Engaging with the world
SPAIN | 110 minutes | 2017
A single mother and her rebellious son make some bad judgment calls, only to discover precious little light at the end of the tunnel. The 2016 presidential race is on: Hillary or Trump? Caught up in a string of minor offences, the film’s young African-American protagonist couldn’t give a damn. Because being black in America means coming up to bat with two strikes against you... Powerfully authentic, Life and Nothing More takes an unflinching look at the glaring social inequalities plaguing the land of the free.IN COMPETITION
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“It’s about the journey, not the destination”: an adage that takes on its full meaning in this Don Quixote-inspired documentary. In defiance of his...
Feature film , Documentary
GERMANY , Spain , United Kingdom | 110 minutes | 2017
In Aleppo, filmmaker and Al Jazeera/BBC journalist Orwa Al Mokdad turns his lens on the reality of war, conflict and the disillusionment of the combatants....
SYRIA , Lebanon | 110 minutes | 2016
A polemical musical about the working world and unfettered capitalism — neo-realism, updated. Portuguese documentary filmmaker Pedro Pinho made waves...
Feature film , Drama
PORTUGAL | 110 minutes | 2017
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