MFF - 2019.
22nd Motovun Film Festival - Program
Main program
Tutti a casa – Power to the people?
In many Western countries, people have lost faith in conventional political parties, and populist movements are on the rise. Italian
Golden Dawn Girls
In recent years, Greece’s image as a country of sunny beaches and friendly people has been overshadowed by ideologies that
Give Me Liberty
Vic, a hapless young Russian American, drives a handicapped transportation vehicle in Mi lwaukee. Already running late on a day
Pero Lovšin – You Can
The film tells the story of Pero Lovšin, the first punk rock star of former Eastern Europe. The story of
Anglerfish
The little anglerfish has to go to bed. But the deep waters are full of threatening creatures.
Too Far Away
Ben and his family have to move to the nearby city, because an open brown coal pit will swallow their
Sune vs Sune
On his first day as a fourth-grader, Sune is welcomed by an unwanted surprise. A new boy is in his
Motovun Short
Nefta Football Club
In the south of Tunisia, two football fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert
The Narrator
As part of an experimental therapy, a depressed employee must navigate his office job with a personal narrator who speaks
All These Creatures
An adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unravelling of his father, and the little
The Hedgehog’s Dilemma
Jean (45) has been training his daughter to become a champion diver until, on the day of an important competition,
The City of Honey
Khaled is about 9 years old who has a keen interest in singing and wants to hold a concert abroad.
From Matti with Love
A middle-aged Finnish man, frustrated with his loneliness, meets a Russian transwoman. It’s a beginning of a truth-revealing journey.
Poland In Focus
Tower. A Bright Day.
Mula lives with her family in the country. Just before her daughter’s First Holy Communion, Mula’s sister – Kaja –
The Last Family
As painter Beksiński tapes everything with his beloved camcorder, a 28-year family saga unfolds through disturbing dystopian paintings, near-death experiences,
Silent Night
Adam (Dawid Ogrodnik), who lives and works abroad, visits his family home in the Polish provinces on Christmas Eve. At
Love Express. The Disappearance Of Walerian Borowczyk
A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later
Populism For Beginners
Tutti a casa – Power to the people?
In many Western countries, people have lost faith in conventional political parties, and populist movements are on the rise. Italian
Golden Dawn Girls
In recent years, Greece’s image as a country of sunny beaches and friendly people has been overshadowed by ideologies that
Midnight Traveler
When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee with his wife
Hungary 2018 – Behind The Scenes Of Democracy
In a politically ruptured Hungary, left-winger Ferenc Gyurcsány gives his all in the battle against rising nationalism, personified by Viktor
Make Poland Great Again
Is it possible that a seemingly democratic state is in fact a dictatorship run from behind the scenes by an
Special projections
Pero Lovšin – You Can
The film tells the story of Pero Lovšin, the first punk rock star of former Eastern Europe. The story of
Sing me a song
That black guitar, Instead of whom the flowers bloom, Dizzy from the height…are only some of the songs by Vlado
Reflections
Reflections (also known as Deja Vu) is a 1987 psychological horror drama film directed by Goran Marković.. The film was
Bird On A Wire: Leonard Cohen
Directed by celebrated British filmmaker Tony Palmer, “Bird on a Wire” follows Cohen on his 1972 European tour. Long lost
Computer Chess
Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers circa 1980, Computer Chess transports viewers to a
Funny Ha Ha
Marnie just graduated from college, drinks likes she’s still in school, and is looking for a temporary job but a
