The White Fortress
Director – Igor Drljača
(Bosnia, Canada)
Duration – 88′
In a rundown Sarajevo suburb, Faruk is an orphan who lives with his ill grandmother and spends his days foraging for scrap metal and dabbling in petty crime. One day he meets Mona, a timid teen from a politically powerful and affluent family. As Mona dreams of escaping the overbearing toxicity of her home life, she seeks refuge and opens herself up to Faruk, a boy from a world entirely different than her own.
Atlas
Director – Niccolò Castelli
(Belgium, Italy, Switzerland)
Duration – 93′
Allegra, a young girl passionate about climbing, is victim of a terrorist attack where her friends lose their lives. After the event she decides to find a shelter in her solitude, feeling a strong sense of guilt and desire for revenge. Even the people she cares for seem helpless. Allegra embarks on a long struggle with herself to start living life fully again. When she meets Arad, a young refugee from the Middle East, distrust in the other, considered different, remains a difficult obstacle to overcome.
Petya of My Petya
Director – Alexander Kossev
(Bulgaria)
Duration – 90′
Grieving due to injustice in school, betrayed by her closest people, 17 year-old Petya commits suicide. This happens to the talented poetess Petya Dubarova in 1979. This also happens in 2019 to a regular girl, also named Petya. Different times, different girl, the System which does not tolerate different ones remains the same.
On the Edge
Director – Eduard Bordukov
(Russia)
Duration – 115′
Aleksandra Pokrovskaya, a famed fencer, defeats everyone in her competitive path in hopes of achieving her lifelong goal, attaining Olympic gold. She finds herself challenged by an ambitious, unknown fencer on a sudden winning streak — Kira Egorova. The two athletes fight for supremacy on and off the arena, finding themselves in a crisis of conscience as they vie for the Olympic championship.