No soy Lorena (2015 Feature Film)
Tense thriller in which a young Chilean actress is confronted with a bad case of mistaken identity. Creditors visit Olivia looking for Lorena Ruiz. But who is Lorena? And why is it so hard to prove that Olivia has nothing to do with the debts or this mysterious Lorena?
meraviglie, Le (2015 Feature Film)
Dreamy second film by Italian director Alice Rohrwacher about a family of beekeepers in the remote Tuscany countryside, living by their own rules. But the outside world can’t be kept at arm’s length forever. Young Gelsomina is almost an adult, and realises her father is not the man she thought he was.
Melody (2015 Feature Film)
Two women: one a rich, single businesswoman aged 48, the other a homeless hairdresser with a dream. These two very different lives are brought together by a pregnancy. Poignant, empathetic and strongly acted drama that asks questions about motherhood and childhood. Who takes care of who? And what makes a good mother?
Mateo (2015 Feature Film)
Among the numerous mariachi singers in Los Angeles, there is only one red-haired Caucasian man. Moreover, he is also the most ambitious. More musically than socially gifted, this lone musician blossoms each time he visits Cuba. A melancholy portrait of a curiously charming ex-convict.
Man on High Heels (2015 Feature Film)
Jang Jin’s fetish actor Cha Seung-Won plays an ultra-macho cop with a deep secret: he wants a sex change. Meanwhile he’s caught between taking down a crime gang and dealing with the woman colleague who has a crush on him. A truly subversive Korean action thriller!
Loin des hommes (2015 Feature Film)
Shortly before the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence, a teacher (Viggo Mortensen) is forced to accompany a local murderer (Reda Kateb) across the Atlas Mountains to a French colonial court. A North African Western, based on a short story by Albert Camus. Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Locke (2015 Feature Film)
Actor Tom Hardy’s one-man show. Construction foreman Ivan Locke flees his life during an intense, 90-minute drive. While he desperately tries to keep everything on track, this everyman gradually reveals all his secrets.
Little White Lie (2015 Feature Film)
What exactly defines you as a human? Your genes or the family and culture you are raised in? In this personal documentary, Lacey Schwartz studies her own background, thereby uncovering family secrets, dual identity and denial. Can her family achieve closure concerning the lie Schwartz grew up with?
Labour of Love (2015 Feature Film)
A husband and wife, gently in love and in the prime of life, hardly see each other due to their working schedules in an extremely busy Kolkata. Sophisticated cinematic approach with strong performances, no dialogue and great camerawork makes for a memorable film. Best Director, Venice.
Keep on Keepin’ on (2015 Feature Film)
Intimate portrait of legendary jazz musician Clark Terry and his role as mentor to musical greats such as Miles Davis and Quincy Jones. The latest beneficiary being the young, blind pianist Justin Kauflin. Even when the by now well over 90-year old Terry falls ill, the two become energised by their music sessions.