Media Summary: Myth of Persephone rebooted in a 3D-animated world. What is mortality in a virtual world? PHARMAKON (Trailer - Lucerne International Film Festival) An ex-smuggler does one last job for his family in this simmering rural crime drama.
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Myth of Persephone rebooted in a 3D-animated world. What is mortality in a virtual world? PHARMAKON (Trailer - Lucerne International Film Festival) An ex-smuggler does one last job for his family in this simmering rural crime drama. An unsettling mystery about desperation and class divisions in the age of digital capitalism. At an auto repair shop, a quiet mechanic confronts the nature of existence in today's Lebanon. A portrait of Slovenian actor Peter Musevski done as a mix of documentary, therapy session and reenactment.
In this blend of documentary and science fiction, a society prepares for the end. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank ... Aqueronte summons the very essence of cinema to transport us to unreal spaces. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank ... The private home museum of Eva and Jan Švankmajer viewable in a film: surrealism unbound. A young couple struggles to get pregnant in an era of ever-mounting uncertainty. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank ... A six-year-old boy uses the power of his imagination to protect himself against a harsh reality. Austere, richly atmospheric rural portrait of the cruelties of youth and the frailties of age.
Two gunshots, 25 years apart. A conceptual, visually arresting exploration of the history of 1990s Ukraine. A fusion of documentary, experimental and fiction cinema investigating a forgotten, forlorn space. Mystery and excitement. Warm, intimate portrait of two separate lives coming together in a night-time moment of hope. A droll mystery noir about a tight-knit seaside neighbourhood. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for watching!
