Venice 2019 Orizzonti
by keithsim | created - 22 Aug 2019 | updated - 24 Aug 2019 | Public"Orizzonti" translates to "horizons" and this section was created to spotlight new talent, which is here in abundance. Other Venice sections: In Competition , Out of Competition - Fiction, Non-Fiction and Special Screenings, Docs About Cinema, Venice Classics
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1. Pelican Blood (2019)
121 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman who trains police horses adopts her second child, a severely traumatised 5-year-old girl. When the girl shows violent and anti-social behaviour, her new mother becomes determined to help her.
Director: Katrin Gebbe | Stars: Nina Hoss, Katerina Lipovska, Adelia-Constance Ocleppo, Murathan Muslu
Votes: 1,135
2. Zumiriki (2019)
122 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary drawn from the director's own family experiences, of living alone in the woods for several months.
Director: Oskar Alegria | Star: Oskar Alegria
Votes: 69
3. A Son (2019)
95 min | Drama
11 year old Aziz needs a liver transplant after being seriously injured during a terrorist ambush while on holiday in 2011. At the hospital a family secret will be revealed.
Director: Mehdi Barsaoui | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah, Youssef Khemiri, Noomen Hamda
Votes: 1,282
4. White on White (2019)
100 min | Drama
A wedding photographer becomes overly intrigued by a young bride-to-be.
Director: Théo Court | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Lola Rubio, Lars Rudolph, Alejandro Goic
Votes: 825
5. My Days of Glory (2019)
98 min | Comedy
An actor who enjoyed success in his youth finds his career and life in a downward spiral as he gets older.
Director: Antoine de Bary | Stars: Vincent Lacoste, Emmanuelle Devos, Christopher Lambert, Noée Abita
Votes: 571
6. Nevia (2019)
86 min | Drama
Nevia, a Neapolitan girl that comes from a poor family, joins a circus, trying to escape from poverty.
Director: Nunzia De Stefano | Stars: Virginia Apicella, Pietra Montecorvino, Rosy Franzese, Pietro Ragusa
Votes: 277
7. Moffie (2019)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance, War
A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality.
Director: Oliver Hermanus | Stars: Kai Luke Brummer, Barbara-Marié Immelman, Michael Kirch, Remano De Beer
Votes: 3,795
8. Hava, Maryam, Ayesha (2019)
83 min | Drama
3 Afghan women from different backgrounds in Kabul face challenges: neglected pregnant Hava; educated Maryam facing divorce while pregnant; and teenage Ayesha marrying her cousin after her boyfriend leaves her pregnant. All by themselves.
Director: Sahraa Karimi | Stars: Arezoo Ariapoor, Fereshta Afshar, Hasiba Ebrahimi, Zubaida Ahmadi
Votes: 238
9. Rialto (2019)
90 min | Drama
Colm, mid-40s has a comfortable life: a managerial job in Dublin's docks, two teenage children, and a kind, loyal wife in Claire. After the death of his father, a destructive figure, Colm's emotional life cracks open, and his downward spiral continues when he is made redundant. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in Claire, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19-year-old who dabbles in ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Mackie Burns | Stars: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tom Glynn-Carney, Monica Dolan, Sophie Jo Wasson
Votes: 923
10. The Criminal Man (2019)
135 min | Thriller
A melancholic witness cannot escape the memories of a murder, that twists his mind and makes him observe the dark sides of his own soul.
Director: Dmitry Mamuliya | Stars: Madona Chachkhiani, Natalia Jugheli, Vladimer Kobakhidze, Goderdzi Liparteliani
Votes: 143
11. Revenir (2019)
77 min | Drama
A man in his early thirties returns to the rural farm of his childhood and rejoins the family struggle to get by.
Director: Jessica Palud | Stars: Niels Schneider, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Roman Coustère Hachez, Patrick d'Assumçao
Votes: 582
12. Giants Being Lonely (2019)
81 min | Drama, Sport
A pair of players on a successful high school baseball team, the Giants, come of age in the American South.
Director: Grear Patterson | Stars: Jack Irv, Ben Irving, Lily Gavin, Amalia Culp
Votes: 585
13. Balloon (2019)
102 min | Drama
A family struggles against the conflicting dictates of nature, spirituality, politics, and free will.
Director: Pema Tseden | Stars: Sonam Wangmo, Jinpa, Yangshik Tso, Druklha Dorje
Votes: 962
14. Verdict (I) (2019)
126 min | Crime, Drama
Battered wife Joy stands up for justice against her alcoholic husband Dante in a turmoil process of the justice system.
Director: Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | Stars: Max Eigenmann, Kristoffer King, Jordhen Suan, Rene Durian
Votes: 617
15. Law of Tehran (2019)
131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The police are after a drug lord named Naser Khakzad, but when they finally manage to catch him, he tries whatever he can think of to escape and save his family.
Director: Saeed Roustayi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Parinaz Izadyar, Farhad Aslani
Votes: 18,520
16. Shadow of Water (2019)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Teenage Janaki departs for a day in the city at dawn. Her suitor has arranged for a ride with his boss, a sullen and dark man who lets Janaki know that he knows she's there without her mother's permission.
Director: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan | Stars: Nimisha Sajayan, Joju George, Jolly Chirayath, Sujith Koyickal
Votes: 427
17. Sole (2019)
102 min | Drama
Lena is seven months pregnant and she's ready to sell the baby in her belly. Ermanno agrees to pretend to be the father. Fabio, the uncle of Ermanno, will pay them to buy the child that he ... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Sironi | Stars: Claudio Segaluscio, Sandra Drzymalska, Bruno Buzzi, Marco Felli
Votes: 861
18. Mother (2019)
128 min | Drama, Thriller
Ten years have passed since Elena's son, then six years old, has disappeared. Today Elena lives and works at a seaside restaurant until she meets a teenager who reminds her of her missing son.
Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Stars: Marta Nieto, Jules Porier, Alex Brendemühl, Anne Consigny
Votes: 2,338
19. Atlantis (2019)
108 min | Drama, War
A soldier suffering from PTSD befriends a young volunteer hoping to restore peaceful energy to a war-torn society.
Director: Valentyn Vasyanovych | Stars: Andriy Rymaruk, Liudmyla Bileka, Vasyl Antoniak, Lily Hyde
Votes: 2,671
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