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One in a Thousand
QUEBEC PREMIERE Official Selection – Panorama Berlinale – 2020 Best Picture Prize – Jeonju Film Festival, South Korea – 2020Special Jury Prize of Fiction Competition – Festival de Lima, Peru – 2020 Set in a community of project houses “Las Mil y Una” is a coming of age story which explores deep friendship and sexual awakening. When Iris meets Renata, a young woman with a tough past, she feels immediately attracted to her. She will have to overcome stigma and struggle with her insecurities in order to experiment first love. A story full of tenderness in a very hostile environment where desire adapts many forms in the darkness, and gossip can turn into a hostile weapon.
Summer Rebels
Official Competition – Vilnius Children and Youth Film Festival, Lithuania – 2020Official Selection – Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, South Korea – 2020Official Selection – Children’s Rights FIlm Festival, Chroatia – 2020 10 years and older. Rowdy Jonas, 11, longs to spend summer vacation shooting rabbits and exploring the Slovakian countryside with his cool Grandpa Bernard, but his exasperated mother has already made plans to go to the seaside instead. Jonas sneaks away from his ho-me in Dresden to take the train by himself to his grandpa’s charming little town in Slovakia. When he arrives, he discovers that cool grandpa has become grumpy grandpa, and Jonas realizes why his mother didn’t want him to go there – but the damage is done! Jonas is left on his own while his grumpy grandpa mopes. Luckily, his brave and tom-boyish neighbor Alex befriends Jonas and together they create a scheme to raise money for a raft of their own, unleashing a series of dodgy shenanigans. Their illegal racket creates an uproar in the village, lands Grandpa Bernard in jail for a crime he didn’t commit, and causes Alex and Jonas’ friendship to fray. Will Jonas find a way to repair the messes he’s made? Beautifully shot in the gorgeous summer sunlit landscape, with a charming, uplifting soundtrack, Summer Rebels is a bilingual comedy-adventure that offers humor and warmth for the whole family.
Les siffleurs
Official selection | Competition – Festival de Cannes – 2019 A policeman intent on freeing a crooked businessman from prison on Gomera, an island in the Canaries. However, he must first learn the difficult local dialect, a language which includes hissing and spitting.
Yuli
QUÉBEC PREMIERE Best Screenplay Award – San Sebastian International Film FestivalBest New Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay – Spanish Goya Awards The film follows Carlos Acosta – nicknamed Yuli by his father – from growing up on the streets of his native Cuba, through his time at the country’s National Dance School, to performing at London’s prestigious Royal Ballet. Based on his 2007 bestseller autobiography No Way Home. Written by Paul Laverty (I, Daniel Blake). Passport not eligible for this film
Les Racines du monde
Grand Prix Cinéma – Festival Écran Jeunesse – 2020Coup de cœur du public 10-12 ans – Festival International du Film de la Roche-sur-Yon – 2020Milos Stehlik Global Impact Award – Chicago International Children’s Film Festival – 2020Sélection – Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival – 2020 Amra’s father Erdene is the leader of the last nomads opposing global mining companies digging for gold in the Mongolian steppe. After his father dies in a tragic car accident, Amra sets out to continue the fight in his father’s spirit – but with the tools of an 11-year-old boy. 8 years and older.
Cleo
CANADIAN PREMIERE Official selection | Generation Kplus – 69th Berlinale (Germany) – 2019 A magic clock which can turn back time – the imaginative Cleo has dreamt of finding it ever since she first heard about this lost gem. When she meets Paul, who recently came across a treasure map, she teams up with him and sets off on a topsy-turvy journey through time and across the pulsating city of Berlin. * Photo credit : Detailfilm – Janine Marold Presentation of the film by Goethe-Institut Montréal Watch the film Click on the Watch the film button below; Create your free Vimeo account or login to your Vimeo session if you already have an account; Once logged in, a free promotional code will automatically appear; All you have to do is take advantage of the free movie rental, valid for 24 hours. Enjoy the movie! Find our detailed user guide if you need it. Watch the film Watch the film PRESENTATION Discover Tatiana Braun presentation, Program Curator at Goethe Institut Montréal, who presents the film Cleo. Discover the films offered through the Goethe-Institut Montréal at www.goethe.de/ins/ca/en/kul/cfo/mov/vim.html as well as their viewing platform at vimeo.com/showcase/goethe-on-demand
Transit
Competition | 78e Berlinale (Germany) – 2018 Based on the novel by Anna Seghers In an attempt to flee Nazi-occupied France, Georg assumes the identity of a dead author but soon finds himself stuck in Marseilles, where he falls in love with Maria, a young woman searching for her missing husband. Presentation of the film by Goethe-Institut Montréal Watch the film Click on the Watch the film button below; Create your free Vimeo account or login to your Vimeo session if you already have an account; Once logged in, a free promotional code will automatically appear; All you have to do is take advantage of the free movie rental, valid for 24 hours. Enjoy the movie! Find our detailed user guide if you need it. Watch the film Watch the film PRESENTATION Discover Tatiana Braun presentation, Program Curator at Goethe Institut Montréal, who presents the film Transit. Discover the films distributed by EyeSteelFilm at www.eyesteelfilm.com
La Vie invisible d’Euridice Gusmao
Un Certain Regard Prize – Festival de Cannes (France) – 2019 Rio de Janeiro, 1950. Eurídice, 18, and Guida, 20, are two inseparable sisters living at home with their conservative parents. Although immersed in a traditional life, each one nourishes a dream: Eurídice of becoming a renowned pianist, Guida of finding true love. In a dramatic turn, they are separated by their father and forced to live apart. They take control of their separate destinies, while never giving up hope of finding each other. Presentation of the film by the director and by Marie Tifo Watch the film Click on the Watch the film button below; Create your free Vimeo account or login to your Vimeo session if you already have an account; Once logged in, a free promotional code will automatically appear; All you have to do is take advantage of the free movie rental, valid for 24 hours. Enjoy the movie! Find our detailed user guide if you need it. Watch also the interview with the director Karim Aïnouz and the video presentation of the film by Marie Tifo, available below! Watch the film Watch the film PRESENTATION Discover the interview with the director, Karim Aïnouz, about his film. Discover the interview with Marie Tifo, previously President of the jury of the FCMS International Competition, who presents her analysis of the film. Discover the films distributed by EyeSteelFilm at www.eyesteelfilm.com