oslo 8-18 october
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oslo 8-18 october
OSLO 8-18 OCTOBER SEE THE WORLD FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE 19 th 2009 FILMS FROM THE SOUTH FESTIVAL WWW.FILMFRASOR.NO WELCOME THE 19 th FILMS FROM THE SOUTH FESTIVAL 8 - 18 OCTOBER 2009 The Golden Bear winner from this year’s film festival in Berlin, The Milk of Sorrow, will open the 2009 Films from the South Festival and thereby set the standard for ten eventful days. Vika Kino, Klingenberg, Ringen and the Cinematheque in Oslo will become the arena for highlights from international film festivals like Rotterdam, Berlin, Ouagadogou, Guadalajara and Cannes. Especially noteworthy are Films from the South’s retrospectives on Hirokazu Kore-eda and Carlos Reygadas. Two of the most important voices of World Cinema today, that mark the art of film with their own distinct approach. Hirokazu Kore-eda will visit Norway in conjunction with the national premiere and theatrical release of his masterpiece Still Walking. Carlos Reygadas will hold a three-day Master Class for Norwegian filmmakers, as well as participate in the seminar Platform Norway/Mexico, an initiative to further co-operative efforts and co-productions between the two countries. To Films from the South it is a great honor to be the host of two such renowned directors, and we regard it as an important function of our work to be an arena for such encounters between filmmakers from the North and the South. New this year is our Gala Screenings at Ringen Kino. Ringen is a fully digitalised cinema and the screenings will consist of previews of upcoming films to be released this fall. Norway is a world leader in the implementation of digital cinemas. Films from the South is concerned that also films with a narrower appeal shall benefit from this technical development. The festival’s effort in this department is also an attempt to gage how the situation will become for festivals in the future when movie theatres will only have equipment for screening films in the DCP format (Digital Cinema Package). Latin American cinema has distinguished itself with countries such as Argentina, Brazil and Mexico leading the way. This year, films from Chile and Colombia as well have been much talked about at festivals all over the globe. Films from the South will follow with a mini-focus on both of these countries. Through the Film Pool co-operation, the festival has secured this year’s Cannes contribution from Colombia, The Wind Journeys. The Film Pool is a co-operative effort between the three Norwegian festivals BIFF, TIFF and FFS, the distributor Arthaus and the TV channel NRK. The goal is to further films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. During its ten year existence this co-operation has resulted in 30 films from these continents enjoying a long life at festivals, in theatrical release and on national TV. This is an important initiative in order to give a film-loving audience a wider choice, also beyond the intense days of our festival. Lasse Skagen Creative Director Julie Ova Managing Director 3 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS THANK YOU MAIN SPONSORS MAIN PARTNERS INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS PARTNERS Films from the South Staff Managing Director: Julie Ova Creative Director: Lasse Skagen Festival Producer: Lene Juliussen Programme and Print Coordinator: Sandra Mileo Workshop Producer: Arild Støfring Webmaster: Kjetil Svendsen Press Coordinator: Camilla Sogn Marketing Advisor: Ingvild Berg Sales: Cecilie