The Berlin Movie Pageant is thought for its political nature and this 12 months’s version is not any exception, with elections in Germany casting a shadow over proceedings and requires a boycott over the occasion’s perspective in direction of Palestinians in Gaza. Movie critic Emma Jones takes us by among the extremely topical productions which might be screening, from a Ukrainian documentary about how youngsters are experiencing life in wartime to an Israeli movie about actor David Cunio, who was taken hostage on October 7, 2023. Timothée Chalamet, Jessica Chastain and Robert Pattinson have all been on the pink carpet in Berlin for premieres of their new movies. We additionally take a look at a few the French options making their debut within the German capital, as Marion Cotillard provides a glacial flip as a Garbo-esque actress in “The Ice Tower”.
The Berlinale's seventy fifth choice of hard-hitting movies
