Cannes @Babylon
The palm trees are now in Babylon.
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It presents films with unusual styles and non-traditional stories seeking international recognition, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.
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Website
- babylonberlin.eu
Participating Cinemas
Babylon Alexanderplatz
Showtimes in the original language
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| A devoted single mother dreams of a solo vacation in Italy at her friend's house, but when arrangements collapse, she must bring along her disabled teenage son on what was meant to be her private escape. |
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| After a deadly rodeo and a stolen kiss, Rosa and her cowboy lover flee across the Italian wilderness, pursued by Buffalo Bill and the story he refuses to rewrite. |
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| An environmental engineer accepts a position in West Africa, where he develops complex relationships with two locals while uncovering details about his predecessor's unexplained disappearance. |
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| The story of Otto von Spreckelsen, a real-life architecture teacher from Copenhagen, who surprised the world when he won an open-call competition launched by French president François Mitterrand. |
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| 1982. As an unknown disease begins to spread in a small mining town in the Chilean desert, gay men are accused of transmitting it through their eyes. Twelve-year-old Lidia, the only girl in the community, sets out in search of the truth. |
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| Two blustery 50-somethings, have an obsession: going for their last drink. One night, they run into Giulio, a shy architecture student, whose way of seeing the world and love will be transformed as the trio wander from bar to bar of Veneto |
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| Clémence, a lawyer, leaves her marriage to embrace her true self. Her ex-husband fights for custody of their son Paul, manipulating him. As their relationship deteriorates, Clémence struggles to maintain her maternal bond. |
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| In rural France, Mika and Dan's dreams keep hitting dead ends. After Dan's latest mistake, they're forced to work in construction for their friend Tony, desperately seeking escape from their situation. |
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| Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home. |
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| As Hamas tightens control over Gaza, Yahia seeks vengeance for his friend Ossama's brutal murder. His encounter with the killer alters everything. |
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| Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders. |
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| Marie, Naney, and Jolie live together in Tunis, sheltering Kenza, a shipwreck survivor. As this unorthodox family forms, crises make each woman reconsider her place. |
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| An aging poet finds purpose mentoring Yurlady, a talented teen, though exposing her to the poetry scene might be unwise. His own poetic pursuits led nowhere, leaving him a stereotypical obscure writer. |
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| A young addict living on the streets of London is given a shot at redemption, but his road to recovery soon curdles into a strange odyssey from which he may never escape. |