films in competition

#QL16: L’origine du mal

L’origine du mal by Sébastien Marnier (France, Canada, 125’, 2022) Stéphane, a humble factory worker, unexpectedly finds herself living a wealthy life when she…

#QL 16: Chleb i sól

Chleb i sól (Bread and Salt) by Damian Kocur (Poland, 100’, 2022) Tymek, a young pianist, student of the Warsaw University of Music, returns…

#QL16: Les damnés ne pleurent pas

Les damnés ne pleurent pas (The Damned Don’t Cry) by Fyzal Boulifa (France, Belgium, Morocco, 110’, 2022) Fatima-Zahra and her adolescent son Selim move…

#QL16: L’immensità

L’immensità by Emanuele Crialese (Italy, France, 97’, 2022) Rome, in the 70s: a world suspended between new districts still being built and tv shows…

#QL16: TÁR

TÁR by Todd Field (Usa, 158’, 2022) Lydia Tár is an acclaimed composer who rose to become the first female chief conductor of a…

#Ql 16: Monica

Monica by Andrea Pallaoro (Usa, Italy, 113’, 2022) Monica, a trans woman, returns to her hometown in the Midwest for the first time in…

#QL16: The Whale

The Whale by Darren Aronofsky (Usa, 117’, 2022) Having abandoned his family for his gay lover, Charlie seems unable to process the grief after…

#QL16: Blue Jean

Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley (Uk, 97’, 2022) It’s 1988. Thatcher’s government have just passed a law that stereotypes lesbians and gays as paedophiles,…

#QL16: Lobo e cão

Lobo e cão (Wolf and Dog) by Cláudia Varejão (Portugal, 111’, 2022) Ana was born on an island. She is a middle child. The…

#QL16: Běžná selhání

Běžná selhání (Ordinary Failures) by Cristina Groșan (Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, 84’, 2022) A misfit teenager, an anxious mother, and a recent widow…

#QL16: Aus meiner Haut

Aus meiner Haut (Skin Deep) by Alex Schaad (Germany, 103’, 2022) At first glance, Leyla and Tristan are a happy young couple. But when…

#QL16: Eismayer

Eismayer by David Wagner (Austria, 87’, 2022) Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared instructor in the Austrian army. His brutal approach have jeopardised his…

#QL16: Casa Susanna

Casa Susanna by Sebastien Lifshitz (France, Usa, 97’, 2022) In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the…