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Our top picks, vying for the coveted Golden Bear for best picture, at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival 2022.
The 72nd edition of the Berlinale brings the big stars of international cinema to Berlin and discovers new talents. The 2022 event will be held from Thursday, 10 February to Sunday, 20 February. The event takes place at the Berlinale Palast at Potsdamer Platz.
Call Jane
Director: Phyllis Nagy
Production country: United States
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara
Synopsis: A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
La ligne
Director: Ursula Meier
Production country: Switzerland / France / Belgium
Starring: Stéphanie Blanchoud, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Elli Spagnolo
Synopsis: Margaret, charged with a three-month restraining order for having hit her mother. But the 200 meters that now separate her from her home only exacerbate her desire to come closer to her family.
Les passagers de la nuit
Director: Mikhaël Hers
Production country: France
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Quito Rayon-Richter, Noée Abita, Megan Northam, Thibault Vinçon, Emmanuelle Béart
Synopsis: Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio show, where she meets Talulah, a youngster she decides to take under her wing.
Rimini
Director: Ulrich Seidl
Production country: Austria / France / Germany
Starring: Michael Thomas, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Tessa Göttlicher, Inge Maux, Claudia Martini
Synopsis: The death of his mother brings Richie Bravo back from his adopted home in Italy to his teenage bedroom in Lower Austria, where Charlton Heston is still flexing his biceps and Winnetou is still alive.
Robe of Gems
Director: Natalia Lopez Gallardo
Production country: Mexico / Argentina / United States
Starring: Nailea Norvind, Antonia Olivares, Aida Roa
Synopsis: Isabel is in the middle of divorce proceedings. She moves into an old mansion once owned by her family. When the sister of Isabel's co-worker Marta disappears without a trace, police chief Roberta starts investigating the case.
Awarded: Silver Bear Jury Prize