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BERLINALE 2021 Generation

La sección Generation de la Berlinale habla con suavidad pero a todo volumen

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- Con 15 películas en dos competiciones, el apartado del festival va más allá de lo obvio e incluye nuevas voces en su programa

La sección Generation de la Berlinale habla con suavidad pero a todo volumen
Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent, de Amanda Adolfsson

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A total of 15 films hailing from 17 countries have been selected for the Berlinale’s Generation – with eight world premieres and six debut features among them – and they will be presented in its two competitions, Kplus and 14plus. As usual, and despite the limited number of titles, the selection ranges from fiction feature films to animated and documentary formats.

Maryanne Redpath, head of Generation, stressed that the films are “an open invitation to go beyond the obvious, the dominant and the loud, and to take a closer look at what’s beneath the surface. They offer space and time to reflect upon the grandeur radiating from the diverse worlds that young people are experiencing, which is often signified by the little things that mark their paths. The films offer a break to life as we know it right now.”

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Starting with Generation Kplus, the focus is on strong-willed heroines in most of the films selected – six out of the total eight – and three of them are European co-productions. More precisely, in Barbara Kronenberg's debut feature, Mission Ulja Funk [+lee también:
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, a fast-paced road movie, the 12-year-old heroine is fascinated by space much more than her odd Russian-German family and their religious community, while in Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent [+lee también:
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by Amanda Adolfsson, based on the successful Swedish series of children's books by author Martin Widmark, young Nelly decides to follow in her mother’s footsteps and protect the world from monsters, ghosts and Frankensteiners. Also, Hamy Ramezan's Any Day Now [+lee también:
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is a refugee drama where 13-year-old Ramin and his family are being threatened with deportation from Finland at any moment, and he tries to make the most of life in the here and now.

As for the Generation 14plus selection, the seven films will dive into uncharted territories, with five of them being European co-productions. Bosnian-Canadian director Igor Drljača (The Stone Speakers [+lee también:
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) is bringing along The White Fortress [+lee también:
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, which follows young Faruk, who is crushed between the dark world of his criminal cousins in Sarajevo and the discovery of love. Also, Stop-Zemlia [+lee también:
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, the debut feature by Ukrainian director Kateryna Gornostai, teeters between experienced and imagined reality, painting a multi-layered portrait of a young generation.

Combining live action with animated elements, in Ninjababy [+lee también:
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entrevista: Kristine Kujath Thorp
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, Yngvild Sve Flikke follows Rakel’s inner conflict, as despite being six months pregnant, she doesn’t want to become a mother. Another transcendental film, The Fam [+lee también:
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 by Frédéric Baillif, blends fictional and documentary elements in an episodic form of narration, following the life stories of young women who no longer have a real home with their own families. Finally, in the Danish documentary From the Wild Sea [+lee también:
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by first-timer Robin Petré, the strong images she uses clearly depict the effects of climate change and human interference on nature.

It should be noted that the Generation international jury will decide on the award winners during the EFM (1-5 March), but the Crystal Bears of the children’s and youth jury, along with the prizes of the Generation international jury, will be awarded during the Berlinale Summer Special (9-20 June).

Here is the complete selection of the Berlinale’s Generation:

Generation Kplus

A School in Cerro Hueso - Betania Cappato (Argentina)
Any Day Now [+lee también:
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- Hamy Ramezan (Finland)
Beans - Tracey Deer (Canada)
Last Days at Sea - Venice Atienza (Philippines/Taiwan)
Mission Ulja Funk [+lee también:
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- Barbara Kronenberg (Germany/Luxembourg/Poland)
Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent [+lee también:
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- Amanda Adolfsson (Sweden)
Short Vacation - Kwon Min-pyo, Seo Hansol (South Korea)
Summer Blur - Han Shuai (China)

Generation 14plus

Cryptozoo - Dash Shaw (USA)
The Fam [+lee también:
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entrevista: Fred Baillif
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 - Frédéric Baillif (Switzerland)
Fighter - Jéro Yun (South Korea)
From the Wild Sea [+lee también:
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entrevista: Robin Petré
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- Robin Petré (Denmark)
Ninjababy [+lee también:
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entrevista: Kristine Kujath Thorp
entrevista: Yngvild Sve Flikke
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- Yngvild Sve Flikke (Norway)
Stop-Zemlia [+lee también:
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entrevista: Kateryna Gornostai
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- Kateryna Gornostai (Ukraine)
The White Fortress [+lee también:
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entrevista: Igor Drljača
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- Igor Drljača (Canada/Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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