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Marrakech International Film Festival · 2018

Marrakech International Film Festival 2018

The 11th Continent

Programme

13 films · 4 reviews

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Angelo

Trouble brews for a young African in Europe in the 18th century.

(Country: Austria, Luxembourg; Year: 2018; Director: Markus Schleinzer; Writer: Alexander Brom, Markus Schleinzer; Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Christian Friedel, Larisa Faber, Michael Rotschopf, Dominic Marcus Singer, Gerti Drassl, Marisa Growaldt, Lukas Miko, Éric Gigout, Daniel Hoesl, Nilton Martins, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Makita Samba, Martine Schambacher, Ryan Nzogang)

Burning

Review preview for Burning

Lee works the narrative with an ambivalence that borders on the inscrutable

Sunil Chauhan · 3 out of 5
Jong-soo, a part-time worker, bumps into Hae-mi while delivering, who used to live in the same neighborhood. Hae-mi asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2018; Director: Lee Chang-dong; Writer: Lee Chang-dong, based on the short story by Haruki Murakami; Stars: Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo, Steven Yeun)

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The Dead And the Others (Chuva E Cantoria Na Aldeia Dos Mortos)

An indigenous teen runs away to the city to avoid becoming a shaman.

(Director: Rene Nader Messora, Joao Salaviza)

Endless Tail (Beskrajni rep)

A boy and girl wandering alone through lush terrain undergo a journey to real and imagined landscapes.

(Country: Croatia; Year: 2018; Director: Željka Suková)

Erased, Ascent Of The Invisible (Erased, ____ Ascent Of The Invisible)

Review preview for Erased, Ascent Of The Invisible

The nature of erasure and memory rubs up against ideas of collective guilt in Ghassan Halwani's measured and moving documentary.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Documentary about thousands of people who disappeared during the Lebanon Civil War.

(Country: Lebanon; Year: 2018; Director: Ghassan Halwani)

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Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Review preview for Hale County This Morning, This Evening

By looking at what would lie outside of the traditional framework of most documentaries, Ross builds a much more absorbing picture of people fully embedded within an environment.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
An exploration of coming-of-age in the Black Belt of the American South.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: RaMell Ross; Writer: Maya Krinsky)

Full review See: RaMell Ross ‪in conversation on‬ an encompassing landscape and Apichatpong Weerasethakul's influence on Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Manta Ray (Kraben Rahu)

Review preview for Manta Ray

The film remains mysterious without being confusing - you don't need to grasp every detail to understand its metaphors and message and its enigmatic aura invites repeat viewings.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A fisherman finds an injured refugee and tries to help him.

(Country: Thailand, France, China; Year: 2018; Director: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng; Writer: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng; Stars: Aphisit Hama, Wanlop Rungkamjad, Rasmee Wayrana, Aphisit Hama, Wanlop Rungkamjad, Rasmee Wayrana)

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Nervous Translation

A stylised evocation of a child’s fanciful interpretation of the world around her.

(Country: Philippines; Year: 2017; Director: Shireen Seno; Writer: Shireen Seno; Stars: Jana Agoncillo, Jana Agoncillo)

Renault 12

The director considers the inheritance that must pass from Morocco to France upon the death of his mother.

(Country: France; Year: 2018; Director: Mohamed El Khatib)

The Sound Of Masks

Documentary about Mapiko, the traditional masked dance of Mozambique, and the life story of one of the country's most famous dancers.

(Country: South Africa; Year: 2018; Director: Sara CF de Gouveia; Stars: Atanásio Cosme Nuysi, Marta Pedro Matsimbe, Aleta Muduca, Moisés Abel Bilali, Contantino Lucas Ntumissana, Atanásio Cosme Nuysi, Marta Pedro Matsimbe, Aleta Muduca, Moisés Abel Bilali, Contantino Lucas Ntumissana)

Srbenka

The lasting impact of the cycle of "vengeance" on children in the Balkans.

(Country: Croatia; Year: 2018; Director: Nebojsa Slijepcevic; Writer: Nebojsa Slijepcevic)

Still Recording

Documentary shot over four years in the besieged Syrian city of Douma.

(Country: Lebanon, Syria, France, Qatar, Germany; Year: 2018; Director: Saeed Al Batal, Ghiath Ayoub; Writer: Saeed Al Batal, Ghiath Ayoub)

Yesterday (Tegnap)

An engineer finds himself confronted by memories of his past while on a trip to Africa.

(Country: Hungary, France, Netherlands, Morocco, Sweden, Germany; Year: 2018; Director: Kenyeres Bálint; Stars: Vlad Ivanov, Djemel Barek, Jacques Weber, Gamil Ratib, Johanna Ter Steege)