1999 | B/N | 92:00 A sergeant in the Foreign Legion in Djibouti, Africa, develops an attraction, then jealousy, and finally hatred for one of his most outstanding soldiers. The confrontation between the two men, immersed in the tedium of training and daily military rituals during peacetime, becomes their only concrete war. A loose adaptation of Herman Melville’s novel Billy Budd. Country: Francia Direction: Denis; Claire Script: Denis; Claire, Fargeau; Jean-Pol Production: Grandperret; Patrick Photography: Godard; Agnès Sound: Capello; André, Mugel; Jean-Paul, Winding; Jean-Christophe, Vidal; Nathalie, Gaborieau; Dominique, Leverve; Alexis Music: De Pierrefeu; Charles Henri, Zur; Eran Cast:Lavant; Denis, Colin; Grégoire, Subor; Michel, Courcet; Richard, Duvauchelle; Nicolas, Tafesse Kassa; Marta, Herzberg; Dan, Poddighe; Gianfranco, Montet; Bernardo Participation year at FICM: 2022
1999 | B/N | 92:00 A sergeant in the Foreign Legion in Djibouti, Africa, develops an attraction, then jealousy, and finally hatred for one of his most outstanding soldiers. The confrontation between the two men, immersed in the tedium of training and daily military rituals during peacetime, becomes their only concrete war. A loose adaptation of Herman Melville’s novel Billy Budd. Country: Francia Direction: Denis; Claire Script: Denis; Claire, Fargeau; Jean-Pol Production: Grandperret; Patrick Photography: Godard; Agnès Sound: Capello; André, Mugel; Jean-Paul, Winding; Jean-Christophe, Vidal; Nathalie, Gaborieau; Dominique, Leverve; Alexis Music: De Pierrefeu; Charles Henri, Zur; Eran Cast:Lavant; Denis, Colin; Grégoire, Subor; Michel, Courcet; Richard, Duvauchelle; Nicolas, Tafesse Kassa; Marta, Herzberg; Dan, Poddighe; Gianfranco, Montet; Bernardo Participation year at FICM: 2022
Both Sides of the Blade Sara and Jean have been in a loving, stable relationship for ten years. When they first met, Sara was dating François, Jean’s best friend. One day, Sara sees François on the street. He doesn’t see her, but she is flooded with the sensation that her life could suddenly change. François does indeed get in touch with Jean to suggest that they work together again. Before long, things are in danger of spiraling out of control. See More
Stars at Noon A young American journalist in trouble, blocked without a passport in Nicaragua, at the height of the electoral season, meets an English traveler in a hotel bar. He seems like the perfect man for her to help her flee the country. However, it will be too late when she realizes that she, at her side, is entering an even more murky and dangerous world. See More
White Material Civil war has broken out and rebel militias, including child soldiers, advance under the almost mystical leadership of "The Boxer" (Isaach De Bankolé). In this threatening and visceral, violent and primitive context, Maria Vial (Isabelle Huppert), proud to feel that land as her own, refuses to leave the coffee plantation where she lives with her family, a nucleus of confused relationships destined to disintegrate. See More
The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24 The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24
Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24
