BECOMING ZLATAN / DE UNGE ZLATAN Country: Sweden, Netherlands, Italy Year: 2015 Director: Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten Running Time: 95 min Language: Swedish, English, Dutch, Italian Subtitles: English One of the most complex and gifted footballers on the planet, Zlatan Ibrahimoviç is the subject of this fascinating documentary which draws on rare archival footage tracking his debut with Malmö FF in 1999, through his dramatic (and often disruptive) years with Ajax Amsterdam and on to his real breakthrough with Juventus in 2005. An astute portrait of one of the world's greatest – and most polarising - footballers. Masters Program - IDFA 2015 Nominated for Best Documentary Feature - Edinburgh IFF 2016 (Photo: still from Becoming Zlatan) BETWEEN SISTERS Country: Belgium, Italy Year: 2015 Director: Manu Gerosa Running Time: 78 min Language: Italian Subtitles: English The two Italian sisters Ornella and Teresa have cared for each other through their whole lives. Teresa is now in her life's twilight and having problems facing fate, while her memory is slowly fading out. Before it's too late, Ornella decides to confront Teresa with a painful untold story that goes back to their childhood and might change their close bond forever. Official Selection - True/False IFF 2016 Official Selection - Festival Dei Popoli 2015 (Photo: still from Between Sisters) DEATH OF THE SERPENT GOD Country: Switzerland Year: 2014 Director: Damien Froidevaux Running Time: 86 min Language: French Subtitles: TBA After a street fight goes wrong; Koumba, 20 years old, is expelled to Senegal. Having arrived in France at the age of two, she neglected to ask for French nationalization at her majority.In 48 hours, the young restless Parisian teenager becomes a Senegalese villager lost in the bush, far from her family and Paris life.The story of a five year exile: a news item becomes a tragic epopee. (Photo: still from Death of the Serpent God) DON JUAN Country: Sweden, Finland Year: 2015 Director: Jerzy Sladkowski Running Time: 92 min Language: Russian Subtitles: English Oleg, 22-year-old, lives with his mother, Marina, in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. Marina is open with her opinion that Oleg does not live up to her expectations of how a real man is supposed to be, she thinks he's an autistic slacker. Aiming to make a better life for him and atthe same time make him more normal she signs him up for a number of different treatments, one more unconventional and surprising than the other. Best Feature-Length Documentary – IDFA 2016 Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary – Göteborg IFF 2016 Silver Apricot – Yerevan IFF 2016 My Generation Award – ZagrebDox 20 (Photo: still from Don Juan) DON'T BREATHE Country: Canada Year: 2014 Director: Nino Kirtadze Running Time: 86 min Language: English Subtitles: TBA The film is a dark comedy set in Tbilisi, Georgia. It tells the storyof Levan, a man in his forties, who is suddenly led to question hisexistence because of a routine medical examination. This apparently minor event turns into the complete reassessment of his life, as he findshimself caught in a downward spiral of paranoia and doubt as he fumbleshis way through the theatre of the absurd that we call life. Then aserendipitous event occurs... Using a playful tone and humor, the filmexamines the psychological nature of mankind when our bearings getlost and our imagination takes over, highlighting our common fears,fragility, hopes and resilience. img alt='Don't Breathe' title='Don't Breathe' src='http://english.ahram.org.eg/Media/News/2016/10/26/2016-636130913772707960-270.jpg' / (Photo: still from Don't Breathe) FIRE AT SEA / FUOCOAMMARE Country: Italy, France Year: 2016 Director: Gianfranco Rosi Running Time: 106 min Language: Italian Subtitles: English, Arabic About 200 km off Italy's southern coast, Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of migrants hoping to make a new life in Europe. The documentary captures life on the Italian island and the everyday reality of its local population as hundreds of migrants land on its shores every week. The resulting documentary focuses on 12-year-old Samuele, a local boy who loves to hunt with his slingshot and spend time on land even though he hails from a culture steeped in the