Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021

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Mother Schmuckers and Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula
The Green Knight (Country: Ireland, Canada, US, UK; Year: 2021; Director: David Lowery; Writer: David Lowery; Stars: Anaïs Rizzo, Joe Anderson, Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Noelle Brown, Sarita Choudhury, Nita Mishra, Tara Mae, Atheena Frizzell, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Chris McHallem, Ralph Ineson, Emmet O'Brien, Brendan Conroy)
Retelling of the legend of Sir Gawain's quest.
Impetigore (Country: Indonesia; Year: 2019; Director: Joko Anwar; Writer: Joko Anwar; Stars: Tara Basro, Ario Bayu, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, Kiki Narendra, Zidni Hakim, Faradina Mufti, Abdurrahman Arif, Mian Tiara, T. Rifnu Wikana, Aghniny Haque, Muhammad Abe Baasyin, Ahmad Ramadhan, Eka Nusa Pertiwi)
An out-of-luck woman decides to go back to her secluded home village in hopes of inheritance. Little does she know, the villagers have been waiting for her because she's got what they needed to lift off a plaguing curse.
Mother Schmuckers (Country: Belgium; Year: 2021; Director: Harpo Guit, Lenny Guit; Writer: Harpo Guit, Lenny Guit; Stars: Harpo Guit, Maxi Delmelle, Claire Bodson, Mathieu Amalric, Habib Ben Tanfous)
Issachar & Zabulon, two brothers in their twenties, are supremely stupid and never bored, as madness is part of their daily lives. When they lose their mother's beloved dog, they have 24 hours to find it – or she will kick them out.
Mulholland Drive (Mulholland Dr) (Country: USA; Year: 2001; Director: David Lynch; Writer: David Lynch; Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Justin Theroux, Brent Briscoe, Robert Forster, Katharine Towne, Lee Grant, Scott Coffey, Billy Ray Cyrus)
Special two-disc edition of David Lynch's psychedelic dream.
Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing (Country: Czech Republic; Year: 2021; Director: Andy Fehu; Writer: Andy Fehu, Ondrej Kopriva; Stars: Martina Babisova, Andrea Danková, Stepán Kozub, Tomás Magnusek, Leos Noha, Roman Skamene, Jakub Stáfek, Martina Babisova, Andrea Danková, Stepán Kozub, Tomás Magnusek, Leos Noha, Roman Skamene, Jakub Stáfek)
Shoky and Morthy are best friends and successful YouTubers, but their fame is slowly beginning to fade. While Morthy would like to quit, Shoky comes up with ideas for making their videos more interesting… and bloodier.
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The Green Knight and Mulholland Drive
Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula (Country: South Korea; Year: 2020; Director: Yeon Sang-ho; Writer: Yeon Sang-ho, Ryu Yong-jae; Stars: Gang Dong-Won, Lee Jung-hyun, Re Lee, Kwon Hae-hyo , Kim Min-Jae, Koo Gyo-hwan, Kim Do-Yoon)
Four years after a zombie outbreak in Korea, a former soldier who escaped goes back for a truckload of cash.
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