09 20 Oct '24

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Joyland

Saim Sadiq
The first Pakistani film ever to be screened in the Official Selection of Cannes, Saim Sadiq's debut Joyland is about a man who falls in love with a trans woman.

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Before he made the zombie fest Train to Busan, Yeon Sang-ho surprised with this animated film about the devastating effects of bullying at school, an arena where extreme brutality and social inequality prevail, reflecting Korean society in general.
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After four years of silence, Lars von Trier is back! Not with a new film, but with the third (and final) season of his series The Kingdom. Madness in a hospital as only von Trier can dream it.The screening includes the first two episodes of The Kingdom Exodus.
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Klondike (Клондайк)

Maryna Er Gorbach
The impact of war on ordinary civilians is powerfully portrayed in Klondike, a look at life in Donbass in 2014, following the seizure of power by Russian-backed insurgents.
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Knor (6+) (Oink)

Mascha Halberstad
Mascha Halberstad's first stop-motion feature – the first ever from the Netherlands – contains as much charm as silicone poo, and puts an innocent piglet in the midst of a sausage competition. After Babe, Piglet and Gunda ... Meet Oink.

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Der lange Kerl

Raoul Servais, Rudy Pinceel
This short film is part of the Raoul Servais Shorts.
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The international press proclaimed Leila's Brothers the best film of Cannes 2022. Through the ups and downs of a family, director Saeed Roustayi paints a staggering portrait of Iranian society.
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Leonora addio

Paolo Taviani
The brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani received the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for their entire oeuvre at Film Fest Gent 2012 and continued to direct with the two of them until Vittorio's death in 2018. Paolo's solo film Leonora addio is a rich tribute to the writer ...
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Everything you always wanted to know about Karlheinz Stockhausen, but never dared to ask: an examination of the life and work of the groundbreaking composer and pedagogue, using his opera cycle Licht as a guideline.
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In the tradition of 'food films' like Tampopo or Eat Drink Man Woman, this is a tasty South Korean spectacle in which the dishes are not only a feast for the eyes, but also reflect the feelings of the characters.
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Living

Oliver Hermanus
A Japanese classic with a British bowler hat. Director Oliver Hermanus (Skoonheid, Moffie) remakes Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, telling the story of an ageing civil servant fighting in his final days for a small victory over the bureaucracy of existence.
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Loving Highsmith

Eva Vitija
Loving Highsmith lovingly leads you through Patricia Highsmith's long-hidden relationships, her (double) life and most famous work. A personal portrait of the successful author who found in writing a substitute for the life she could not lead.
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The story of two friends who, although they seem to have nothing in common, end up facing their fear of the unknown together.
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (6+)

Josh Gordon, Will Speck
A singing crocodile that loves baths and caviar proves to be a delightful protagonist in this warm family film with music by the duo that wrote the songs for La La Land and The Greatest Showman.
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Lynch/Oz

Alexandre O. Philippe
Film Fest Gent faithful Alexandre O. Philippe (The Taking, Memory - The Origins of Alien) surprises yet again, with a revealing documentary about the parallels between The Wizard of Oz and the universe of David Lynch.

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Madonna (마돈나)

Shin Su-won
This brilliantly directed thriller is also a virulent indictment of the ruling elite in a ruthless class society that a nurse goes to a war against and a prostitute falls victim to.
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A Man Trembles

Mark Chua, Li Shuen Lam
This short film is part of International Shorts 2.
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Mark Cousins exposes all the lies about the March on Rome in this critical and ambitious documentary.
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Mars exalté (Exalted Mars)

Jean-Sébastien Chauvin
This short film is part of International Short 3.
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Master Gardener

Paul Schrader
After First Reformed and The Card Counter, Master Gardener is Paul Schrader's latest variation on the quest for redemption for lost souls.
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Matter Out of Place

Nikolaus Geyrhalter
In his documentary Matter Out of Place, Nikolaus Geyrhalter charts the destruction caused by trash around the world.
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This short film is part of Competition for Belgian Student Shorts.
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Metronom

Alexandru Belc
Freedom under Ceauşescu’s despotic regime is a thing of the past. Younger generations live in great uncertainty about their future. Alexandru Belc's fiction debut follows seventeen-year-old Ana, who is dragged into a totalitarian nightmare after she gathers with friends to ...
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This short film is part of International Shorts 1.
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Montana Story

Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Fans of mighty natural landscapes should definitely not miss Montana Story. Nor should fans of tightly composed family dramas, as the film revolves around the feud between a brother and sister.

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