LONDON - The Berlin Film Festival has added another nine titles to its competition lineup, including Thomas Vinterberg´s “The Commune,” Danis Tanovic´s “Death in Sarajevo,” Andre Techine´s “Being 17” and Mia Hansen-Love´s “Things to Come.”
“Cartas da guerra” (Letters from War)
Portugal
By Ivo M. Ferreira (“Na Escama do Dragao”)
With Miguel Nunes, Margarida Vila-Nova
World premiere
“Ejhdeha Vared Mishavad!” (A Dragon Arrives!)
Iran
By Mani Haghighi (“Modest Reception,” “Men at Work”)
With Amir Jadidi, Homayoun Ghanizadeh, Ehsan Goudarzi, Kiana Tajammol
International premiere
“Fuocoammare” (Fire at Sea) - documentary
Italy/France
By Gianfranco Rosi (“Sacro GRA,” “El Sicario - Room 164”)
World premiere
“Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis” (A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery)
Philippines/Singapore
By Lav Diaz (“Norte, the End of History,” “From What Is Before,” “Melancholia”)
With John Lloyd Cruz, Piolo Pascual, Hazel Orencio, Alessandra De Rossi, Joel Saracho, Susan Africa, Sid Lucero, Ely Buendia, Bernardo Bernardo, Angel Aquino, Cherie Gil
World premiere
“Kollektivet” (The Commune)
Denmark/Sweden/Netherlands
By Thomas Vinterberg (“The Hunt,” “Submarino,” “It´s All About Love”)
With Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Marta Sofie Wallstrøm Hansen, Lars Ranthe, Fares Fares, Magnus Millang, Anne Gry Henningsen, Julie Agnete Vang
International premiere
“L´avenir” (Things to Come)
France/Germany
By Mia Hansen-Love (“Eden,” “Goodbye First Love,” “Father of My Children”)
With Isabelle Huppert, Roman Kolinka, Edith Scob, Andre Marcon
World premiere
“Quand on a 17 ans” (Being 17)
France
By Andre Techine (“Les Temoins”)
With Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret
World premiere
“Smrt u Sarajevu” (Death in Sarajevo)
France/Bosnia and Herzegovina
By Danis Tanovic (“An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker,” “No Man´s Land”)
With Jacques Weber, Snezana Vidovic, Izudin Bajrovic, Vedrana Seksan, Muhamed Hadzovic, Faketa Salihbegovic-Avdagic, Edin Avdagic
World premiere
“Zjednoczone Stany Milosci” (United States of Love)
Poland/Sweden
By Tomasz Wasilewski (“Floating Skyscrapers”)
With Julia Kijowska, Magdalena Cielecka, Dorota Kolak, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Åukasz Simlat, Andrzej Chyra, Tomek Tyndyk
World premiere