sea. Italian Submission - Academy Awards 2017 Golden Bear, Amnesty International Film Prize, Prize of the Ecumeninal Jury – Berlin IFF 2016 Masters – Toronto IFF 2016 (Photo: Still from Fire at Sea) THE HARD STOP Country: United Kingdom Year: 2015 Director: George Amponsah Running Time: 85 min Language: English Subtitles: Arabic In 2011, the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan by the Metropolitan Police sparked intense riots in London. A jury's verdict of lawful killing—currently under appeal—shocked both his family and his community once again. Against this backdrop, The Hard Stop follows Mark's friends, Marcus and Kurtis, as they seek justice and try to get on with their daily lives. George Amponsah masterfully captures the fractured relationship between Tottenham and the Metropolitan Police as Marcus, Kurtis and the community fight for justice. City to City - Toronto IFF 2015 Nominated for Best Documentary - East End IFF 2016 (Photo: still from The Hard Stop) LA PERMANENCE / ON CALL Country: France Year: 2016 Director: Alice Diop Running Time: min Language: French Subtitles: TBA The consulting service is located in the Avicenne Hospital in Bobigny. It's an outpost that seems abandoned at the end of a corridor. A large, dingy, run-down room where sick men show up, bearing physical scars, and whose pain seems closely linked to the suffering of exile.They keep coming back here because they still harbor hopes that this place will give them the means to stay afloat, to survive the turmoil of their lives hitting rock bottom. (Photo: still from On Call) RESET / HISTOIRE D'UNE CREATION Country: France Year: 2015 Director: Thierry Demaizière Running Time: 120 min Language: French Subtitles: TBA Nominated: Most Popular Documentary -- Melbourne International Film Festival 2016 (Photo: still from Reset) THOSE WHO JUMP / LES SAUTEURS Country: Denmark Year: 2016 Director: Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner, Abou Bakar Sidibé Running Time: 80 minLanguage : French, Bambara Subtitles: English In northern Morocco, lies the Spanish enclave of Melilla: Europe on African Land. From the mountain above, Abou watches the fence and the future in Europe ahead of him. For over a year, he and thousands of other migrants have attempted to jump the enormous fence system that separates Morocco and Spain - a land border by the enclave Melilla. Behind the camera, Abou portrays the struggle for dignity and freedom on the militarized frontier. Forum Ecumenical Jury Prize - Berlin IFF 2016 Special Mention - DokFest Munchen 2016 Journey - BFI London IFF 2016 (Photo: still from Those Who Jump) TOMORROW / DEMAIN Country: France Year: 2015 Director: Mélanie Laurent, Cyril Dion Running Time: 118 min Language: French, English, Hindi Subtitles: English Where is our world going? How can we survive as human beings without depending on anything but ourselves? How is growing our own foods helps us and saves the planet? The directors together with a team of four people, met the pioneers who are re-inventing agriculture, energy, economy, democracy and education. Showing solutions, telling a feel-good story... this may be the best way to solve the ecological, economical and social crises that our countries are going through. Best Documentary Film - César Awards 2016 Impact Competition - Stockholm IFF 2015 (Photo: still from Tomorrow) All data is provided by the Panorama of the European Film Ahram Online is the media sponsor of The Panorama of the European Film and of Zawya. For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
Country : Denmark Year : 2016 Director : Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner, Abou Bakar Sidibé Running Time : 80 min Language : French, Bambara Subtitles : English In northern Morocco, lies the Spanish enclave of Melilla: Europe on African Land. From the mountain above, Abou watches the fence and the future in Europe ahead of him. For over a year, he and thousands of other migrants have attempted to jump the enormous fence system t hat separates Morocco and Spain - a land border by the enclave Melilla. Behind the camera, Abou portrays the struggle for dignity and freedom on the militarized frontier. Forum Ecumenical Jury Prize - Berlin IFF 2016 Special Mention - DokFest Munchen 2016 Journey - BFI London IFF 2016
