GFF 2023
The films I watched at Göteborg Film Festival 2023
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- DirectorJoanna HoggStarsTilda SwintonLouisAugust JoshiReturning to a hotel now haunted by its mysterious past, an artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets in their former family home.
- DirectorKjersti Helen RasmussenStarsEili HarboeHerman TømmeraasDennis StorhøiA woman is plagued by constant nightmares after moving into a large, suspiciously cheap apartment. The apartment's terrible secret soon reveals itself through her dreams.
- DirectorInna SahakyanStarsAnzhelika HakobyanArpi PetrossianShushan AbrahamyanA genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star: Aurora Mardiganian's odyssey is close to unreal. After losing her family, escaping slavery, and enduring Hollywood greed, she journeys far to tell the world of the Armenian Genocide.
- DirectorKristina BuozyteBruno SamperStarsRaffiella ChapmanEddie MarsanRosy McEwenStruggling to survive with her father after the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, 13-year-old Vesper must use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the future.
- DirectorFrancisca AlegriaStarsMía MaestroEnzo Ferrada RosatiBenjamin SotoCecilia travels to her father's farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence brings to life a painful past chorused by the natural world around them.
- DirectorDaniel GoldhaberStarsAriela BarerKristine FrosethLukas GageA crew of environmental activists plot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline.
- DirectorDamian MarcanoStarsYidah LeonardLou LyonsAkil WilliamsSkimma dreams of just seeing something different. But after receiving the news that he has gotten Rebecca pregnant, and his constant complaints about his small village; he embraces a new profession: the village pot supplier.
- DirectorDel Kathryn BartonStarsSimon BakerMorgan DaviesJosh LawsonAfter accidentally witnessing a violent crime, a young girl is left catatonic with shock, and struggles to make sense of what she saw, ultimately finding renewal in the inestimable world of her own imagination.
- DirectorCelyn JonesTom SternStarsRebel WilsonCharlotte GainsbourgTrine DyrholmWhat happens when you're ambushed by time? An archaeologist and an architect fight to re-imagine a future after traumatic brain injury leaves them adrift from the people they love.
- DirectorAndrew LeggeStarsEmma AppletonStefanie MartiniTheodora Brabazon Legge1940, Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. Unknown to them sharing these broadcasts the devastating changes it will have on the future of world but to them also.
- DirectorMikhaël HersStarsCharlotte GainsbourgQuito Rayon RichterNoée AbitaLeft by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio show, where she meets Talulah, a youngster she decides to take under her wing.
- DirectorAbbe HassanStarsAshraf BarhomJwan AlqatamiIsa AouifiaA professional smuggler tries to save a 12-year-old girl whose family has gone missing in the Syrian war.
- DirectorLéa MysiusStarsAdèle ExarchopoulosSwala EmatiSally DraméVicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie. When Vicky's aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way.
- DirectorQuentin DupieuxStarsGilles LelloucheVincent LacosteAnaïs DemoustierA group of vigilantes called the "tobacco-forces" is falling apart. To rebuild team spirit, their leader suggests that they meet for a week-long retreat, before returning to save the world.
- DirectorSophie LinnenbaumStarsFine SendelJule BöweHenning PekerHave you ever felt like a Supporting Character in your own life? What if you really are one...?
- DirectorSarah PolleyStarsRooney MaraClaire FoyJessie BuckleyDo nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
- DirectorAlberto VázquezStarsJon GoiriJaione InsaustiRamón BareaWar-hungry teddy bears journey from bootcamp to the psychedelic terrors of the Magic Forest in this darkly beautiful horror animation.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsBrendan FraserSadie SinkTy SimpkinsA reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.
- DirectorPierre FöldesStarsAmaury de CrayencourMathilde AuneveuxArnaud MaillardA giant talkative frog, a lost cat, and a tsunami help a bank employee, his wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.
- DirectorChristopher MurrayStarsValentina Véliz CaileoDaniel AntiviloSebastian HülkOn the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with her father on a farm. When the foreman brutally turns on Rosa's father, she sets out for justice, seeking help from the king of a powerful organization of sorcerers.
- DirectorDavid WagnerStarsGerhard LiebmannLuka DimicJulia KoschitzVice Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared trainer and model macho in the Austrian Military and lives as a gay man in secret. When he falls in love with a young, openly gay soldier, his world gets turned upside down. Based on real events.
- DirectorLena DunhamStarsKristine FrosethJon BernthalLuka SabbatSarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. She just longs to be seen. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power.
- DirectorFrancesco LagiStarsLino MusellaGiorgio TirabassiViviana CangianoAn unlikely group of soldiers and courtiers led by Marcount Berlocchio and his new bride Bernarda take possession of a distant fief. But their castle is a decrepit dump and their villagers aren't willing to be ruled.
- DirectorToby AmiesStarsRobert FrippBiff BlumfumgagngeBill RieflinWhat began as a straightforward documentary about the cult rock band King Crimson as it turned 50, mutated into an exploration of time, death, family, and the transcendent power of music to change lives. But with jokes.
- DirectorMarie KreutzerStarsVicky KriepsFlorian TeichtmeisterKatharina LorenzA fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.
- DirectorHilmar OddssonStarsÞröstur Leó GunnarssonKristbjörg KjeldHera HilmarThe death of Jon's mother forces him to take on a journey with her corpse in the backseat to fulfill her last wish. Bresnef the dog comes along and this trip will be the gamechanger Jon never dreamt of.
- DirectorMary HarronStarsBen KingsleyBarbara SukowaEzra MillerIn 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps the aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.
- DirectorJúlia MuratStarsSol MirandaLucas AndradeLorena ComparatoSimone 23-year-old studies criminal law and advocates for women's rights and at night she performs in front of a live sex cam. One night watching a film awakens her dark impulses for a more dangerous means of sexual gratification.