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| A 2020 film recording of the famed 2015 Globe {{wp|sung-through|sung-and-rapped-through}} musical, ''Etten'' explores the life of [[Hennehouwe|Hennish]] revolutionary [[Jan van Etten]], from his humble beginnings as a shoeshiner in [[Zilverzee]], to his election as MP in the [[Sotirian Commonwealth]], to his [[Van Etten’s Purge|purge of the States-General]] and subsequent reign of terror. The film ends on a sombre note, as a sickly Etten watches his followers jostle over his succession.
| A 2020 film recording of the famed 2015 {{wp|sung-through|sung-and-rapped-through}} Globe musical, ''Etten'' explores the life of [[Hennehouwe|Hennish]] revolutionary [[Jan van Etten]], from his humble beginnings as a shoeshiner in [[Zilverzee]], to his election as MP in the [[Sotirian Commonwealth]], to his [[Van Etten’s Purge|purge of the States-General]] and subsequent reign of terror. The film ends on a sombre note, as a sickly Etten watches his followers jostle over his succession.
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:<span style="background:#E7CD00">Highlighted title</span> indicates ''Béco aùreo'' winner.
:<span style="background:#E7CD00">Highlighted title</span> indicates ''Béco aùreo'' winner.

Revision as of 15:45, 20 October 2020

81st Montecara Film Festival
Official poster for the 2020 Festival
Official poster for the 2020 Festival
Opening filmTBD
Closing filmTBD
LocationÇinematèca di Stado, Montecara
Festival date17 – 24 October 2020

The 81st Montecara Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 17 to 24 October 2020.

Jury

  • Djamchide Touré, director, Djoka (Béco aùreo 2019)
  • Thiago Silveira, actor, O Fora da Lei (Béco aùreo 1977)
  • Tanaka Mkwananzi, screenwriter, Dzokera kumba (Béco aùreo 1989)
  • Giàda Tumarèl, production designer, Amici ed amànti (Béco aùreo 1998)
  • Emiko Yamamura, director and actress, Sakiko (Béco aùreo 2007)

Official selection

Highlighted title indicates Béco aùreo winner.
Title Original title Country of origin Synopsis
The Guest L' Acusé  Slirnia Elena Lazić, a successful Slirnian businesswoman, wakes up in a Drazovice hospital after a high-speed car accident. Together with the man who presents as her lawyer, Elena recreates the days before the accident.
We won't forsake the land we came from Nie rzucim ziemi, skąd nasz ród  West Miersa Following the invasion of West Miersa by East Miersa, an Episemialist militia rises up to do what the government forces are unable to do: free West Miersa from "socialist tyranny."
Isolated Ôfsûnderje  Alsland A deadly virus appears in Wottested following a fire at a medical facility as a family must find a way to escape and survive.
the successors the successors  Ajahadya A black comedy about the leaders of the Ajahadyan Army and Azad Fauj following the Peace of Vadavarja.
I Custodi di Solaria The Custodians of Solaria  Etruria crime}} {{wikipedia:Drama (film and television)|drama}}, set in post-war Solaria, that follows the story of the eponymous group of Solarian Catholic seminary students who take to vigilantism against organised criminal groups following the violent murder of their favourite mentor and priest. Over the course of six months, the six masked seminarians wage war on criminals big and small, until the weight of their actions inflicts an unspected toll.
The Merchant's Wife La mariée du marchand  Garambura Set in 1915, the wife of a wealthy merchant in Sainte-Germaine gets involved in business with her husband but discovers the rotten underbelly of a successful and prosperous city among the mercantile elite.
Dynastic Dynastic  Ezenai A historical thriller following young Prince Khachar, heir and favorite cousin of the brutal Arsi Taihu, who is given a choice to follow in Arsi's footsteps or join his friend's pacifistic movement and betray the Taihu.
Water under the Bridge Waater beloh de Bryg  Azmara A romantic comedy following two male students at the University of Aalmsted, one from an upper-middle class intellectual household, another from an economically deprived small town in Sompland. Set in the 1990s, the film explores themes of social class, homophobia and the legacy of the decade on modern Azmara.
Brother Frère  Galenia In this historical drama, two brothers are separated during the Galenian Independence War; one fights for Etruria in the name of stability, but the other fights for Galenia in the name of freedom.
Harmony in Ultraviolet 紫外线中的和谐
(Zǐwàixiàn zhōng de héxié)
 Jindao Based on Helen Dupree's novel of the same name, a girl escapes a troublesome upbringing in rural Xiaodong. Joining a creed of spirited warriors, she embarks on a journey that reveals man's unmistakable connection with nature.
Scalpel on 15th ຮອຍຂີດຂ່ວນໃນວັນທີ 15
(Hony Khid Khuannaivanthi 15)
 Lavana Following the death of his father, a young man must stop his medical studies to support his rural family of 4 as he struggles to make ends meets and graduate.
Net of Lies Þet Net op Lighen Borland (Kylaris) Borland crime}} {{wikipedia:Drama (film and television)|drama}} about the lives of the four members of a seemingly ordinary, middle-class family from the outskirts of Newstead, showing the criminal and often dark secrets of each family member and how they try to hide these from eachother and the world around them in order to keep the image of the perfect family intact.
From the Depths От дълбочините
(Ot dŭlbochinite)
Tengaria A young playboy living a carefree and easy life eventually grows bored with his normal habits, and begins to go on a downward spiral eventually resulting in his attempted rape and murder of a woman. Faced with execution, he struggles with the nature of his existence, along with the young priest assigned to be his spiritual guide, the brother of the killed woman, who also struggles to comprehend his sister's death and to understand and heal a murderer.
Divided Divided Satavia Satavia A thriller/drama about an Officer in the Satavian Army called Daan van Dijk, who, following a fatal dispute in which his brother attacks him and in self defence he kills his brother, and attempts to flee the country, whilst The Satavian Army follows in a murderous, terrifying dispute which will lead to him to doubt his closest friends and even his familiy.
Respirer Nafas Kešidan  Zorasan A biographical military action film, based on the book Nafas Kešidan written by Abdollah Shariatmadari. It follows the story of the 18th Tactical Squad of the 20th Takavaran Brigade during their ill-fated raid deep into the Sharezan Forests in pursuit of the Kexri guerilla leader, Mohsen Kara in 2001, where the close-knit group of comrades in arms are tested beyond their wildest nightmares both by their enemy and the forest itself.
This World is not my Home Denna Värld Är Inte Mitt Hem File:Eldmark.png Eldmark A film adaptation of a novel by the same name, a bus of 10 tourists who, while seeking a fun road trip in the hinterlands of Northern Eldmark, find themselves being tracked by unknown assailants as the bindings of reality itself seem to melt around them.
Etten Etten  Estmere A 2020 film recording of the famed 2015 sung-and-rapped-through Globe musical, Etten explores the life of Hennish revolutionary Jan van Etten, from his humble beginnings as a shoeshiner in Zilverzee, to his election as MP in the Sotirian Commonwealth, to his purge of the States-General and subsequent reign of terror. The film ends on a sombre note, as a sickly Etten watches his followers jostle over his succession.