Traditionally good in storyline suspense building, the Greek director Thanasis Neofotistos is back on the festival scene with his dramedy ‘AirHostess-737’, which screenes in Locarno’s Pardi di Domani international competition program.
‘Pillow Face’ is one of the most striking movies about the merciless phase between childhood and the total explosion of hormones.
There is no victimizing involved in the script the director co-wrote with Sofia Lo. The narrative turns to something else instead – the profitable side of the ‘purification business’.
Technically speaking, ‘The Hamlet Syndrome’ is the product of a well-oiled collaboration between the co-directors who firmly hold their positions as passive- (Rosolowski) and active observers (Niewiera).
Just like in her award winning short doc A Harlem’s Mother (2010), Todorovic is here to remind you about the value of life. I
You can interpret the lack of conversation in so many ways. It is physical and personal.
As badly structured and artistically bland as it is, the film has its strong moments when it addresses important topics such as depression and mental health.
The story of Magaluf can be copy-pasted in every environment that has to deal with similar issues, and for that reason, it can be regarded as a universal study of over-commercialized tourist destinations …
Kids on The Moon is about the youth on the margins of society trying to find meaning with life through unusual practices.
