This is a list ranking all the films I’ve seen at the Berlinale Film Festival in 2024.
Click the images to open the corresponding film pages on the Berlinale website for further information and preview clips.
★★★★★ – Favourite / Classic / Masterpiece
★★★★½ – Excellent
★★★★ – Great
★★★½ – Good (Minor Flawed Elements)
★★★ – Interesting (Flawed Elements)
★★½ – Major Flaws but Some Interesting Ideas
★★ – Disappointing
La Piel en Primavera
★★★★
dir. Yennifer Uribe Alzate
Drama
[Colombia / Chile, 2024]
The Periphery of the Base
★★★★
dir. Zhou Tao
Experimental Documentary
[China, 2024]
Yo Vi Tres Luces Negras
★★★★
dir. Santiago Lozano Álvarez
Drama
[Colombia / Mexico / France / Germany, 2024]
As Noites Ainda Cheiram a Pólvora
★★★½
dir. Inadelso Cossa
Documentary
[Mozambique / Germany / Portugal / Netherlands / Norway, 2024]
Favoriten
★★★½
dir. Ruth Beckermann
Documentary
[Austria, 2024]
The Fable
★★★½
dir. Raam Reddy
Fantasy Drama
[India / USA, 2024]
Xiao Ban Jie
★★★½
dir. Liu Yaonan
Coming-of-Age Drama
[China / France / Germany / Belgium, 2024]
Arcadia
★★★½
dir. Yorgos Zois
Fantasy Drama
[Greece / Bulgaria, 2024]
Architecton
★★★½
dir. Victor Kossakovsky
Experimental Documentary
[Germany / France / USA, 2024]
Demba
★★★½
dir. Mamadou Dia
Drama
[Senegal / Germany / Qatar, 2024]
Dahomey
★★★½
dir. Mati Diop
Documentary
[France / Senegal / Benin, 2024]
Kottukaali
★★★½
dir. Vinothraj PS
Drama
[India, 2024]
Vogter
★★★
dir. Gustav Möller
Drama
[Denmark / Sweden, 2024]
In the Belly of a Tiger
★★★
dir. Siddartha Jatla
Fantasy Drama
[India / USA / China / Indonesia / Taiwan, 2024]
Disco Afrika: Une Histoire Malgache
★★★
dir. Luck Razanajaona
Drama
[France / Madagascar / Germany / Mauritius / South Africa / Qatar, 2024]
Treasure
★★★
dir. Julia von Heinz
Tragicomedy
[Germany / France, 2024]
Ellbogen
★★★
dir. Aslı Özarslan
Coming-of-Age Drama
[Germany / Turkey / France, 2024]
Sayyareye Dozdide Shodeye Man
★★★
dir. Farahnaz Sharifi
Documentary
[Germany / Iran, 2024]
Techqua Ikachi, Land – My Life
★★★
dir. Anka Schmid, Agnes Barmettler, James Danaqyumptewa
Documentary
[West Germany / Switzerland, 1989]
Kai Shi de Qiang
★★½
dir. Qu Youjia
Coming-of-Age Drama
[China, 2024]
Elf Mal Morgen
★★½
dir. Multiple Directors
Short Film Compilation
[Germany, 2024]
Black Tea
★★
dir. Abderrahmane Sissako
Drama
[France / Mauritania / Luxembourg / Taiwan / Cote d’Ivoire, 2024]
Kong Fang Jian Li de Nü Ren
★★
dir. Qiu Yang
Drama
[China / USA / France / Singapore, 2024]
