First Film Director

Idris Elba was unfortunately not yet in Berlin for the first screening of his movie Yardie shown in the section Panorama of the 68 edition of the Berlinale.
Yardie is the first experience as director for Idris Elba after an immense career as actor. The film is based on a book with the same title by Victor Headley from 1992. The story takes place in Jamaica, 1973 when Dennis, a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination due to a fight between two gangs. He dives into a criminal and drugs dealing world. Weiterlesen „First Film Director“

Pure Realism

The structure of the film An Elephant Sitting Still by Hu Bo and the way that will guide you to get to know the characters is close to REALITY TV. The story takes place in a small city in the north of China and everything is happening in real places and normal natural light in one day. Weiterlesen „Pure Realism“

Struggle for Living

It’s not a shame to be poor but it’s a big shame when you don’t help other people.

„Al Gami’ya“, is an idea about the solidarity between many people, who have the same standard of living. The idea for example if ten people participate and each of them pays 100 egyptian pounds then the total amount that the participants will receive is 1000 pounds. This is an innovative way for Egyptians to cope with the high prices and pressures of daily life and economic burdens. Their life have been restricted and their simple ambitions have seemed to be a ghost that hunts them but remains elusive, intangible and far from coming true. Weiterlesen „Struggle for Living“

Borderland

Hi, I hope you are fine, my name is Hamid. In the profile, my name is Mohammadi. I would like to talk about Apatride (Stateless) by Narjiss Nejjar, section Forum. I saw a lot of films in my life, from Hollywood, from Bollywood  &&&& … with perfect lighting, amazing camera shots, professional actors, but most of them with repeating stories and predictable plots. Now, the film Apatride differs from them and tells a very special story: A young woman gets deported in 1975 from Algeria to Marocco.  Weiterlesen „Borderland“

Plain characters and a tedious plot

The Bookshop (section Competition) – Directed and written by the Spanish director Isabel Coixet, based on the novel by Penelope Fitzgerald.

Honestly, I didn’t like it. A boring movie that might disappointed you. It simply doesn’t have anything that makes it worth watching, just some plain characters and a tedious plot. Plus some certainly not funny at all jokes. Weiterlesen „Plain characters and a tedious plot“

DAMSEL………………………….

The film is talking about a man called Parson Henry. He travels to West Coast of America to find a new purpose for his life after the death of his wife. In same time Samuel a guitar player passes through the Wild West to marry the love of his life Penelope. Samuel believes that she is kidnapped by another man, so Parson helps him to free her from a cottage in the mountains. Weiterlesen „DAMSEL………………………….“

Brotherhood and Unity – Hotel Jugoslavija

„Das Leben war besser vorher“, sagt einer der Befragten im Film Hotel Jugoslavija.
Der Filmmacher Nicolas Wagnières zeigt darin wie sein Jugoslavija als Kind war, und während er ein Erwachsener wurde, war sein Jugoslavija fort. Jetzt brauchte er seinen jugoslavischen Pass nicht mehr. Auf eine Art verschwand seine Kindheit im Mutterland und er musste Erinnerungen in einem neunen Mutterland finden. Weiterlesen „Brotherhood and Unity – Hotel Jugoslavija“

Hotel Jugoslavija – Eine Linie endet nie

Snapchat-872917321In dem Dokumentarfilm Hotel Jugoslavija von Nicolas Wagnière, aus dem Jahr 2017, (78 Minuten, Sektion Panorama ) geht es um das ehemalig größte Hotel in Europa, erzählt aus verschiedenen Perspektiven.
Das Hotel ist riesig und reiche Menschen, aus der ganzen Welt, übernachteten dort. Es liegt in Belgrade, der Hauptstadt von Serbien. Nach der Bombardierung des Gebäudes im Jahr 1999 bleibt nur eine Ruine davon übrig und es folgen viele politische Konflikte. Weiterlesen „Hotel Jugoslavija – Eine Linie endet nie“

Freie Geister sind laut!

 

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Die Regisseurin Aminatou Echard dreht ihren Film Djamilia mit stummen Super-8-Film. Ein 84 minütiger Film, dessen Weltpremiere im Rahmen des Berlinale-Filmfestivals 2018 in der Sektor Forum stattfand.

Erzählt wird von einer Frau, die mit einem Mann wegläuft, basierend auf den gleichnamigen Roman von Tschingis Aitmatow, erschienen im Jahr 1958. Der größte Twist in der Geschichte ist aber, dass sie schon verheiratet ist, was dort in der gesellschaftlichen Ordnungen überhaupt nicht akzeptabel ist. Weiterlesen „Freie Geister sind laut!“