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"Despite all of the resentment in the world, it is a
conciliatory and life-affirming program in the sense that the
artists describe the daily apocalypse in which we have found
ourselves, also in a visual way, but not without humor and ...
they don't describe it without an exit route," Dieter Kosslick
told reporters.
"Our Berlinale program is also an answer to the kind of
brainless, simple stories that we're hearing from across the
pond that take your breath away and leave you thinking: this
just can't be true!"
While Kosslick did not mention the name of President Donald
Trump, who has provoked an international uproar by suspending
travel to the United States by citizens of seven Muslim-majority
countries, he said this year's line-up was "protest enough".
The choice of movies aims to show that diversity beats monotony,
and tackles issues such as persecution of homosexuals and
discrimination against racial minorities, he added.
Stars expected to attend the 67th edition of the Berlinale,
which runs from Feb. 9 to Feb. 19, include Richard Gere, Laura
Linney, Robert Pattinson, Penelope Cruz, Catherine Deneuve and
Sienna Miller.
(Reporting by Michelle Martin and Reuters TV; Editing by Mark
Trevelyan)
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