The workers rolled out the Red Carpet before the 75th Berlinley International Film Festival in Berlinley Palest on Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Photo Credit: AP
German director Tom Tykavar has to open a Berlin Film Festival with a drama about a Syrian housekeeper on Thursday (February 13, 2025), amidst a national election campaign, dominated by a bitter migration debate.
LightAs part of the Berlinley’s main competition, not screening, tells the story of a middle class Berlin family, whose life is when they appoint a new domestic worker. The film 59 -year -old, after a long gap for Tykavar, marks a return to the feature film production, focusing on the acclaimed Netflix series Babulan Berlin ,
As a festival, Berlinley, as winds on 23 February – was called after the collapse of the ruling coalition of Germany’s SNAP election on the same day, Chancellor Olaf Sholaz later last year.
For Germany, with far-flung, anti-immigration options (AFD), extending the party in elections, migration has been high in the campaign agenda for the votes contesting hot elections.
Berlinley, which ranks with ear and venice in the top festivals of Europe, serves as a major launchpad for films around the world.
American writer and director Tod Hanes will lead the jury in this year’s version, with 19 photographs ready for the festival’s Golden Bear Top Prize.
Mr. Hens said on Thursday that the world was in a “special crisis situation” and filmmakers saw the return of US President Donald Trump with “tremendous concern, shock”.
‘Additional urgency’
Mr. Hens said that he hopes that Berlinley, which is the most political reputation of large international film festivals, will serve as a platform to digest global programs.
He said, “This festival always has a challenging and power of firm belief and openness for a challenging and political discourse and has been brought into filmmaking, and what is happening in the world right now, has made an additional request for all that. , “He told the PressParson.
Inauguration film Light Along with most German artists, Berlin tells the story of a complex modern family living in apartments.
‘Resistance’ work
When the esoteric Farah – recently came from Syria – is kept in their house as the new housekeeper, Engels family find themselves questioning their way of life and hidden feelings are revealed.
Large-scale arrival of Syrian refugees and other migrants in Germany in 2015-2016 has helped fuel support for AFD, which is expected to emerge as one of the largest parties in the German elections.
Last year, the organizers of Berlinley, leaving already invited AFD politicians and told them that they were “not welcome”.
Tutal, who took over as Director of Berlinal in April last year, said that cinema could be a work of “resistance” … for all distorted ideas that many distant right parties are spreading in the whole world and all over Europe. Are “” .
“This is a place where we want to come together and want to listen to each other and communicate through cinema … I think a lot of fact is that we all have a resistance here,” He said.
Films in competition
Films are included in the competition in Berlinley Dreams From Mexican director Michael Franco, about a Mexican ballet dancer, and What does that nature tell you South Korean Arthur favorite Hong Song-Su.
Hollywood director Richard Linklator will present Blue moon Ethan Hawk starring, Lighten won Berlin’s silver beer for the best director Boyhood ,
Romanian director Redu Jude, who won Golden Bear in 2021 Bad luck bang or lony porn Is running with Kontinental ’25 A dark comedy about the rise of nationalism.
And will present the Lucil Headzilovic of France Snow tower A fictional drama starring Marion Kotilad.
South Korean director Bong June-Ho will present his new film Mickey 17 Out of the competition with Robert Pattinson, while British actor Tilda Swinton will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Published – 14 February, 2025 10:53 am IST
