IFFI 52 unveils potpourri of films in World Panorama Section

55 cinematic gems from across the world to be presented at World Panorama Section

As many as 55 films across the world will be showcased under the World Panorama Section of the 52^nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) this year. The nine-day film festival, being organized in both hybrid and virtual formats, is being held in Goa during November 20 – 28, 2021.

As many as 55 films across the world will be showcased under the World Panorama Section of 52^nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) this year. The nine-day film festival, being organized in both hybrid and virtual formats, is being held in Goa during November 20 – 28, 2021.

1. 1000 Dreams directed by Marat Sarulu

Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz

2. A Film About Couples directed by Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada

Dominican Republic | Spanish, Catalan

3. A Higher Law directed by Octav Chelaru

Romania | Romanian

4. Absence directed by Ali Mosaffa

Iran, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic | English, Persian, Czech

5. Abu Omar directed by Roy Krispel

Israel | Hebrew, Arabic

6. Anais in Love directed by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

France | French

7. Asterrarium directed by Armen H’Akopian

Russian Federation | Russian

8. Atlantide directed by Yuri Ancarani

Italy, France, US, Qatar | Italian

9. Bebia, À Mon Seul Désir directed by Juja Dobrachkous

Georgia, UK | Georgian, Russian

10. Bergman Island directed by Mia Hansen Love

France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden | English

11. Captain Volkonogov Escaped directed by Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov

Russia| Estonia| France | Russian

12. Celts directed by Milica Tomović

Serbia | Serbian

13. Clara Sola directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

Sweden, Costa Rica, Belgium | Spanish

14. Dark Matter directed by Iman Tahsin

Andorra | Turkish

15. Fathers directed by Salem Salavati

Iran | Persian

16. Hinterland directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky

Austria, Luxembourg | German

17. Holy Island directed by Robert Manson

Ireland | English

18. Humanization directed by Giulio Musi

Sweden | Swedish

19. Islands directed by Martin Edralin

Canada | Filipino, Tagalog, English

20. Lamb directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson

Iceland, Sweden, Poland | Icelandic

21. Love Songs for Tough Guys directed by Samuel Benchetrit

France, Belgium | French

22. Luzzu directed by Alex Camilleri

Malta | Maltese

23. Miss Osaka directed by Daniel Dencik

Denmark, Norway, Japan | English, Japanese, Danish

24. Nightride directed by Stephen Fingleton

United Kingdom | English

25. Ninjababy directed by Yngvild Sve Flikke

Norway | Norwegian

26. Our Father directed by David Pantaleón

Spain | Spanish

27. Out of Sync directed by Juanjo Giménez

Spain, Lithuania, France | Spanish

28. Patio of Illusion directed by Shangshi Chen

Macau | Cantonese

29. Private Desert directed by Aly Muritiba

Brazil, Portugal | Brazilian-Portuguese

30. Promises directed by Thomas Kruithof

France | French

31. Pure White directed by Necip Caghan Ozdemir

Turkey | Turkish

32. Rafaela directed by Tito Rodriguez

Dominican Republic | Spanish

33. Rhino directed by Oleh Sentsov

Ukraine, Poland, Germany | German, Ukrainian, Russian

34. Saloum directed by Jean Luc Herbulot

Senegal | French, Wolof

35. Silent Land directed by Aga Woszczyńska

Poland, Italy, Czech Republic | Polish, English, Italian, Franch

36. Tailor directed by Sonia Liza Kenterman

Greece, Germany, Belgium | Greek

37. The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See the Titanic directed by Teemu Nikki

Finland | Finnish

38. The Book of Delights directed by Marcela Lordy

Brazil | Brazilian-Portuguese

39. The Exam directed by Shawkat Amin Korki

Germany, Iraq, Qatar | Kurdish

40. The Giants directed by Bonifacio Angius

Italy | Italian

41. The Girl and The Spider directed by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher

Switzerland | German

42. The Gravedigger’s Wife directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

France, Somalia, Germany, Finland | Somali

43. The Guest directed by Ana Mancera

Spain | Spanish

44. The Hotel directed by Alexandr Baluyev

Russian Federation | Russian

45. The Innocents directed by Eskil Vogt

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, United Kingdom | Norwegian

46. The Night Belongs to Lovers directed by Julien Hilmoine

France | French

47. The Odd-Job Men directed by Neus Ballús

Spain | Spanish, Catalan

48. The Preacher directed by Tito Jara H.

Ecuador, Colombia, Spain | Spanish

49. The Red Tree directed by Joan Gómez Endara

Colombia, Panama, France | Spanish

50. The Restless directed by Joachim Lafosse

France, Belgium, Luxembourg | French

51. The Seed directed by Mia Maariel Meyer

Germany | German

52. The Staffroom directed by Sonja Tarokić

Croatia | Croatian

53. The Sun of that Moon directed by Setareh Eskandari

Iran | Balochi

54. Unbalanced directed by Juan Baldana

Argentina | Spanish

55. What We Know directed by Jordi Núñez

Spain | Spanish

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The synopses of the films can be found here.