Rakkautta & Anarkiaa | Helsinki International Film Festival 2023
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- DirectorDane DoddsThe ancient knowledge of indigenous peoples challenges high-tech science in a near-cosmic tale from a South African desert where the world's largest radio telescope is being built with antennae aimed at the far corners of the universe.
- DirectorEstibaliz Urresola SolagurenStarsSofía OteroPatricia López ArnaizAne GabarainDuring a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping, an eight-year-old and her mother experience revelations that will change their lives forever.
- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsDeniz CelilogluMerve DizdarMusab EkiciA young teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after four years of mandatory service in a remote village, but is accused of inappropriate contact by two students. After losing hope, a colleague offers him new perspectives on life.
- DirectorBabatunde ApalowoStarsTope TedelaRiyo DavidMartha EhinomeBambino and Bawa meet in Lagos and hit it off immediately. During their long trips around the city, they develop a deep affection for each other. But in a society which considers homosexuality taboo, they feel the pressure of social norms.
- DirectorAxel DanielsonMaximilien Van AertryckStarsChris AndersonFelix BergssonUlrika BergstenFrom the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.
- DirectorSofia AlaouiStarsOumaima BaridMehdi DehbiFouad OughaouAs she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.
- DirectorOle GiæverStarsElla Marie Hætta IsaksenGard EmilSofia JannokEster hides her identity to avoid being exposed to racism. When Ester suddenly finds herself in the middle of demonstrations against a big dam development in Alta, a personal journey out of the shame she has carried so long begins.
- DirectorLea GlobStarsApolonia SokolLea GlobOksana ShachkoThe talented Apolonia grows up seeking her place in the art world while grappling with the agonies and joys of womanhood and relationships in a world dominated by patriarchy, capitalism, and war.
- DirectorJian LiuStarsZijian DongDongyu ZhouChangchu XuSet in China in the 1990s, takes a look at youth featuring a group of art students.
- DirectorRamata-Toulaye SyStarsKhady ManeMamadou DialloBinta Racine SyA young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village.
- DirectorRebeca HunttStarsRebeca HunttA stunning self-portrait, tough, raw, stubborn, and powerful "Beba" stares down the curses of her ancestry, probing the psychic wounds she has inherited, while simultaneously embracing the vastness of her multitudes.
- DirectorSam PollardStarsKerry James MarshallKehinde WileyCarrie Mae WeemsAn in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
- DirectorElene NaverianiStarsEka ChavleishviliTemiko ChichinadzeLia AbuladzeEtero, 48, single in a Georgian village, encounters gossip. She unexpectedly falls for a man, caught between a relationship or independence. She navigates her emotions while grappling with societal norms, searching for happiness.
- DirectorPablo BergerStarsMaribel VerdúEmilio GaviraDaniel Giménez CachoA twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
- DirectorPierre FöldesStarsAmaury de CrayencourMathilde AuneveuxArnaud MaillardA giant talkative frog, a lost cat, and a tsunami help a bank employee, his wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.
- DirectorGeorgia OakleyStarsRosy McEwenKerrie HayesLucy HallidayIn 1988, a closeted teacher is pushed to the brink when a new student threatens to expose her sexuality.
- DirectorFredrik GerttenStarsRutger BregmanGerald BrysonSarah ChayesExamines turning points that make people want to organise and protest such as the assassination of an investigative journalist in Malta and a dried up river in Chile.
- DirectorKim HopkinsStarsColin EgglestoneHarry NichollsJoe OgdenBradford Movie Makers is one of the oldest amateur filmmaking clubs in the world. Once a thriving community, these days the membership is dwindling and the group struggle to keep the wolf from the door.
- DirectorMartín BenchimolStarsJustina OlivoAlexia Caminos OlivoHoracio BenchimolJustina has been rewarded by her former employer for her lifelong devotion to her as a maid with a colossal mansion deep in the Argentinian Pampa. The only condition is that she must never sell it.
- DirectorLila AvilésStarsGabriela CartolAgustina QuinciTeresa SánchezA look at the working environment of a chambermaid in one of Mexico City's most luxurious hotels.
- DirectorJessica HausnerStarsMia WasikowskaKsenia DevriendtLuke BarkerA teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students - a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.
- DirectorMartin SkovbjergStarsAngela BundalovicJonas Holst SchmidtZlatko BuricA young woman named Ida disappears without a trace. Her boyfriend voluntarily lets himself be locked up to be questioned by Ida's father and brother, but Sander does not tell the whole truth.
- DirectorElena MartínStarsElena MartínMila BorràsClàudia MalageladaA sexual awakening causes a woman to reconsider her past relationships.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsJeffrey CirioStina QuagebeurErina TakahashiFollows an outsider's search for belonging, set in a dilapidated former Arctic research station.
- DirectorAgnès VardaStarsCatherine DeneuveMichel PiccoliEva DahlbeckA young mute woman, living in a small village, is expecting a baby. Her husband is at the same time writing a novel and using the villagers as his characters. In the creative process, reality and imagination are constantly intertwined.