The South East European Film Festival (SEEFF) à Berlin #2 presents films from 15 different countries. Participating are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. Each film will be screened in its original language with English subtitles.

The first five productions have been selected:

 

Hungary:	KILLS ON WHEELS /  TISZTA SZÍVVEL (Director: Attila Till)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:	SARAJEVO – SYMBOL OF CIVIL COURAGE (Director: Mirko Kurilic)
Kosovo:	HOME SWEET HOME (Director: Faton Bajraktari)
Montenegro:	LOWDOWN / ISPOD MOSTA, MEDJU STIJENAMA (Director: Pavle Simonovic)
Turkey:	91.1 (Director: Mustafa Haktanir)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

„These productions represent the diverse film culture in the different countries and show us what matters to the people. The films we are showing succeed in being a mediator between those countries and are an enormous enrichment to the cultural and political dialogue we are aiming to establish.” - Festival Director Harald Siebler

 

All films at the South East European Film Festival (SEEFF) à Berlin #2 are first time screenings for the German capital. Each one will be introduced by a Berlin based film ambassador with roots in the country of origin of the presented film. Following the screenings, the audience will have the chance to exchange minds and ideas with the film creators on their production as well as on the social and political situation in the respective country

 

Further information, as well as pictures and trailers of all movies in the programme, can be found on the webpage of SEEFF à Berlin #2.

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The films in detail:

Kills on Wheels (Original title: Tiszta szívvel / Director: Attila Till, Hungary)

Screening on the 26th of May at 6:30 pm

at Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (Dorotheenstraße 12, 10117 Berlin)

 

Zoli and Barba met in a rehabilitation clinic. Both tied to a wheelchair since their births, the two men are united by a deep bond of friendship. One day, Rupaszov, a former firefighter, who is paralysed from the waist down, is admitted to the clinic and disturbs the quiet life of the two. However, Zoli and Barba turn out to be quick-witted accomplices when Rupaszov, working as a hitman after a stay in prison, receives fresh and usually lethal mission orders. Not entirely amused by the two hinchmen on wheels, Rupaszov’s client soon turns out to be a force to be reckoned with, a force that the team would rather avoid.

 

Sarajevo – Symbol of Civil Courage (Director: Mirko Kurilic, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Screening on the 26th of May at 8:30 pm

at Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (Dorotheenstraße 12, 10117 Berlin)

 

The film presents the lives of the citizens of Sarajevo, who showed civil courage under the toughest conditions during the 1425 days of the siege of their city and provided an impressive resistance to various threats, with the aim of preserving the traditional spirit of multicultural coexistence in the city. Since 2001, NGO GA.Ri.Wo has advocated special civic courage for people who fight against abuse, torture, war crimes and ethnic discrimination.

 

Home Sweet Home (Writer and director: Faton Bajraktari, Kosovo)

Screening on the 27th of May at 11:30 am

at Babylon Kino – Großer Saal (Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30, 10178 Berlin)

 

Agron was considered dead by friends and family; indeed, there are eyewitnesses who saw him die on the battlefield during the conflict in Kosovo. So it comes as a big surprise when he suddenly turns up at the door of the house where his loved ones have finally learned to live without him. Although the welcome home is heartfelt, it is short, and emotions quickly give way to the consideration of practical problems. In terms of making a living, it would be better for the family if he remained a war victim, and so Agron is forced through the compassionate pressure of his family to suppress his existence to the point of invisibility. Home Sweet Home skillfully captures the atmosphere of postwar society without leaving, even for a moment, the cramped house where we bear witness to the drama of a man who has landed himself in an absurdly inescapable situation.

 

Lowdown (Original title: Ispod mosta, medju stijenama / Director: Pavle Simonovic, Montenegro)

Screening on the 27th of May at 1:30 pm

at Babylon Kino – Kleiner Saal (Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30, 10178 Berlin)

 

In the center of Podgorica, under the bridge on river Moraca, the corpse is found. Quickly we learned that it is well known member of a criminal organization. In a very difficult day for him, Salo, police detective, has to investigate the crime. Anger outbursts and problems with the media are his everyday routine, lately. As it is not already enough, in this particular day he has to deal with the microcredit company which charges him for not paying his due, his relationship with the girlfriend is falling apart and he is not able to be at the ballet training of her daughter from ruined marriage. Suddenly, one call changes the game and its rules. Everything changes. The old saying that states that during the investigation, detective finds himself gets the new, twisted meaning.

 

91.1 (Director: Mustafa Haktanir, Turkey)

Screening on the 27th of May at 2:00 pm

at Babylon Kino – Großer Saal (Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30, 10178 Berlin)

 

91.1 takes up the story of three friendships, which do not know each other. They lead different lives and have different goals and dreams. They are ready to reach them at all costs and plan their realization. Quite unexpectedly, their lives will cross…

Director Mustafa Haktanir will be attending the screening of 91.1 on the 27th of May.

 

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SEEFF à Berlin #2 presents films from 15 different countries from the 25^th until the 28^th of May. Each film will be screened in its original language with English subtitles. The festival venues are the Babylon Kino at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, the Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität and the DFJW. The festival bar is every night the „Bar Tausend“.

 

Further information, as well as pictures and trailers of all movies in the programme, can be found on the webpage of SEEFF à Berlin #2.

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Time & Location:

25.05.2017 - 28.05.2017

Collegium Hungaricum Berlin & Babylon Kino

Please find more information here.