Human Interest/Society
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Sergej in the Urn
Germany | 2009 | 104minSERGEJ IN THE URN tells the story of charismatic, erratic, egocentric, almost forgotten Sergej Tschachotin, a scientist of international repute, friend to Pavlov and Einstein, revolutionary and pacifist, through the memories of four of his sons. Read More
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God Bless Iceland
Iceland / Germany / Sweden | 2009 | 58/70/95minGOD BLESS ICELAND tells the story of the financial crisis in Iceland, diving into the very real and daily confrontations of the calamity, which undermined not only the economy of Iceland but the very identity of the small island nation as well. Read More
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Bastion of Sin
Germany | 2008 | 58/78minAysel, a religious Muslim who led a sheltered life as a housewife and mother in the provincial south of Germany, auditions for a part in the tragedy MEDEA. The theatre play entangles Aysel in a conflict with her beliefs and forces her to question her life to date. Read More
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Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies
The Netherlands | 2008 | 87minBeauty, love, work... sometimes it just isn’t worth getting out of bed for. BLOODY MONDAYS & STRAWBERRY PIES takes you on a compelling journey into time, nothingness and boredom, without getting bored. Read More
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Rabbit à la Berlin
Poland / Germany | 2009 | 39/50minWhen Death Zone was the safest home - the untold story of wild rabbits which lived between the Berlin Walls for 28 years and which had to learn to live in the free world again after the Wall came down. Read More
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The Living Room of the Nation
Finland | 2009 | minThe film opens a poetic, portrait-like view into six Finnish living rooms. A collage of everyday events the film is a story of changes, loneliness, responsibilities and the unavoidable passing of time. Read More
