Filmfest DC 2018
Washington, DC International Film Festival
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- DirectorHafsteinn Gunnar SigurðssonStarsSteinþór Hróar SteinþórssonEdda BjörgvinsdóttirSigurður SigurjónssonWhen Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.
- DirectorJordan RiberStarsIbrahim OswardMonica SizyaJacob StephenWho are you without a home?
- DirectorMike van DiemStarsKsenia SoloGiancarlo GianniniGijs NaberAfter losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia.
- DirectorGianni AmelioStarsElio GermanoGiovanna MezzogiornoMicaela RamazzottiBack from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The charming young woman, who has just moved to the facing apartment, has forgotten her keys and finds herself locked out. Cynical and grumpy, the retired lawyer who has been living estranged from the rest of the world, should normally leave her to her fate but he mellows under her spontaneous charm. He helps her, becomes friends not only with her but with her husband Fabio and their two children. For once, the self-declared misanthropist seems to be experiencing the long forgotten feeling of empathy.
- DirectorYilmaz ErdoganStarsYilmaz ErdoganFarah Zeynep AbdullahSongül ÖdenPromising a visual feast of colors, costumes, light and locations, SOUR APPLES will have you simultaneously laughing and crying with its powerful acting performances as well as Yilmaz Erdogan's witty and memorable dialogues.
- DirectorAparna SenStarsShabana AzmiLillete DubeyAparna SenWhile waiting for their college friend to arrive from out of town, three middle-aged women examine their lives.
- DirectorAmr SalamaStarsAhmad El-FishawiMaged El-KidwaniAhmed MalekAn Islamic cleric has a crisis of faith when he hears the news that his childhood idol, Michael Jackson, has died.
- DirectorLars MontagStarsBernhard SchützJan Henrik StahlbergFriederike KempterA provocative comedy about the difficulties of living a happy relationship. A shoe theft on the ICE forms the prelude to a kaleidoscope of relationships and dependencies between a wide variety of city dwellers.
- DirectorMahamat-Saleh HarounStarsEriq EbouaneySandrine BonnaireAalayna LysAn African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love with a Frenchwoman who offers a roof for him and his family.
- DirectorYasir AlyasiriStarsSaad Al FarrajSalloom HaddadMansoor Al-FiliAs four friends spend their senior years in an assisted living facility in Dubai, they find they're are gradually losing their zest for life, despite some of their best efforts to make the most of each day. It's a mostly losing battle, until one of them suddenly discovers that he has inherited a large fortune. The men plot an escape from the home with the help of an unwitting nurse, and embark on an adventure that forces them to face their fears and uncover secrets. Throughout the streets of Dubai, they follow their forgotten dreams on a journey of self-discovery, forgiveness, and fun.
- DirectorTonie MarshallStarsEmmanuelle DevosSuzanne ClémentRichard BerryA high executive is asked if she'd like to be the first female CEO in a water company, ruled by the government. But she'll not be the only one running for the job. She'll face some hard and dirty competition.
- DirectorVahid JalilvandStarsNavid MohammadzadehAmir AghaeeHediyeh TehraniWhen Dr. Kaveh Nariman, a forensic pathologist, comes to work he encounters a corpse that looks familiar.
- DirectorSerge BozonStarsIsabelle HuppertRomain DurisJosé GarciaMrs. Géquil is a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?
- DirectorMohammad RasoulofStarsReza AkhlaghiradSoudabeh BeizaeeNasim AdabiA drama about corruption and injustice in Iranian society. You are the oppressed, or you have to join the oppressor to survive.
- DirectorSavi GabizonStarsElla ArmonyShai AviviShmil Ben AriA middle-aged Israeli bachelor is forced to evaluate his life choices when he discovers an ex-girlfriend had given birth to his son 20 years before, in this affecting drama from writer director Savi Gabizon.
- DirectorRachel PerkinsStarsLevi MillerKevin LongToni ColletteIn the late '60s, two teenage boys join forces to solve a chilling mystery and navigate the prejudices and secrets of their small Australian town.
- DirectorRobert GuédiguianStarsAriane AscarideJean-Pierre DarroussinGérard MeylanThree grown children gathered at the picturesque villa of their dying father reflect on where they are, who they have become, and what they have inherited.
