Silver 2007-11-21--2007-11-22

Drama, UK. Max is a bisexual playboy in Germany during the Second World War. When he is sent to concentration camp he meets Horst and falls in love with him and this eventually leads him to accept his sexual identity. Director: Sean Mathias (108). With Clive Owen, Ian McKellen, Mick Jagger.

Drama, US The spoiled 18 year old small town girl Andrea decides to leave her sheltered life behind and joins the underground rock scene in search for sexual experience. Director: Jonathan Kahn (99). With Dominique Swain, Sean Patrick Flanery, Summer Phoenix.

Drama, RUS A portrait of love between a dying mother and her devoted son taking care of her, together they reminisce the past and prepare themselves for the imminent separation they are facing. Director: Aleksandr Sokurov (73). With Aleksei Ananishnov, Gudrun Geyer.

Drama, US Loosely based on an eight page letter Neal Cassady, an icon of the Beat generation, wrote to Jack Kerouac regarding his troubled love life. 20 year old Cassady is working in a tire factory and dreams of a happy life with kids, but when his girlfriend Joan attempts to commit suicide he freaks out and takes off. Director: Stephen T. Kay (92). With Thomas Jane, Keanu Reeves, Adrien Brody.

Comedy, USA. Queenie is a social worker who meets terminally ill policeman Horace. Horace is spending his remaining time trying to find out the meaning of life when Queenie comes into his world, taking him on a whirlwind of a ride. Director: Amos Kollek (103). With Valerie Geffner, Victor Argo, Louise Lasser.

Drama, FRA. Benoit is drafted into the army and after trying to get out of it he finally attempts suicide. He survives only to find out that he has tested positive for HIV. Depressed he ends up in jail where he goes into the drug smuggling business. Director: Xavier Beauvois (118). With Xavier Beauvois, Chiara Mastrioanni, Roschdy Zem.

Drama, USA. Dr. Lily Penleric is a musicologist who quits her job and moves to a remote mountain school. There she discovers the magic of local folk music and starts to record songs. She also discovers that the culture she's seeking to preserve is threatened by a mining company who wants to buy land from the locals. Director: Maggie Greenwald (109). With Janet McTeer, Michael Davis, Michael Goodwin.

edition of the Stockholm International FilmFestival takes place between the 15th and 25th of November. We give you the interviews with the directors, stars and the latest buzz from the red carpets.

Drama, UK/CAN The story of Lily and Sophie, two British seamstresses who during WW2 meet and marry two Canadian soldiers stationed in Britain. Since they are granted citizenship they move to a remote part of Canada to start new lives, waiting for their husbands to return from the war. Director: Lyndon Chubbuck (103). With Ann-Sofie Rase, Brenda Fricker, Aden Young.

Drama, JAP. Shunpei, a Korean immigrant in Japan, is a violent and cruel man who beats his wife, abuses workers at his fish factory and gambles. When the factory is closed down he opens up a loan-sharking business. Director: Yoichi Sai (140). With Takeshi Kitano, Hirofumi Arai, Tomoko Tabata.

Drama, ITA. Nanni Moretti is mixing political observations with his personal life in this diacritic movie. Working on a musical, going around Rome on his Vespa, visiting childhood haunts and thinking of a name for his son is all a part of it. Director: Nanni Moretti (78). With Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Silvia Nono.

battling against human rights abuses and political corruption in his native land. Director: Sergio Toledo (100). With Anthony Hopkins, Norma Aleandro, Fernanda Torres.

Comedy, FRA. David, a shy, awkward musician who has just moved to Paris, falls madly in love with his young student, Julia. He tries everything to win her heart. His room-mate, Anne, provides encouragement, advice and consolation. passionately! Director: Emmanuel Mouret (85). With Emmanuel Mouret, Frédérique Bel, Fanny Valette.