38th edition
17-25 january 2026
Image La Mère sauvage
United Kingdom
1997 Fiction 27 min
Durind the 1870 war between France and Prussia a peasant woman whose son has enlisted is forced to keep three Prussian soldiers in her house. Her hostile attitude towards them gradually wears away, until she receives news from the front. (Adapted from a short story by Guy de Maupassant).
With : Michèle Parent, Anian Zollner, Steffan Boje, Stefan Karlsberg 
Screenplay : Emma Wass
Image : Tania Hoser
Sound : Johannes Konecny
Music : Johannes Konecny
Editing : Juliette Bartley
After studying art, Emma Wass joined the Royal College of Arts. "La mère sauvage" is her graduation film.