NEW YEAR’S PROGRAM OF THE MOST WATCHED FILMS IN THE HALL OF THE CULTURAL CENTER OF BELGRADE / 01-10.01.2023.
Start the first days of 2024 at the GOOD FILM CINEMA with the most watched films of the past year. Remember your favorites, make up for what you missed and watch your favorite movies in 2023 for the last time, on the big screen. IT’S BETTER IN THE CINEMA!
Ticket price 300 dinars
January 1st and 2nd
18:00
R. M. N.
Romania, 2022, 125’
Director: Cristian Mungiu
Cast: Marin Grigore, Judith State, Macrina Bârlădeanu, Orsolya Moldován, Andrei Finți, Mark Blenyesi, Ovidiu Crișan…
A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid the boy of the unresolved fears that have taken hold of him. He’s preoccupied with his old father, Otto and also eager to see his ex-lover, Csilla. When a few new workers are hired at the small factory that Csilla manages, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts and passions erupt through the thin veneer of apparent understanding and calm.
Festivals / Awards: Cannes Film Festival, European Film Festival Palić – Golden Tower Award for Best Film; Crested Butte Film Festival – Best Feature
20:00
PERFECT DAYS
Japan, 2023, 123’
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Min Tanaka, Arisa Nakano, Tokio Emoto, Tomokazu Miura, Yumi Asô, Aoi Yamada, Sayuri Ishikawa…
Hirayama works as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. He seems content with his simple life. He follows a structured everyday life and dedicates his free time to his passion for music and books. Hirayama also has a fondness for trees and photographs them. More of his past is gradually revealed through a series of unexpected encounters.
January 3rd and 4th
18:00
BOTTLEMEN
Documentary
Serbia, Slovenia, 2023, 84’
Director: Nemanja Vojinović
On the outskirts of Serbia’s capital, Belgrade lies one of the biggest landfills in Europe – Vinča. Once an archaeological site of the European Neolithic, this toxic place, unsettled by fires, is a workplace for a community of plastic bottle collectors – Bottlemen. In this documentary-western, we follow the last days of this community before their jobs become obsolete, as we focus on the struggle of a good-hearted boxer, Yanika, to be a group leader in a chaotic system.
Festivals / Awards: Sarajevo Film Festival – Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary, Free Zone – Best Regional Film
20:00
Holy Spider
Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France, 2022, 119’
Director: Ali Abbasi
Cast: Alice Rahimi, Diana Al Hussen, Soraya Helli…
Female journalist Rahimi travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer targeting sex workers. As she draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain when the murderer is embraced by many as a hero. Based on the true story of the ‘Spider Killer’ Saeed Hanaei, who saw himself as on a mission from God as he killed 16 women between 2000 and 2001.
* Cannes Film Festival – Winner Best Actress – Zar Amir Ebrahimi
January 5th and 6th
18:00
THE BLUE CAFTAN / LE BLEU DU CAFTAN
France, Morocco, Denmark, Belgium, 2022, 118’
Director: Maryam Touzani
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui, Mounia Lamkimel, Abdelhamid Zoughi, Zakaria Atifi…
Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the demands of customers, they hire Youssef, a talented apprentice who shows utmost dedication in learning the arts of embroidery and tailoring from Halim. Over time, Mina comes to realise how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man.
Festivals/Awards: Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) – FIPRESCI Prize; Athens International Film Festival – Audience Award; Chicago International Film Festival – Silver Hugo for Best Director, Marrakech International Film Festival – Prix du Jury; Valladolid International Film Festival – Best Actress; Vancouver International Film Festival – Audience Award
20:00
THE BEASTS / AS BESTAS
Spain, France, 2022, 137’
Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Cast: Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie Colomb, Luisa Merelas, José Manuel Fernández y Blanco, Xavier Estévez…
French couple Olga and Antoine moved to a little village in the Galician countryside. There they live a quiet life, although their relations with the locals is not as idyllic as they would like them to be. A conflict with their neighbours, the Anta brothers, will see tension rise in the village to the point of no return.
Festivala /Awards: San Sebastián International Film Festival – Audience Award for Best European Film; Tokyo Film Festival: Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Menochet); Goya Awards: 9 awards, including Best Film
January 7th and 8th
18:00
CORSAGE
Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France, 2022, 112’
Director: Marie Kreutzer
Rolls: Vicky Krieps, Katharina Lorenz, Florian Teichtmeister, Jeanne Werner, Manuel Rubey…
Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in 1877, ‘Sisi’ celebrated her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. While Elizabeth’s role has been reduced against her wishes to purely performative, her hunger for knowledge and zest for life makes her more and more restless in Vienna. She travels to England and Hungary, visiting former lovers and political allies, seeking the excitement and purpose of her youth.
Festivals/Awards: Cannes (Un Certain Regard) – Best Actress (Vicky Kriep); Sarajevo – Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress (Vicky Krieps); London – Best Film
20:00
JEANNE DU BARRY
France, UK, Belgium, 2023, 113’
Director: Maïwenn
Cast: Maïwenn, Johnny Depp, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Melvil Poupaud…
The life of Jeanne Bécu who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
* Cannes Film Festival – Out of Competition, Opening Film
January 9th and 10th
18:00
NON-ALIGNED
Documentary
Serbia, France, Croatia, Montenegro, 2022, 101’
Director: Mila Turajlić
Non-Aligned re-traces the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement during the era of decolonization, and the personalities who defined it, examining how cinema gave expression to their political dream.
Festivals: IDFA
20:00
PAST LIVES
USA, South Korea, 2023, 105’
Director: Celine Song
Cast: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Seung Ah Moon, Seung Min Yim, Ji Hye Yoon, Won Young Choi…
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
* One of the best movies of 2023
