New Zealand International Film Festival 2024
Films premiering at the 2024 Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival, touring 31 July-4 September
Auckland / Napier / Hamilton / New Plymouth / Christchurch / Dunedin / Tauranga / Wellington / Masterton / Nelson
Written and directed by dynamic Italian actress and singer Margherita Vicario, GLORIA! depicts the ebullient, music-fuelled story of an overlooked maid at a Venetian orphanage whose hidden talent helps inspire an uprising.
A sensation at the 2024 Berlinale, Matthais Glasner’s compelling all-star drama is led by the incredible Lars Eidinger as a successful, middle-aged orchestra conductor negotiating the chaos of his volatile private life.
The eagerly anticipated new film from writer/director Gustav Möller (The Guilty) is a gripping moral thriller that offers an extraordinary showcase for the remarkable Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen) in the leading role.
The poignant new drama from acclaimed Icelandic auteur Rúnar Rúnarsson follows a young woman whose conscience and resilience is tested when she’s confronted by unexpected and life-changing events.