Berlin Film Festival | Little White Lies

Berlin Film Festival

A young woman with long, windswept hair wearing a grey hooded top, standing in a forest.
Festivals

U-July 22 – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Esteemed Nor­we­gian direc­tor Erik Poppe drama­tis­es the real-life mass shoot­ing on the island of Utoya in this prob­lem­at­ic thriller.
Interior with several people seated, artwork and a bust on display.
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The Heiresses – first look review

by Hannah Strong

A sen­si­tive por­trait of a hes­i­tant woman attempt­ing to redis­cov­er her lust for life makes for an assured fea­ture debut from Marce­lo Martinessi.
Two people at a casino table, looking intently at each other.
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Eva – first look review

by Hannah Strong

A love affair between Isabelle Hup­pert and Gas­pard Ulliel fails to ignite a spark in this pre­dictable psychodrama.
A man with a long beard wearing a winter coat, standing in a snowy landscape.
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Black 47 – first look review

by Hannah Strong

An Irish sol­dier exacts his revenge on those that have harmed his fam­i­ly in Lance Daly’s bleak peri­od thriller.
A cartoon image of a green, anthropomorphic reptile and a pink rodent sitting at a desk, working on a typewriter in a dimly lit room with mirrors on the walls.
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Gordon & Paddy – first look review

by Hannah Strong

This charm­ing lit­tle Swedish film about a jad­ed old toad detec­tive and his plucky young mouse assis­tant makes for cosy viewing.
A woman with dark curly hair and a pensive expression, wearing a white lace-trimmed blouse and lying on a velvet sofa.
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The Happy Prince – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Rupert Everett dons three caps to write, direct and star in a dra­mat­ic imag­in­ing of Oscar Wilde’s untime­ly demise.
A man and woman in formal attire embracing, smiling at the camera against a dark, dimly lit background with a star-shaped decoration visible.
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Damsel – first look review

by Hannah Strong

In their first fea­ture-length direc­to­r­i­al team-up, David and Nathan Zell­ner go west, with Robert Pat­tin­son and Mia Wasikows­ka in tow.
Young boy in spacesuit with two dogs wearing baseball uniforms in old-fashioned setting.
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Isle of Dogs – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Wes Ander­son takes audi­ences on a jour­ney to Japan in his new stop-motion fea­ture about a 12-year-old boy and his miss­ing dog.
Young boy in spacesuit with two dogs wearing baseball uniforms in old-fashioned setting.
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Isle of Dogs to open the 2018 Berlin Film Festival

by Hannah Strong

Wes Ander­son and his canine crew are head­ed to the 68th Berlinale.
A young man and woman nestled in an eggshell-like crevice, their faces visible and smiling.
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El Bar – first look review

by Adam Lee Davies

Álex de la Iglesia’s frisky, sin­gle-set sur­vival thriller from Spain los­es its steam after an impres­sive open­ing act.