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OKO GLOBAL FICTION 2025
Banzo, 2024
Director: Margarida Cardoso
Country: Portugal, France, Netherlands
1907. Afonso starts life anew on a tropical island off the African coast as a doctor on a cocoa plantation. He will have to cure a group of servants “infected” by a disease known as Banzo, the nostalgia of the slaves. They are dying by the dozens, from starvation or suicide. By fear that this deep nostalgia is contagious, the group is sent to an isolated and rainy hill, surrounded by the forest. There, Afonso tries to cure the servants, but his inability to understand their soul proves to be stronger than all the solutions.
Eid, 2024
Director: Yousef Abo Madegem
Country: Israel
Eid, a young Bedouin from Rahat, spends his nights in Skype calls with Dounia, a married Arab actress living in Paris. Dounia is both his audience and his muse for a play he is writing about his life. When his parents force him to marry a woman he doesn’t know, Eid fears he will not be able to complete his dream. Eid will try to change his fate, determine the ending of his play himself, and tell his story—even if no one is there to listen.
Grey Bees, 2024
Director: Dmytro Moiseiev
Country: Ukraine
In the "gray zone" of anti-terrorist operation, in a small village without electricity there were only two enemies of the childhood. Under shells, which sometimes fly over the village, with uninvited armed guests, retired neighbors lead their modest lives, sometimes meeting for contradictory but necessary communication.
Baghdad Messi, 2023
Director: Sahim Omar Kalifa
Country: Iraq, Netherlands, Belgium
Iraq. Hamoudi (11) lives for football and his dream of being as outstanding as his hero Lionel Messi. One day, when he is unintentionally involved in an attack, he wakes up in hospital with only one leg. While his parents do everything to keep the family safe, Hamoudi fights to achieve his dream in spite of everything.
Hundreds of Beavers, 2022
Director: Mike Cheslik
Country: USA
In the 19th century, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America’s greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Mami Wata, 2023
Director: C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi
Country: Nigeria, France, UK
In the oceanside village of Iyi, revered Mama Efe serves as a spiritual bridge to the water deity Mami Wata. But the arrival of a mysterious rebel, Jasper, sparks a fierce clash of beliefs and a deep crisis of faith within the community.
People, 2024
Director: Maciej Ślesicki, Filip Hillesland
Country: Poland
When the war in Ukraine breaks out, five women representing various generations and attitudes engage in a desperate fight to save themselves and their loved ones. Thrown together by life, they are protagonists in an uplifting story about life, courage, sacrifice and the power of human spirit.
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter, 2024
Director: Adam Martinec
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
During the annual pig slaughter in the Czech village of Osoblaha, generational tensions rise. As a long-held tradition nears its end, unexpected turns put the bonds between family members to the test.
The Breaking Ice, 2023
Director: Anthony Chen
Country: China
Set in Yanji, a border city in the north of China, the film follows the blossoming relationship among three young adults in their twenties, set over a few short days in the winter snow.
The Reeds, 2023
Director: Cemil Ağacıkoğlu
Country: Turkey, Bulgaria
Set in a village in Anatolia at the foothills of the mountains, portraying the story of the resistance of a young man, Ali, against the domination of landlords and local gangs, striving to win back his wife’s love and affection.
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