Caught in the Net

The greatest chronicler of our time, sharper than ever. After "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" Radu Jude composes an uncategorized urban road movie satire of the age of the gig economy and social media, in a riveting film collage between absurdity and pure shock. — A story about cinema, social media and the economy, in two parts: Depressed and underpaid, Angela drives all over Bucharest to film casting for a corporate "workplace safety video" commissioned by a multinational company. When one of the interviewees reveals the company's responsibility for his accident, a scandal erupts - in front of a still, unmoving camera. — Special Jury Prize | Locarno Film Festival | 2023

Egypt’s submission for the Oscars is a fresh glance at coming-of-age films and indirectly talks about double lives that result from conservative social views during the time of social media paradise - the place where you can be anyone you want. — In a small Egyptian town at the Nile Delta, Souad, 19-year-old young girl, leads a double life. While conservative and veiled among family and society, she is obsessed with her image on social media and goes in secret virtual relationships with men. She constantly lies about her personal life, projecting images of a different, desired one. A series of small incidents leads to a tragic event that makes Rabab, her 13-year-old sister, embark on a real-life journey looking for answers. — Best Actress Award (Bassant Ahmed Basmala Elghaiesh) | Tribeca Film Festival | 2021 Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2020 Official Selection | Berlin Film Festival Panorama

After "The Square", Reuben Östlund again tackles class satire in a delightful black comedy that puts Marx, consumerism and... bodily fluids in a blender against the backdrop of the greek Chiliadou beach. — Carl and Yaya are influencer fashion models whose relationship is increasingly soured by money. Offered free places on a luxury cruise, they find themselves sharing a superyacht with arms dealers and an oligarch, while a cynical Marxist alcoholic captains the ship as things quickly turn upside-down. — Nomination for Best Film | Oscars | 2023 Nomination for Best Director | Oscars | 2023 Nomination for Best Screenplay | Oscars | 2023 Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | 2022 Best European Film | European Film Awards | 2023

The debut film that took the Locarno Film Festival by storm is a shockingly direct confrontation with the demons of female adolescence, body image and class inequality. The tough and fearless directorial vision and gut-wrenching screenplay make the film inescapably memorable. — 13-year-old Maria lives with her grandmother in a bleak industrial town. During a violent street clash, Maria meets Kristina, a girl her age who aspires to be a model. The two girls enroll in a mysterious modeling school, where they prepare for the biggest casting audition in the area. Her ambivalent relationship with Kristina and the environment of the modeling school (which resembles a cult) push Maria on a journey in search of her identity. — Best Film | Locarno Film Festival | 2024 Junior Jury Prize | Locarno Film Festival | 2024

Inspired by true events, this is the shocking story of the world’s first beauty blogger. Teenage Selina is swept away in a relentless quest for validation, sinking deeper into the dazzling yet hollow world of fake fame. At the end of this dark tunnel, will she be able to find herself again? - As she seeks revenge on those who bullied her, 17-year-old Selina ends up changing the world. She transforms into her online alter ego, Selina Isabel, and rises to become the country’s biggest blogger, a controversial icon of beauty and lifestyle whose fame only keeps growing. This is the story of the world’s first beauty blogger, inspired by true events.

The Israeli director Michal Vinik surprises the festival world with a well-crafted chamber drama, which with escalating tension and with the help of an excellent script reveals how far gender equality still is. Silver Alexander Meet the Neighbors award at the 63rd Thessaloniki Film Festival. — Valeria, a young Ukrainian, arrives in Israel to meet her future husband. Their wedding has been arranged online - just like the wedding of the girl's older sister, who has already been married in Israel for years. But nothing will run smoothly after this arrival. — Official Selection - Orizzonti | Venice Film Festival | 2022 Silver Alexander - Meet the Neighbours | Thessaloniki Film Festival |2022

Pure idealism and the erotic, existential and ecological concerns of a youth in search of identity, in a fresh and characteristically… French directorial debut of a promising director. — In the parisian suburbs, an 18 year old girl of African descent, tries to find her place in the world and fight for a better future. But can you combine ecological activism with love?

A venomous dark comedy and biting satire in equal measure, the film that propelled Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli to Hollywood becomes a clinically Scandinavian yet unexpectedly tender portrait of a young woman, a generation, and an entire culture. — A young woman addicted to self-promotion and the attention of others spirals into a series of self-destructive fabrications, as the world around her mirrors the same narcissistic void that is consuming her. — Official Selection - Un Certain Regard | Cannes Film Festival | 2022

Chat rooms will never be the same after this shocking documentary - social experiment that dared to delve into the taboo subject of child sexual abuse on the internet. An experiment that soon turned into an act of activism and led to many criminal arrests in the Czech Republic. — Three over-18 actresses with very young appearances are tasked with pretending they are 12 on fake social network profiles. In faithful copies of children’s rooms created in a film studio they chat and Skype with men of all ages who have searched for and contacted them online. The vast majority of these men demand video sex and send photos of their penises or links to porn. Some even attempt blackmail.