- DirectorShubhashish BhutianiStarsAdil HussainLalit BehlGeetanjali KulkarniFaced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
- DirectorMichael MooleedharStarsVanessa BartholomewDara HealyNadia KandhaiIn Trinidad, British West Indies, 1954 - The coming of age story of a fifteen-year-old boy from the coastal village of Mayaro.
- DirectorSebastián LelioStarsRachel WeiszRachel McAdamsAlessandro NivolaA woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
- DirectorLaura BispuriStarsValeria GolinoAlba RohrwacherSara CasuA daughter torn between two mothers, one who raised her with love and her biological mother, who instinctively claims her back.
- DirectorNaoko OgigamiStarsTôma IkutaKenta KiritaniMugi KadowakiTomo, an 11-year old girl, discovers her mother has abandoned her. Tomo's uncle and his transgender girlfriend, Rinko, take her in. Together they tackle the task of knitting 108 of Rinko's special hopes and dreams, one stitch at a time.
- 20171h 18mNot Rated6.7 (658)72MetascoreDirectorSara DriverStarsAlexis AdlerJean Michel BasquiatFab 5 FreddyExploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
- DirectorYa-che YangStarsKara WaiKe-Xi WuVicky ChenMadame Tang colludes and mediates between the government and the private businesses for the benefits of her all-female family. One case does not go according to plan, and an entire family close to Madame Tang fall victim to a cruel murder.
- DirectorTarique QayumiStarsHaji Gul AserLeena AlamZohra NasimA tale of one man's love of kite flying, told over five decades of political turmoil in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- DirectorMaria SadowskaStarsPiotr AdamczykMagdalena BoczarskaKarolina GruszkaMichalina Wislocka, the most famous and recognized sexologist of communist Poland, fights for the right to publish her book, which will change the sex life of Polish people forever.
- DirectorCarine TardieuStarsFrançois DamiensCécile de FranceGuy MarchandAn unshakable mine-clearing expert suddenly loses his footing when he learns that his father is not his father. Despite all the tenderness he feels for the man who raised him, he discreetly sets out to find his father.
- DirectorPeter LuisiStarsBeat SchlatterBendrit BajraDoro MügglerIn order to get out of a financial crisis, high school teacher Balz Naef (53) starts recruiting and training streakers for illegal sports betting.
- DirectorAitor ArregiJon GarañoStarsJoseba UsabiagaEneko SagardoyIñigo AranburuA story about the world's tallest man, this is an unsettling Basque-language period drama focused on sibling rivalry.
- DirectorJuan Carlos ManegliaTana SchémboriStarsTomás ArredondoCecilia TorresChristian FerreiraLos Buscadores follows Manu (Tomás Arredondo), a newspaper delivery boy who lives in La Chacarita and works in the outskirts of Asunción, who one day receives a book that talks about the history of Paraguay, but later discovers that he is hiding a map that may or may not reveal the exact location of a treasure hidden at the time of the Triple Alliance War. Together with his friend Fito (Christian Ferreira) and Don Elio (Mario Toñanez), a gentleman who knows about the adventures of the silver "los buscadores" of Yvyguy, they decide to follow the clues and look for the treasure, which would put an end to the economic problems that everybody is going through living very close to the flooding of the Paraguay River.
- DirectorMarcela SaidStarsAntonia ZegersAlfredo CastroRafael SpregelburdFollows the story of a woman in her forties who becomes friend with an ex colonel and riding instructor with a shady past.
- DirectorGustavo PizziStarsKarine TelesOtávio MüllerAdriana EstevesIrene has only a few days to surpass the anxiety and discover a new strength before sending her eldest son away to the world.
- DirectorJosé Luis TiradoStarsNoemí Martínez ChicoNO, A Flamenco Tale is a fictional musical film, an urban, contemporary flamenco opera in which the action is expressed through dance and the original text is narrated through song.
- DirectorErnesto DaranasStarsTomás CaoHéctor NoasRon PerlmanA Russian cosmonaut is stranded on The Mir Space Station during the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- DirectorSantiago MitreStarsWalter AndradeRicardo DarínDolores FonziAt a summit for Latin American presidents in Chile where the region's geopolitical strategies and alliances are in discussion, Argentine president Hernán Blanco endures political and family drama that will force him to face his own demons.
