NIFFF 2019
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
5 - 13 juillet 2019
5 - 13 juillet 2019
- Cérémonies
- Compétition Internationale
- New Cinema from Asia
- Films of the Third Kind
- Ultra Movies
- El Dorado
- Danes Do It Better!
- Carte Blanche à Laurence Suhner
- Amazing Stories of Cinema
- Classics Reloaded
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- DirectorQuentin DupieuxStarsJean DujardinAdèle HaenelAlbert DelpyA man's obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime.FILM D’OUVERTURE
- DirectorLorcan FinneganStarsImogen PootsDanielle RyanMolly McCannA young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.FILM DE CLÔTURE
- DirectorJuliano DornellesKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsBárbara ColenThomas AquinoSilvero PereiraAfter the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorAnt TimpsonStarsElijah WoodStephen McHattieGarfield WilsonA man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorAdam Egypt MortimerStarsMiles RobbinsPatrick SchwarzeneggerSasha LaneA troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma. He then resurrects his charismatic childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope, not realizing how dangerous Daniel is.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorMike AhernEnda LoughmanStarsMaeve HigginsBarry WardWill ForteRose, a mostly sweet and lonely Irish driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorGyörgy PálfiStarsKate VernonMarshall WilliamsJenna WarrenA young man searches for his father after he disappears while working on a highly classified project for the United States government that involves extraterrestrials.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorMiguel LlansóStarsDaniel TadesseAgustín MateoGuillermo LlansóCIA Agents Palmer and Gagano are tasked with the mission of destroying a computer virus called "Soviet Union". They enter the system using VR but the mission turns into a trap.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorJennifer ReederStarsKate ArringtonTim HopperJames Vincent MeredithA mystical teen noir that follows a young girl's disappearance in the rural Midwest and its effect on teens and parents.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorBlaise HarrisonStarsThomas DalozNéa LüdersSalvatore FerroAs winter sets in and P.A. sees the world shifting around him, he starts to observe strange phenomena in the environment. The changes are imperceptible at first, but gradually his whole world seems to be on the brink.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorDenis CôtéStarsRobert NaylorJosée DeschênesJean-Michel AnctilIn a small and isolated town, Simon Dubé dies in a car accident. The stunned townspeople are reluctant to discuss the circumstances of the tragedy. From that point on time seems to lose all meaning, and the days stretch on without end.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorJeremy GardnerChristian StellaStarsJeremy GardnerBrea GrantHenry ZebrowskiWhen his girlfriend suddenly disappears, leaving a cryptic note as her only explanation, Hank's comfortable life and his sanity begin to crack. Then, from the woods surrounding his house, something terrible starts trying to break in.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorUlaa SalimStarsZaki YoussefMohammed Ismail MohammedRasmus BjergDenmark four years into the future. After a major bomb attack in Copenhagen radicalization and ethnic tensions are running high, and a racist leader is leading the polls.19-year old Zakaria is afraid, wanting to do something.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorCarlo Mirabella-DavisStarsHaley BennettAustin StowellDenis O'HareHunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorLee CroninStarsSeána KerslakeJames Quinn MarkeyKati OutinenA single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorSeverin FialaVeronika FranzStarsRiley KeoughJaeden MartellLia McHughA soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorBenoît ForgeardStarsWilliam LebghilDoria TillierPhilippe KaterineJerem', an aspiring rapper, gets a smart fridge, in order to get free groceries. But Yves, the fridge, gets smarter and smarter as Jerem' tried to court So, the woman in charge of the fridge project.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorChristian VolckmanStarsOlga KurylenkoKevin JanssensJoshua WilsonMatt and Kate buy an isolated house. While moving, they discover a strange room that grants them an unlimited number of material wishes. But since Kate has had two miscarriages, what they long for the most is a child.COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsBeckyBengalMasayuki DeaiA young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
