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    The Plague (La Plaga): Berlin Review

    The Plague (La Plaga): Berlin Review

    2:35 pm PST 2/7/2013
    • Jordan Mintzer
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    Writer-director Neus Ballus' debut feature follows five characters in the Catalonian countryside. READ MORE

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  2. Fynbos: Berlin Review

    10:35 am PST 2/7/2013
    • David Rooney
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    Greek commercials director Harry Patramanis' feature debut is a psychological mystery that unfolds in a secluded spot on South Africa's Western Cape. READ MORE

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    Gut Renovation: Film Review

    Gut Renovation: Film Review

    6:00 am PST 2/2/2013
    • John DeFore
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    Su Friedrich spends five years documenting the death of low-rent Williamsburg, Brooklyn. READ MORE

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  4. 'Barbara' Chosen as Germany's Foreign Language Oscar Candidate

    'Barbara' Chosen as Germany's Foreign Language Oscar Candidate

    11:14 am PDT 8/30/2012
    • Scott Roxborough
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    The drama from director Christian Petzold follows a doctor struggling to escape from communist East Germany. READ MORE

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  5. Berlin Film Festival Names Wong Kar Wai Jury President

    Berlin Film Festival Names Wong Kar Wai Jury President

    3:23 am PDT 8/28/2012
    • Scott Roxborough
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    The Hong Kong-based director's work includes "In The Mood For Love," "My Blueberry Nights" and "Happy Together." READ MORE

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  6. Christian Petzold’s Berlin Winner ‘Barbara’ Leads German Film Noms

    Christian Petzold’s Berlin Winner ‘Barbara’ Leads German Film Noms

    5:22 am PDT 3/23/2012
    • Scott Roxborough
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    Roland Emmerich’s Shakespeare thriller “Anonymous” and cancer drama “Stopped On Track” pick up 7 Lola nominations each. READ MORE

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    Now, Forager: Film Review

    Now, Forager: Film Review

    4:03 pm PST 3/4/2012
    • Neil Young
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    This offbeat indie film from Jason Cortlund will need to reap prizes if its to stand out from the crop and eke out a little arthouse play. READ MORE

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    Berlin Film Review: Salsipuedes

    Berlin Film Review: Salsipuedes

    4:18 pm PST 3/2/2012
    • Neil Young
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    Director Mariano Luque's movie focuses in the troubled marriage of a couple who travels for a mid-summer vacation in a heavily wooded rural camping area. READ MORE

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    Paziraie Sadeh (Modest Reception): Berlin Film Review

    Paziraie Sadeh (Modest Reception): Berlin Film Review

    5:06 pm PST 3/1/2012
    • Deborah Young
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    Mani Haghighi stars and directs a cinematic tale about a strange duo make their way through Iran distributing bags of cash to needy people. READ MORE

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  10. Soldier/Citizen: Berlin Film Review

    3:54 pm PST 2/29/2012
    • Neil Young
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    Silvina Landsmann's doc follows Israeli soldiers who work towards the high school diploma's they never achieved. READ MORE

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    'Blood Must Flow' - Undercover Among Nazis: Berlin Film Review

    'Blood Must Flow' - Undercover Among Nazis: Berlin Film Review

    2:56 pm PST 2/29/2012
    • Neil Young
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    Director Peter Ohlendorf's doc goes undercover to explore the European neo-Nazi music scene. READ MORE

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  12. Condition: Berlin Film Review

    5:29 am PST 2/27/2012
    • Neil Young
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    Thomas Heise’s doc about Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to an east German city focuses on the elaborate preparations for the event. READ MORE

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  13. Review
    All Divided Selves: Berlin Film Review

    All Divided Selves: Berlin Film Review

    4:50 pm PST 2/25/2012
    • Neil Young
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    Filmmaker Luke Fowler's documentary is an uncompromising look at Scotland's seminal psychoanalyst R.D. Laing. READ MORE

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  14. Review
    Parabeton: Berlin Film Review

    Parabeton: Berlin Film Review

    1:05 pm PST 2/25/2012
    • Neil Young
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    The film is the latest in an ongoing series of exquisite architecture documentaries by German veteran Heinz Emigholz. READ MORE

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    Love (Ai): Berlin Film Review

    Love (Ai): Berlin Film Review

    12:17 pm PST 2/25/2012
    • Neil Young
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    From Taiwan, the commercial romance film centers on three interlocking romantic stories taking place in Taipei and Beijing. READ MORE

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    Tomorrow (Zavtra): Berlin Film Review

    Tomorrow (Zavtra): Berlin Film Review

    10:17 pm PST 2/22/2012
    • Neil Young
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    The micro-budget debut from filmmaker Andrey Gryazev centers on Moscow art-anarchists. READ MORE

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  17. Review
    Calm at Sea: Berlin Film Review

    Calm at Sea: Berlin Film Review

    3:45 pm PST 2/22/2012
    • Neil Young
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    Volker Schlöndorff directs a wartime drama set in occupied France. READ MORE

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  18. Two Little Boys: Berlin Film Review

    3:22 pm PST 2/22/2012
    • Megan Lehmann
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    Bret McKenzie and Hamish Blake star in a screwball comedy who end up on the road trip of their lives. READ MORE

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    Xingu: Berlin Film Review

    Xingu: Berlin Film Review

    2:47 pm PST 2/22/2012
    • Neil Young
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    Director-writer Cao Hamburger's epic drama follows three Brazilian brothers and their lives in the tribe Xingu. READ MORE

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  20. Review
    Kuma: Berlin Film Review

    Kuma: Berlin Film Review

    3:43 pm PST 2/18/2012
    • Deborah Young
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    Director Umut Dag's quiet drama, which opened the Berlin Panorama, tells the story of a village girl who is recruited as a second wife. READ MORE

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