France, Israel, Palestine, Cert: CLUB. Languages: Arabic, Hebrew subtitled. A deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.
Although he first bought a camera to film his family, he also begins recording the increasingly chaotic scenes taking place in the beautiful landscape outside his house.
When his camera is shot or smashed, he moves onto another one. Five years eventually yields five broken cameras, giving the film its title and chapter structure. Although he never planned to be a film-maker, Burnat proves to be both a brave and an extraordinary one, keeping his camera rolling amidst frightening scenes of unpredictable aggression, often aimed at himself, in a film richly deserving of its many awards.
Read The Irish Times review. Director: Christian Petzold. Germany, Cert: 12A. Language: German subtitled. Planning to flee for Denmark with her boyfriend, Barbara remains icy and withdrawn around her colleagues, particularly with the lead physician Ronald Zehrfeld , who is hiding a secret of his own.
With her patients, however, the guarded doctor is kind, warm, and protective, even risking her own safety for one of her charges. But as the day of her planned escape quickly approaches, Barbara starts to lose control, over herself, her plans and over love.
