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Omar Sy Vehicle ‘Out of Control’ Among 11 World Premieres Lined Up for Tallinn Black Nights Fest Main Competition
The latest Nir Bergman, Teemu Nikki, Jaak Kilmi and Eran Riklis have also made the cut for the festival’s main program.
We’re not trying to highlight a certain theme or a particular region, we are free in our choices,” she noted.Emphasizing the various topics covered, Lokk cites old age, the end of life and euthanasia “perhaps due to the influence of COVID,” domestic violence and war, “not tackled in the traditional form” but rather via psychological dramas. “Pink Lady” is Israel’s top filmmaker Nir Bergman’s new feature after the Cannes selected “Here We Are.” Set in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem, the comedy drama starring Nur Fibak, follows a young modern woman’s journey to self-discovery and liberation. “Reading Lolita in Tehran” by leading Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis (“The Syrian Bride,” “Lemon Tree”) toplines star actresses Zar Amir-Ebrahimi (“Holy Spider”) and Golshifteh Farahani (“Paterson,” “About Elly”).
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