BIFF 2012
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1. Habibi Rasak Kharban (2011)
85 min | Drama, Romance, War
'Habibi Rasak Kharban' (Darling, Something's Wrong with Your Head) is a dramatic feature that tells the story of a forbidden love in Gaza. The film is a modern re-telling of the famous ancient Sufi parable 'Majnun Layla'.
Director: Susan Youssef | Stars: Maisa Abd Elhadi, Kais Nashif, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Amer Khalil
Votes: 172
2. Sahkanaga (2011)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Mystery
A teenager in rural Georgia stumbles upon a gruesome discovery in the woods, and the fabric of his life unravels as he suffers the secret.
Director: John Henry Summerour | Stars: Trevor Neuhoff, Kristin Rievley, Jace Flatt, Charles Patterson
Votes: 93
3. La Playa D.C. (2012)
90 min | Drama
Tomas, an Afro-Colombian teenager who fled the country's Pacific coast pushed out by the war, faces the difficulties of growing up in a city of exclusion and racism. When Jairo, his younger... See full summary »
Director: Juan Andrés Arango Garcia | Stars: Luis Carlos Guevara, Jamés Solís, Andrés Murillo, Einer Cotés
Votes: 388
4. Kauwboy (2012)
81 min | Drama
A young boy and his father have a difficult relationship, but are trying to reach each other. They need a catalyst to make that happen.
Director: Boudewijn Koole | Stars: Rick Lens, Loek Peters, Cahit Ölmez, Susan Radder
Votes: 2,377
5. Die Vermissten (2012)
88 min | Drama
All of a sudden, 16-year-old Martha vanishes. Her father Lothar, who for years has had no contact with her or his ex-wife, sets off unwilling to find her. He soon realises other young ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Speckenbach | Stars: André Hennicke, Luzie Ahrens, Sandra Borgmann, Sylvana Krappatsch
Votes: 181
6. Bibliothèque Pascal (2010)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy
In order to regain custody of her daughter, whom she left in the care of her fortune-telling aunt, Mona must tell a social worker her story. The tale she spins---and the movie we watch---is... See full summary »
Director: Szabolcs Hajdu | Stars: Orsolya Török-Illyés, Oana Pellea, Razvan Vasilescu, Andi Vasluianu
Votes: 1,988
7. The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (2012)
103 min | Drama
Two different mothers in two different worlds. The first one from comes from the western world, lives in France and after a tragic lost of her child is trying to continue living and find ... See full summary »
Director: Teona Strugar Mitevska | Stars: Victoria Abril, Labina Mitevska, Jean-Marie Galey, Arben Bajraktaraj
Votes: 119
8. Bel Ami (2012)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, History
A chronicle of a young man's rise to power in Paris via his manipulation of the city's wealthiest and most influential women.
Directors: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci
Votes: 19,275 | Gross: $0.12M
9. Back to Stay (2011)
99 min | Drama
Portrait of everyday life of Marina, Sofia and Violeta, three sisters living in Buenos Aires his grandmother's house, the woman who raised her, after she has died.
Director: Milagros Mumenthaler | Stars: María Canale, Martina Juncadella, Ailín Salas, Julián Tello
Votes: 694
10. Angelinho (2011)
5 min | Animation, Short, Action
Angelinho is a cautious Guardian Angel... a bit too cautious. His best efforts only make the thrill-happy cyclist, for whom he is responsible, more and more adventurous. As the boy shifts ... See full summary »
Director: Maryna Shchipak
Votes: 7
11. Araya (1959)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish... See full summary »
Director: Margot Benacerraf | Stars: José Ignacio Cabrujas, Laurent Terzieff
Votes: 841
12. Without (I) (2011)
88 min | Drama
On a remote wooded island, a young woman becomes caretaker to an old man in a vegetative state. Her isolated routine devolves into a struggle with sexuality, guilt and loss.
Director: Mark Jackson | Stars: Joslyn Jensen, Ron Carrier, Darren Lenz, Brooke Bundy
Votes: 532
13. Avalon (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, Thriller
Janne, a 60-year-old party promoter is arranging a nightclub at the annual tennis week in the small coastal town, where he also teams up with his sister Jackie. But an accident turns his life upside down.
Director: Axel Petersén | Stars: Johannes Brost, Peter Carlberg, Léonore Ekstrand, Charlotte Wandt
Votes: 1,253
14. Kid-Thing (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
Annie is girl with no moral compass, thanks to a complete lack of parental supervision. One day, while playing in the woods, a voice calls out to her from deep within an abandoned well, causing her to consider the right course of action.
