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As a struggling musician, all Paul van der Merwe (John-Henry Opperman) really wants is that opening slot for Fokofpolisiekar, that one chance to get that lucky break. But in his struggle to be seen and having to provide for his freelance photographer/waitress girlfriend Sera (Lizelle de Klerk), Paul catches the eye of ruthless music manager Lucy Ferreira (Brümilda van Rensburg) who forces him to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life.

Moto Anjos is a gripping and gritty story that authentically portrays the hazardous lives of Brazilian motorbike messengers. Discriminated and disenfranchised, this emerging and growing class struggle to provide for their families, while fighting against pervasion corruption and criminality.

Alexandre is a resourceful motoboy who cheats death daily on the most dangerous streets in the world. One night his wayward younger brother robs him of his trusty motorcycle at gunpoint. Alex must risk his life to retrieve his bike, and confront a vicious criminal gang to rescue his brother.

Determined to protect his brother, Alex refuses to go to the police, and can only rely on the trust and support of his tribe of fellow bikers, along with his newfound love, the young Lillian, an intern at the Traffic Command Center.

With Lillian’s help Alex closes in on his bike and his brother, until he witnesses a brutal execution, and soon becomes hunted by the relentless criminals, as well as a group of corrupt and cruel cops. Alex uses cunning and resolve to save his life, but at great personal sacrifice.

Based on the Jan van Tonder novel by the same name, “Stargazer” is a heartfelt drama set in a railway community in 1966 South Africa. Told through the eyes of eleven year old Timus, the film depicts the difficulties in coping with the harsh realities of the world, while embracing the beauty in life. Timus and his family are trapped within a society of violence and rigidity, where ideologies and beliefs can cost one their life. A boy holding onto his childhood innocence, Timus is driven by an incessant curiosity that oftentimes lands him in troubling situations, from which he is saved by the unlikely hero, Joon. Believing Joon to be his miraculous savior, Timus goes into the world reassured of his safety only to be confronted by dark realities that slowly shed his innocence.

A story with unforgettable characters, “Stargazer” boldly portrays the mystifying relationship between the magical world of childhood and the realistic world we live in.

Hot summer. Nike has a balcony, Katrin has a son, Ronald drives a truck, Tina’s a waitress, Oskar and Helene are old and alone. At the beginning, middle or end of their lives – they all ask the same question: Can love last through the seasons? Or is it something affecting the brain that just comes and goes?

With a sharp eye and great love for his characters, director Andreas Dresen has crafted the story of two girlfriends, who, from their balcony – between heaven and earth – gaze down at their turbulent and difficult universe, where the right men are all too often exactly wrong, and to get ahead even a good-looking woman had better be strong.

Screenwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase, employs his remarkably light and crisp style to maintain a fine balance between comedy and tragedy, aided by an outstanding cast, featuring Inka Friedrich, Nadja Uhl and Andreas Schmidt.

Andreas Dresen’s SUMMER IN BERLIN is an enchanting comedy, full of human warmth, sincerity and delightful humor – a film about life.

The GOYA nominated director Guillem Morales delivers a psychological thriller with echoes of Hitchcock. Felix (Andoni Gracia) an architect, lives alone in a very big house. His girlfriend Vera (Monica Lopez) has moved out and left him for good. Her belongings are still in Felix’s house and they often bring back memories of happier times together which makes him feel even more alone. One night a stranger knocks on his door and asks him if he can come in and make an urgent phone call. Felix reluctantly lets him in and in a short moment of inattention the stranger seems to have disappeared without a trace. A series of distressing events follow, leading Felix to the conclusion that a stranger is now in his house. The space around him has its own identity and the consequences will be deadly.