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Berlinale Film Festival

A headshot of filmmaker Ferit Karahan in front of a blue-tinged still from his film, Brother's Keeper. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Lindsay Pugh / June 28, 2021

Ferit Karahan revisited his time at a Turkish boarding school for the chilling Brother’s Keeper

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.

Alex Heeney / April 12, 2021

‘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.

Alex Heeney / April 6, 2021

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.

A collage of stills from the best films of Berlinale 2021, against an afternoon sky backdrop.

Seventh Row Editors / March 25, 2021

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.

Seventh Row Editors / March 24, 2021

Ep. 84: Berlinale 2021, Part 2: The Competition

We conclude our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the films in competition

A young boy helps carry another young boy through the snow in Brother's Keeper. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / March 23, 2021

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.

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