Berlin Film Festival completes its Competition program

PanARMENIAN.Net - The 66th Berlin Film Festival has completed its Competition program, and has added Spike Lee’s satire “Chi-Raq” as an out-of-competition title, Variety reports.

The following films will complete the Competition program lineup: 24 Wochen (24 Weeks) Germany By Anne Zohra Berrached (Two Mothers) With Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske World premiere

Chang Jiang Tu (Crosscurrent) China By Yang Chao (Passages) With Qin Hao, Xin Zhi Lei World premiere

Chi-Raq USA By Spike Lee (Malcom X, Do the Right Thing) With Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson International premiere – Out of competition

Des nouvelles de la planète Mars (News from planet Mars) France / Belgium By Dominik Moll (Lemming, Harry, He’s Here to Help) With François Damiens, Vincent Macaigne, Veerle Baetens, Jeanne Guittet, Tom Rivoire World premiere – Out of competiton

Inhebbek Hedi (Hedi) Tunisia / Belgium / France By Mohamed Ben Attia With Majd Mastoura, Rym Ben Messaoud, Sabah Bouzouita, Hakim Boumessoudi, Omnia Ben Ghali World premiere – First feature

Mahana (The Patriarch) New Zealand By Lee Tamahori (The Devil’s Double, Die Another Day, Once Were Warriors) With Temuera Morrison, Akuhata Keefe, Nancy Brunning, Jim Moriarty, Regan Taylor, Maria Walker World premiere – Out of competiton

Saint Amour France / Belgium By Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern (Mammuth, Le grand soir) With Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Lacoste, Céline Sallette World premiere – Out of competiton

Soy Nero Germany / France / Mexico By Rafi Pitts (The Hunter, It’s Winter) With Johnny Ortiz, Rory Cochrane, Aml Ameen, Darell Britt-Gibson, Michael Harney World premiere