Location | Moscow, Russia |
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Founded | 1959 |
Awards | Grand Prix |
Festival date | 1–12 July 1993 |
Website | Website |
The 18th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 1 to 12 July 1993. [1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the French-Belarusian film Me Ivan, You Abraham directed by Yolande Zauberman.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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Drumroll | Barabaniada | Sergei Ovcharov | Russia, France |
Berlin in Berlin | Berlin in Berlin | Sinan Çetin | Turkey, Germany |
Gangsters | Gangsters | Massimo Guglielmi | Italy |
The Voice in the Wilderness | Dzayn barbaro... | Vigen Chaldranyan | Armenia |
Grandpa Ge | Grandpa Ge | Gang Han | China |
Children of Iron Gods | Deti chugunnykh bogov | Tamás Tóth | Russia |
Jonah Who Lived in the Whale | Jona che visse nella balena | Roberto Faenza | Italy, France |
Bat Wings | Flaggermusvinger | Emil Stang Lund | Norway |
The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday | Dědictví aneb Kurvahošigutntag | Věra Chytilová | Czech Republic |
Les Pots cassés | Les Pots cassés | François Bouvier | Canada |
Fathers & Sons | Fathers & Sons | Paul Mones | United States |
Ripa Hits the Skids | Ripa ruostuu | Christian Lindblad | Finland, Germany |
Roja | Roja | Mani Ratnam | India |
Absent Without Leave | Absent Without Leave | John Laing | New Zealand |
Stalingrad | Stalingrad | Joseph Vilsmaier | Germany, Sweden |
Shadows in a Conflict | Sombras en una batalla | Mario Camus | Spain |
The Three Best Things in Life | De drie beste dingen in het leven | Ger Poppelaars | Netherlands |
A Bachelor's Life Abroad | Kawalerskie życie na obczyźnie | Andrzej Barański | Poland |
Cronos | Cronos | Guillermo del Toro | Mexico |
Chaplin | Chaplin | Richard Attenborough | Great Britain, United States |
I Will Survive | Saleolilatda | Sam-yuk Yoon | South Korea |
Me Ivan, You Abraham | Moi ivan, toi Abraham | Yolande Zauberman | France, Belarus |
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