The selection of 2010/2011 edition:
"Beyond words" by Alexandra M. Păun (Romania)
Adriana, a Romanian 18 years-old, journeyss back into the family history through her favorite fairy-tale, learning about Petrea, a special man and not-so-distant relative. She also discovers a letter from 1945 which, in extraordinary circumstances, Petrea promised a dying German soldier to deliver. But Petrea was slain and, 65 years later, Adriana takes upon herself his promise, and sets off to Germany to find the long-lost letter's addressee. She only finds an elderly daughter, who, in turn, reveals how a fairy-tale can travel through time, across space and beyond words.
"Car Park" by Bence Miklauzič and Ferenc Lengyel (Hungary)
In the car park everyone can park anywhere they want except for one spot that is owned by the parking attendant, the Legionnaire. But one day someone turns up who desperately wants to park in that certain spot at any rate. A fatal fight commences between the two men, which leads them to revalue their whole lives so far.
"The Cowards" by Andrea Sedláčková (Czech)
The screenplay is based on the theme of Josef Škvorecký's novel The Cowards, one of the best-known works of Czech post-war literature. The screenwriter and director Andrea Sedláčková has already adapted work by Škvorecký in the film Rhythm in the Heels (Czech Television 2010). Danny loves girls and jazz. To him the uprising against the Germans is just a game. But that game turns into painful reality, and Danny discovers that being a hero is harder than he thought.
"Don Juan revisited" by Andrzej Bart (Poland)
The last conquest of the famous seducer Don Juan, undertaken on the Pope's order, is to seduce the Queen of Spain traveling with the corpse of her beloved husband. Her retinue includes inquisitors, enemies and a young woman disguised as a man. This is a film about madness, eternal love and power.
"False Witness" by Iglika Triffonova (Bulgaria)
Documenting one of the key trials of the Hague International War Tribunal with a touch of criminal suspense, the film reflects on the great confrontations of our times - between Christians and Muslims, between the former communist countries and the West, between liberalism and consumerist prosperity - through personal stories, from which none of the protagonists comes out the same.
"Father" by Artur Urbański (Poland)
When his son is born and his father dies the same day, forty-year-old Konstanty takes a journey deep into his life parting with his childhood.
"Football for Beginners" by Jaak Kilmi and Andres Keil (Estonia)
Andres, a bankrupt businessman, tries to control his family life and his son, a young football player who could be much better if he would only listen to Andres's "great" advice. Actually, Andres expects everybody to do that (partners, other parents, his family). But he learns that he cannot control someone else's life if he doesn't face the truth in his own life and accept his son as he is.
"Nightlife" by Damjan Kozole (Slovenia) and Ognjen Sviličić (Croatia)
A single night and three intertwining stories. A young woman in labour tries to get to a maternity hospital. A high-profile attorney seeks out sex with dogs. A despondent security guard wants to commit suicide. A black comedy about the paradox of life. Nightlife.
"Sanctuary" by Wojciech Kasperski (Poland) -
The film is a thriller about a young couple who are forced by unexpected circumstances to discover the dark side of their nature. A countryside vacation which is to help solve their marital problems suddenly turns into a struggle for survival. At stake is not only their marriage, but also their very existence. The cathartic finale will be bathed in blood.
"Ten Commandments" by Gábor Herendi and Réka Divinyi (Hungary)
A group of young people try to shake things up by publicly breaking the Ten Commandments. Give them a goal and nothing will stop them!
"Town of Otol" by Laura Siváková and Biba Bohinská (Slovakia)
Death doesn't take much here - life takes a lot more... J.S.Machar
"What's between us" by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz and Marek Modzelewski (Poland)
Warsaw. Friday evening. An eighteen-year-old boy who suffers unrequited love and a girl who loves another girl. Two women - a wife's sister and a husband's mistress. A thirty-year-old single man and a Ukrainian prostitute. An elderly woman and an elderly man. They spend a few hours together, playing their roles, putting on masks, looking for love, closeness and another human being.
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