66th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
31 OCTOBER → 9 NOVEMBER 2025
TRIBUTES / RETROSPECTIVES: Otar Iosseliani

France-Germany-Italy 1989 100 35mm B&W
In the heart of Africa, in a village protected by a mysterious forest, the men are doing the laundry on the banks of the river. In this place, women govern and men obey. When they desire a man, the huntresses make their intention known. The man tries to run away and then they chase after him. In this tribe, miracles happen every day. Badinia, an old woman with the power to heal, can stick back the head on a decapitated body. One day, a truckload of forest workers drives by. Okonoro, a beautiful creature who is married to the fragile Y?r?, runs off with one of the workers. Her husband will go looking for her...