Source: Shanghai International Film Festival
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Film Week. Continuing the tradition, we will continue to select and share the best films of the year recommended by the member institutions of the "Belt and Road" Film Festival Alliance, and explore the frequency of spiritual resonance with a multicultural perspective.
The theme of this year's Belt and Road Film Week Film Festival is "Dialogue", focusing on the emotions and reflections flowing on and off the screen, as well as those resonant moments that are opened by dialogue. 20 latest masterpieces from China, Chile, Indonesia, Italy, Israel and other countries will accompany you on a journey of light and shadow across borders and time and space.
Today I will first introduce 12 screened films to you:
What to see: a musical journey like "Walking the World"
Because of a beautiful lie, wedding photographer Leandro embarks on a journey to discover the music of "Klazmer". This "fake" documentary project will take him on a journey throughout Eastern Europe in search of the final melody of this Yiddish folk music.
What to watch: Poetic dialogue complements surreal editing
The 14-year-old girl was found hanged in her room, and a forensic examination revealed another possibility. Years later, the girl's soul reappears and retraces the beginning and end of the family changes before and after this cold case with her mother. In this imaginary dialogue, the history of family migration that oscillates between stability and violence is revealed.
What to watch: Dreams and pains during the growth of teenagers
Ingres and his brother Frank have been in a juvenile detention center for a year. At this point, the arrival of a rebellious teenager seems to make the escape possible. In order to regain their freedom, the teenagers secretly hatched a riot.
What to see: Humorous and spicy strokes tell the story of a native Greek community
The documentary film duo met their anxious mother, Hanura, during filming. Her son, a Greek civil servant, has not returned home for two days. The mother hopes to find her son through the pair, and in the process she discovers that her missing son is accused of fraud. The mother was determined to clear his name with her other son and take him home.
What to watch: The path of spiritual choice for a girl in a small Indonesian town
Yoni, a purple-obsessed high-achieving high school student, has big ambitions and hopes to enter college. When she graduated, people kept coming to her door to ask for kisses, and even her teacher even proposed to her. But getting married meant she needed to give up her studies. Between following etiquette and fulfilling her personal dreams, Yuni is caught in a dilemma.
What to see: Explore the beauty of the mountains and rivers of Central Asia while running
A pair of brothers who have lost their parents depend on each other to make a living by robbing goods, but they are unexpectedly taken under the command of an athletics coach who came to the countryside to find long-distance runners. Faced with hard training and unexpected tests, can the two brothers beat their strong opponents in the marathon and succeed?
What to watch: How hard it is to restart life
Zico, 40, is a gambler who has just been released from prison and wants to start his life again. He is reunited with his hair boys and fights together for a better life. But for them, survival itself is like a gamble.
What to watch: Legendary life, simple life
Tongan-born New Zealand shot put athlete Valerie Adams is a five-time Olympian and two-time Olympic gold medalist. The film traces the legendary superstar's multifaceted life as a mother, daughter, sister and survivor. Victory is only part of her journey.
What to watch: realistic dialogue plus absurd plot, thought-provoking and funny
Adapted from the works of famous Polish playwrights. On the eve of the wedding, the two newlyweds suddenly ran away, is the wedding still held? As the band begins to sing, a crazy wedding of absurd twists and turns, joy and quarrels begins. The two in-laws became the protagonists of the wedding.
What to watch: An absurd and thrilling tiger fighting play
Vera is a veterinarian from the small town of Transylvania. One day, the zoo where she works welcomed a female tiger that had been rescued. Under Vera's "special care", the female tiger escaped unexpectedly; And she needs to cooperate with the police to find the whereabouts of this beast. In the film, one person and one tiger mirror each other, full of tension and meaning.
What to see: A parallel voyage of adventure and environmental practices
Pilot and photographer Matvez Lenalčić has flown an ultralight around the world three times, collecting data on black carbon from airborne particulate matter along the way. In this film, Matvez flies over Cape Verde, the Marshall Islands and the poles to Milan, Sarajevo and other climate change hotspots, taking a look at the wonderful and magnificent earth under the dome along the way; Measured the concentration of black carbon in multiple places and shared the data he collected with researchers.
What to look at: The landscape of "Snow Country" adds a bit of chilling suspense
Asri, a young nurse, is sent to volunteer at a clinic, a remote town. Winters here are cold and long. With heavy snow closing the road, residents have nothing to do, but rumors are rife in the town: a bear has been rumored to have woken up early from hibernation and started looking for prey. The rumor was exacerbated by the disappearance of one resident. Asri gradually finds herself caught in a spiral of power, secrecy and suspicion.
This year's film festival will start selling tickets on the Taotao Ticket platform at 12 noon on June 2.