Recipient of the Cannes 2020 Official Selection label, Oskar Roehler’s Enfant terrible [+leggi anche:
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Standing out among the eight other titles in the Panorama programme are six films directed by women:  I Was at Home, but... [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Angela Schanelec
scheda film] by Angela Schanelec (Silver Bear winner for Best Director last year at the Berlinale, distributed by Shellac in French cinemas on 25 November), Maryam Zaree’s Born in Evin [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Katrin Gebbe
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The festival will close with The German Lesson [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ulrike Ottinger
scheda film] by Ulrike Ottinger (unveiled at the Berlinale and released in French cinemas on 14 October by Dean Medias). Also worth noting is a cycle of films about the fight against the hatred towards and everyday exclusion of minorities, featuring three films: Visar Morina’s Exil [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Visar Morina
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Finally, the festival programme includes 13 short films, including the best 2020 films from German films schools (Next Generation) and the best films with a runtime below five minutes (Short Tiger Award).