quietearth [Film Festival 01.06.12]



Rotterdam's Spectrum lineup is composed of 72 features and documentaries from 32 different countries, 16 of which are world premiers. Will update post shortly.

World premieres in Spectrum


Cornelia frente al espejo/Cornelia at Her Mirror - Daniel Rosenfeld, Argentina, World premiere, Hubert Bals Fund-supported film
Roman Diary - Michael Pilz, Austria, World premiere
Rua Aperana 52 - Júlio Bressane, Brazil, World premiere
Lacan Palestine - Mike Hoolboom, Canada, World premiere
38 témoins/38 Witnesses - Lucas Belvaux, France, Belgium, World premiere / Opening Film IFFR 2012
Le reste du monde/The Rest of the World - Damien Odoul, France, World premiere
The Blindfold - Garin Nugroho, Indonesia, World premiere
La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser/The Legend of Kaspar Hauser - Davide Manuli, Italy, World premiere
Ace Attorney - Miike Takashi, Japan, World premiere
I'm Still Alive - Peter van Houten, Netherlands, World premiere
Peace versus Justice - Klaartje Quirijns, Netherlands, World premiere
Nick - Fow Pyng Hu, Netherlands, World premiere
Agonistes - the Myth of Nation, Lav Diaz, Philippines, World premiere, Hubert Bals Fund-supported film
When the Lights Went Out - Pat Holden, United Kingdom, World premiere
A Shape of Error, Abigail Child, USA, Italy, World premiere
Francophrenia (or: Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) - Ian Olds, James Franco, USA, World premiere


International premieres in Spectrum

Rat Fever - Cláudio Assis, Brazil, International premiere
Women on the Edge, Kobayashi Masahiro - Japan, International premiere
Mondomanila - Khavn De La Cruz, Philippines, Germany, International premiere, Hubert Bals Fund-supported film
A vingança de uma mulher/A Woman's Revenge - Rita Azevedo Gomes, Portugal, International premiere
Black Dove - Roh Gyeong-Tae, South Korea, International premiere
Iceberg - Gabriel Velázquez, Spain, International premiere
The Comedy - Rick Alverson, USA, International premiere


European premieres in Spectrum

The Hunter - Daniel Nettheim, Australia, European premiere / Closing Film IFFR 2012
Four Suns - Bohdan Sláma, Czech Republic, European premiere
A Temple - Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, India, European premiere
Bunohan/Return to Murder, Dain Iskandar Said, Malaysia, European premiere
Los últimos cristeros/The Last Christeros - Matías Meyer, Mexico, Netherlands, European premiere, Hubert Bals Fund-supported film
Visiting Room - Alexandru Baciu & Radu Muntean, Romania, European premiere
Punk in Africa - Keith Jones & Deon Maas, South Africa, Czech Republic, European premiere
small roads - James Benning, USA, European premiere


Dutch premieres in Spectrum

Hoy no tuve miedo/Today I Felt no Fear - Iván Fund, Argentina
Way of Passion - Joerg Burger, Austria
Les géants/The Giants - Bouli Lanners, Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Histoire de mes cheveux/Story of My Hair - Boris Lehman, Belgium, Russia
Monsieur Lazhar - Philippe Falardeau, Canada
Verano/Summertime - José Luis Torres Leiva, Chile, Hubert Bals Fund-supported film
11 Flowers - Wang Xiaoshuai, China, France
Old Dog - Pema Tseden, China
Le Havre - Aki Kaurismäki, Finland
L' Apollonide - Souvenirs de la maison close/House of Tolerance - Bertrand Bonello, France
Duch, le maître des forges de l'enfer/Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell - Rithy Panh, France
Dernière séance - Laurent Achard, France
Un amour de jeunesse/Goodbye First Love - Mia Hansen-Løve, France
Une vie meilleure/A Better Life - Cédric Kahn, France
Demain? - Christine Laurent, France, Portugal
Die Unsichtbare/Cracks in the Shell - Christian Schwochow, Germany
Unfair World - Filipos Tsitos, Greece, Germany
Alps - Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece
A Simple Life - Ann Hui, Hong Kong
I Wish - Kore-eda Hirokazu, Japan
Goodbye - Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran, Hubert Bals Fund-supported film
Kotoko - Tsukamoto Shinya, Japan
Miss Bala - Gerardo Naranjo Gonzalez, Mexico
Shock Head Soul - Simon Pummell, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Buenas noches - España, Raya Martin, Philippines, Spain
Century of Birthing - Lav Diaz, Philippines
Heart's Boomerang - Nikolay Khomeriki, Russia
Tatsumi - Eric Khoo, Singapore
Stateless Things - Kim Kyung-Mook, South Korea
The Day He Arrives - Hong Sang-Soo, South Korea
Els noms de Crist/The Names of Christ - Albert Serra, Spain
El cuaderno de barro/The Clay Diaries - Isaki Lacuesta, Spain, Switzerland
Los pasos dobles/Double Steps - Isaki Lacuesta, Spain, Switzerland
Mercado de futures/Futures Market - Mercedes Alvarez, Spain
Play - Ruben Östlund, Sweden, France, Denmark
Patience (After Sebald) - Grant Gee, United Kingdom
A Dangerous Method - David Cronenberg, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Germany, Canada
Wuthering Heights - Andrea Arnold, United Kingdom
The Loneliest Planet - Julia Loktev, USA, Germany
The Descendants - Alexander Payne, USA
Damsels in Distress - Whit Stillman, USA

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