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DREAMING DOGS (77 Min.) | 16:00 | Capitol 2
A pack of strays - seven dogs and one woman - live in the shadows of the city of Moscow. Hidden from the totalitarian authorities, two species share an existence on the brink of disappearance. They roam through a wild landscape in constant restlessness. Shot from the perspective of the animals, the patterns of mutual dependence and taming begin to dissolve.
Hommage
COSMIC MINIATURES (94 Min.) | 16:15 | Capitol 3
Flashes of light and star-cluster storms move at unimaginable speeds. But the fact that nothing can travel faster than light is comforting. This film is an exploration of the birth of intergalactic battle dogs inspired by the valiant space dog Laika. The finale pays homage to Kluge's friend Edgar Reitz, offering an unexpected masterpiece.
Competition BFFB38
COME LA NOTTE (75 Min.) | 18:15 | Capitol 1
After years of separation, three Filipino siblings, all domestic workers in Italy, are reunited in the villa they inherited from their elder sister Lilia. As night falls As night falls, the long-awaited reunion brings back old memories and grudges never expressed.
In presence of Liryc Dela Cruz (director).
Focus Taiwan
MONGREL (130 Min.) | 20:30 | Capitol 2
The illegal immigrant Oom works as a nurse despite his lack of papers and training. He does his job with great care and has a talent for dealing with the elderly, and physically and mentally impaired people. But his work, hidden away in the mountains of Taiwan, becomes more difficult by the day...
In presence of Lu Yi-Ching (actress).
Competition BFFB38
HANAMI (96 Min.) | 20:45 | Capitol 1
On a remote volcanic island that everyone wants to leave, little Nana learns to stay. As her mother Nia fled into exile shortly after her birth, Nana has grown up with her father's family. Nana develops a high fever and is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment. There she discovers a world between dream and reality, steeped in magical realism.
