The Body

A grieving young inventor finds solace in repairing an antique typewriter.

Jeong-won, who forgot the past and lives a peaceful marriage, receives a phone call from the police one day. The man who sexually assaulted her has been caught and the news shakes up the couple’s life and breaks down their daily lives.

Billy and Sheena visit their Uncle Harold on an island in the Caribbean, but while exploring under water they find something terrible lurking deep below the sea.

Eine deutsche TV-Komödie

Vladimir 518, uncompromising rapper, artist, stage designer and activist, is a rare phenomenon, who not only writes books, but publishes them as well. Today also a respected authority primarily on pre-1989 architecture, he has written not only a major publication on the subject, but also the story for two audiovisual works treating the same theme, which were shot by Jan Zajíček, renowned director of music videos. In addition to the recent TV series we have the eagerly anticipated feature-length film which, through its fascinating and impressive exploration of Czech and Slovak architecture of the latter half of the 20th century, offers exclusive insight into extraordinary buildings and unique individuals living below the Tatra Mountains. Karel Och (kviff.com)

An adventure story for young boys, Dipu Number Two is the second film of a talented director from Bangladesh who is one of the few who concentrate on quality filmmaking in a country with a rich commercial film industry. The story is taken from a youth-oriented novel in which Dipu, a boy belonging to the educated class, is teased by the school bully but eventually forms a deep relationship with him. The rest is totally escapist in nature, including a scene in which the two youths manage to capture single-handedly an entire group of robbers.

Multishow ao Vivo: Vanessa da Mata is a live album and DVD from Brazilian singer Vanessa da Mata, produced by the channel Multishow. Multishow ao Vivo was recorded live at the historic town of Paraty, and brings in the repertoire songs that marked the career of da Mata.

Over three very personal films, Sir David Attenborough looks back at the unparalleled changes in natural history that he has witnessed during his 60-year career.

She watches him through the window as he loads the final pieces of furniture into the truck. They are counting down the last hours in their home. Their seven-month-old baby is asleep, unaware of the trouble brewing. They will either vacate the apartment peacefully, or they will be forcefully evicted. Their home, her father's legacy, used to be their safe haven, their family nest. Now, corrupt courts, greedy bankers, and unscrupulous real estate investors have turned it into a site of their worst nightmares. As tension rise, they struggle to preserve their relationship. In the morning, as police knocks on their door, their future seems uncertain, but their options are very clear: either accept injustice or show resistance.

Two friends decide to go hunting but without guns, so that no accident will happen. As they stroll and talk, one of them falls into a hole in a hidden marshland. His friend runs away, and manages to gather a number of men that were in the vicinity. They form a human chain to pull the victim out, but their affliction mounts, as they have no strategy for doing it, and they can't understand each other.

Mexican feature film

Larger-than-life actress, cabaret performer, activist, and proud sex professional since the age of eleven, Luana Muniz - arguably one of Brazil’s most recognizable transgender personalities, shapes a new reality for a new generation of transgender sex workers in her hostel by providing a safe working environment in the dangerous neighborhood of Lapa in Rio de Janeiro. Queen of Lapa explores the day-to-day lives, quests for love, housemate rivalries in a turbulent political climate under matriarch Muniz’s watchful and guiding eye.

When Queen Beryl interrupts the marriage between Sailor Moon and Prince Darien, the Princess Warriors move to Earth to protect the Jewels of Power.

Eight years in the making, Boetticher’s portrait of his longtime friend, the famous bullfighter Carlos Arruza, was a labor of love that the renowned director of westerns pursued despite contending with illnesses, bankruptcy, jail time, and lucrative offers from Hollywood. The result is an astonishing work of poetry, immediacy, and violence that fearlessly wrestles with the filmmaker’s own ambivalence about the titular matador’s triumphs prior to his death by automobile accident at the age of 46.

A documentary covering the Rebellion of Brașov, from November 15, 1987.

Believing that writing Cantopop is her God-given talent, Law Wing-sze decides to make it her lifelong career. But as hard as Sze tries to polish her lyric-writing skills and expand her social circle, nothing seems to go her way. What if there’s a will, but there’s no way?

A tribe of Navajo live on a reservation overseen by an Indian-hating agent.

Mariana is a singer who has fame and success. All she needs is to feel completely free and enjoy life like any other ordinary woman.

Die 12-jährige Dolores, eine lebhafte Jugendliche, die in einer Vorstadt im Jahr 1976 unbedingt als Erwachsene gesehen werden möchte, befindet sich auf ihrer demütigenden, urkomischen Reise von der Kindheit zum Erwachsenwerden. Sie fantasiert über Sex, Weiblichkeit, Arbeit... und Freddie Prinze. Das Mädchen glaubt, dass sie weiß, was es heißt, eine Frau zu sein, doch als ihre überarbeitete alleinerziehende Mutter Janice Cleo als Babysitterin anheuert, kollidiert ihre Welt mit der der supercoolen schwarzen 16-Jährigen und beide erfahren schmerzhafte Wahrheiten darüber, was es wirklich bedeutet, erwachsen zu werden.

Der Kurzfilm "All Small Bodies" von Jennifer Reeder ist eine feministische Science-Fiction-Adaption des berühmten Märchens "Hänsel und Gretel" der Gebrüder Grimm. In Reeders Version spielen zwei halbwüchsige Mädchen, Z und Bub, das berühmte Geschwisterpaar. Die Hexe ist hier männlich. Jennifer Reeder versteht das Märchen auf einer sehr konkret sexuellen Grundlage.

In Nishitama stehen die zwei Türme des höchsten Wolkenkratzers der Stadt kurz vor der Eröffnung. Die Detective Boys befinden sich gerade auf dem Rückweg von einem Campingtrip, als sie an dem fast fertiggestellten Bau vorbeikommen. Dort treffen sie zufällig auf Ran und ihren Vater, die bereits vor der offiziellen Eröffnung die Türme besichtigen. Während der Erkundungstour bemerkt Conan zufällig einen schwarzen Porsche, der vor dem Gebäude steht. Es ist das Auto der Männer in Schwarz, die Shinichi zwangen das Gift zu trinken, welches ihn verwandelte! Als kurz darauf mehrere Menschen ermordet werden, ist der kleine Detektiv nicht nur gezwungen, die Verbrechen aufzuklären, sondern auch herauszufinden, was die mysteriöse Organisation damit zu tun hat. Außerdem verhält sich Ai Haibara ausgesprochen merkwürdig und Conan muss sich fragen, auf welcher Seite sie steht...

Hautnah & gefühlsecht" versammelt sieben neue Kurzfilme, die ganz auf Blicke, Berührungen und Andeutungen setzen - ein feinfühliges Spiel der Körper und der Bilder, das ohne viel Dialog auskommt. Sieben preisgekrönte Festivalhighlights, filmisch ambitioniert und inhaltlich komplex. Romantik, kein Kitsch. Emotionen, kein Zuschaustellen. Eben hautnah und gefühlsecht.

Hakodate auf der nördlichen Hauptinsel Hokkaido. Die Visitenkarte von Kaitô Kid wird im Lagerhaus der Onoe-Gruppe gefunden. Zur gleichen Zeit wird im Lagerhausbezirk von Hakodate eine Leiche mit einem aufgeschlitzten Kreuz auf der Brust entdeckt. Die Spur führt zum „Händler des Todes“, einem Amerikaner mit japanischen Wurzeln, der in ganz Asien als Waffenhändler tätig ist. Es ist Zeit für eine epische Schatzsuche!