Baann Information Assistants: Guro Rugstad Jenssen, Tonje Finvold Lacher Seminar Co-ordinator: Sarah Prosser Festival Photographer: Gouen Bae Staff Coordinators: Cathrine Berg-Nielsen, Maria Wasvik, Karen Steinfeld, Cecilie Baann, Eirik Schmidt Holst, Siri Hovland, Pia Ilonka Schenk Jensen Festival Assistants: Trine Aamodt-Hansen, Maria Amaral Cappelen, Ida Reinton, Andreas Larsen, Ann-Kristin Traaen Films from the South Board Members Silje Riise Næss (Chairwoman of the Board), Brynjar Bjerkem, Alexandra Stølen Archetti, Hannah Wozene Kvam, Tom G. Eilertsen, Truls Kontny Films from the South Programming Advisors Anne-Karin Lundeby, Brynjar Bjerkem, Katharina Barbosa, Sarah Barari Executive Editor Julie Ova THANK YOU Festivalutvalget, Nina Refseth, Elin Erichsen, Arild Støfring, Arthaus, Bens Café, Narullah Qureshi, Bente Erichsen, Bettina Moum, Anders Moen, Kjell Nyhus, Blå Oktober, Fernando Rodrigues, Capa, Fortissimo Films, BUG, Atle Ellingesen, Niels Lind Larsen, Charlotte Førli, Christin Berg, Siril Bull Mathiesen, Sergio Lima, Anders Narverud Moen, Romain Brun, Nathalie Carratié, Brigitte Collet, Centre Culturel Français d’Oslo, Dag Sødtholt, Tonje Skar Reiersen, Deichmanske Bibliotek, Oslo Freedom Forum, Elin Øyen Vister, Egil Trohaug, Erik Zmuda, Tonje Hardersen, Jon Lundell, Carl Morten Iversen, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Hege Duckert, Ola Elvestuen, Fidalgo, Sandrew Metronome Norge, NFK, Filmkritikerlaget, Frank Stavik, Fredrik Luihn, Geir Friestad, Håkon Ødegård, Ida Meyn, Jan Erik Holst, Jan Langlo, John Petter Oppdahl, Jørgen Stensland, Katharina Barbosa, Brynjar Bjerkem, Anne-Karin Lundeby, Dag Sødtholdt, Kikki Hjorth Engelbrektson, Kjell Runar Jensen, Per Elvestuen, Torunn Nyen, Kalle Løchen, Stine Svendsen, Christina Latini, Ivar Iversen, Latin-Amerika gruppene, Linda Sjødal, Finn Erling Røgnes, Liv Ulveseth, Liz Palm, Ola Ødegaard, Mari Linløkken, Mathieu Boucher, Media Star, Mikkel Aakervik, MS Editor Barbra Elise Grøgaard Innvik, Jarl Solberg, Dominic Wilson, Nelson H.H.Vasquez, Nita Kapoor, Nobels fredssenter, Nordic Black Theatre, Filmhuset, Bjørn Håvard Solem, Scanbox, Actionfilm, Tour de Force, Tor Fosse, Oro Film, Pål Kreim, Torunn Nyen, Håkon Skogrand, Filmoptimistene, Ola Renolen, Martha Otte, Norsk Filmfond, Oslo Kino, Oslo kommune, Skeive filmer, Steinar Storløkken, Sherpa distribution, Thorstein Horne, Svein Kojan, Svend B. Jensen, The Embassy of Brazil, The Embassy of France, The Embassy of Chile, The Embassy of the Argentinean Republic, The Embassy of Cuba, The Embassy of Japan, Tutu Jacobsen, Unnur Sande, alle i Klapp, Vigdis Lian, Zoomin’, Olav Kjeldsen, Elisabeth Opdal, Rogerio Santana, Norske ambassaden i Cuba, Norske ambassaden i Mexico, Erlinda Munoz, Fernando Biamont, Egil Ødegård, Jarle Namtvedt, Stine Helgeland, Øyvind Sunde, alle kinomaskinistene, personell ved Vika, Klingenberg og Cinemateket, våre tålmodige familier, alle flittige frivillige, programrådet, styret i Film fra Sør, juryene, skribentene og alle andre bidragsytere. Editorial Assistant Ida Barratt-Due Solum Contributors Audun Braaten (lab), Rannveig Falkenberg-Arell (rfa), Eivind Evjemo (ee), Pia Ilonka Schenk Jensen (pisj), Anniken Kjeserud (akek), Christina Langangen (cl), Maria Moseng (mm), Ida Barratt-Due Solum (ibds), Jan Storø (js), Einar Yoshuke (ek), Kyrre Aashamar (ka), Tina Louise Ådland (tlå), Julie Ova (jo), Lasse Skagen (ls), Katharina Barbosa (kb), Brynjar Bjerkem (bb) Translation Dag Sødtholt Design Klapp Media Edition 2000 Festival Office Filmens Hus Dronningensgt. 