20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Péter Kerekes is a film director, producer, and teacher. He directed and produced 107 mothers (2021), Velvet Terrorists (2013), Cooking History (2009), and 66 Seasons (2003); produced the omnibus documentary Occupation 1968; and co-produced Maryna Vroda’s Stepne (2023), Ihor Ivanko’s Fragile Memory (2022), Vít Klusák and Barbara Chalupová’s Caught in the Net (2020), and Michal Bielawski’s The Wind. A Documentary Thriller (2019). Kereke teaches at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava for the DocNomads Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree (Budapest).
Luciana, a Neapolitan astrologer, has a method for making her clients’ wishes come true. All they need to do is take a trip on their birthday to a precisely determined destination to be reborn under a new sky. Whether it’s Taipei, Beirut, or a nearby village, during these birthday journeys the travelers go through unexpected transformations that help them discover what they truly desire.
Director Péter Kerekes
Producer Erica Barbiani, Lucia Candelpergher, Peter Kerekes, Anna Mach Rumanová, Roman Genský, Vít Schmarc, Ralph Wieser, Vanja Jambrović, Tibor Keser, Stefano Centini
Screenwriter Erica Barbiani, Péter Kerekes
Cinematographer Martin Kollar
Production Designer
Art Director
Editor Marek Šulík
Sound Michal Gábor
Music Lucia Chuťková
Color Color
Production Company Videomante, Kerekesfilm, Radio and Television of Slovakia, Artcam Films, Mischief Films, Restart, Volos Films
International Sales Company Films Boutique
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.