Wide Angle

• Mexico
• 2016
• 105min

A morning on a quite normal day: Miriam is arrested at her workplace and is accused, without proof, of “people trafficking”. The violence she suffered and was exposed to during her imprisonment has left a profound gap in her life....

• Berlin Film Festival (Forum)

World Cinema

• Germany
• 2016
• 162min

The elderly Winfried wants to reconnect with his corporate go-getting daughter Ines. When his old dog dies, he leaves behind his meaningless life and becomes “Tony” to play the best prank of his life. “Tony” the eccentric life coa...

• FIPRESCI Prize at Competition, Cannes Film Festival

World Cinema

• France,Iceland
• 2016
• 83min

Samir is a 40-year-old crane operator living in Paris. When he bumps into swimming instructor Agathe, it’s love at first sight and he enrolls in a swimming class, despite already being able to swim. However, his deception is soon ...

• SACD Award at Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2016
• 92min

Three young men in their twenties go on a trip across the globe. They make money with a working-holiday program in Australia and record their experiences travelling to farms around the world. They dream to be real farmers. Being i...

World Cinema

• United States
• 2016
• 118min

Paterson is a bus driver and poet from the city of Paterson, New Jersey. Every day follows much the same pattern. After work, he returns home, has dinner with his wife Laura and walks his dog to the bar for just the one beer. Laur...

• Cannes Film Festival (In Competition)

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2016
• 24min

25-year-old Hyunji works at a restaurant to make money in order to go to Germany to study. The night before her departure, she finds a smaller amount than she expected has been deposited as her last salary, which causes a setback ...

World Cinema

• France
• 2016
• 105min

Maureen is a young American in Paris who works as a personal shopper for the famous fashionista, Kyra. Her days are filled with visits to brand name shops and designer ateliers to seek out and bring back clothes and accessories to...

• Best Director Award at Cannes Film Festival

Wide Angle

• Japan
• 2016
• 111min

In February 2014, the deaf composer Samuragochi, once dubbed Japan’s Beethoven, publicly confessed that another composer had been helping him write his music. The confession was provoked by a magazine expose by the shadow composer...

Wide Angle

• Philippines
• 2016
• 78min

Christians constitute over 90% of the population of Catholic Philippines. Historically, however, an Islamic dynasty had settled in the Philippines long before the Spanish invasion, which pushed the Muslims to Mindanao, in the sout...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Kyrgyzstan
• 2016
• 92min

Traveling with the Bomb is a road movie that addresses the controversial practice of bride kidnapping, which still happens in Kyrgyzstan. Having attended university in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Ikhtiandr returns to Issyk Kul, his hometo...