The 19^th Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival - Cinémamed is set to take place from 29 November-7 December. It will offer more than 60 recent cinematic productions hailing from the Mediterranean Basin, highlighting the rich diversity of the countries located there, thanks to some truly moving stories.

This year, Cinémamed has chosen as its underlying theme the quest for freedom – the freedom of thought and expression, and the freedom to love, to breathe and to live. The line-up will favour stories of a life spent battling oppression and obscurantism. Of particular note are a number of female struggles that audiences will see in the Official Competition selection, and which lie at the heart of films such as Adam [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by newly turned Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, and the closing film, Arab Blues [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Manele Labidi
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Besides Touzani’s film, seven other titles will take part in the Official Competition, including the Slovenian film Don’t Forget to Breathe [+leggi anche:
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Q&A: Marco Bellocchio
scheda film] by Marco Bellocchio, presented in competition at Cannes; the Serbian flick Stitches [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Miroslav Terzić
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scheda film] by Keren Ben Rafael, which was first unveiled at Venice, in the Biennale College Cinema section. The European co-productions A Tale of Three Sisters [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Emin Alper
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intervista: Mehdi M. Barsaoui e Sami B…
scheda film] by Tunisia’s Mehdi M Barsaoui (presented in the Orizzonti section of Venice) round out the section.

The Panorama strand will showcase 15 movies, including 5 Is the Perfect Number [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Igort
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intervista: Oliver Laxe
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intervista: Robert Guédiguian
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Lastly, it is worth noting that the festival will be training its spotlight on Italy, particularly with its opening film, Piranhas [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Roberto Saviano
scheda film] by Claudio Giovannesi, the winner of the Silver Bear for Best Script at Berlin.