Director: David Zellner | Stars: Sydney Aguirre, Nathan Zellner, David Wingo, Zack Carlson
Votes: 555
15. Damned (2011)
8 min | Short
Feeling unappreciated, Humphrey the beaver goes too far when he gets the chance to realize his biggest dream, endangering his friends, his home and eventually his own life.
Director: Richard Phelan
Votes: 38
16. Electrick Children (2012)
R | 96 min | Drama
Rachel, a teenager born and raised in her Mormon community, believes that she has been inpregnated by listening to music and must get to Vegas to find the "father" of her miracle baby.
Director: Rebecca Thomas | Stars: Julia Garner, Liam Aiken, Billy Zane, Cynthia Watros
Votes: 6,153
17. Detropia (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Noah Stewart, Rachele Gilmnore, Michael Wanko, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra
Votes: 1,626 | Gross: $0.36M
18. Late December (2010)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Aicha lives in a remote Tunisian mountain top village and dreams of a better life. After promising her the world, her boyfriend disappears and leaves her in a state of confusion and despair... See full summary »
Director: Moez Kamoun | Stars: Hend El Fahem, Lotfi Bondka, Lotfi Abdelli, Sonia Ben Belgacem
Votes: 34
19. Francine (2012)
74 min | Drama
Ex-con Francine has difficulty adjusting to life in a small lakeside town until she begins working with animals, though she finds herself growing increasingly isolated from the community and embracing forms of anti-social behavior.
Directors: Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky | Stars: Melissa Leo, Victoria Charkut, Dave Clark, Keith Leonard
Votes: 282
20. Gray: Live at the New Museum (2011)
74 min | Documentary, Music
Jean-Michel Basquiat's early 80's art/noise band Gray, with original members Michael Holman and Nick Taylor, mount a performance at New York City's New Museum that captures the band's original, avant garde spirit and vision.
Director: Michael Holman | Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat, Fab 5 Freddy, Vincent Gallo, Michael Holman
21. Margarita (2009)
14 min | Animation, Short
A young princess, who will leave behind her extraordinary life to follow her own dream; a journey full of hopes and dreams for all those brave people who wants to follow their own star.
Director: Alex Cervantes
Votes: 35
22. Grey Matter (2011)
110 min | Drama
Balthazar is a young African filmmaker on the brink of directing his first project, The Cycle of the Cockroach, a fictional story about a young woman who survived unspeakable atrocities ... See full summary »
Director: Kivu Ruhorahoza | Stars: Ramadhan Bizimana, Tamim Hakizimana, Kennedy Jones Mazimpaka, Jean Pierre Kalonda
Votes: 52
23. Baya Al Maut (2011)
117 min | Drama
In Tetouan, at the northern edge of Morocco, three young men decide to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry, and their destinies part drastically.
Director: Faouzi Bensaïdi | Stars: Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labied, Mouhcine Malzi, Imane El Mechrafi
Votes: 375
24. On the Road (2012)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams
Votes: 43,299 | Gross: $0.72M
25. The Year of the Tiger (2011)
82 min | Drama
A prison inmate escapes from his wrecked penitentiary during Chile's February 2010 earthquake.
Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Luis Dubó, Sergio Hernández, Viviana Herrera
Votes: 164
26. The Christening (2010)
86 min | Drama, Thriller
Janek comes to Warsaw to become the godfather of his good old friend's baby. During the week before the ceremony the lives of Janek, Michal and his wife Magda change dramatically as the men's criminal past haunts them mercilessly.
Director: Marcin Wrona | Stars: Wojciech Zielinski, Tomasz Schuchardt, Natalia Rybicka, Adam Woronowicz
Votes: 721
27. The Loneliest Planet (2011)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Thriller
An engaged couple's backpacking trip in the Caucasus Mountains is derailed by a single misstep that threatens to undo everything the pair believed about each other and about themselves.
Director: Julia Loktev | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, Bidzina Gujabidze, Tali Pitakhelauri
Votes: 4,314 | Gross: $0.13M
28. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
TV-G | 15 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Morris Lessmore, a young writer, wanders into a mysterious library after a storm devastates his city. The library is home to magical flying books that literally come to life.
Directors: William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
Votes: 5,803
29. Oslo, August 31st (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
One day in the life of Anders, a young recovering drug addict, who takes a brief leave from his treatment center to interview for a job and catch up with old friends in Oslo.
Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Malin Crépin
Votes: 29,650 | Gross: $0.10M
30. Otelo Burning (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
When 16 year old Otelo Buthelezi, his best friend, New Year, and his 12 year old brother, Ntwe, are invited to the beach-house of their new friend, Tau Modise, they step into a world ... See full summary »
Director: Sara Blecher | Stars: Jafta Mamabolo, Thomas Gumede, Sihle Xaba, Tshepang Mohlomi
Votes: 85
31. Labranza oculta (2010)
66 min | Documentary, Animation, Drama
Labranza oculta (The silent walls) is a documentary about those who build history behind walls of silence. The workers restoring the seventeenth-century Alabado House surprise and charm us ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriela Calvache
Votes: 8
32. ¿Quién dijo miedo? (2010)
109 min | Documentary
René is a Honduran amateur actor who appeared on television spots promoting the referendum on convening the National Constituent Assembly in Honduras. On June 28th, 2009, instead of a ... See full summary »
Director: Katia Lara
Votes: 19
33. Ride of Passage (2012)
5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Tokis tribe expects him to bring home the head of the biggest animal possible. In return, he will receive honor and respect. However, this rite of passage does not turn out as planned. With... See full summary »
Director: Christian Bøving-Andersen
Votes: 48
34. Sibila (2012)
95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
I remember the night when the history of my family changed. We received a phone call from Peru saying that my aunt Sibila was in prison accused of forming part of the Shining Path. I was ... See full summary »
Director: Teresa Arredondo
Votes: 8
35. Sleepwalking Land (2007)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
In the midst of Mozambique's devastating civil war, Muidinga, an orphaned refugee, wanders the countryside in search of his mother. His only companion is an elderly storyteller, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Teresa Prata | Stars: Nick Lauro Teresa, Aladino Jasse, Ernesto Lemos Macuacua, Filimone Meigos
Votes: 273
36. Tey (I) (2012)
86 min | Drama
Satché is about to die. He decides to make his last day on this world the day of his life.
Director: Alain Gomis | Stars: Saul Williams, Djolof Mbengue, Anisia Uzeyman, Aïssa Maïga
Votes: 253
37. A Shadow of Blue (2012)
13 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A touching story in which fantasy and reality merge to make dreams come true. How determining can reality be, and how can fantasy unleash an unexpected freedom? Can a fragile world of ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Lascano | Stars: Kalei Bernaldo De Quiroz, Rocio Gama, Veronika Janouchova, Dehlia McDonald
Votes: 114
38. Una noche (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
In Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. Accused of assault, he appeals to Elio to help him reach the forbidden world 90 miles across the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.
Director: Lucy Mulloy | Stars: Dariel Arrechaga, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, Javier Núñez Florián, María Adelaida Méndez Bonet
Votes: 1,981 | Gross: $0.07M
39. Vivre sa vie (1962)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger
Votes: 35,003
40. Pierrot the Fool (1965)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Aicha Abadir
Votes: 36,943
41. Alphaville (1965)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Valérie Boisgel
Votes: 27,617 | Gross: $0.05M
42. A Long Journey (2011)
95 min | Documentary
The true story of the director Lucia Murat's younger brother , Heitor, who is sent to London by his well to do family to avoid the possibility of joining his director/writer sister Ms. ... See full summary »
Director: Lúcia Murat | Star: Caio Blat
Votes: 115
43. The Nun (1966)
GP | 140 min | Drama
Suzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle, Francine Bergé
Votes: 3,241 | Gross: $0.03M
44. Band of Outsiders (1964)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur, Danièle Girard, Louisa Colpeyn
Votes: 27,066 | Gross: $0.04M
45. Baya Al Maut (2011)
117 min | Drama
In Tetouan, at the northern edge of Morocco, three young men decide to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry, and their destinies part drastically.
Director: Faouzi Bensaïdi | Stars: Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labied, Mouhcine Malzi, Imane El Mechrafi
Votes: 375
46. Anna (1967 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Released in 1967, this was the first colour film made for French TV. The story is about a man obsessively looking for a woman he saw in a photograph.
Director: Pierre Koralnik | Stars: Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy, Marianne Faithfull, Serge Gainsbourg
Votes: 453
47. If the Seed Doesn't Die (2010)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
A touching tale of how far a father will go for his child, no matter how old they get. During the illegal crossing of the Danube, the two fathers meet; Nicu, a Romanian searching for his ... See full summary »
Director: Sinisa Dragin | Stars: Mustafa Nadarevic, Dan Condurache, Ioana Barbu, Milos Tanaskovic
Votes: 210
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