- DirectorNatalia BeristainCarlos BoladoCarlos CarreraStarsIrène JacobKaori MomoiEugenia TempestaEight different stories that take place in the same room and in a different period of modern Mexican history.
- DirectorBart LaytonStarsSpencer ReinhardWarren LipkaEric BorsukFour young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.
- DirectorJan VerheyenStarsKoen De BouwWerner De SmedtGreg TimmermansThe decapitated corpses of six women are found near Antwerp. A team of investigators tries to track down the killer to prevent a seventh murder.
- DirectorGustav MöllerStarsJakob CedergrenJessica DinnageOmar ShargawiA police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
- DirectorStephen BurkeStarsTom Vaughan-LawlorBarry WardMartin McCannInspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II.
- DirectorGéla BabluaniStarsGeorge BabluaniVincent RottiersCharlotte Van BervesselesThe lives of three thieves attempting to rob a house are altered by what they see inside.
- DirectorErik Van LooyStarsKoen De BouwTine ReymerCharlotte VandermeerschThe Belgian prime minister is kidnapped. If he wants to be released, he must murder the American president.
- DirectorDominik GrafStarsRichy MüllerFelix KlareHannes Jaenicke
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsMasaharu FukuyamaKoji YakushoSuzu HiroseA courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.
- DirectorPamela YatesFrom a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a President, 500 YEARS tells a sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in Guatemala's recent history through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenous Mayan population, who now stand poised to reimagine their society.
- DirectorHans BlockMoritz RiesewieckStarsMark ZuckerbergDonald TrumpNicole WongA look at the shadowy underworld of the Internet where questionable content is removed.
- DirectorRian BrownGeoff PingreeThe Foreigner's Home explores Toni Morrison's artistic and intellectual vision through "The Foreigner's Home," her 2006 exhibition at the Louvre. Through exclusive footage of Morrison in dialogue with artists, along with extensive archival footage, music, and photographs, the film presents a series of candid and incisive exchanges about race, identity, "foreignness," and art's redemptive power.
- DirectorJulia BachaStarsNaila AyeshZahira KamalNaima Al-SheikhWhen a nation-wide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family, and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time. Naila and the Uprising chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh whose story weaves through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history -- the First Intifada in the late 1980s.
- DirectorKarin JurschickStarsKenneth FeinbergDescribed as a modern-day King Solomon, one man has the impossible task of assigning a dollar value to life. US attorney Ken Feinberg is responsible for compensating victims of America's most tragic events-Agent Orange, the BP oil spill, Sandy Hook, 9/11.
- DirectorBrandon KramerThis new six-part digital docu-series explores a community-based attempt to fight violence in Burkina Faso in the Sahel region of West Africa. Each episode profiles a community member in the small town of SAABA: a police officer, a Muslim cleric, a leader of a vigilante security group, a women's activist, and the tribal chief. In the final episode, all of the participants come together in an attempt to build security and resilience in a community on the border of Boko Haram and ISIS strongholds in West Africa. The series is an honest, authentic, people-centered view of a peace-building effort in an area drawing increasing international attention for its role in combating violent extremism.
- DirectorRaoul PeckStarsAugust DiehlStefan KonarskeVicky KriepsThe early years of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Jenny Marx, between Paris, Brussels and London.
- DirectorValeriy TodorovskiyStarsAlisa FreyndlikhValentina TelichkinaAleksandr DomogarovA Russian ballerina struggling for one play in Bolshoy theatre.
- DirectorSophie FiennesStarsGrace JonesLowell 'Sly' DunbarJean-Paul GoudeElectrifying concert performances and intimate, personal footage showcase the life and talent of singer and actress Grace Jones.
- DirectorRobert ClemStarsJ.W. AlexanderIra TuckerIssac FreemanHow African Americans created the upbeat musical form that started out as gospel quartet music and became rock and roll.
- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsMiriam MakebaBageot BahHarry BelafonteDocumentary about Miriam Makeba.
- DirectorAnnemarie JacirStarsMohammad BakriSaleh BakriTarik KoptyA father and his estranged son must come together to hand deliver his daughter's wedding invitations to each guest as per local Palestinian custom, in this rousing family drama from Annemarie Jacir (When I Saw You).
- DirectorAli Samadi AhadiStarsMohsen KadivarMitra KhalatbariShadi SadrA documentary on Iran's 2010 Green Revolution.