Koputus: Directed by Joonas Pajunen, Max Seeck. With Inka Kallén, Saana Koivisto, Pekka Strang, Janina Berman. Three adult siblings go examine their late parents’ house in the middle of the forest.
Tandem – In welcher Sprache träumst du?: Directed by Claire Burger. With Lilith Grasmug, Josefa Heinsius, Nina Hoss, Chiara Mastroianni. Fanny is 17 and still looking for herself. She struggles to make friends. When she goes to Germany, she meets pen pal Lena, who dreams of getting involved politically. Fanny is troubled. To please Lena, she is ready to do anything.
Lo que aprendí de mi pingüino: Directed by Peter Cattaneo. With Bruno Blas, Steve Coogan, Julia Fossi, Jonathan Pryce. A disillusioned Englishman who goes to work in a school in a divided Argentina in 1976 finds his life transformed when he rescues an orphaned penguin from the beach.
Kneecap: Directed by Rich Peppiatt. With Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvai, Josie Walker. When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed “low life scum” Naoise and Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.
Différente: Directed by Lola Doillon. With Jehnny Beth, Thibaut Evrard, Mireille Perrier, Emmanuelle Schaaff.
Universal Language: Directed by Matthew Rankin. With Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Amir Amiri, Faraz Anoushah Pour. An absurdist triptych of seemingly unconnected stories finds a mysterious point of intersection in this tale set somewhere between Winnipeg and Tehran.
