This evening will see Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Andreas Dresen
intervista: Meltem Kaptan
scheda film] by Andreas Dresen (twice rewarded in the 2022 Berlinale by way of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and another for Best First Role) opening the 27th German Film Festival, which will unspool until 16 October in Paris’s Arlequin cinema. Organised by German Films in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, the event will offer up a selection of the very best in German film production, whether fiction films, documentaries, feature films or shorts.

Stealing focus among the nine feature films put forward are four other films unveiled in Berlin at the beginning of the year: competitor A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nicolette Krebitz
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intervista: Jöns Jönsson
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intervista: Annika Pinske
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intervista: Lutz Pehnert
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Other movies gracing the agenda are You Will Not Have My Hate [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kilian Riedhof
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intervista: Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze e Tak…
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intervista: André Szardenings
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In terms of tributes, screenwriter Laila Stieler is set to be honoured this year by way of a focus on her work, which will feature Andreas Dresen’s Rabiye Kurnaz VS. George W. Bush and Gundermann [+leggi anche:
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Nine short films will also be treated to Special Screenings, including this year’s best films from German film schools (Next Generation) and the winners of the category for best short films lasting less than five minutes (Short Tiger Award).

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