Friendship, love, crime and mystery are among the themes of the features set to open the competition at the festival’s 49th edition. Screenings start at 10:00 in Sala Truffaut with ROADS (Germany/France, 2018), a film by Sebastian Schipper dedicated to Generator +16 section, which follows dearest friends Gyllen and William on their journey to discover new awareness and prospects.
At the same time, in Sala Sordi, is on schedule for Elements +10 jurors YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE (China, 2018) by Xu Geng. It’s about a catastrophe falling upon a group of carefree children, whose passion for soccer is going to upset their lives forever.
At 10:00, in Sala Lumière, Elements +6 kids will be challenged to solve the mystery behind an extraordinary and amazing adventure with JERRYMAYA’S DETECTIVE AGENCY – THE FIRST MYSTERY (Sweden, 2018), a film by Josephine Bornebusch.
In Sala Blu – Grimaldi Lines is the turn of STUPID YOUNG HEART (Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, 2018) by Selma Vilhunen, an intense and moving love story on schedule at 10:00 for Generator +13 jurors.
Screenings end at 19:15 in Sala Lumière, where Generator +18 youth will enjoy GOLIATH (Sweden, 2018) by Peter Grönlund. The film tells the story of Roland and Kimmie, focusing on their lives heavily affected by crime and troublesome legacies.