Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022

View other Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Films by strand: Baltic Competition, Best Of Fest, Children's Competition, Children's Rights Programme, Critics' Picks Competition, Doc@Just, Doc@PÖFF, Environment Agency Environmental Film Programme, Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme, First Feature Competition, Flowers are not silent. Resistance films of Belarus, In Focus: Israel, Just Film Youth Programme, Midnight Shivers, Official Selection, Opening Film and Special Screenings, Science360°, Screen International Critics' Choice, Shorts, Spotlight: Brazil, The Golden Ratio. Three Films with Lembit Ulfsak, Youth Competition, Youth Programme

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21 Paradise (21 Paraíso) (Country: Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Néstor Ruiz Medina; Writer: Fernando Barona, María Lázaro, Néstor Ruiz Medina; Stars: María Lázaro, Fernando Barona)
Tale of a pair of naturists who make a living sharing their intimate moments on OnlyFans.
Black Kisses (Country: Colombia, Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Alejandro Naranjo; Writer: Alejandro Naranjo, Omar Razzak; Stars: Gladys Rodríguez, Andrés Tirado, Rick Nekro, Edgar Kerval)
Introduces us to four witnesses of the devil seeking refuge in faith from the torments of love.
The Coffee Table (La mesita del comedor) (Country: Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Caye Casas; Writer: Cristina Borobia, Caye Casas; Stars: Eduardo Antuña, Paco Benjumea, Itziar Castro, Estefanía de los Santos, Cristina Dilla, Clàudia Font, Emilio Gavira, David Pareja, Claudia Riera, Josep Riera, Josep Maria Riera)
Black comedy about a young couple facing a tricky moment in their relationship.
How Dare You Have Such A Rubbish Wish (Country: Iran, Canada, UK; Year: 2022; Director: Mania Akbari; Writer: Mania Akbari, Ehsan Khoshbakht; Stars: Mania Akbari)
A hybrid documentary considering pre-Revolutionary films in Iran, before the censorship of the current regime.
Out of competition
In Bed (Ke’elu En Machar) (Country: Israel; Year: 2022; Director: Nitzan Gilady; Writer: Nitzan Gilady; Stars: Israel Ogalbo, Dean Miroshnikov, Moran Rosenblatt, Tom Baum, Dalia Beger)
After a shooting at a gay Pride event two friends take a third man home, who is in shock, entering a night of drugs and paranoia.
I Haven't Done Anything (Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Park Sang-min; Writer: Park Sang-min; Stars: Oh Tae-kyung)
A YouTuber tries to uncover the story of a man standing alone with a picket sign saying “I haven't done anything yet”.
Out of competition
Job Interview (Entrevista Laboral) (Country: Colombia; Year: 2022; Director: Carlos Osuna; Writer: Carlos Osuna; Stars: Yeyo Cardoso, Claudia Yurley Quintero, K-NO, Jocsan García, Zombra)
Gabriel is a young rapper who lives in the outskirts of Bogota. We follow his daily struggles as he tries to fulfil his dreams.
The Limits Of Consent (Country: Estonia; Year: 2022; Director: Michael Keerdo-Dawson; Writer: Michael Keerdo-Dawson; Stars: Karin Rask, Rain Tolk, Jaanika Arum, Jaanus Tepomees, Maria Paiste)
A woman who helps men pick up women in bars grapples with problems in her own love life.
Long Time No Sleep (Hace mucho que no duermo) (Country: Colombia, Argentina; Year: 2022; Director: Agustín Godoy; Writer: Agustín Godoy; Stars: Agustín Gagliardi, Agustina Rudi, Ailín Salas, Marcelo Pozzi, Mateo Pérez)
A chain of events unfolds surrounding a backpack.
Rebelión (Country: Colombia, Argentina; Year: 2022; Director: José Luis Rugeles; Writer: José Luis Rugele, Chucky García, Martín Mauregui; Stars: Jhon Narváez, Angie Cepeda, Martín Seefeld, Ronier Matias Agresott Taborda)
Biopic of salsa music star Joe Arroyo.
Roving Woman (Country: Poland, US; Year: 2022; Director: Michal Chmielewski; Writer: Lena Gora, Michal Chmielewski; Stars: Lena Gora, John Hawkes, Chris Hanley, Brian McGuire, Ed Mattiuzzi)
A break-up leaves Sara reeling and directionless, standing alone on her ex's doorstep in a ballgown. Following her impulses, she starts to drive through the desert and makes unexpected connections along the way.
Out of competition
Solastalgia (Country: Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Marina Hufnagel; Writer: Marina Hufnagel; Stars: Marie Tragousti)
Hybrid film about activism against climate change.
Three Thousand Numbered Pieces (Háromezer számozott darab) (Country: Hungary; Year: 2022; Director: Ádám Császi; Writer: Franciska Farkas, Kristóf Horváth, Christopher Pászik; Stars: Kelvin Acquah, Ágota Benedek, Dávid Csányi, Sena Dagadu, Zsigri Dávid, Bari Eduárd, Ferenc Elek, Franciska Farkas, Csaba Gerner, Erwin Giese, Andrew Hefler, Kristóf Horváth, Szilvási István, Ruszó Kornél, Alexis Latham)
A white director rehearses a play with five young Roma actors... with the play seeking to exploit them, they quit, only to find that the show has been sold leaving. An exploration of racism and white guilt.
Your Lovely Smile (Country: Japan; Year: 2022; Director: Lim Kah-Wai; Writer: Lim Kah-Wai; Stars: Hirobumi Watanabe, Shogen, Hikaru Hirayama, Hironobu Tanaka, Yoshi Yatabe)
Road trip sees a director visit cinemas to see which ones are prepared to show arthouse films.
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