Berlin Day5: Full length shot focuses on the Norwegian shooting on the island of Uté

"Ute Island, July 22"

On February 19, local time, the Berlin Film Festival entered the process of the fifth competition day. In the main competition section of the day, three movies were released: "Kiberon Three Days", "Firefox One Strike" and "Hut Island, July 22". Among them, "Firefox One Attack", which tells about the hijacking of the Palestinian People's Liberation Front, does not participate in the award competition. "Three Days of Kiberon" tells the story of Romey Schneider in the form of an interview, and the title of the film shows the story of "Ut Island, 22 July", focusing on the 2011 tragedy that occurred on the Norwegian island of Ut.

In terms of non-competition units, Taiwanese director Zhao Deyin's "14 Apples" was released in the forum unit. The story of the film takes place in Myanmar, which Zhao is familiar with. It tells the story of a conservative insomnia-plagued businessman who, at the suggestion of a fortune teller, came to the monastery and spent 14 days of monastic life. For those 14 days, he ate only one apple a day. Around the monastery, there are many stowaways from China, looking for possibilities to live here, either legally or illegally. It should be said that the theme of Zhao Deyin's work has some similarities with his previous "Goodbye Wacheng".

The German film "Three Days of Kiberon", based on a set of world-famous photographs taken by Robert Lebeck for Romei Schneider, is based on a legendary interview conducted by Michael Urggers, a reporter for Star Weekly, to show the unknown side of the female star. The interview lasted three days, and director Emily Atf captured the special atmosphere of those three days, with Schneider opening up completely — right down to the brink of collapse. As for the characteristics of Romey Schneider shown in the film, it may be opposed by many Romi Schneider fans. After all, in the film, Romi Schneider is a woman who does not hesitate to give everything but firmly believes that she has never been truly understood.

The film is mainly based on fixed camera positions and black and white photography, and the texture presented is completely nostalgic and worth recalling. However, unlike all films featuring female stars, in "Three Days of Kiberon", the director did not add oil to Schneider's portrayal. While showing Schneider's fascinating side in its original form, she also identifies with her mystery, ununderstanding, and even a certain degree of "silence". As the interview progressed, Schneider began to use his completely disarmed sincerity to undo the cynical journalist's restraints, while his assistant desperately tried to protect Schneider from his own honesty. The film received mixed reviews, "Variety Magazine": "A humble film." The director did not carry too much bootleg in the expression of Schneider's elegance and weakness. The Hollywood Reporter: "A very delicate film, but a superficial depiction of a nervously despondent actress." ”

"Ute, July 22" is from Norway, where the tragedy occurred, and director Eric Pupai is now one of Norway's most famous filmmakers. It is worth mentioning that there is only one long shot in the whole film. Ute was originally a holiday destination, but after July 22, 2011, it became a sad place. 650 young people attending summer camps on the island of Ute have just received shocking news that a government building in Oslo was blown up by a heavily armed right-wing militant, and the militants arrived on the island. The film follows a little girl named Katya who struggles to survive for 72 minutes after hearing the first gunshots of the radicals. Based on true events, the Ute Island massacre was the world's worst single-man crime shooting since World War II.

In the film, the director's appeal is quite simple, that is, to use a bloody way to unveil the extremism of the European continent today, and to make people reflect on why civilized and rich Europe, which has always been a continent of freedom and equality, will have such extreme cases and individuals. Although the film is well-intentioned, it has been criticized by the media in terms of expressiveness and political standards. Variety Magazine: "Although Eric Pupai does not deny anything, what he shows in the film is still discussed and even debated." The Hollywood Reporter: "The rough film, it's shocking. "Film Stage": "The strength of Eric Pupai makes the long shot burst with great vitality and style."

In terms of publications, after revision, "Dovlatov" rose from 2.7 points to 3.1 points, becoming a strong contender for the award; "Eva" still had a bad score from 1.2 to 1.3, and "Transit" also improved by 0.1 points to 2.3 points. The Italian film "My Daughter", the French film "Prayer" and the Swedish film "Real Estate" were released the day before. The scores were 2.1, 2.0 and 2.2, respectively. At present, the Berlin schedule is more than halfway through, and judging from the scores of the field, "Isle of Dogs" and "Dovlatov" have great hopes of winning awards.