Program
Digital Film Program
From the 22nd through to the 28th of November, you can watch ten of this year's festival hits as part of our digital festival.
Dream Forest
South Africa 2019, René van Rooyen, 2h
Yuni
Indonesia 2021, Kamila Andini, 1h 35m
The Last Shelter
Mali, South Africa, France 2021, Ousmane Samassekou, 1h 25m
Nahuel and the Magic Book
Chile, Brazil 2020, German Acuña, 1h 38m
Official Selection 2021
The below is an overview of the official festival program for Films From the South 2021, which took place from the 11th to the 21st of November.
Main Competition
Better Days
Hong Kong 2019, Derek Tsang, 2h 15m
Dream Forest
South Africa 2019, René van Rooyen, 2h
A Hero
Iran, France 2021, Asghar Farhadi, 2h 7m
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet
Argentine 2021, Ana Katz, 1h 13m
Homage to Hong Kong
Dragon Inn
Hong Kong, Taiwan 1967, King Hu, 1h 51m
The Way We Keep Dancing
Hong Kong 2020, Adam Wong Sau-ping, 2h 9m
Made in Hong Kong
Hong Kong 1997, Fruit Chan, 1h 49m
The Way of the Dragon
Hong Kong 1972, Bruce Lee, 1h 49m
The Critical Room (TCR)
Exterminate All The Brutes
USA 2021, Raoul Peck, 3h 52m
Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution and Islam
Norway 2021, Nefise Özkal Lorentzen, 1h 21m
When A City Rises
Hong Kong 2021, Evie Cheung, Cathy Chu, Yuk-Kwok Huang, Kar Man Ip, Iris Kwong, Jenn Lee, Han Yan Yuen, 1h 40m
Writing With Fire
India, Norway 2021, Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, 1h 32m
New Voices
Hit the Road
Iran 2021, Panah Panahi, 1h 33m
The Pink Cloud
Brazil 2021, Iuli Gerbase, 1h 45m
Taste
Vietnam 2021, Bao Le, 1h 37m
Anatolian Leopard
Turkey, Germany, Denmark, Polen 2021, Emre Kayış, 1h 53m
Children's Films From the South
Howl's Moving Castle
Japan 2004, Hayao Miyazaki, 1h 59m
Nahuel and the Magic Book
Chile, Brazil 2020, German Acuña, 1h 38m
The Adventures of Aligermaa
Sweden, Denmark 1998, Andra Lasmanis, 1h 6m
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Germany, Mongolia 2003, Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni, 1h 33m
Doc:South
President
Zimbabwe, Denmark, Norway, USA 2021, Camilla Nielsson, 1h 55m
When A City Rises
Hong Kong 2021, Evie Cheung, Cathy Chu, Yuk-Kwok Huang, Kar Man Ip, Iris Kwong, Jenn Lee, Han Yan Yuen, 1h 40m
The Last Shelter
Mali, South Africa, France 2021, Ousmane Samassekou, 1h 25m
Luchadoras
Mexico 2021, Paola Calvo & Patrick Jasim, 1h 33m
Horizons
Ahed's Knee
Israel, France, Germany 2021, Nadav Lapid, 1h 49m
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Indonesia, Singapore, Germany 2021, Edwin, 1h 54m
Marighella
Brazil 2019, Wagner Moura, 2h 35m
Once Upon a Time In Calcutta
India, France, Norway 2021, Aditya Vikram Sengupta, 2h 11m
Thrills & Chills
Ghost Mansion
South Korea 2021, Jo Ba-Reun, 1h 46m
The Sadness
Taiwan, Canada 2021, Rob Jabbaz, 1h 39m
Gaia
South Africa 2021, Jaco Bouwer, 1h 36m
Beauty Water
South Korea 2020, Cho Kyung-hun, 1h 25m
Mangapolis
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Japan 2004, Mamoru Oshii, 1h 40m
Lupin III: The First
Japan, USA 2019, Takashi Yamazaki, 1h 33m
Wolf Children
Japan 2012, Mamoru Hosada, 1h 58m
Pompo the Cinephile
Japan 2021, Takayuki Hirao, 1h 30m
Director's Portrait: Kamila Andini
Yuni
Indonesia 2021, Kamila Andini, 1h 35m
The Seen and Unseen
Indonesia 2017, Kamila Andini, 1h 23m
The Mirror Never Lies
Indonesia 2011, Kamila Andini, 1h 40m
Director's Portrait: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Drive My Car
Japan 2021, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2h 59m
Happy Hour
Japan 2015, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 5h 17m
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Japan 2021, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2h 1m
Director's Portrait: Khyentse Norbu
Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait
Bhutan, Hong Kong 2016, Khyentse Norbu, 1h 36m
Travellers and Magicians
Bhutan, Australia, United Kingdom 2003, Khyentse Norbu, 1h 48m
Looking For A Lady With Fangs And A Moustache
Nepal, Mexico, Singapore 2019, Khyentse Norbu, 1h 53m
The Cup
Bhutan, Australia 1999, Khyentse Norbu, 1h 33m
Special Screenings
Last Film Show
India, France, USA 2021, Pan Nalin, 1h 50m
Exterminate All The Brutes
USA 2021, Raoul Peck, 3h 52m
Surprise Screening
Close-Up
Iran 1990, Abbas Kiarostami, 1h 38m
Sørfond
We are proud to present the very latest films to receive funding from The Norwegian South Film Fund – Sørfond. The fund is run by The Oslo Festival Agency in partnership with the Norwegian Film Institute and aims to support film projects from developing countries where film funding is hard to come by for political or economic reasons. The fund’s assets come from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Once Upon a Time In Calcutta
India, France, Norway 2021, Aditya Vikram Sengupta, 2h 11m
Costa Brava, Lebanon
Lebanon, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Qatar, Denmark 2021, Mounia Akl, 1h 46m
As I Want
Egypt, France, Norway, Palestine, Germany 2021, Samaher Alqadi, 1h 28m
Writing With Fire
India, Norway 2021, Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, 1h 32m