Ten debuts in this year’s East of the West Competition

East of the West-Competition will be opened by original, action-packed dark comedy Kills on Wheels by Attila Till about wheelchair users who form a gang of hired assassins.

There is a strong female element among this year’s twelve films, including dynamic Estonian debut Days That Confused by Triin Ruumet, or atmospheric auteurist work House of Others by Rusudan Glurjidze. Czech contender in this year´s selection will be psychological drama with horror elements The Noonday Witch.

EAST OF THE WEST - COMPETITION

Amžinai kartu / Together For Ever / Navždy spolu
Director: Lina Lužytė
Lithuania, Romania, 2016, 88 min, World premiere

Dublu / Double / Pod tlakem
Director: Catrinel Dănăiaƫă
Romania, 2015, 100 min, International premiere

Eşik / Verge / Na hraně
Director: Ayhan Salar, Erkan Tahhuşoğlu
Turkey, Germany, 2016, 83 min, World premiere

Home Sweet Home / Home Sweet Home / Všude dobře, doma nejlí
Director: Faton Bajraktari
Kosovo, Macedonia, 2016, 90 min, International premiere

Houston, imamo problem! / Houston, We Have a Problem! / Houstone, máme problém!
Director: Žiga Virc
Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, Czech Republic, Qatar, 2016, 88 min, European premiere

Kamper / Kamper / Kamper
Director: Łukasz Grzegorzek
Poland, 2016, 89 min, World premiere

Kollektor / Collector / Vymahač
Director: Alexei Krasovskiy
Russia, 2016, 74 min, International premiere

Luuraja ja luuletaja / The Spy and the Poet / Špion a básník
Director: Toomas Hussar
Estonia, 2016, 95 min, World premiere

Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse / The Days That Confused / Zmatené dny
Director: Triin Ruumet
Estonia, 2016, 105 min, International premiere

Polednice / The Noonday Witch / Polednice
Director: Jiří Sádek
Czech Republic, 2016, 90 min, International premiere

Skhvisi sakhli / House of Others / Dům těch druhých
Director: Rusudan Glurjidze
Georgia, Russia, Spain, Croatia, 2016, 103 min, World premiere

Tiszta szívvel / Kills on Wheels / Takoví normální vozíčkáři
Director: Attila Till
Hungary, 2016, 105 min, International premiere

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