‘Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars’ Wins Fipresci Honor, ‘Moscas’ Wows Ecumenical Jury

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Berlin competition titles Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars , and Moscas won over the independent juries at this year’s Berlinale, with Soumsoum , from Franco-Chadian auteur Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, taking top prize for best film from the Fipresci jury of international film critics, and Moscas from Mexican Director Fernando Eimbcke, winning the top honor of this year’s Ecumenical jury. Soumsoum follows a 17-year-old girl haunted by visions and supernatural powers she cannot understand. In our review , The Hollywood Reporter critic Jordan Mintzer called the film “a modern-day fable of adolescence and resilience that plays, at times, like a classic teen horror flick — minus the jump scares but with similar twists and motifs.” Films Boutique is handling worldwide sales. Related Stories Movies Political Films on the Far Right, Ukraine War Win Berlin Panorama Audience Awards Movies 'Four Minus Three' Wins Europa Cinemas Prize The black-and-white drama Moscas plays on a sweeter register, following a young boy who, while waiting for news of his hospitalized mother, slowly breaks down the resistance of a lonely woman who has forgotten the value of human connection. In his review , THR chief critic David Rooney gave Moscas a rave, saying it was precisely the kind of “low-key observational comedy and incisive character definition Mexican director Eimbcke does best.” Alpha Violet is handling world sales for Moscas . The Fipresci prize for best film in the Berlinale Perspectives section went to British prison drama Animol , the directorial debut of Adolescence actor Ashley Walters, which features Adolescence star Stephen Graham alongside Tut Nyuot ( Steve , The Long Walk ). Marcelo Martinessi’s Paraguayan drama Narciso took the prize for best film in Panor...