- DirectorZahir OmarStarsBront PalaraeJack TanFabian LooA Taxi driver uses his service as a front for an extortion racket, and when his younger brother's impulsive behaviour brings the cops and the triad to his doorstep, he stops at nothing to protect all who matter to him.NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
- DirectorHideki TakeuchiStarsFumi NikaidôGacktYûsuke IseyaIn a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
- DirectorWisit SasanatiengStarsAnanda EveringhamPeerapol KijreunpiromsukTeerawat MulvilaiSoon after a mysterious-ritual ceremony has been performed in a house, there are several chilling and inexplicable events happening which allegedly relate to haunting-spirit possession influencing house members into violence.NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChao DengLi SunRyan ZhengIn a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
OPEN AIR - DirectorKan EguchiStarsJun'ichi OkadaFumino KimuraMizuki YamamotoTrained as a ruthless assassin since childhood, a mob hitman is ordered to become a normal law-abiding citizen.NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
- DirectorLee Won-taeStarsMa Dong-seokJeon Bae-sooKim Mu-yeolA crime boss teams up with a cop to track down a serial killer.NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
- DirectorJimmy HendersonStarsByron BishopSahajak BoonthanakitNophand BoonyaiAfter years of tracking down international criminals, a trip to a remote jungle prison will force Chinese cop Xin to become human prey to fight for his freedom - and to save his own life.NEW CINEMA FROM ASIA
- DirectorGerard QuintoEsteve SolerDavid TorrasStarsFrancesc OrellaRosa CadafalchPol LópezThe family, the tenant, the wedding, the businessman, the neighbors, the poor child and the run over. 7 black comedy stories of a dysfunctional society.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorAmin Sidi-BoumédièneStarsSlimane BenouariLyès SalemAzouz AbdelkaderAlgeria, 1994. S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, cross the desert in search of Abu Leila, a dangerous terrorist.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorTalal SelhamiStarsSofiia ManoushaYounes BouabOmar LotfiFour childhood friends are reunited when one of them surfaces after twenty years, forcing them to confront a creature straight out of a spine-chilling Moroccan legend.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorJ.-P. ValkeapääStarsPekka StrangEster GeislerováEllen KarppoJuha has lost his wife in a drowning accident. Years after he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes everything.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorPedro C. AlonsoStarsEddie MarsanPaul AndersonIvana BaqueroA radio star experiences the worst night of his life when stalkers assault the radio station where he's working.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorZach LipovskyAdam B. SteinStarsEmile HirschBruce DernGrace ParkA bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
OPEN AIR - DirectorVincent MarietteStarsLily-Rose DeppLaurent LafitteAloïse SauvageIt's summertime, and somewhere in the Dordogne, young people disappear and the wildest rumors circulate, such as a prowling feline. Laura seeks to elucidate the mystery and meets Paul, a stranger writer who attracts her as much as he frightens her. As they get closer, Laura's spurned former lover disappears.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorMatteo RovereStarsAlessandro BorghiAlessio LapiceFabrizio RongioneRomulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorGuy NattivStarsJamie BellDanielle MacdonaldDaniel HenshallA destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
OPEN AIR - DirectorMåns MårlindBjörn SteinStarsAlbin GrenholmFrida GustavssonLennart JähkelA sensational story of forbidden love, a rivalry between two families and a war between two amusement parks. A magic story based on the real history of Gröna Lund, an actual amusement park in Stockholm - the capital of Sweden.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
OPEN AIR - DirectorMakoto NagahisaStarsKeita NinomiyaMondo OkumuraSatoshi MizunoFour orphans meet at a funeral home and none of them are sad about the recent deaths of their parents. They decide to become friends and live on their own.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsMatthew McConaugheySnoop DoggIsla FisherA rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
