2016 Filmfest DC
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- DirectorArnaud LarrieuJean-Marie LarrieuStarsIsabelle CarréKarin ViardAndré DussollierCaroline's mother Isabelle is dead. While she stays at her mother's house, her body disappears.
- DirectorMai MasriStarsMaisa Abd ElhadiNadira OmranRakeen SaadA young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him, survive and maintain hope.
- DirectorHansal MehtaStarsManoj BajpayeeRajkummar RaoAshish VidyarthiA gay, linguistic professor living in a small orthodox city must deal with the aftermath of a sting operation that puts his sexual orientation in front of the entire nation.
- DirectorPan NalinStarsAmy MagheraRajshri DeshpandePavleen GujralA photographer invites her closest friends to vacation at her family's home in Goa in celebration of her upcoming marriage.
- DirectorAdriano ValerioStarsEdoardo GabbrielliniElena RadonicichStefan VelniciucTwo Italians looking for work and happiness abroad.
- DirectorErnesto DaranasStarsAlina RodríguezYuliet CruzArmando Miguel GómezAging teacher Carmela has a special heart for pupils from broken homes and is challenged by the headmaster to follow up 12 year old Chala which is infatuated in Yeni. They are both poor, and has severe home troubles.
- DirectorVincent BalStarsAmaryllis UitterlindenArthur DupontMarc WeissTwo Belgian brass bands compete for the European title. One is Flemish (Sint-Cecilia), the other Walloon (En Avant). Sint Cecilia loses their soloist in dramatic circumstances and to ensure their participation in the contest they try to steal the very talented soloist from En Avant. The ball starts rolling and not everything will happen as planned.
- DirectorJaco Van DormaelStarsPili GroyneBenoît PoelvoordeCatherine DeneuveDid you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter?
- DirectorJohn GoldschmidtStarsJonathan PryceJerome HolderPhil DavisAn old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.
- DirectorTahir JetterStarsCharles BriceDeWanda WiseWilliam Jackson HarperA controversial blogger in New York finds himself in hot water when he messes with the wrong woman.
- DirectorHany Abu-AssadStarsTawfeek BarhomQais AttaallahHiba AttalahMohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsLou de LaâgeAgata BuzekAgata Kulesza1945. Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps. While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun. In her convent, several nuns are pregnant.
- DirectorJayro BustamanteStarsMaría Mercedes CoroyMaría TelónManuel AntúnOn the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents.
- DirectorPaula OrtizStarsInma CuestaÁlex GarcíaAsier EtxeandiaAs the Bride and the Groom prepare for the wedding in the pale desert, a tale of unappeased desires, forbidden yearnings, and conflicted choices unfolds. Now, three lovers stand powerless before the true nature of man. Is fate unavoidable?
- DirectorNils GaupStarsJakob OftebroKristofer HivjuTorkel Dommersnes SoldalIn the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history.
- DirectorSalem BrahimiStarsAmazigh KatebRachida BrakniFarida SaboundjiAlgeria, the late 80s. Idols of the past, such as socialism, are staggering. New idols rush in: capitalism made in IMF, islamism made in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. For Nouredine there is only one idol: his mother. And her decision is final: Nouredine will marry Yasmina who is supposed to teach him happiness. Together they will discover the horror of a country staggering into kafka-like absurdity and is falling into barbarity and fanaticism.
- DirectorSalvador del SolarStarsDamián AlcázarTatiana AstengoJairo CamargoMagallanes, a former army soldier (Damian Alcazar) drives a taxi and eventually a driver of a retired colonel (Federico Luppi), who was in command of his troops in times of struggle against subversion in Ayacucho. But something more involving both. A secret that begin to reveal when, in the midst of his pilgrimage as a taxi driver in the city of Lima, Magallanes believes see in Celina, a humble woman (Magaly Solier), which now runs, barely a hair salon on the outskirts of the capital, one of the protagonists of a dark episode in the past.
- DirectorStéphane BrizéStarsVincent LindonKarine de MirbeckMatthieu SchallerAt the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
- DirectorPhilippe FalardeauStarsIrdens ExantusCaroline TrudelPatrick HuardAn idealistic young Haitian travels to rural Quebec to intern for an independent Member of Parliament when a national debate erupts that finds the MP holding the tie-breaking vote.
- DirectorMaïwennStarsVincent CasselEmmanuelle BercotLouis GarrelTony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. Dependent on medical staff and painkillers, she takes the time to remember the tumultuous love story she lived with Georgio.
- DirectorIda PanahandehStarsSareh BayatSahar AghiliPayam AhmadiniaA woman tries to mend the broken pieces of her last life, as she is now involved in a new relationship with a man.
- DirectorMark SawersStarsPatrick GilmoreBronwen SmithTara PrattIn a world where women have become able to "self-fertilise" and are no longer giving birth to males, a quiet, unassuming housekeeper named Andrew Myers finds himself at the center of a battle to keep men from going extinct.
- DirectorRadu MunteanStarsTeodor CorbanIulian PostelnicuOxana MoravecAfter being the sole unfortunate witness of a domestic quarrel that ends up in a murder, Patrascu finds himself at odds with two very close neighbors: one is the bizarre murderer, the other one his very own conscience.
- DirectorMichael LennoxStarsStephen GrahamConleth HillLara PulverA security guard catches a famous writer/television host shoplifting and blackmails him into becoming friends.
- DirectorHermon HailayStarsFereweni GebregergsKassahun GetatchewDawit GulilatA young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with a prostitute, making him confront his past and discover what is the price of love.
- DirectorFérid BoughedirStarsZied AyadiSarra HannachiFatma Ben SaïdaneOnce upon a time (in 2010 - to be more exact), there was a naive young man called Zizou, who came to a magic city (Tunis, to be more precise) where, on a popular souk and after some vexations, he found both work and a couple of friends named Adel, Hamma, Sindicato, Hadj Omar.... But life was not easy for all that as there were also villains (henchmen of power, Islamic fundamentalists and other mafiosi - to be more explicit) who alternately lured him to their sides, causing our gullible hero to endure blows, slaps and humiliations galore. Of course, there is no fairy tale without a pure, selfless love and a pure, selfless love did arise when Zizou, working a roof, caught sight of the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. Unfortunately Aicha, the new princess of his heart, was confined in a house against her will by a gang of dangerous mafiosi. With such an obstacle to overcome, would the young man manage to save the belle, end up marrying her and live happily after? All the more as at that point people took it into their heads to start a revolution against their tyrannical grand vizier (Ben Ali - to be correct) and he found himself caught in the middle...
- DirectorMartin ButlerBentley DeanStarsMungau DainMarie WawaMarceline RofitSet on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new.
- DirectorCelso R. GarcíaStarsDamián AlcázarJoaquín CosioSilverio PalaciosFive men are hired to paint the lines of a road. Painting 1 km/hour is slow enough to learn the lines between good and evil, laughter and despair, life and death. The challenges they face will change their lives forever.
- DirectorTom LinStarsKarena Kar-Yan LamChin-Hang ShihBryan Shu-Hao ChangOn the same day, in the same accident, Wei loses his pregnant wife and Ming her fiancé. In Buddhism, one is given 100 days to mourn for the dead. Like two mice lost in a labyrinth, Wei runs around in circles while Ming calmly creeps down a determined path. But the pain and sorrow linger on. With the 100th day approaching, they wonder if they'll ever be able to say goodbye.