Berlin

Another eight films have been selected for the Competition Programme of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival (see press releases from December 15, 2014, and January 9, 2015).
The productions are from the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong/China, Iran, the People’s Republic of China, Poland, the USA, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

Body

Poland

By Malgorzata Szumowska (Stranger, Elles, In the Name of)

With Janusz Gajos, Maja Ostaszewska, Justyna Suwala

World premiere

Cha và con và (Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories)

Vietnam / France / Germany / Netherlands

By Di Phan Dang (Bi, Don’t Be Afraid)

With Do Thi Hai Yen, Le Cong Hoang, Truong The Vinh

World premiere

Journal d'une femme de chambre (Diary of a Chambermaid)

France / Belgium

By Benoit Jacquot (Farewell, My Queen; Three Hearts)

With Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Mollet, Hervé Pierre, Vincent Lacoste

World premiere

Mr. Holmes

United Kingdom

By Bill Condon (The Fifth Estate)

With Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hattie Morahan

World premiere – Out of competition

Queen of the Desert

USA

By Werner Herzog (Fata Morgana, Fitzcarraldo, Cave of Forgotten Dreams)
With Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis , Robert Pattinson

World premiere

Taxi

Iran

By Jafar Panahi (Closed Curtain, Offside)

With Jafar Panahi

World premiere

Victoria

Germany

By Sebastian Schipper (Gigantic, A Friend of Mine)

With Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit, Max Mauff, André M. Hennicke

World premiere

Yi bu zhi yao (Gone with the Bullets)

People’s Republic of China / USA / Hong Kong, China

By Wen Jiang (Let the Bullets Fly)

With Wen Jiang, You Ge, Yun Zhou, Qi Shu, Huang Hung

International premiere

The complete Competition programme will be announced next week.