16 0152 Oslo Norway Tel: + 47 82 24 80 – 83 E-mail: [email protected] www.filmfrasor.no CONTENT Ticket Information 6 Venues 7 Awards 9 Jury 11 Opening Film 14 Closing Film 15 Competition 17 New Directions 33 Documentaries 49 Gala Screenings 55 Special Screenings 58 From Festival to DVD 61 Africa Today 62 Asian Mix 65 Focus Middle East 67 Chile 69 Colombia 70 Latino Mix 71 Film and Music 73 Kore-eda Retrospective 74 Reygadas Retrospective 78 Cuba Retrospective 82 Fonds Sud Cinéma 87 Seminars 89 Index 95 5 6 TICKET INFORMATION VENUES VIKA KINO THE CINEMATHEQUE (TANCRED AND LILLEBIL) Ruseløkkveien 14 (next to Oslo Concert Hall) Opening hours: 14:30-21:15 Monday to Friday, 12:30-21:15 on Saturday and Sunday. Advance sales for Opening and Gala Screenings from Friday 11th September, other screenings from 25th September. www.oslokino.no Filmens Hus, Dronningens gate 16 Opening hours: During the festival period the box office opens one hour before the first screening. During daytime, tickets are sold through Filmbutikken. Advance sales from Friday 25th September in Filmbutikken (box office from October 1st) No ticket reservation www.nfi.no/cinemateket KLINGENBERG Olav V’s gate 4 Opening hours: 15:30-21:15 Monday to Friday, 14:30-21:15 Saturday and Sunday. Advance sales for Opening and Gala Screenings from Friday 11th September, other screenings from 25th September. www.oslokino.no TICKET INFORMATION MS INNVIK & NORDIC BLACK THEATRE Ringnes Park, Sannergata 6D Opening hours: 11:00-21:30 Monday to Saturday, 12:00-21:30 Sunday Advance sales for Opening and Gala Screenings from Friday 11th September, other screenings from 25th September. www.oslokino.no KLUBB SØR FESTIVAL CARD In September 2009, Films from the South launched two new membership cards, the Festival Card and the Festival Pass, providing favourable benefits for its holders both during and after the festival period. Both cards can be bought at Oslo Kino (Vika, Klingenberg, Ringen and Saga) and at the Cinematheque. Price: NOK 130 Valid until 1 September 2010. The Festival Card provides membership benefits for one year, with a discount on all evening screenings during the 2009 festival and free admission to every Klubb Sør event after the festival (10 membership screenings during a one year period). TICKET PRICES Langkaia, Bjørvika Opening hours: During the festival the box office opens one hour before the first screening. No advance sales No ticket reservation www.msinnvik.no RINGEN KINO KLUBB SØR MEMBERSHIP CARDS Regular single ticket evening: NOK 90 Daytime screenings starting earlier than 16:00: NOK 65 Gala Screenings at Ringen Kino: NOK 100 With a Klubb Sør festival card the price of all evening screenings is NOK 75 * A Klubb Sør festival pass provides free admission to all screenings. Please be aware that all screenings begin promptly, without film commercials. The seats are unnumbered. * NB: Discounted tickets can not be bought on the Internet; they can only be obtained at respective sales locations. Tickets for Vika, Klingenberg and Ringen are sold exclusively at Oslo Kinos sales locations or at www.oslokino.no Tickets for screenings at the Cinematheque are sold exclusively at Filmens Hus in Dronningens gate 16. OSLO CITY CENTER TIA N IV Tickets for screenings at MS Innvik are sold on site starting one hour before the first screening. 