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Mostra De Valencia · 2018

Mostra De Valencia 2018

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Competition section competing for La Palmera d'Or.

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11 films · 2 reviews

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El Jaida

four women are imprisoned eight months before the independence of Tunisia.

(Country: Tunisia; Year: 2017; Director: Selma Baccar)

Fishbone (Espines)

Jan is a Spanish chef who lives and works in New York but the unexpected death of her dad takes her back to her homeland.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2018; Director: Adan Aliaga; Writer: Adan Aliaga; Stars: Saida Benzal, Alejandro Tous, Manuel de Blas, Isa Feliu)

Heaven Without People

A matriarch is delighted to unite her clan for Easter lunch for the first time in two years... but things don't go to plan.

(Country: Lebanon; Year: 2017; Director: Lucien Bourjeily; Writer: Lucien Bourjeily; Stars: Farah Shaer, Jean Paul Hage, Jenny Gebara, Laeticia Semaan, Nadim Abou Samra, Hussein Hijazi, Samira Sarkis, Ghassan Chemali, Wissam Boutros, Toni Habib, Mohamad Abbas, Etafar Aweke, Nancy Karam, Ivy Helou, Ziad Majdara)

Nome Di Donna

A young woman works at a prestigious clinic for the elderly - but the place is harbouring a dark secret.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2018; Director: Marco Tullio Giordana; Writer: Marco Tullio Giordana, Cristiana Mainardi; Stars: Cristiana Capotondi, Valerio Binasco, Stefano Scandaletti, Michela Cescon, Bebo Storti, Adriana Asti, Laura Marinoni, Anita Kravos, Vanessa Scalera, Linda Caridi, Stefania Monaco, Renato Sarti, Majlinda Agaj, Andreapietro Anselmi, Giovanni Battezzato)

Paper Flags

A woman's life is turned upside down when her older brother is released from jail.

(Country: France; Year: 2018; Director: Nathan Ambrosioni; Stars: Noémie Merlant, Guillaume Gouix, Noémie Merlant, Guillaume Gouix)

The Pigeon

A man who spends all his time with his pigeons is forced to get a job by his brother.

(Country: Turkey; Year: 2018; Director: Banu Sivaci; Writer: Banu Sivaci; Stars: Kemal Burak Alper, Ruhi Sari, Demet Genç, Evren Erler, Michal Elia Kamal, Kemal Burak Alper, Ruhi Sari, Demet Genç, Evren Erler, Michal Elia Kamal)

Sheikh Jackson

An Islamic cleric has a crisis of faith when he hears his childhood idol, Michael Jackson, has died.

(Country: Egypt; Year: 2017; Director: Amr Salama; Writer: Amr Salama, Omar Khaled; Stars: Basma, Ahmad El-Fishawi, Amina Khalil, Ahmed Malek, Maged El Kedwany, Dorra Zarrouk, Mahmoud El-Bezzawy)

Secret Ingredient (Iscelitel)

Review preview for Secret Ingredient

For Stavreski, its character first and plot second while commentary comes along for the ride, as he focuses on the dad and son relationship at the film's heart.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A mechanic steals a stash of marijuana to use as a cure for his dad... only to find himself chased by dealers and hounded by people who think he's a healer.

(Country: Republic of Macedonia, Greece; Year: 2017; Director: Gjorce Stavreski; Writer: Gjorce Stavreski; Stars: Blagoj Veselinov, Anastas Tanovski, Aksel Mehmet, Aleksandar Mikic, Miroslav Petkovic, Dime Ilijev, Simona Dimkovska, Goran Stojanovski, Igor Angelov, Senko Velinov, Laze Manaskov, Katarina Ilievska, Jordan Simonov, Simeon Moni Damevski, Goran Trifunovski)

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Stateless (Apatride)

A woman would give anything to find her mother, who she was separated from by the conflict between Morocco and Algeria during Black March.

(Country: Morocco, France, Qatar; Year: 2018; Director: Narjiss Nejjar; Writer: Narjiss Nejjar; Stars: Ghalia Benzaouia, Avishay Benazra, Aziz El Fadili, Nadia Niazi, Mohamed Nadif, Julie Gayet, Zakaria Atifi, Ghalia Benzaouia, Avishay Benazra, Aziz El Fadili, Nadia Niazi, Mohamed Nadif, Julie Gayet, Zakaria Atifi)

The Truk (L'Enkas)

Review preview for The Truk

Where most films of this ilk are driven by aggression, Marx instead pushes hers forward with a mix of melancholy, quiet desperation and futility.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
An ex-con makes a plan with his friend to travel from rave to rave selling water and Ketamine from their food truck.

(Country: France, Ukraine; Year: 2018; Director: Sarah Marx; Writer: Hamé Bourokba, Ekoué Labitey, Sarah Marx; Stars: Sandor Funtek, Sandrine Bonnaire, Alexis Manenti, Lauréna Thellier, Virginie Acariès)

Full review See: Sarah Marx interview about The Truk

Whispering Sands

A Canadian tourist goes looking for closure in the desert, where a local guide tells her a series of stories.

(Country: Tunisia; Year: 2018; Director: Nacer Khemir; Writer: Nacer Khemir; Stars: Hichem Rostom, Dorra Zarrouk, Hichem Rostom, Dorra Zarrouk)