AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS - 2024
We got back into the festival groove at the Around the World in 14 Films festival in Berlin, uncovering some awesome new films. It was the perfect way to reignite our love for cinema and discover some hidden gems!
BIRD (2024) dir: Andrea Arnold
It’s so real. Almost a little too real. You get sucked into the story and get to dive into the lives of these people. Andrea Arnold leaves no space for a barrier between the audience and Bailey, Bug and the other characters. Especially the protagonist Nykiya Adams delivers a raw and deep, on-screen debut performance. This intimacy is underlined by Robbie Ryan’s cinematography which makes you feel like you’re inside the scene.
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KILL THE JOCKEY (2024) dir: Luis Ortega
This is a crazy crime drama about Remo, a drugged-up jockey running from gangsters, his pregnant ex, and maybe reality. Nahuel Pérez Biscayart nails the role as Remo spirals through Buenos Aires, switching identities and chasing chaos. Luis Ortega’s film is wild, weird, and totally unpredictable. It mixes thrills, humour, and surreal moments, keeping you guessing the whole way. Love it or hate it, you won’t forget this ride.
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ARMAND (2024) dir: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
A wonderful curated masterpiece with just the exact amount of artistic metaphors, choreography and female rage. Perfectly balanced of static, architectural shots and sudden madness where the tension is never lost and in between: Renate Reinsve - more fragile than ever. Brilliant.
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QUEER (2024) dir: Luca Guadagnino
Luca Guadagnino just casually assembled the coolest gang with fashion icon JW Anderson and the masters of catchy soundtracks Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, where Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey threw the final sass in it. Stunning scenery, great closeups and breathtaking symbolism.
It’s safe to say: we as a nation NEED the 3-hour cut.
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