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The Berlin Film Festival will celebrate its 59th edition in 2009 - and will open with the world premiere of banking thriller, The International. It will run from February 5 to 15.
Films in the festival's Competition section vie for the Golden and Silver Bear Awards, where elsewhere there are sections dedicated to arthouse film, movies aimed at younger viewers, experimental work, the latest in home-grown talent and short film. The Festival is rounded out by a Retrospective - for classic "rediscovery" and a Homage which "focuses on the lifework of a great cinema personality".
In 2009, there will be a Berlinale Special focussing on Culinary Cinema, which will open with Food, Inc - a documentary shining the spotlight on the food industry. According to the festival it paints a picture of, "On the one hand: meat for all the world, endless cartons of eggs, vegetables that don't rot – and on the other: new illnesses, hunger revolts and unbridled environmental pollution."
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Bellamy
A detective enjoying a quiet holiday in southern France finds himself caught up in an intriguing mystery.
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Beeswax
Two twins face choices as they reach adulthood.
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The Milk Of Sorrow
Examination of Peru's dark history refracted through the story of a woman struck with an illness from her mother's breast milk.
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Gigante
A store security guard becomes obssessed with a cleaner.
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Double Take
As Cold War tensions rise and the world teeters on the brink of destruction, Alfred Hitchcock meets his double.
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The Beast Stalker
A cop responsible for a child's death, recklessly tangles with a kidnapper despite the possible consequences.
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The Bogeyman
Rejected by their stepmother and cast out of their father's home, two children face an uncertain future.
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My Only Sunshine
A girl endures a difficult transition to adulthood, living in poverty on the banks of the Bosphorus.
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The Exploding Girl
Two long-time confidants negotiate feelings and friendships during their college break.
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Ander
When a rural farmer injures himself he develops an unlikely friendship with the farmhand he hires to help.
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A-Z of Berlin International Film Festival 2009 reviews >>>
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Behind the Milk Of Sorrow
Claudia Llosa talks about Peru's history and the themes in her magic realist Golden Bear winning film.
Berlin Film Festival: It's a wrap
Our team pick their favourites from the fest.
Berlin Festival Diary: Day 10
The International, Eden Is West and a press conference with Costa-Gravas and Riccardo Scamario
Berlin Festival Diary: Day Nine
Dust Of Time, Pink Panther and Steve Martin on "critical snobbery".
Berlin Festival Diary: Day Eight
Notorious, An Education, plus German Satire Short Cut To Hollywood.
Berlin Festival Diary: Day Seven
Today, It Might Get Loud, plus Chéri red carpet and why we're not feeling in the Pink.
Berlin Festival Diary: Day Six
Chéri... plus Michelle Pfeiffer talks younger men.
Berlin Diary: Day Five
The Messenger and press conference, a chat to Bernard Tavernier, plus Keanu Reeves on The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee.
Berlin Diary: Day Four
A high time at High Life, enraged by Rage, plus Coyote, Absolute Evil and Mammoth.
Berlin Diary: Day Three
Beast Stalker and In The Electric Mist press conference and film
Berlin Diary: Day Two
Kate Winslet on nudity, plus capsule reviews of Marin Blue, Ricky and Adam Resurrected.
Berlin Diary: Day One
The International red carpet and some films to look forward to.
Joy for Sorrow in Berlin
Madeinusa director Claudia Llosa's second feature wins Golden Bear.
Berlin announces first Panorama titles
Selection includes documentary by Golden Bear winner José Padilha
Maurice Jarre homage at Berlin
French film composer celebrated, plus films announced in Generation section.
Berlin announces first batch of competition films
Titles include UK co-productions London River and Rage.
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