# 14th Moscow International Film Festival

The 14th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 28 June to 12 July 1985. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film Come and See directed by Elem Klimov, the American film A Soldier's Story directed by Norman Jewison and the Greek film The Descent of the Nine directed by Christos Siopahas.

## Jury

* Sergei Gerasimov (USSR – President of the Jury)
* Shyam Benegal (India)
* Renate Blume (East Germany)
* Paulin Vieyra (Senegal)
* Jerzy Hoffman (Poland)
* Daisy Granados (Cuba)
* Giuseppe De Santis (Italy)
* Nikos Koundouros (Greece)
* István Nemeskürty (Hungary)
* Kōhei Oguri (Japan)
* Badrahin Sumhu (Mongolia)
* Francois Chavan (France)
* Eldar Shengelaia (USSR)
* Rostislav Yurenev (USSR)
* Robert Young (USA)

## Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Hell Train | Train d'enfer | Roger Hanin | France |
| Anne Devlin | Anne Devlin | Pat Murphy | Ireland |
| A Soldier's Story | A Soldier's Story | Norman Jewison | United States |
| Cool Jazz and Coconuts | Kókóstré og Hvítir Mávar | Jakob Frímann Magnússon | Iceland |
| Buamama | Buamama | Benamar Bahti | Algeria |
| Twist and Shout | Tro, håb og kærlighed | Bille August | Denmark |
| Eternal Fire | Fuego eterno | José Ángel Rebolledo | Spain |
| Wodzeck | Wodzeck | Oliver Herbrich | West Germany |
| Kingpin | Kingpin | Mike Walker | New Zealand |
| The Dame in Colour | La Dame en couleurs | Claude Jutra | Canada |
| Girl from Mt. Huangshan | Huang shan lai de gu niang | Zhang Yuan, Yu Yan Fu | China |
| Wild Dogs | Jíbaro | Daniel Díaz Torres | Cuba |
| The Days of Torments | Jours de tourmentes | Paul Zoumbara | Burkina Faso |
| Woman in a Hat | Kobieta w kapeluszu | Stanisław Różewicz | Poland |
| The Rigorous Fate | El rigor del destino | Gerardo Vallejo | Argentina |
| Come and See | Idi i smotri | Elem Klimov | Soviet Union |
| Private Resistance | De ijssaloon | Dimitri Frenkel Frank | Netherlands |
| The Clan – Tale of the Frogs | Klaani: Tarina Sammakoitten suvusta | Mika Kaurismäki | Finland |
| Where Others Keep Silent | Wo andere schweigen | Ralf Kirsten | East Germany |
| The Descent of the Nine | I kathodos ton 9 | Christos Siopahas | Greece |
| End of an Era | Yuganthaya | Lester James Peries | Sri Lanka |
| The Red Countess | A vörös grófnö | András Kovács | Hungary |
| The Lover | Al-ashiq | Muhir Fenery | Iraq |
| Tora-san's Forbidden Love | Otoko wa tsurai yo: torajiro shinjitsu ichiro | Yoji Yamada | Japan |
| The Love Doesn't Come Back | Bao gio cho toi thang muoi | Dang Nhat Minh | Vietnam |
| Mexican, You Can Do It | Mexicano ¡Tú puedes! | José Estrada | Mexico |
| Mine | Mine | Atıf Yılmaz | Turkey |
| The Shooting Party | The Shooting Party | Alan Bridges | Great Britain |
| On the Threshold | Lars i porten | Leif Erlsboe | Norway |
| Åke and His World | Åke och hans värld | Allan Edwall | Sweden |
| The Boy Who Had Everything | The Boy Who Had Everything | Stephen Wallace | Australia |
| Prologue of the Undeclared War | Prologue of the Undeclared War | G. Jigjidsuren | Mongolia |
| Raffl | Raffl | Christian Berger | Austria |
| The Ring | Ringul | Sergiu Nicolaescu | Romania |
| Avaete, Seed of Revenge | Avaeté - Semente da Vingança | Zelito Viana | Brazil |
| Scalpel, Please | Skalpel, prosím | Jiří Svoboda | Czechoslovakia |
| Hopscotch | Pisingaña | Leopoldo Pinzón | Colombia |
| Soldier Sabur | Soldier Sabur | Abdul Latif | Afghanistan |
| Salt | Sogum | Shin Sang-ok | North Korea |
| Saaransh | Saaransh | Mahesh Bhatt | India |
| The Piper | El zamar | Atef El-Tayeb | Egypt |
| Reference | Kharakteristika | Christo Christov | Bulgaria |
| The Man Who Knew More | Mardi ke ziad midanest | Yadollah Samadi | Iran |
| Unseen Wonder | Čudo neviđeno | Živko Nikolić | Yugoslavia |
| A Joke of Destiny | Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada | Lina Wertmüller | Italy |

## Awards

* Golden Prizes:
** Come and See by Elem Klimov
** A Soldier's Story by Norman Jewison
** The Descent of the Nine by Christos Siopahas
* Silver Prizes:
** Unseen Wonder by Živko Nikolić
** Woman in a Hat by Stanisław Różewicz
** Avaete, Seed of Revenge by Zelito Viana
* Special Prizes:
** Hell Train by Roger Hanin
** Saaransh by Mahesh Bhatt
** On the Threshold by Leif Erlsboe
* Prizes:
** Best Actor: Lars Simonsen for Twist and Shout
** Best Actor: Detlev Kügow for Wodzeck
** Best Actress: Juli Básti for The Red Countess
** Best Actress: Choi Eun-hee for Salt
* Prix FIPRESCI: Come and See by Elem Klimov