Ferit Karahan discusses writing and directing Brother’s Keeper, a nuanced and bleak film about Kurdish children living in fear at a Turkish boarding school.
Berlinale Film Festival
‘A film about nothings that overwhelm you’: Kateryna Gornostai on Stop-Zemlia
Kateryna Gornostai discusses making an ensemble coming-of-age film where everything for the characters is happening for the first time.
Amanda Adolfsson on her family horror film Nelly Rapp: Monster Agent
Swedish director Amanda Adolfsson discusses Nelly Rapp: Monster Agent, working with child actors, and balancing horror and comedy.
The best films of Berlinale 2021
Editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith pick the fifteen best films of Berlinale 2021, from Ninjababy to Petite Maman.
Ep. 84: Berlinale 2021, Part 2: The Competition
We conclude our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the films in competition
Berlinale Review: Brother’s Keeper undresses a boarding school’s institutional failings
Brother’s Keeper, one of the best films of the Berlinale, follows a young boy trying to help his sick friend in a brutal Turkish boarding school.