Nearly 150 films are on the programme of the 30th FFC – and excitement is promised not only by the question of which of the films will win a Lubina. The programme includes a series of abyssal works that are as refined as they are elegant and stand for suspense made in eastern europe. A selected range:
CAPTIVES
Kristóf Deák
Hungary, 2019, 87 Min; Hits
A chamber drama featuring the secret police. An ordinary family in Hungary in the 1950s receives a visit from the State Protection Authority at dawn. The officers settle down in the apartment and put anyone who rings the doorbell under house arrest. Gradually the apartment fills up. The days go by and slowly the secrets and fears of the prisoners emerge.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Ivan-Goran Vitez
Croatia, 2019, 101 Min; Spectrum
A hostage drama with a bitter political aftertaste. Not allowed to congratulate her on her birthday, a traumatised war veteran takes his daughter's class hostage. A corrupt mayor takes advantage of the situation to outdo his election rival. A cynical journalist tries to gain fame with the help of fake news.
GOODBYE, JOHNNY
Konstantin Burov
Bulgaria, 2020, 88 Min; Spectrum
A toxic relationship. Twenty-seven-year-old Vasel can no longer get rid of Johnny, the man who saved his life. Initially a life-philosophy guru, he soon turns out to be a selfish psychopath. A psychological thriller both laconic and bizarre, narrated relentlessly and, at the same time, with a propensity for self-irony.
IN THE SHADOWS (limited availability: only playable from December 8th - 13th)
Erdem Tepegöz
Turkey, 2020, 90 Min; Feature Film
CompetitionA sci-fi thriller in the dystopian setting of a run-down mine. Between the present and a bleak future a group of miners is controlled by an ubiquitous surveillance system. Zait begins to question the system and declares war on it.
ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES(limited availability: only playable from December 8th - 13th)
Michalis Konstantatos
Greece, Germany, Belgium, 2020, 105 Min; Feature Film Competition
A fake life between luxury and odd jobs. The money is gone. The marriage has lost its magic. Alice and Petros flee to the countryside with their child and yet quickly find themselves confronted by the question: how do you go on when the dream of a better life no longer corresponds to reality? A relationship drama in the form of a captivating psychological puzzle.
A CERTAIN KIND OF SILENCE
Michal HogenauerCzech Republic, Netherlands, Latvia, 2019, 96 Min; Spotlight Česko
Power and manipulation. Michaela takes up a position as an au pair abroad. Living together with the aloof family soon turns into a nightmare. Behind designer furniture, well-tended gardens and a strictly regulated daily routine, a psychological abyss opens up.