Catalogue

An eclectic mix of townsfolk cross paths on Christmas Eve in several interwoven stories of humour and tragedy, forgiveness and hope, birth and death ... From the director of KITCHEN STORIES, FACTOTUM and O'HORTEN.

During a weekend gathering, the seemingly stable fabric of a family comes undone when feelings differ about the mother's unexpected decision to stop her longtime medication for mental illness... From the acclaimed director of STORM, REQUIEM and DISTANT LIGHTS.

When at the audition for a TV talent show, sixteen-year-old Lea is asked, “Who are you and what makes you special?”, she is at a loss what to say and begins to look for a suitable self. Back home in provincial East Germany, things are complicated. Her parents broke up recently. Her grandparents are constantly bickering, worn down by the pressures of keeping the family hotel afloat. She looks up to her aunt, whose cultural aspirations don’t make her universally popular in her small town. And her best friend Bonny only has eyes for Lea’s cousin Edgar. As her TV appearance approaches and a camera crew comes to town to shoot the introductory reel, what home story can Lea stitch together from the fragments of her life?

When a deeply moral and well-respected art historian steals an invaluable painting from a church, righteous and fanatic Francis records the crime on video to blackmail the perpetrator. The young man is not interested in money but demands that the piece of art be returned to its original place.

A nonfiction drama about the young Allen Ginsberg finding his voice, the creation of his groundbreaking poem »Howl«, and the landmark obscenity trial that followed.

Henri Boulanger wants to die, for reasons too personal to be explained here. Since his helpless attempts to end his days go down the drain, he ends up hiring a contract killer to send him to happier rubber-stamping grounds.

It’s a January weekend in Rome, when a sudden heat wave arrives disrupting the peace. In this surreal climate, people and animals start losing control. It’s the beginning of a whole new chapter: suddenly, people are confronted with the things they have been carefully avoiding through their ordinary daily routines, be it food, sex, drugs, religion, or excessive romance. They can no longer escape - they must push through the heat, be transformed by it in its own voice and pace.

67-year-old Hana has had enough of her selfish family's behavior. When she finds a group of eccentric ice swimmers, a new world opens to her.