Rosario is a street vendor, who gives away soft toys to whoever draws a winning number. The war he has declared against his own destiny has the immature and indolent body of his 13-year-old daughter: She’s his weapon for survival. But success becomes an obsession, and talent becomes a punishment.
Two women spend a weekend in the North Sea. One of them will soon return to her family in Argentina, whereas the other one will try to come a step closer to the ocean.
(Country: Germany; Year: 2017; Director: Helena Wittmann; Writer: Helena Wittmann, Theresa George; Stars: Theresa George, Josefina Gill)
The Gulf
(Körfez)
Leaving behind a ruined career and a bitter divorce, Selim returns to his hometown. He runs into Cihan, a friend from the military service, an idler with a charming energy. As people start leaving Izmir due to a terrible smell caused by a mysterious maritime accident, Selim finds himself gradually drawn to a new world.
A hunting guide tries to forge a relationship with his estranged son.
(Country: Argentina, US, France, Germany, Qatar; Year: 2017; Director: Natalia Garagiola; Writer: Natalia Garagiola; Stars: Germán Palacios, Lautaro Bettoni, Boy Olmi, Rita Pauls, Pilar Benitez Vivart)
Poison - The Land Of Fires
(Veleno)
Cosimo, a buffalo farmer, refuses to sell off his land to the family of the young mayor candidate. When he finds out he has a tumour caused by all the toxic waste that are illegally disposed of in the fields of the so-called “Land of Fires”, his wife decides to carry on his battle.
(Country: Italy; Year: 2017; Director: Diego Olivares; Writer: Diego Olivares, Marcello Olivieri; Stars: Luisa Ranieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Salvatore Esposito, Nando Paone, Gennaro Di Colandrea, Miriam Candurro, Marianna Robustelli)
On stage 17-year-old Sarah gives it all. When she performs, there is an instant of suspense, a moment in which she appears to transform completely into her character. What lies behind Sarah’s radical stage presence? A dark secret she is trying to express.
