74th Locarno Film Festival 2021
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- DirectorBertrand MandicoStarsElina LöwensohnPaula LunaVimala PonsA chimeric future on After Blue, a planet from another galaxy, a virgin planet where only women can survive in the midst of harmless flora and fauna. The story is of a punitive expedition.
- DirectorGhassan SalhabStarsAli SulimanYumna MarwanA man and a woman are in a restaurant situated in the Lebanese mountains. Suddenly, fighter planes appear and in the distance, war seems to be breaking once more. Having lost the woman, the man looks for her, finding her on the other side of the mountain. Together, they sink deeper into nature, which becomes increasingly spectral, just like the slender thread that ties them together.
- DirectorChema García IbarraStarsNacho FernándezLlum ArquesJoanna ValverdeWhen the leader of a UFO association dies unexpectedly, José Manuel becomes the only person who knows a secret that could alter the fate of humanity. Meanwhile, a young girl goes missing in Spain.
- DirectorNatalya KudryashovaStarsAnastasiya KrasovskayaYura BorisovDarius GumauskasA story of a young woman whose soul remembers the metaphysical perfection it witnessed before becoming embodied. Now, against the canvas of the modern world it seems like a film defect.
- DirectorBonifacio AngiusStarsBonifacio AngiusStefano DeffenuMichele MancaA reunion among old friends. A remote house in a forgotten valley. Many memories, bullets, and love stories from the abyss.
- DirectorQiu JiongjiongStarsTao GuNan GuanQiao HuThe leading clown role in a renowned theatre troupe passes on, and is welcomed into the Underworld. As he relives his vivid memories one last time before entering the afterlife, 50 years of art, struggle and love play out against the background of 20th century China’s tumultuous history.
- DirectorAbba MakamaC.J. 'Fiery' ObasiMichael OmonuaStarsBelinda Agedah YangaPaul UtomiElvis PokoA three-part anthology film exploring juju (magical) stories rooted in Nigerian folklore and urban legend, written and directed by the Nigerian new wave cinema collective known as Surreal16.
- DirectorAurélia GeorgesStarsLyna KhoudriSabine AzémaMaud WylerNelie takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She presents herself in her place at Madame de Lengwil's house, to become the reader of this wealthy woman.
- DirectorHannes Þór HalldórssonStarsAuðunn BlöndalEgill EinarssonSverrir Þór SverrissonIceland's toughest cop will stop at nothing to solve a string of violent bank robberies. But when he is forced to take on a new partner, the pressures of solving the case prove too much for the tough-as-nails renegade.
- DirectorPeter BrunnerStarsSusanne JensenFranz RogowskiTheo BlaicknerA man with the mental faculties of a child must save his mother, thereby becoming god and devil.
- DirectorSrdjan DragojevicStarsGoran NavojecKsenija MarinkovicBojan NavojecThe spectacular story of main character Stojan is a satire divided into three episodes, in which the long line to God and edible works of art play a role alongside hypocritical halos.
- DirectorAxelle RopertStarsJade SpringerLéa DruckerPhilippe KaterineA young girl surrounded by love but also caught in her parents' break up, and the impact of their divorce on her own search for love.
- DirectorEdwinStarsMarthino LioLadya CherylReza RahadianIn a society ruled by machismo, a hibernating "bird" becomes a serious matter. In a life of brutality, the sleeping bird is an allegory for a peaceful and serene life, even when the whole world tries desperately to rouse it.
- DirectorNeus BallúsStarsMohamed MellaliValero EscolarPep SarràA peculiar team of three handymen has to face a series of eccentric clients. Their everyday job becomes a surrealist and exhilarating experience.
- DirectorLorenz MerzStarsArt BllacaPablo CaprezLolita ChammahYoung father Gabriel takes care alone of his son. When he falls in love with enigmatic Corey, a state of emergency is declared - wild animals are on the run and life becomes utterly existential.
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsEthan HawkeCristina ChiriacPhil NeilsonAn American soldier stationed in Rome with the Vatican blown up, embarks on a hero's journey to uncover and defend against an unknown enemy threatening the entire world.
- DirectorKit ZauharStarsIsabelle BarbierGabrielle RichardsonFraser JonesA girl in her final week of college goes to great lengths to win the affections of a boy from her home town of Philadelphia and ends up having to confront her escalating anxieties about her love life, family and future.
- DirectorAraceli LemosStarsAbigael LomaHasmine KillipEirini InglesiA young Filipina searches for the missing links between her strange bleeding condition and her faraway mother's healing powers.
- DirectorKofi Ofosu-YeboahStarsBriggitte AppiahDavid KluRicky AdelayitorWhen reticent Ama returns to the city where she was gifted to a white art collector as a little girl, the quest to reclaim her stolen childhood quickly goes into a tailspin when she recruits an ex-lover on her mission.
- DirectorFrancesco MontagnerJabir, Usama and Useir are three young Bosnian brothers, born into a family of shepherds. They grew up in the shadow of their father, Ibrahim, a strict, radical Islamist preacher. When Ibrahim gets sentenced to two years in prison, for war participation and terrorism, the three brothers are suddenly left on their own.
- DirectorHleb PapouStarsMaurizio BoussoGiacomo CiarrapicoMarco FalaguastaDaniel, the only African-Italian officer in Rome's riot police, is forced to evict an apartment building with 150 families, including his own.
- DirectorCarlo Francisco ManatadStarsCharo Santos-ConcioDaniel PadillaRans RifolIn the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, in the Philippines, a young man is searching for a missing significant other as other storm approaches.
- DirectorJose Pablo EscamillaStarsFrancisco BarreiroAlexandra CuetoSalvador de la GarzaWhen Alexandra disappears before his eyes, Lucas must deal with a corrupt system. His visions decay, just like the monster that imprisons them.
- DirectorSabrina SarabiStarsSaskia RosendahlRick OkonGodehard GieseCows and nothing but fields. 24-year-old Christin lives on the farm of her long-term boyfriend Jan in Mecklenburg. Their relationship is loveless. Time seems to stand still - until 46-year-old engineer Klaus turns up.
- DirectorIrfana MajumdarStarsJaihind KumarShreeja MishraAdwik MathurThe friendship between a little girl born into a privileged family and a village man who is the family servant.