This section takes us through a wide range of issues conveyed using diverse styles and expressions. The films selected this year include Monrovia, Indiana by the legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman and Zhang Yang’s Up the Mountain, where the acclaimed Chinese filmmaker presents a beautiful portrait of life in the mountains. Nanni Moretti returns with the political documentary Santiago, Italia. Bruno Dumont’s Coincoin and the Extra-Humans is full of French humor. The Wedding Guest is the latest film from Michael Winterbottom, whose retrospective was held at the 18th Jeonju IFF. Based on the real-life sexual abuse scandal surrounding a French Catholic priest, Francois Ozon’s controversial film, By the Grace of God, marks a departure from his previous works. Sebastian Lelio follows up on the success of Gloria (2013) with his new film Gloria Bell. Wang Xiaoshuai’s So Long, My Son, the winner of Silver Bear Awards at the Berlin Film Festival, makes clear that the film aims to paint a portrait of human life. In addition, highly anticipated new works from Romain Goupil, Andre Techine, Patricia Mazuy, Pablo Trapero, Radu Muntean, Jaime Rosales, Jan vankmajer, Catherine Corsini and Merzak Allouache represent the various visions by some of the most celebrated filmmakers of today.
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