82nd Montecara Film Festival

82nd Montecara Film Festival

Official poster for the 2021 Festival
Location	Çinematèca di Stado, Montecara
Festival date	17 – 24 October 2021

The 82nd Montecara Film Festival will be held from 17 to 24 October 2021.

Jury

• Tian De, writer/director, Harmony in Ultraviolet (Béco aùreo 2020)
• Tsjedsje Groeneveld, actor, Our Indifference (Béco aùreo 2009)
• Alan Helmutssun, production designer, Darkness (Béco aùreo 2013)
• Reid Hoover, composer/sound engineer, Citizen William (Béco aùreo 2016)
• Faf van der Merwe, cinematographer, A Secret (Béco aùreo 1999)

Official selection

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  101 Wege ein Leben zu ruinieren

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  The Tall Grass

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  Frauen Halden ân Halb âb de Hemel

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  Poslédni Otdih Léta

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  Communion of Blood

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  Radost v Tishinata

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  Fonctionnalistes sur la Lune

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  animus

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  Amore Nascent

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  Senryuu Laṛkī

Title	Original title	Country of origin	Synopsis
101 Ways to ruin a life	101 Wege ein Leben zu ruinieren	Alsland	A teen drama that follows high-school student Yosi Hoelder after she is publicly blackmailed and forced to do embarrassing acts to prevent personal information being leaked to her school alongside 9 others.
The Tall Grass	키큰풀 (Kikeunpul)	Ansan	A war film set in the Dakian War, where a small band of students stage a desperate last stand against the Ajahadyan army.
Women Hold Half The Sky	Frauen Halden ân Halb âb de Hemel	Azmara	A political drama detailing the 2003 Workers' Party leadership election and the rise of candidates Eleina Helmutsdohter and Niina Hermansdohter, their rivalry and their status as the first and second female Thingspeakers of Azmara.
Last Summer Breath	Последні Отдіх Лета (Poslédni Otdih Léta)	Bistravia	A tragic car accident brings families of three young people together, and as they face grief and anger, secrets from the past are revealed, forcing the children and the parents to make difficult decisions.
Animus	animus	Template:Country data Estmere	An artificial inelligence becomes self-aware and embarks on a journey of discovery to encover their lost creators, better understand the world, and explore the meaning of life.
Nascent Love	Amore Nascente	Etruria	A successful Etrurian woman has her life turned upside after a brief affair with a colleague. She must make the most important decision of her life, but the clock is ticking.
Communion of Blood	띠노싸까수끼고또 (Ti no Sakazukigoto)	Senria	A member of a 1970s yakuza gang struggles with the abrupt suicide of his father, an elder member of the gang; his desire to leave the criminal life; his loyalty to his comrades-in-arms amidst a conflict with a rival gang and the local police; and his fascination with the sadistic dekasegi who becomes the gang's new leader.
Joy in the Silence	Pадост в Тишината (Radost v Tishinata)	Tengaria	A documentary attempting to capture the joy and peace in the ascetic lives of the monks of the Monastery of the Incarnate Logos.
Functionalists on the Moon	Fonctionnalistes sur la Lune	Yemet	Three Yemeti officers in the Gaullican Tirailleurs Bahiens question the loyalties of their Gaullican superiors and their own loyalties following the surrender of Gaullica in the Great War.
Senria Girl	Senryuu Laṛkī	Arthasthan	A romantic drama set in the in the 1990s about the fraught relationship of an interethnic Arthani and Senrian couple and the fallout that their relationship brings to their community.