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From August 13 to 24, Roffa Mon Amour returns with its thirteenth festival edition in the sculpture garden of Brutus in Rotterdam West. Among the imposing artworks of Atelier Van Lieshout, you’ll discover colourful and playful films you won’t find anywhere else, meet new people, and be surprised by music, dinners, blind dates, and in-depth...

Set in Cape Verde, ‘the place where hurricanes are born’. The Coriolis Effect is a poetic documentary about our world spinning out of control. With stunning footage of the Cape Verdean nature and wildlife, this cinematographically impressive film deals with the increasingly disturbing relation between humankind and nature. A visually spectacular parable-like film that juxtaposes...

Forty years after her arranged marriage as a child, Hawa finally begins to live an independent life and learns to read and write. However, with the return of the Taliban to power, her dreams, along with those of her daughter and granddaughter, are shattered by new challenges. Filmed over a period of five years, Writing...