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Berlin International Film Festival

15 February – 25 February 2018

Isle Of Dogs will open the festival
Isle Of Dogs will open the festival

The 68th Berlinale will run from Febrary 15 to 25. The festival will open with Wes Anderson's animation Isle Of Dogs and feature a career homage to actor Willem Dafoe, who will receive a lifetime achievement honorary Golden Bear. Czech director Jiri Menzel will also receive a Golden Bear in recognition of his career.

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  • Transit
    Review preview for Transit

    Time and place hold both no and every meaning in Christian Petzold's latest film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Georg flees to Marseilles to escape the German army. Assuming a false identity, he tries to obtain passage on a ship bound for Mexico. But then he meets Marie and his plans change.
  • Ága
    Review preview for Ága

    Lazarov lets his tale unfold gradually like a gentle thaw

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    As an elderly couple who live in the traditions of their ancestors face the possibility of one of them dying, will the survivor be able to reconnect with their daughter?
  • Pig
    Review preview for Pig

    There is satire here but this the director takes a jokes first, social comment second approach.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Hasan, a blacklisted filmmaker, starts to sulk when he isn't bumped off by a serial killer.
  • Daughter Of Mine
    Review preview for Daughter Of Mine

    Beautifully lit, Daughter Of Mine conjures up a tremendous sense of place, all salt breezes, scrubland and golden sand.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Vittoria is growing up in a remote Sardinian village. One day she meets the wildly independent Angelica who is so very different to her own caring mother Tina. The young girl has no knowledge of the secret that connects these two women.
  • Chef Flynn
    Review preview for Chef Flynn

    There's an impressive range of mouthwatering dishes on display, constantly being adapted and upgraded.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary following a talented child chef who is determined to make it to the top of his chosen profession.
  • Songwriter
    Review preview for Songwriter

    While it’s interesting to hear his approach and the steps taken from writing the lyrics to matching the words with the beat, there is still a sense that Songwriter does nothing more than just self-promote.

    John-Anthony Disotto · 3 out of 5
    Ed Sheeran up close, far away from raving fans and the stage. This personal portrait of the British singer-songwriter, filmed by his cousin Murray Cummings, follows this modest performer’s creative process as he writes a new song from scratch.
  • Mug
    Review preview for Mug

    Szumowska isn't aiming for subtly here and runs the risks of some of the townsfolk's attitudes slipping into broad brush character but the pathos at the film's heart for Jacek off-sets the problem.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Jacek enjoys his existence as a cool misfit in his Polish backwater. After a terrible accident on the site where the world’s largest statue of Jesus is being constructed, he is celebrated as a national hero and martyr.
  • Museum
    Review preview for Museum

    The director has an aptitude for taking a dash of the familiar and giving it an individual twist.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Two students break into the national museum in Mexico City and escape with precious artefacts. A road movie.
  • Damsel
    Review preview for Damsel

    The Zellner brothers...enter into a fascinating structural dialogue with the history of the genre.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    Several suitors pursue a young woman in the Wild West.
  • The Heiresses
    Review preview for The Heiresses

    This film displays a deftness of touch.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    When Chiquita is sent to prison for debt, her introverted girlfriend Chela is left to her own devices. Chela offers rich women a taxi service in her old car. As she explores the outside world she also starts to focus on her own desires.

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