2 ATE Price: NOK 950 Valid until 1 September 2010. The Festival Pass provides membership benefits for one year, with a free admission to all screenings during the 2009 festival and free admission to every Klubb Sør event after the festival (10 membership screenings during a one year period). NB! Even with a Festival Pass a (free) ticket must be obtained before the screening. The Festival Pass is personal and must be shown on your own accord during ticket purchase and control. Any invalid use will lead to confiscation. IA KA LB U OL GAT A PER GAT A VALDRESGATA AND IMG ATA RHE FAG E ATA AV NG BE KØ SEILDUKSGATA LVE R KSG ATA EBO STR NATIONAL OPERA ØG NH TOFTES GATE LM GØT E GAT NS LSE DO FRE GEN NNIN DRO ATA KIR KEG MA HELGESENS GATE OLAF RYES PLASS MS INNVIK & NORDIC BLACK THEATRE ATE GAT A SCHLEPPEGRELLS GATE HEL ATA HUS LE GES GRÜNERS GATE PER G RÅD DÆ TEG GEN FFS OFFICE & THE CINEMATEQUE SEILDUKSGATA THORVALD MEIERS GATE VA EL SG ATE CENTRAL STATION DRO ATE SG GEN S KON GAT A EGA TA GAT E TTSG SG NNIN SEN KIRK ATE ES ØVR SLO RE NED TGA TA S GA TE MARKVEIEN AKERSHUSSTRANDA MYN ATE PRIN LBU B PLA ANK SS IERS EN TRE DET EN HAN SKIP TSG LOT TOL REV NS G L JO KON GEN S GA TE AKE ATE LGA TE VO LLG AT E RE VOL RE NED ØV KAR FOSSVEIEN GAT A ATE MARKVEIEN HUS SG RSG ATA SEN KIRK STENSTRUPSGATE PRIN DOM G2 HESSELBERGS GATE ENS GAT E SOFIENBERGPARKEN TOFTES GATE Y TO OUN RG GS ET TA RGA STO E SS FO RE ØV BIRKELUNDEN GAT RÅD TOFTES GAT E RIN SANNERGATA SANNERGATA TO N ST TOR OR GET TOWN HALL RINGEN CINEMA MARKVEIEN DS GA TA RG SE SGA TA RG ATA UB BEG ATA EN MØ LLE GR AKE GR RTIN G KLINGENBERG KINO MAU ÜN GR ATA RSG GATA E ARBEIDER S GATE OLAV V’ STO GAT TO E ING ANS ATA N. I 5M E GAT NN NA TRA TIONA KAR IN S L TH L JO TAT EAT ION RE H RGG NBE GE KLIN GAT NS RO MS A ED NK IE VE IV’S E PLØ N VIKA CINEMA MU V KK LØ SE RU AN L ER THORVALD MEIERS GATE STI A K ØK AKERS KRI N EIE KLUBB SØR FESTIVAL PASS www.filmfrasor.no ’S G ATA KRIS RING RGG ROYAL PALACE GRÜNERLØKKA The festival card is personal and must be shown on your own accord during ticket purchase and control. Any invalid use will lead to confiscation. SOFIEN BERGG ATA ATA NG GA TA PROGRAMME AND CHANGES OFFICIAL FESTIVAL HOTEL Films from the South reserves the right to make changes RI N 2 to Gthe programme during the festival. All changes will be announced at the screening venues and at www.filmfrasor.no. On our website you will find further write-ups of the films, articles about topical issues. We also have information stands at Vika Cinema, Klingenberg Cinema and the Cinematheque where our volunteers will answer questions about films, screenings and programme changes. Further information about the festival and its events at the Ringen Cinema and MS Innvik venues. Films from the South co-operate with Comfort Hotel Børsparken that offers rooms at discount prices for festival guests. Please inform the reception that you are visiting the festival to obtain the discount. For more information see www.filmfrasor.no. Comfort Hotel Børsparken is located in the heart of Oslo, with Filmens Hus and the new Opera as its closest neighbours. The hotel has been recently refurbished and is suitable for both business and leisure guests. Comfort Hotel Børsparken Tollbugaten 4, 0152 Oslo Telephone: +47 22 47 17 17, Fax: +47 22 47 17 18 E-mail: [email protected] 7 AWARDS THE SILVER MIRROR FOR BEST FILM IN COMPETITION CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF FILMS FROM THE SOUTH? The Silver Mirror is Films from the South’s award. A jury consisting of three persons choose a winner among the films in the main Competition. The prize money, NOK 100,000, goes to Norwegian import of the film, and is granted by Film & Kino. IN SEPTEMBER 2009 FILMS FROM THE SOUTH LAUNCHES A NEW MEMBERSHIP CARD THAT PROVIDES FAVOURABLE BENEFITS FOR ITS HOLDERS BOTH