SIFF 17
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1. King of the Belgians (2016)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Desperate to return home from a state visit to Istanbul when his country suffers its worst-ever political crisis, but unable to fly due to a solar storm, the King of the Belgians finds himself on a tumultuous road trip across the Balkans.
Directors: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Stars: Peter Van den Begin, Lucie Debay, Titus De Voogdt, Bruno Georis
Votes: 2,169
2. La cinquième saison (2012)
93 min | Drama, Mystery
In a scenic Belgian village, nature is turning its back on man. How will the locals cope with this new reality?
Directors: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Stars: Aurélia Poirier, Django Schrevens, Sam Louwyck, Gill Vancompernolle
Votes: 1,481
3. Clair Obscur (2016)
105 min | Drama
Two Turkish women, one oppressed by sexist traditions and one liberated by modern mores, have more in common than it would seem.
Director: Yesim Ustaoglu | Stars: Funda Eryigit, Ecem Uzun, Mehmet Kurtulus, Okan Yalabik
Votes: 2,904
4. 6.9 on the Richter Scale (2016)
117 min | Comedy
A humble Romanian actor in his 30s, hardly surviving between a complicated part in a musical, a depressed wife, and the obsession of an imminent, devastating earthquake, becomes the victim of his manipulative father.
Director: Nae Caranfil | Stars: Laurentiu Bãnescu, Maria Obretin, Teodor Corban, Maria Simona Arsu
Votes: 1,535
5. Like Crazy (2016)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
Two quite different women escape a mental institution to see Tuscany in a stolen car and get to know each other.
Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Carnelutti, Sergio Albelli
Votes: 10,279 | Gross: $0.11M
6. House Without Roof (2016)
117 min | Drama
HOUSE WITHOUT ROOF is about the journey of the siblings LIYA, JAN and ALAN who were born in the Kurdish area of the Iraq and grown up in Germany. The three of them want to fulfill their ... See full summary »
Director: Soleen Yusef | Stars: Mina Sadic, Sasun Sayan, Murat Seven, Wedad Sabri
Votes: 179
7. Moon Dogs (2016)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
Two teenage step brothers fall for the same girl on a chaotic road trip from Shetland to Glasgow.
Director: Philip John | Stars: Jack Parry-Jones, Christy O'Donnell, Tara Lee, Claire Cage
Votes: 304
8. Bad Influence (2016)
89 min | Drama
Against the backdrop of an impending environmental crisis, two troubled adolescents strive to find their place in the world in this stirring debut film from Chile, which weaves together political themes both social and personal.
Director: Claudia Huaiquimilla | Stars: Andrew Bargsted, Eliseo Fernández, Francisco Pérez-Bannen, Francisca Gavilán
Votes: 410
9. Ne gledaj mi u pijat (2016)
105 min | Drama
When Marijana's dominant father falls seriously ill, she takes over the role as head of the family. The new power constellation also gives her new freedom that she has to find out a way to deal with.
Director: Hana Jusic | Stars: Mia Petricevic, Niksa Butijer, Arijana Culina, Zlatko Buric
Votes: 1,269
10. The Last Family (2016)
123 min | Biography, Drama
The story of a well-known artistic family: legendary painter Zdzislaw Beksinski, his wife Zofia and their son Tomasz, a highly-praised music critic and translator. Their lives were far from being usual.
Director: Jan P. Matuszynski | Stars: Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna, Andrzej Chyra
Votes: 4,852
11. The Unknown Girl (2016)
Unrated | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A doctor gets obsessed with the case of a dead woman after learning that the woman had died shortly after having rung her door for help.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella
Votes: 10,340 | Gross: $0.15M
12. The Constitution (2016)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A gay Croatian professor confronts his own xenophobia after agreeing to help his Serbian neighbor prepare for a citizenship exam, while the neighbor's wife cares for the professor's elderly homophobic invalid father.
Director: Rajko Grlic | Stars: Nebojsa Glogovac, Dejan Acimovic, Ksenija Marinkovic, Bozidar Smiljanic
Votes: 3,171
13. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
R | 100 min | Drama
After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann
Votes: 64,797 | Gross: $0.26M
14. Beneath the Silence (I) (2016)
110 min | Drama, History, War
1973, a small family crumbles due to the father's PTSD, on the verge of the Yom Kipur War.
Directors: Erez Mizrahi, Sahar Shavit | Stars: Amos Tamam, Adva Bolla, Roy Fink, Eran Ivanir
Votes: 44
15. My Happy Family (2017)
120 min | Drama
In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out of her parents' home and live ... See full summary »
Directors: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß | Stars: Ia Shugliashvili, Merab Ninidze, Berta Khapava, Tsisia Kumsishvili
Votes: 4,221
16. Two Days, One Night (2014)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama
Liège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée, Baptiste Sornin
Votes: 50,548 | Gross: $1.44M
17. The Distinguished Citizen (2016)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
A winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation to receive another award. In Argentina he finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.
