French international sales agent Indie Sales will be able to boast a jam-packed line-up of 12 titles at the European Film Market of the 70^th Berlinale (20 February-1 March). Standing out in particular is a feature that will be vying for the Golden Bear: All the Dead Ones [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Brazilian duo Caetano Gotardo and Marco Dutra (Special Jury Prize at Locarno in 2017 for Good Manners [+lee también:
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The story, written by the pair of directors, kicks off in 1899, shortly after slavery has been abolished in Brazil. After the death of their last house slave, the three women of the Soares family are at a loss in the rapidly expanding city of São Paulo. The family, which once owned coffee plantations, is now on the brink of ruin and struggling to adapt. At the same time, the Nascimento family, who used to work as slaves on the Soares’ farm, now find themselves adrift in a society in which there is no place for recently freed black people. Interestingly, the cinematography was entrusted to Hélène Louvart (Alice Rohrwacher’s regular collaborator, who also turned heads last year for her work on The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão [+lee también:
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At Berlin, the Indie Sales team headed up by Nicolas Eschbach (who will be aided by Florencia Gil, Simon Gabriele and Clément Chautant) will also have high hopes for the documentary Days of Cannibalism [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by US helmer Teboho Edkins, which will be unveiled in Panorama. Produced by France (Janja Kralj for KinoElektron) together with South Africa (Days Zero Films) and the Netherlands (Keplerfilm), the movie delves deep into Africa, to the western-like landscapes of today’s Lesotho, where modern pioneers of capitalism clash with local traditions, and aspiring Chinese merchants compete for supremacy with traditional Basotho cattle breeders.

Indie Sales will also be topping up the sales of Our Lady of the Nile [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Atiq Rahimi, which was first revealed at Toronto and will have its European premiere at the Berlinale, in the Generation section.

Standing out among the movies being pre-sold (and currently in post-production) are On a Half Clear Morning [+lee también:
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entrevista: David Verbeek
ficha de la película] by Dutch director David Verbeek (a vampire flick set in an Asian megalopolis – a production by Lemming Film together with Taiwanese outfit House on Fire International) and the doc Bigger Than Us [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Flore Vasseur (which follows seven young activists hailing from all over the world, and which is being produced by Marion Cotillard via the company All You Need, together with Big Mother Productions and Elzévir Films). And that’s not to mention the animated feature Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary [+lee también:
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Lastly, Indie Sales will be organising market-premiere screenings of Adventures of a Mathematician [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli, Fishlove [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Olivier Babinet, Man Up! [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Benjamin Parent (see the article) and Enormous [+lee también:
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As a reminder, Indie Sales’ Belgian subsidiary, Best Friend Forever, will also be hard at work at the EFM, showcasing several strong titles (see the article).