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Distinctive 2014 debuts

Five films that their innovative ways of narrative and their original realistic stories made them the most distinctive debut feature films of 2014.

Drama, Thriller, Venice 2014

Theeb (ذيب) – Venice 71 Orizzonti

A visually impressive and highly emotional coming-of-age film by Naji Abu Nowar, set in the Jordanian desert just before the Arab Revolt. Orizzonti Award for Best Director at the 71st Venice Film Festival.

REVIEWS

Fuoco! (Fire!, 1968)

Gian Vittorio Baldi directs a piece of art that through its consistency can work on political and dramaturgical level without losing its impactful realism.

Gorod Zero (Zero City, 1988)

Kafkaesque absurdity meets Soviet reality during the years of the extremely bureaucratic Perestroika in this deadpan comedy by Karen Shakhnazarov.

Hrútar (Rams) – Thessaloniki 56

Grímur Hákonarson creates a wry subtle tragicomedy set in the rural Icelandic landscape that feels exceptionally heart-warming while touches the verges of melancholic sarcasm. Golden Alexander at the 56th Thessaloniki Film Festival.

El Sicario, Room 164 (2010)

Τhe controversial documentary by Gianfranco Rosi. A retired sicario is narrating his experiences working for the Mexican drug cartels.

Krš (Karst) – Sarajevo 21 Documentary

An experimental journey by Vladimir Todorović that explores the inner real identities which emerge in a rough and mountainous Montenegrin landscape.

TagNaji Abu Nowar

Distinctive 2014 debuts

Theeb (ذيب) – Venice 71 Orizzonti

Fuoco! (Fire!, 1968)

Gorod Zero (Zero City, 1988)

Hrútar (Rams) – Thessaloniki 56

El Sicario, Room 164 (2010)

Krš (Karst) – Sarajevo 21 Documentary

The Meaning of Cinema by Andrei Tarkovsky

Jacques Rivette: Should filmmakers see movies?

Pasolini: L’anarchia del potere

TV vs. Cinema by Jean-Luc Godard

Ingmar Bergman’s Dreams