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‘In The Pool,’ ‘In Vitro’ to Make Sydney Film Festival Splash
‘In The Pool,’ ‘In Vitro’ and Rachel House's directing debut are among the early titles selected for the Sydney Film Festival.
Other titles getting a jump on that announcement include “The Rye Horn,” winner of the Golden Shell for best film at San Sebastián, last year; Agnieszka Holland’s refugee thriller “Green Border,” which raised the ire of some Polish politicians and inspired protests before setting a box office record, and “Pepe,” which won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale in February. Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios (A Cop Movie, SFF 2021) recruits Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones in comedic drama “La Cocina,” set during the hectic lunch rush at a New York restaurant. Other early selections include documentaries “COPA ’71,” which presents the untold story of the 1971 Women’s Soccer World Cup and exposes systemic sexism with governing bodies, and Kenya-set “The Battle for Laikipia,” Olivier Assayas’ most personal film, “Suspended Time,” and Bhutan director Pawo Choyning Dorji’s Oscar-nominated “The Monk and The Gun.”
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