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Georgia

“BLIND DATES” (2013 feature film directed by Levan Koguashvili)
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Blind Dates [2013]
Levan Koguashvili
Levan Koguashvili’s film — about a lonely 40-year-old schoolteacher who takes up with the wife of a soon-to-be-released convict — is a compassio… 
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CastAndro Sakhvarelidze, Ia Sukhitashvili, Archi…
LanguageGeorgian   CountryGeorgia
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Germany

“UN CONTE DE MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE / THE KING'S BODY / REDEMPTION” (2013 presentation)
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Un Conte de Michel de Montaigne / The King's Body / Redemption [2013]
Jean-Marie Straub, João Pedr…
Featuring new works by master filmmakers Jean-Marie Straub (Le Genou d’Artémide), João Pedro Rodrigues (The Last Time I Saw Macao), and Miguel G… 
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CastBarbara Ulrich, Daniel Redondo Martinéz, Gum…
LanguageFrench, Portuguese, …   CountryGermany
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“EXIT MARRAKECH” (2013 feature film directed by Caroline Link)
Reviews ***
Exit Marrakech [2013]
Caroline Link
When 17-year-old Ben visits his father Heinrich in Marrakech, it is the start of an adventurous journey through a foreign country with a picture… 
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CastUlrich Tukur, Samuel Schneider, Hafsia Herzi…
LanguageArabic, German   CountryGermany
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“HOME FROM HOME – CHRONICLE OF A VISION” (2013 feature film directed by Edgar Reitz)
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Home From Home – Chronicle of a Vision [2013]
Edgar Reitz
Edgar Reitz tells this dramatic story of love and family against the backdrop of rural Germany in the mid-19th century, a time when entire pover… 
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CastJan Dieter Schneider, Antonia Bill, Maximili…
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany
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“THE POLICE OFFICER’S WIFE” (2013 presentation)
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The Police Officer’s Wife [2013]
Philip Gröning
The latest fiction from acclaimed filmmaker Philipp Gröning (Into Great Silence) is a chilling account of a young family’s unraveling and the de… 
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CastAlexandra Finder, David Zimmerschied
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany
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“THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT” (2013 presentation)
Reviews ***½
The Strange Little Cat [2013]
Ramon Zürcher
Loosely inspired by Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, this enchanting, minimalist gem by first-time feature director Ramon Zurcher has won admiring com… 
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CastJenny Schily, Mia Kasalo, Anjorka Strechel, …
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany
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“WAVELENGTHS 2: NOW & THEN” (2013 presentation)
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Wavelengths 2: Now & Then [2013]
Hannes Schüpbach, Stephen Br…
Proposing simplicity as a radical antidote to today’s fervent desire for intricacy, these films and videos draw upon either a collaborative proc… 
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CastVarious
LanguageVarious   CountryGermany
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“WAVELENGTHS 3: FARTHER THAN THE EYE CAN SEE” (2013 presentation)
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Wavelengths 3: Farther Than the Eye Can See [2013]
Basma Alsharif, Philipp Flei…
A sense of geographic, spatial and historical freefall attends this programme of works. Farther Than the Eye Can See, Basma Alsharif (13 minute… 
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CastVarious
LanguageArabic, Polish, Span…   CountryGermany
WL$PG Video
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“WAVELENGTHS 4: ELYSIUM” (2013 presentation)
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Wavelengths 4: Elysium [2013]
Nick Collins, Chris Kennedy,…
Beginning with the ruins of a Greek Byzantine church and ending with trance rituals in Burma, this programme sketches a trajectory of shifting p… 
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CastVarious
LanguageEnglish, French   CountryGermany
WL$PG
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Ghana

“TO REPEL GHOSTS: URBAN TALES FROM THE AFRICAN CONTINENT” (2013 short films directed by Jim Chuchu, Vincent Moloi, Philippe Lacôte, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Mark Dornford-May)
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To Repel Ghosts: Urban Tales from the African Continent [2013]
Jim Chuchu, Vincent Moloi, P…
Beginning with an ambiguous science fiction in Nairobi and ending with a re-enactment of the myth of Noah’s ark in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha towns… 
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CastElsaphan Njora, Patricia Kihoro, Shiv Singh,…
LanguageSwahili, Nouchi, Fre…   CountryGhana
CWC$PG Video
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Greece