OPEN AIR - DirectorAdrian PanekStarsKamil PolnisiakNicolas PrzygodaSonia MietielicaChildren liberated from a Nazi concentration camp have to overcome hunger, thirst and vicious dogs in an abandoned mansion surrounded by the forest.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorKároly Ujj MészárosStarsBalázs VeresJuli BástiAbigél SzõkeWould you believe in a policewoman who suffers from such serious panic disorders that she is afraid to get close to any crime scene and has been on permanent office duty for more than a decade? Would you believe a lone mother who is unfit to pay her mortgage and also raise her rebellious teenage daughter? Indeed, no one believes that the troubled ex-detective has discovered a serial murder case. Personal dramas and a murder mystery unfold in present-day Budapest, where demonstrations are part of the pre-election life of a city still trying to cope with the shadows of its historical and recent past. It is a city where nothing seems honest and true, except through the eyes of an emotionally unstable policewoman and her misfit daughter who wants to know who her father truly was.FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
- DirectorJoe BegosStarsDora MadisonTru CollinsRhys WakefieldA brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles.ULTRA MOVIES
OPEN AIR - DirectorFabrício BittarStarsDanilo GentiliMurilo CoutoLéo LinsFour YouTubers with expertise in supernatural events are seeking recognition from the audience whilst solving the urban legend of the Bathroom Blonde Case: the spirit that haunts the schools' bathroom in Brazil.ULTRA MOVIES
- DirectorOlivier AfonsoStarsArtusManon AzemLouise BlachèreAfter their van breaks down in the middle of nowhere, the women of a volleyball team must fight for their lives against a group of degenerate hunters.ULTRA MOVIES
OPEN AIR - DirectorJovanka VuckovicStarsMadison IsemanPaloma KwiatkowskiMunro ChambersIn an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival.ULTRA MOVIES
- DirectorYûki KobayashiStarsYûki AshidaKanon HanakageYûya IshikawaOutfitted with special weapons, two sisters take on the boss of an organ-harvesting ring and her army of henchmenULTRA MOVIES
- DirectorMacoto TezukaStarsShingo KubotaKan TakagiKyôko TogawaIn 1985, Makoto Tezuka, the son of manga genius Osamu Tezuka, was still a film student with a few experimental shorts to his credit and who was entrusted with the mission to turn an album by Haruo Chikada into a musical film.ULTRA MOVIES
OPEN AIR - DirectorPing LumpraploengStarsTheeradej WongpuapanRatnamon RatchirathamIn an abandoned 6-meter deep pool, a couple is stranded there with a deadly predator.ULTRA MOVIES
- DirectorRichard Bates Jr.StarsKim DelaneyRay WiseAmanda CrewA woman goes to the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his psychopathic tendencies.ULTRA MOVIES
OPEN AIR - DirectorKirill SokolovStarsAleksandr KuznetsovVitaliy KhaevEvgeniya KregzhdeAndrei, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..ULTRA MOVIES
- DirectorQuarxxStarsJean-Luc CouchardMelanie GaydosZelie Rixhon30-year-old factory worker Simon lives a solitary existence on a decrepit farm in the remote French countryside. Devoting his time to caring for his sister Estelle, who was left severely disabled when a childhood game went horribly wrong, Simon is plagued by guilt and depression. But he sees a way out, looking to otherworldly forces as a means of liberating both himself and his sister from the corporeal prisons in which they are confined.ULTRA MOVIES
- DirectorSantiago LozaStarsRomina EscobarPaula GrinszpanLuis SodaTania learns that her grandmother spent the last years of her life in the loving company of an alien. Together with two friends, the Trans woman travels through rural Argentina to bring the creature back to its place of origin.EL DORADO
- DirectorAlejandro LandesStarsSofia BuenaventuraJulián GiraldoKaren QuinteroOn a remote mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.EL DORADO
OPEN AIR - DirectorDennison RamalhoStarsDaniel de OliveiraFabiula NascimentoBianca ComparatoStênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.EL DORADO
- DirectorChristian TafdrupStarsAnders JuulAmanda CollinRasmus HammerichWhen Rasmus meets Marie, he is certain that she is the love of his life. However, it doesn't take long before it turns out she is a possessive and manipulative being, that cunningly dissects Rasmus to pieces.DANES DO IT BETTER!
