The 59th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 February to 15 February 2009. The opening film of the festival was Tom Tykwer’s The International, screened out of competition. Costa-Gavras
Festival poster
Tilda Swinton, Jury President
Claudia Llosa, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival
London River
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London River is a 2009 British drama film, written and produced by Franco-Algerian film director Rachid Bouchareb. Starring Brenda Blethyn and Sotigui Kouyaté, it centres on the journey of two people
59th Berlin International Film Festival
…Silver Bear for Best Director: Asghar Farhadi for About Elly Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sotigui Kouyaté for London River Silver Bear for Best Actress: Birgit Minichmayr for Everyone Else…
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