“THE DAUGHTER” (2012 feature film directed by Thanos Anastopoulos)
Reviews ****
The Daughter [2012]
Thanos Anastopoulos
Taking inspiration from the financial crisis that continues to devastate Greece, the third feature from Thanos Anastopoulous is a taut and timel… 
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CastSavina Alimani, Aggelos Papadimas, Yorgos Sy…
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
CTC$14A Video
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“THE ETERNAL RETURN OF ANTONIS PARASKEVAS” (2013 feature film directed by Elina Psikou)
Reviews ***½
The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas [2013]
Elina Psikou
A drolly absurd addition to Greece’s recent New Wave, this accomplished debut feature from Elina Psykou stars Christos Stergioglou (Dogtooth) as… 
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CastChristos Stergioglou, Maria Kallimani, Yorgo…
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
CTC$PG Video
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“J.A.C.E.” (2011 feature film directed by Menelaos Karamaghiolis)
Reviews ***½
J.A.C.E. [2011]
Menelaos Karamaghiolis
The abduction of an Albanian-Greek orphan is the catalyst for an epic picaresque misadventure through Athens’ seedy underbelly in this dazzling … 
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CastAlban Ukaj, Stefania Goulioti, Argiris Xafis…
LanguageGreek, Albanian   CountryGreece
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“MISS VIOLENCE” (2013 feature film directed by Alexandros Avranas)
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Miss Violence [2013]
Alexandros Avranas
Greek director Alexandros Avranas’ chilling and incisive drama recounts an 11-year-old girl’s inexplicable suicide — and the family secrets that… 
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CastThemis Panou, Eleni Roussinou, Reni Pittaki,…
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
CTC$18A Video
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“SEPTEMBER” (2013 feature film directed by Penny Panayotopoulou)
Reviews ***½
September [2013]
Penny Panayotopoulou
After a 10-year hiatus from filmmaking, director Penny Panayotopoulou makes her highly-anticipated return to the Festival with this poignant stu… 
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CastKora Karvouni, Maria Skoula, Nikos Diamantis…
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
CTC$PG Video
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“STANDING ASIDE, WATCHING” (2013 feature film directed by Giorgos Servetas)
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Standing Aside, Watching [2013]
Giorgos Servetas
City to City Opening Night Film Antigone returns from Athens to her troubled hometown, determined to keep a low profile. But this is a complex,… 
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CastMarina Symeou, Nikos Yorgakis, Yorgos Kafetz…
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
CTC$14A Video
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“TO THE WOLF” (2013 feature film directed by Aran Hughes, Christina Koutsospyrou)
Reviews ***½
To the Wolf [2013]
Aran Hughes, Christina Kouts…
Set over four days of unrelenting wind and rain in a remote village high up in the Nafpaktia Mountains in the west of Greece, the film follows t… 
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CastIlias Katsaros, Spiridoula Katsarou, Adam Pa…
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
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“UNFAIR WORLD” (2011 feature film directed by Filippos Tsitos)
Reviews ***½
Unfair World [2011]
Filippos Tsitos
Taking his cues from the mordant wit of Aki Kaurismäki, Filippos Tsitos directs this deadpan fable about an Athens police interrogator whose eff… 
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CastAntonis Kafetzopoulos, Theodora Tzimou, Chri…
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
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“WASTED YOUTH” (2011 feature film directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Jan Vogel)
Reviews ***
Wasted Youth [2011]
Argyris Papadimitropoulos, J…
Based on a violent real-life event that shook Athens, this drama about a frustrated policeman and a teenage skateboarder set to cross paths duri… 
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CastHarris Markou, Leronymos Kaletsanos
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
CTC$18A Video
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“WILD DUCK” (2012 feature film directed by Yannis Sakaridis)
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Wild Duck [2012]
Yannis Sakaridis
Subtly echoing the 2005 episode dubbed "the Greek Watergate," a pair of telecom engineers set out to investigate hacker activity and make a scan… 
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CastAlexandros Logothetis, Themis Bazaka, Giorgo…
LanguageGreek   CountryGreece
CTC$14A Video
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Guinea-Bissau

“THE BATTLE OF TABATO / THE DISQUIET” (2013 presentation)
Reviews ***
The Battle of Tabato / The Disquiet [2013]
Joao Viana, Ali Cherri
The Battle of Tabatô Battle of Tabato, Joao Viana (83 minutes): After 30 years of exile, Baio is returning to Guinea-Bissau. His daughter Fatu … 
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CastFatu Djebaté, Mamadu Baio, Mutar Djebaté
LanguageMadinka   CountryGuinea-Bissau
WL$PG Video
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