With two titles in competition at the Berlinale (15-25 February), four further films elsewhere in the official programme and four market premieres, German world sales agent Beta Cinema has a remarkably strong presence at Berlin. One of the Golden Bear competitors is In the Aisles [+lire aussi :
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Meanwhile, Rupert Everett’s directorial debut, The Happy Prince [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], which he wrote, directed and performed in, playing the role of 19^th-century dandy Oscar Wilde, has already secured distribution in several key European territories, such as Germany, the UK, Italy and the Benelux. The star-studded tragicomedy, with Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson, focusing on the literary genius’ last days in European exile, is being presented in Berlinale Special. Stories and ancient legends about imaginary encounters between animals and humans keep an old married couple alive in the drama Ága [+lire aussi :
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interview : Milko Lazarov
fiche film] by Milko Lazarov, which is set in the snowy wilderness of Yakutia in north-east Russia. The husband is dying and will talk about everything except their beloved daughter, who left home years ago to work in a diamond mine. This special love story, set against the striking backdrop of the permafrost, is being shown out of competition.

The struggle for survival in nature is also the subject matter of the German drama Styx [+lire aussi :
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interview : Nanouk Leopold
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Furthermore, Beta Cinema will be presenting the market premiere of Candelaria [+lire aussi :
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interview : Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza
fiche film] by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza, which focuses on the life of Candelaria and Victor Hugo in Havana in 1994. Based on a true story, 3 Way Junction [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Juergen Bollmeyer depicts a young British architect trying to escape from the Namib Desert. In the Israeli film Driver [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Yehonatan Indursky, a father is faced with the responsibility of taking care of his nine-year-old daughter when his wife suddenly ups and leaves. Last but not least, the German children’s adventure Shiverstone Castle 2 [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Ralf Huettner will also be presented as a market premiere.