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Literary Adaptation


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Drive My Car

Ryusuke Hamaguchi  |   Japan
Cantonese, English, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Mandarin, Tagalog  
Drama, Literary Adaptation
Successful stage actor and director Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is happily married to beautiful screenwriter Oto (Reika Kirishima). Or so he thinks. When Oto unexpectedly dies, she leaves him with [...]
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Global Currents

Fabian: Going to the Dogs (Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde)

Dominik Graf  |   Germany
German  
Drama, Historical, Literary Adaptation
Berlin, 1931. Young and dynamic flâneur Jakob Fabian (Tom Schilling) spends his days writing copy for cigarette advertisements. At night, he hops from brothel to bar and back again with [...]
In-Person
MastersOutLook Competition

The Hidden Child (Il bambino nascosto)

Roberto Andò  |   Italy
Italian  
Drama, LGBTQ, Literary Adaptation
In a working-class neighborhood in Naples, young Ciro (Giuseppe Pirozzi, Martin Eden) unwittingly witnesses a murder, making him the next target of the local crime organization. The boy finds refuge [...]
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Virtual
International Competition

Maixabel

Icíar Bollaín  |   Spain
Spanish  
Coming of Age, Literary Adaptation, Women Centered
Acclaimed filmmaker Icíar Bollaín (Take My Eyes) returns with the inspiring true story of a politician's widow who, in the face of unspeakable violence, takes a brave step toward forgiveness [...]