IFFI 2023: Seven films in race for 'Best debut feature film of a director award’
Franky Gracias
1. ALMOST ENTIRELY A SLIGHT DISASTER (TURKEY)
Directed by Umut Subaşı, this Turkish film explores the contemporary life of four individuals in Istanbul.
2. LET ME GO (SWITZERLAND)
Directed by Maxime Rappaz and set in Switzerland, the film revolves around Claudine, a devoted mother and demanding lover.
3. SLEEP (SOUTH KOREA)
Directed by Jason Yu, this is a story of a pregnant wife who becomes increasingly concerned about her husband’s disturbing sleeping habits, starting with harmless sleep-talking but escalating to unsettling behaviour.
4. WHEN THE SEEDLINGS GROW (TURKEY)
Directed by a Turkish filmmaker Rêger Azad Kaya, this movie revolves around Hüseyin and his family in Kobanê, who make a living selling yogurt.
5. IRATTA (INDIA)
An Indian movie, directed by Rohit M G Krishnan, the movie explores the murder of ASI Vinod, an identical twin working in the police department, shot dead with three gunshots just before a minister’s arrival.
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6. OCARINA (ALBANIA)
Directed by Alban Zogjani, Ocarina is a tale of family issues that emerge due to a shift in lifestyle upon moving to a new country, driven by a strong aspiration to improve prevailing circumstances.
7. DHAI AAKHAR (INDIA)
A Hindi movie, directed by Praveen Arora and set in the 1980s Uttarakhand, is based on the novel Teerthatan Ke Baad by Amrik Singh Deep.