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Berlinale 2025: Jan-Ole Gerster's 'Islands' Film Set on Fuerteventura

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Time to take another trip out to an island to escape from the world as we know it. One of my favorite films of the 2025 Berlin Film Festival is this fantastic indie creation called Islands, the latest feature film made by German filmmaker Jan-Ole Gerster. I'm already a big fan of Gerster - his first two feature films A Coffee in Berlin (aka Oh Boy - from 2012) and Lara (from 2019) are two of my favorites as well (and I recommend catching up with…

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cineuropa.org

Film professionals discuss strengthening cooperation between Europe and Latin America at the Berlinale

21/02/2025 - BERLINALE 2025: The panel organised by CAACI in collaboration with EU-LAC Cinema explored the challenges and opportunities for the two sectors

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Berlinale 2025 Review: ISLANDS, Tennis Pro Finds Himself a Murder Suspect

Dawn in a desert. A body in the sand. Is it a corpse? No, it's Tom, a tennis bum recovering from another night of debauchery. The Canary Islands resort where he gives lessons gleams in the distance. The clever opening to Islands, a good-looking but superficial thriller, promises more than director Jan-Ole Gerster delivers. By day, Tom staggers through classes and lessons, repeating rote advice and encouragement to kids and their rich parents. Ni…

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Berlinale 2025: Jan-Ole Gerster’s ‘Islands’ Film Set on Fuerteventura – English Times

Berlinale 2025: Jan-Ole Gerster’s ‘Islands’ Film Set on Fuerteventura by Alex Billington February 19, 2025 Time to take another trip out to an island to escape from the world as we know it. One of my favorite films of the 2025 Berlin Film Festival is this fantastic indie creation called Islands, the latest feature film made by German filmmaker Jan-Ole Gerster. I’m already a big fan of Gerster – his first two feature films A Coffee in Berlin (aka…

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