31st International Film Week Mannheim

The ‘Plains of Heaven’ is the important debut work of Australian director Ian Pringle, which impressively shows human interdependence and our relationship with nature in the technological age.

Roses in December is an outstanding example of American documentary filmmaking. It relates the story of a young Catholic lay preacher who was brutally murdered to the fundamental ethical values of American society. The film vividly illustrates the development and depth of religious commitment.

The film translates the struggle for survival of Tunisian nomads into clear aesthetic imagery. The central element is the cultural and social environment, which makes the human reactions shown understandable.