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Martin Widmark's books, bat-shaped pins beat the Ray-Bans every time. Still, there is more than a faint whiff of Men in Black to this story, now welcomed to the Berlinale's Generation, especially as far as the whole concept of “monster agents” is concerned – an underground organisation devoted to dealing with misbehaving mythical creatures, also gathering its intel from tabloids and providing long-serving members with cover jobs so as not to scare the civilians away. Even those that beggar belief, like a “life coach”. That one is clearly fake. (The article continues ...