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Marseille, 2135. Following the disappearance of most terrestrial ecosystems, the Boyuna corporation offers survivors an escape into a world where they can relive dreams of the past alongside extinct animals.
Color, sound, 16mm, Double 8mm, 8mm transfer to digital.
In today’s harsh world, where it’s hard to live even if you want to work, Jae-soon, who struggles to get through each day without any preparation for the future, has a dream. It is to share three warm meals a day with her daughter in a safe and stable home. To prepare a coming-of-age gift for her daughter, Su-min, she sells pieces of her own body.
Although Hassan has retired from his job at the water authority, his neighbors are used to him always helping them out. This time, the situation is serious: The entire town is without water, and tensions are rising among the population with every passing day. Hassan would like to help them all, but he also needs time to mourn a friend who recently died under unclear circumstances. Lebanese director Karim Kassem skillfully works with various cinematic genres to create an elegant double portrait of an aging man and the town of which he has been a part all his life. He does so with a sense of nostalgia, subtle humor, and an almost meditative melancholy, mixed with a touch of detective work.
Bas invites his friend Flor on a boys’ weekend in the French Ardennes to explore vulnerability. To facilitate this experiment, they adopt ‘Cowboy’ alter egos, in the hope that this role-play will help them get closer to themselves and to each other.