FINNISH TANGO

FINNISCHER TANGO

Buket Alakus

SATURDAY JANUARY 24 4PM POINT ARENA

Alex has no girlfriend, no investments, and no parents who are willing to lend a hand. But he does have his accordion, which he plays with his buddies in a band. Their tour isn’t going well, and one evening he finds himself pulling his accordion out of their wrecked van and walking away from all that was. Penniless and alone, while seeking a job Alex comes to find out that if he were to get hold of an identification pass that proves he is disabled, certain life necessities would be taken care of—he could move into a group home for the disabled, for instance. Living in a community requires some care and responsibility, however, and he eventually rises to the occasion. A warm-hearted tragicomedy, FINNISH TANGO’s range spans melancholy, laughter, warm-heartedness, world-weariness, and friendship.

IN PERSON: Eike Besuden

Preceded by THE GIRL WITH THE YELLOW STOCKINGS (6min.) by Grzegorz Muskala

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NOVEMBER CHILD

NOVEMBERKIND

Directed by Christian Schwochow

SATURDAY JANUARY 24 7:30 PM POINT ARENA

Inga (Anna Maria Mühe), now 25, was raised by her grandparents in an East German village in the Mecklenburg Lake District. Her mother is said to have drowned when Inga was six months old, and a grave is the touchstone that connects her to her mother’s story. As she is at work in the library one day, an out-of-town professor who had taught creative writing to Inga’s mother in Konstanz seeks her out. He wants to write a book about Inga’s mother. Once she learns that her mother escaped to the West, Inga’s search for all the missing pieces in her life begins. Who is her father? What is the truth about her mother? Why did she abandon her? Is she alive? With the professor in tow Inga embarks on a journey to the west to find the answers.

Preceded by HUNDEFUTTER (15 min.) by Anna de Laki

 

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Co-presented by OZ FARM