For detailed reviews of the following films that came to Hamburg directly

from the International Film Festival Berlin please refer to

Currents magazine April/May 2008 or www.kinocritics.com

Be Kind Rewind (Abgedreht) ****

Michael Gondry, USA

Chiko ****

Özgur Yildirim, Germany

Fireflies in the Garden **

Dennis Lee, USA

Football under cover ****

Ayat Najafi, David Assmann, Germany

Happy-Go-Lucky *****

Mike Leigh, Great Britian

Kirschblüten - Hanami (Cherry Blossoms) ***

Doris Dörrie, Germany

Om Shanti Om ****

Farah Khan, India

Shine a Light ****

Martin Scorsese, USA

The Other Boleyn Girl *****

Justin Chadwick, USA, Great Britain

There Will be Blood *****

Paul Thomas Anderson, USA

Transsiberian ***

Brad Anderson,

Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Lithuania

Trip to Asia (Die Suche nach dem Einklang) ***

Thomas Grube, Germany