All Competition articles
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‘The Safe House’ review: Cluttered 1960s Paris-set chamber piece
Lionel Baier makes his first appearance in Berlin competition
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‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ review: Long chats and fast zooms with Hong Sangsoo
The 33rd feature from South Korea’s profilic auteur is a little unfocused
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‘Timestamp’ review: Doc is a powerful, fractured portrait of school days in Ukraine
Kateryna Gornostai returns to Berlin with this Competition title
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Ukrainian soldier in Berlin competition doc ‘Timestamp’ responds to Trump remarks: “Only way is to win this war”
Boris Khovriak is a protagonist of Competition title ‘Timestamp’.
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‘Kontinental ’25’ review: Radu Jude returns after winning the Golden Bear
Berlin Competition title is a satirical state-of-the-world treatise
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‘Yunan’ review: Enigmatic second film in Ameer Fakher Eldin’s ‘Homeland’ trilogy
German islands-set drama plays in Berlin Competition
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Hanna Schygulla takes aim at nationalism, AfD: “It has always brought misery”
“We have the worst people in charge of the world,” says Schygulla.
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‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ review: Dag Johan Haugerud concludes his trilogy at Berlin
Sensitive coming-of-age story is a wisful end to the Norwegian auteur’s work
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‘Mother’s Baby’ review: Postpartum stress under the lens in meticulous Berlin title
Marie Leuenberger gives a terrific performance in a drama that leans into horror
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‘Blue Moon’ review: Ethan Hawke sings in Richard Linklater drama
Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley co-star in a poignant portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart
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‘The Message’ review: Low-key black-and-white pleasure from Argentina’s Iván Fund
Berlin Competition title is a road trip through the magic of childhood
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‘What Marielle Knows’ review: Stylish, sly German comedy starring Julia Jentsch
Sly laughs all round as a teenager gets the power to read her parents’ minds in Berlin Competition title
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‘Girls On Wire’ review: Implausible action drama from China’s Vivian Qu
Berlin Competition entry can’t make up its mind whether it’s a crime thriller or a domestic drama.
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‘The Blue Trail’ takes lead on Screen’s Berlin jury grid; Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ also scores strong
‘The Ice Tower’, ‘Ari’, ‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’ also land on the grid.
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‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’ review: Fast and frenetic movie geek nostalgia
Brussels-based Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani premiere their fourth film in Berlin competition
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‘The Ice Tower’ review: Marion Cotillard stars in Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Snow Queen re-take
Poised drama plays in Berlin’s Competition
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‘The Blue Trail’ review: Gabriel Mascaro drama fights ageism in a future Brazil
Berlin Competition premiere looks set for a long healthy life
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‘Dreams’ review: Jessica Chastain powers Michel Franco’s dance-based drama
Mexican dancer Isaác Hernandez co-stars
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‘Ari’ review: Léonor Serraille delivers an engaging Rohmer-style drama
Lille-set piece is the third film from the director of ’Montparnasse Bienvenue’
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‘Hot Milk’ review: Emma Mackey anchors uneven adaptation of Deborah Levy novel
’Sex Education’ star headlines Berlin Competition title with Vicky Krieps and Fiona Shaw