Maria Speth and Bence Fliegauf are taking aim at the Golden Bear with their latest works, selected for the Berlin Competition. Berlin-based international sales agent Films Boutique is all set for the 71st Berlinale and the upcoming European Film Market, clutching two titles that will be taking aim at the Golden Bear, one documentary in Berlinale Special, and four Market Screenings. Starting off with the Berlinale Competition, German filmmaker Maria Speth returns seven years after her latest film, Daughters, with her second documentary, Mr Bachmann and His Class. Co-penned by the director and Reinhold Vorschneider, the film portrays the bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the provincial German industrial town they live in. The documentary was produced by Speth for Madonnen Film. The other contender for the Golden Bear is Hungarian writer-director...
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