- DirectorJeppe RøndeStarsHannah MurrayJosh O'ConnorAdrian RawlinsSara and her dad, Dave, move to a small village which is haunted by suicides among its young inhabitants. Dave, as the town's new police officer, tries to stop the mysterious chain of suicides.DANES DO IT BETTER!
- DirectorRasmus Kloster BroStarsChristine SønderrisKresimir MikicSamson SemereRie visits a tunnel-boring machine being used to construct the Copenhagen Metro. When an accident occurs, she must survive the claustrophobic conditions of an airlock with Ivo and Bharan whilst reconsidering their lives.DANES DO IT BETTER!
- DirectorFenar AhmadStarsKian Rosenberg LarssonAli SivandiLirim JusufiMichael is a Danish kid growing up in a housing project with mainly foreign immigrants and making music with a group of childhood friends. He is clearly the talent of the group, which catches the attention of established rapper Apollo, who makes Michael his ghostwriter. But this big opportunity for Michael means moving on without his friends--threatening the unwritten laws of loyalty. Stuck in a paradox that only grows, Michael focuses fully on the music, hoping things will resolve themselves. But his friends lose patience, and with a talent big enough to take over more and more of Apollo's spotlight, a showdown seems inevitable... 'Flow' is an authentic youth rap-music film about choosing yourself and fulfilling your dreams.DANES DO IT BETTER!
- DirectorAli AbbasiStarsEllen Dorrit PetersenCosmina StratanPeter ChristoffersenLouise and Kasper want to become parents but Louise is unable to have children. She seals a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena, to bear Louise's child, but things don't turn out as they planned.DANES DO IT BETTER!
- DirectorGustav MöllerStarsJakob CedergrenJessica DinnageOmar ShargawiA police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.DANES DO IT BETTER!
- DirectorHlynur PálmasonStarsElliott Crosset HoveSimon SearsVic Carmen SonneA brother odyssey set in a worker environment during a cold winter. We follow two brothers, their routines, habits, rituals and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family.DANES DO IT BETTER!
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerA linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.CARTE BLANCHE À LAURENCE SUHNER
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom SkerrittDr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.CARTE BLANCHE À LAURENCE SUHNER
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsSharlto CopleyDavid JamesJason CopeViolence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.CARTE BLANCHE À LAURENCE SUHNER
- DirectorFrancesco ZippelStarsWilliam FriedkinWes AndersonDario ArgentoIn this documentary, the hotshot director of The Exorcist (1973) and The French Connection (1971), now 83 years old, is interviewed about his career, and a number of his colleagues and admirers weigh in with reminiscences and tributes.AMAZING STORIES OF CINEMA
- DirectorAlexandre O. PhilippeStarsClarke WolfeNicholas CullWilliam LinnAn in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film Alien (1979) with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.AMAZING STORIES OF CINEMA
- DirectorGrégory WalletStarsBruce DernStanley KubrickGaspar NoéA portrait of DOUGLAS TRUMBULL, the magician behind the visual effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner.AMAZING STORIES OF CINEMA
- DirectorJeffrey McHaleStarsToon AgterbergNancy AllenKevin BaconPaul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995) was met by critics and audiences with near-universal derision. "You Don't Nomi" traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.AMAZING STORIES OF CINEMA
- DirectorJean-Louis RoyStarsMarie-France BoyerBen CarruthersJacques DufilhoHerbert Von Krantz does whatever it takes to keep the wrong people from finding out about his groundbreaking invention that can incapacitate nuclear bombs.CLASSICS RELOADED
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FREE - DirectorJohn ConeyStarsSun RaRaymond JohnsonChristopher BrooksIn an effort to bring unity and equality to African-Americans, an interstellar traveler and musician lands on earth and duels with an evil overlord for the souls of people.CLASSICS RELOADED
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FREE - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.CLASSICS RELOADED
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FREE - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.CLASSICS RELOADED
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