Wide Angle

• France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia
• 2023
• 107min

Olfa, who lives in Tunisia, has four daughters. One day, her two elder daughters vanish?the teens have left for Libya to join the Islamic State. Based on actual events that took place in Tunisia in 2015, Four Daughters is a docume...

• Cannes Competition, Documentary Prize

Icons

• Poland/Czech Republic/France/Belgium
• 2023
• 152min

In late 2021 as Belarus sends refugees from the Middle East to neighboring Poland, soldiers from both countries clash and refugees find themselves caught in the middle of a lushly forested border zone. Agnieszka Holland’s latest f...

• Venice Special Jury Prize

Gala Presentation

• Hong Kong, China
• 2023
• 92min

Jin Xia works at the security checkpoint of Incheon Port Passenger Terminal. One day she encounters a green-haired girl who captures her attention. In need of money to escape her husband, she goes on an adventure with the green-ha...

• Berlin Panorama

A Window on Asian Cinema

• India/Nepal
• 2023
• 114min

The film opens with a rather shocking scene and quickly transitions to the everyday life of the beloved Guras. A nine-year-old girl living in a mountainous village near Darjeeling, Guras lives with her parents who cultivate cardam...

• Karlovy Vary Proxima Special Jury Prize

Wide Angle

• Armenia/Serbia
• 2023
• 16min

In the immediate aftermath of the war, mistrust and defeatism prevail among Armenians. Satenik searches for footage of captured soldiers being illegally tortured in hopes of finding her brother, who disappeared during the war. (PA...

World Cinema

• Belgium
• 2023
• 84min

Stefan, a Romanian construction worker living in Brussels, visits his friends with a hearty bowl of soup before heading home for the holidays. Doing so, he happens to meet Shuxiu, a Chinese woman who studies mosses, and they exper...

• Berlin Encounters Award, FIPRESCI Prize

New Currents

• Korea
• 2023
• 101min

Youngjin, a public service worker, seems a bit quirky. The social welfare worker, Jinhyun, who is responsible for Youngjin, appears sarcastic at first glance but actually has a warm heart. When Jinhyun finds out that Youngjin has ...

World Cinema

• Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg/France
• 2023
• 102min

Following in the footsteps of Lukas Dhont’s Girl (2018) and Close (2022), Holly is a Flemish film that exquisitely captures the sensibilities of a teenager. One day, Holly has an ominous premonition that keeps her from going to sc...

• Venice Competition

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2023
• 23min

Fifteen-year-old So-min is upset that her family has to move after her father’s business flops. Her family arrives at their new home, but even before their possessions are unloaded, So-min and her younger brother head to their old...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2023
• 119min

Relationships and love don’t necessarily need dramatic obstacles. It’s more than enough to have hearts that grow closer and closer to each other. Honeysweet depicts a story of two lovely people, who meet, fill each other’s gaps, a...