the Winds. The two sisters discover a passage between their world and this extraordinary universe. Once there, the two girls are transformed into cats and separated from each other. They will have to show temerity and daring to find each other. With the help of the singer Selma, they will try to reach the real world by confronting Sirocco, the master of winds and storms… But is he as terrifying as they imagine?
20,000 Species of Bees 20.000 especies de abejas
Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
Wednesday, 03. 07. 2024 / 18:15 / Main Hall
Centring on a family faced with a gender crisis of their eight-year-old son, 20,000 Species of Bees is a study into interpersonal relationships that sheds light on the burning issues of gender and identity from a personal perspective and using metaphors from the natural world.