Crime stories
4 films
Abraham (Ebrahim)
dir. Elnaz Ghaderpour, Reza Gamini
fab2023
A short, dramatic conversation. A man is trying to elicit some information from a clearly scared woman. Where is she? In a cave. With a fire burning at its entrance. How did she get there? And, first and foremost, what happened to Abraham? The teenage boy went missing. He is not at home. There are only burnt women’s clothes.
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Better This Way (E Mai Bine Așa)
dir. Emanuel Pârvu
fab2023
Sixteen-year-old Adi is taken for a physical examination. He has obvious traces of beating, his face is lacerated and it is evident that he has been whipped. He does not say much. The police find out very soon that the motive behind the assault was his sexual orientation. In a small community, this is a reason to be ostracised, and for the family, especially his religious father, it is dishonour.
Read moreEmilio Barreto: Angels and Demons (Emilio Barreto: ángeles y demonios)
dir. Cris Arana
dok2024
In Paraguay under the Stroessner regime, almost 400 people vanished without any trace and several hundred thousand ended up in prison, where they were tortured. The film tells the story of Emilio Barreto, who was detained for 13 years, although never convicted of any crime.
Read moreJohatsu – Into Thin Air (Johatsu)
dir. Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori
dok2024
In Japan, there are specialised companies that help people to vanish into thin air. Such escapees may leave everything behind and start a completely new life someplace else. Together with them, the viewer becomes immersed in the mysterious world of double identities and hidden family dramas.
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