Tributes - Retrospectives - Cinema on cinema
DENMARK | 92 minutes | 2012
A chronically shy bodybuilder is determined to find love, even if it’s to be found in a Thai red light district.A wistful tale revolving around a 38-year-old gentle giant under the thumb of his controlling mother, this 2012 Danish film is about the struggle to overcome crippling shyness and take charge of one’s own happiness. Dennis’s massive physique hides a heart in pain, ready to move to the other side of the world to find love. An understated character study with a powerful emotional punch.
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To date there are four features in Alain Gomis’ body of work, and all four are steeped in intelligence, humanity, poetry and gritty urban realism. Born...
Masterclass
92 minutes | 0
Weight lifting men who compete to achieve individual bodily perfection through muscle building.
Short film
AUSTRIA | 92 minutes | 1962
Modlitwa follows a widowed woman caring for her home as she meditates on God, labour and nature.
CANADA | 92 minutes | 2013
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