Bafici
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Crossing documentary and fiction, Manna explores the different musical traditions of the communities that live in and around Jerusalem with Jewish-German specialist Robert Lachman and his work in Palestine as a kick-off point.
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Zein has an employment agency for maids in Lebanon and brings women from Africa and Asia to work in Lebanese homes. Through three characters, the film tries to dissect the system completely.
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In order to escape the terrible conditions in the Palestine refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, Reda wandered around Greece for three years. Now he’s back in the camp, which is suffering the effects of the war in Syria, and tries to rebuild his life.
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In 2008, Cuenca receives the surprising news of his own death. In a strange turn, someone had stolen his name and died with it. Who is that person? The filmmaker embarks on a search where fiction and the thriller genre are offered on a tray.
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In China, during the Ming Dynasty, Gu works as a painter and leads a quiet life with her mother. Until she meets a mysterious young woman, the daughter of a murdered policeman, who’s looked for by some agents that intend to eradicate all traces of her family.
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Almost entirely shot in still shots and revealing the corners of a house floor by floor, this is the filmmaker’s second meditation (and a perfect continuation to Tower House) about a particular architecture, as specific as it is captivating.
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Between documentary and fiction scenes, Juan Villegas inquires about Adán Buenosayres, Leopoldo Marechal’s iconic novel.
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In this action film Soo-nam struggles to pay the bills of his husband, who’s in a vegetative state. But in spite of her great effort, the husband seems doomed to never wake up again.
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