Here are 18 films that competed in the main competition at the Berlin Film Festival in 2022 and their scores on Metacritic (the largest aggregator site that collects reviews of movies, games and TV shows). This is not a popular trend, but rather a cross-section that demonstrates the preferences not of individuals, but of American film critics as a whole.
How we've grouped data:
- all releases are placed from top to bottom and left to right, from highest to lowest, and in alphabetical order;
- the data is current as of the end of February 2022. With more reviews, the scores of movies and, as a result, their placement may change significantly;
- films that do not yet have a Metacritic score are listed in alphabetical order;
- we also recommend that you read the results of Venice and Cannes 2021 film festivals.
Alcarràs — 87 points (dir. Carla Simón)
Award: Golden Bear
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: for generations, the Solé family spent their summer vacations in a small Catalan village picking peaches peacefully. But the usual vacation is under threat, as local authorities intend to plant the garden with solar panels.
Rimini — 81 points (dir. Ulrich Seidl)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: Richie Bravo was once a moderately famous singer, but now he plays as a baby in an Italian hotel and works as a gigolo. A carefree pension is complicated when his 18-year-old daughter visits him.
The Novelist’s Film — 78 points (dir. Hong Sang-soo)
Award: Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: The writer goes in search of a colleague who runs a bookstore and embarks on a measured adventure.
Before, Now & Then — 75 points (dir. Kamila Andini)
Award: Best Supporting Performance
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: in Indonesia in the 1960s, during a bloody coup attempt, Nana loses her husband and is almost captured. Over the years, her life has been getting better, but her fear does not want to go away.
That Kind of Summer — 75 points (dir. Denis Côté)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: three young girls go to a country house and simultaneously deal with their own sexuality, but in the end they face countless temptations and inner demons.
Both Sides of the Blade — 73 points (dir. Claire Denis)
Award: Silver Bear for Best Director
Genre: melodrama
What is remarkable: forgotten feelings wedge into a measured and, more importantly, happy marriage, creating an unsettling love triangle.
The Passengers of the Night — 72 points (dir. Mikhaël Hers)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: in the early 1980s, Elizabeth, whose marriage failed and her family was counting on her support, tried to get back on her feet, radically changing others' lives.
Robe of Gems — 69 points (dir. Natalia López)
Award: Silver Bear Jury Prize
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: Isabel is going through a divorce, her colleague's sister goes missing, and the son of a police officer investigating the disappearance is selling drugs. The story of three women who are brought together by violence and the tragedy that goes hand in hand.
Call Jane — 65 points (dir. Phyllis Nagy)
Award: -
Genre: drama, history
What is remarkable: in 1968, Chicago housewife Joy joined the women's rights movement.
Peter von Kant — 64 points (dir. François Ozon)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: free adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play “The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant”. This time, the main character was an obese director who indulges his countless vices.
The Line — 62 points (dir. Ursula Meier)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: after a conflict with her mother, Margaret is not allowed to approach her family closer than 100 meters. However, she finds a way to see her 12-year-old sister and gives her piano lessons.
Leonora Addio — 50 points (dir. Paolo Taviani)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: a series of surreal funerals, which are alternately invaded by the murderer of a Sicilian migrant.
One Year, One Night — Score unavailable (dir. Isaki Lacuesta)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: Ramon and Celine miraculously survived the seizure of the Bataclan Concert Hall. Now they're rebuilding their lives, struggling with painful memories.
AEIOU: A Quick Alphabet of Love — Score unavailable (dir. Nicolette Krebitz)
Award: -
Genre: drama, romance
What is remarkable: Anna is in her 60s, her acting career is long coming to an end, but suddenly she starts an affair with a 17-year-old boy who stole her purse the other day.
Return to Dust — Score unavailable (dir. Li Ruijun)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: two broken and lonely souls, eking out a miserable existence in a Chinese countryside, find support in each other and try to fall in love with life again.
Everything Will Be Ok — Score unavailable (dir. Rithy Panh)
Award: -
Genre: documentary, fantasy
What is remarkable: by the 22nd century, humankind, mired in self-destruction and despotism, is being ruled by animals. The wild rulers of the Earth, not wanting to learn from others' mistakes, face new upheavals.
A Piece of Sky — Score unavailable (dir. Michael Koch)
Award: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: a new family spending eternity in an alpine village faces uncontrollable and endless streams of rage.
Rabiye — Score unavailable (dir. Andreas Dresen)
Award: Best Leading Performance & Best Screenplay
Genre: drama, comedy
What is remarkable: Rabiye Kurnaz is a Turkish woman from Germany whose son is a Guantanamo prisoner. The mother, confident in her child's innocence, intends to go all the way to George Bush in pursuit of justice.
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