







Welcome!
The Saint Barth Film Festival “Cinéma Caraïbes” is back after a two-year absence due to the Covid pandemic. On May 4-7, 2022, the festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary, which did not take place as planned in 2020, or again in 2021.
Four feature-length films are on the program for the 25th St Barth Film Festival, including two documentaries. The first two films will be shown on May 4 and 5 at AJOE in Lorient, while the films on May 6 and 7 will be shown on the dock in Gustavia, pending approval from the Collectivity.
See you soon!
The St Barth Film Festival


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Samedi 3 mai / Saturday, May 3
20h AJOE 8pm
Adiós Buenos Aires
German Kral
En présence du réalisateur
(2022, Argentine, Allemagne, 1h30,
Espagnol sous-titré français)
Buenos Aires, novembre 2001. L'Argentine est en proie à la crise, le peso s'effondrant de plus en plus. Julio Färber, le bandonéoniste charismatique des « Vecinos de Pompeya », un groupe de tango ouvrier composé de cinq musiciens, tente de garder la tête hors de l'eau, mais ses revenus, tant de leurs concerts que de la boutique de chaussures traditionnelle héritée de son père, diminuent chaque mois.
Au moment même où il prend la décision de quitter définitivement sa chère Buenos Aires, il semble que la vie s'acharne contre lui : du jour au lendemain, le gouvernement gèle tous les comptes bancaires du pays, empêchant Julio d'acheter ses billets d'avion et déclenchant de violentes manifestations dans toute la ville. Et Mariela, jeune femme pleine d'esprit et conductrice de taxi fougueuse, percute sa voiture à pleine vitesse, endommageant le dernier bien de valeur de Julio avant de lui voler son cœur…
German Kral (Réalisateur, Co-Scénariste, Co-Producteur) est né à Buenos Aires en 1968. En 1991, il s'installe en Allemagne pour étudier le cinéma. Diplômé de l'École de cinéma de Munich, il travaille depuis comme scénariste et réalisateur. Père d'un fils, il partage son temps entre Munich et Buenos Aires. Kral a d'abord travaillé avec Wim Wenders entre 1993 et 1996 sur le film « Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky » (Un tour de passe-passe).
Son film « Música Cubana » (2004), un long métrage documentaire de fiction, produit par Wim Wenders, a été présenté en première internationale à la Mostra de Venise 2004, il est sorti dans les cinémas de nombreux pays européens et a été vendu dans le monde entier. Le film de German Kral, « Our Last Tango » (2015), une coproduction germano-argentine, produit par Wim Wenders, a remporté plusieurs prix. Le film a été distribué dans plus de quarante pays et a reçu d'excellentes critiques dans le monde entier.

German Kral
Presented by the director
(2022, Argentina, Germany, 1h30,
Spanish/French subtitles)
Buenos Aires, November 2001. Argentina is embroiled in crisis, with the Peso plunging deeper and deeper. Julio Färber, the charismatic bandoneon player of the "Vecinos de Pompeya," a five-piece working-class tango band, is trying to keep his head above water, but every month he is earning less and less from their gigs as well as from the traditional shoe shop he inherited from his father.
At the very moment he takes the decision to leave his beloved Buenos Aires forever, it clearly appears that life is conspiring against him: overnight, the government freezes all bank accounts in the whole country, preventing Julio from purchasing the flight tickets and sparking violent protests throughout the town. And Mariela, a witty young woman and feisty cab driver, bumps into his car at full speed, damaging Julio’s last possession of value before stealing his heart…
German Kral (Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer)
was born in Buenos Aires in 1968. In 1991, he moved to Germany to study film. He graduated from the Munich Film School and has worked as a film writer and director ever since. He has a son and divides his time between Munich and Buenos Aires. Kral first worked with Wim Wenders between 1993 and 1996 on the film “Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky” (A Trick of the Light).
His film “Música Cubana” (2004), a fiction documentary feature, executive produced by Wim Wenders, had its international premiere at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, it was released in cinemas in many European countries and has been sold worldwide. Kral’s film, “Our Last Tango” (2015), a German-Argentine coproduction, executive produced by Wim Wenders. won several awards. The film has been sold for theatrical release in over forty countries and has received excellent reviews worldwide. Kral’s feature film screenplay “Adiós Buenos Aires” (2022) was co-written with Oscars nominated screenwriter Fernando Castets.