Directors: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat | Stars: Oscar Martínez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio, Nora Navas
Votes: 13,350
18. Holiday Makers (2016)
121 min | Comedy
The life of a tourist is Hell!
Director: Ivaylo Penchev | Stars: Phillip Avramov, Milena Avramova, Vasil Banov, Sofia Bobtcheva
Votes: 358
19. Tramontane (2016)
105 min | Drama
Rabih, a young blind man, lives in a small village in Lebanon. He sings in a choir and edits Braille documents for an income. His life unravels when he tries to apply for a passport and ... See full summary »
Director: Vatche Boulghourjian | Stars: Barakat Jabbour, Julia Kassar, Toufic Barakat, Michel Adabachi
Votes: 373
20. No One (2017)
96 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A provocative drama about a young woman who experiences the most significant change in her life.
Director: Andrey Andonov | Stars: Gergana Pletnyova, Stoyan Radev, Silvia Petkova, Kristian Milatinov
Votes: 338
21. Damat Kogusu (2017)
104 min | Crime, Drama
In Turkey a man is jailed and thrown into a section for those accused or convicted of serious sex crimes, known as the Groom's Block, where society hides from itself as men judge guilt and lash out justice daily.
Director: Ilker Savaskurt | Stars: Ibrahim Akoz, Zülfü Hamit Altin, Turgay Atalay, Baris Atay
Votes: 375
22. Requiem for Mrs. J (2017)
93 min | Drama
Mrs. J is depressed by the death of her husband, who passed away one year ago and she is planning to commit suicide as she can't deal with the problems of her family.
Director: Bojan Vuletic | Stars: Mirjana Karanovic, Danica Nedeljkovic, Jovana Gavrilovic, Vucic Perovic
Votes: 747
23. Light Thereafter (2017)
101 min | Drama
Pavel, an emotionally volatile and socially alienated young man, sets off across Europe in search of his idol, the enigmatic painter Arnaud. Desperately lonely, Pavel tries to adhere to the host of characters he meets along the way.
Director: Konstantin Bojanov | Stars: Barry Keoghan, Kim Bodnia, Thure Lindhardt, Lubna Azabal
Votes: 183
24. Hristo (2016)
100 min | Drama
Hristo is a homeless boy. He would do anything to get a normal living. But still there's something he wouldn't do. The price of 'normal' life, for him is too high.
Directors: Grigor Lefterov, Todor Matsanov | Stars: Evgeni Budinov, Dimitar Krumov, Stefan Mavrodiyev, Lyubomir Neikov
Votes: 148
25. Goodbye Berlin (2016)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two young teenage boys steal a car and embark on a road trip that will probably change their lives.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Tristan Göbel, Aniya Wendel, Justina Humpf, Paul Busche
Votes: 11,036
26. The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen, Tuomari Nurmio
Votes: 13,652 | Gross: $0.18M
27. Toni Erdmann (2016)
R | 162 min | Comedy, Drama
A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.
Director: Maren Ade | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl
Votes: 52,076 | Gross: $1.48M
28. The Return (2017)
Drama, Thriller
Follows a man who, after 40 years, comes back to his hometown. There he has nobody. His friends from America are coming after him to get him back and small village in Vojvodina becomes lively as never before.
Director: Predrag Jaksic | Stars: Lazar Rockwood, Nick Mancuso, Dubravka Mijatovic, Michael Paré
Votes: 136
29. My Heart Is an Octopus or My Father on the Shore of the Black Sea (2016)
112 min | Animation, Biography, Crime
As a story structure, it reminds a postmodern novel: fragmented, plot-less and on first view: chaotic. Individual pieces can be rearranged and each one has its own life. In terms of genre, ... See full summary »
Director: Neno Belchev | Stars: Petar Atanasov, Ivan Barakov, Belcho Belchev, Neno Belchev
Votes: 10
30. Personal Affairs (2016)
90 min | Drama
In Nazareth, an old couple lives wearily to the rhythm of the daily routine. On the other side of the border, in Ramallah, their son Tarek wishes to remain an eternal bachelor, their ... See full summary »
Director: Maha Haj | Stars: Maisa Abd Elhadi, Ziad Bakri, Jihan Dermelkonian, Hanan Hillo
Votes: 227
31. 24 Weeks (2016)
103 min | Drama
At work, Astrid is admired by her fans as a famous cabaret artist and privately a second child is on road to complete her family happiness.
Director: Anne Zohra Berrached | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske
Votes: 1,786
32. When the Day Had No Name (2017)
93 min | Drama
Day before Easter 2012, perfectly lined up bodies of four teenagers, each with a bullet hole in their head, were found near a lake just outside Skopje, Macedonian capital. They just went ... See full summary »
Director: Teona Strugar Mitevska | Stars: Leon Ristov, Hanis Bagashov, Dragan Mishevski, Stefan Kitanov
Votes: 148
33. Victoria (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
Director: Sebastian Schipper | Stars: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit
Votes: 63,157
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