DURING AND AFTER THE FESTIVAL. THE FIPRESCI AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN NEW DIRECTIONS The FIPRESCI Award is an international critics award and is chosen by a jury of three members. This year the jury consists of only Norwegian critics. The jury is appointed by the Norwegian Film Critics Association. The winning film is guaranteed “S” Film support for DVD import and launch. The Norwegian company Platekompaniet will account for the distribution of the winning film. ER 2010 1 SEPT EMB ER 2009 - 1 SEPT EMB SEP TEM BER 2010 1 SEP TEM BER 200 9 - 1 F EST I VA LPA S S F EST I VA LKO R T 01034 SIGNATUR: SIGNATU R: 01034 DOK:SØR FOR BEST FILM IN THE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION KLUBB SØR FESTIVAL CARD in red (NOK 130) gives a ticket price of NOK 75 (regular NOK 90) during the festival and all benefits for one year. KLUBB SØR FESTIVAL PASS in gold (NOK 950) gives free admission to any screening during the festival and all benefits for one year. THE KLUBB SØR CARD GIVES YOU FILMS AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR The award goes to the best film in the Documentary Competition. Dok:Sør is Films from the South’s documentary award. A jury of three persons select the winning film, which receives DVD distribution through Sherpa Distribution. OSLO MUNICIPAL CINEMA’S MARKETING AWARD Through Klubb Sør we organize preview screenings and offer our members exclusive access to the festival programme before it is made available to everyone else. Our members get access to news about South films in theatrical release and on DVD, our blog and the festival’s discussion forum. The Oslo Municipal Cinema’s Marketing Award is given to one of the films that have already been imported by a Norwegian distributor. The winning film will receive marketing support in Oslo at the value of NOK 50,000. The card is available for purchase from 11. September at Vika Kino, Klingenberg, Saga and Ringen, and at the Cinematheque at Filmens Hus from 1 October. THE AUDIENCE AWARD Register yourself, your family and friends at Klubb Sør and embrace films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. SEE THE WORLD FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE – THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FOR FREE – WITH THE KLUBB SØR CARD All films screened during the Films from the South festival compete for the Audience Award. The voting takes place at the Films from the South web site. The winning film will be acquired for programming at the TV channel NRK, and will be shown on television during the following year. The prize is valued at NOK 75,000. 09 9 SILVER MIRROR JURY Comfort hotel EVA SØRHAUG Film director Eva Sørhaug’s first feature was Cold Lunch. She had previously directed various short films, several of them written by Per Schreiner. She has worked with advertising films for Kraftwerk and Moland, and directed episodes of Hotel Cæsar. HISHAM ZAMAN eNKeltrom 695 NoK DoBBeltrom 895 NoK UrBANt effeKtIVt& Comfort Hotel Børsparken ❘ e-mail : [email protected] ❘ tlf: 22471717 ❘ choice.no Hisham Zaman was educated as a director at the Norwegian Film School. He has won several national and international prizes for his short films, including Bawke. In 2007 Zaman opened Tromsø International Film Festival with the critically acclaimed film Vinterland. It was nominated for three Amanda Awards and won for Best Actor. He is currently in the development stages of his first feature film. NINA REFSETH Nina Refseth has since 2008 held the position of Director at the Norwegian Film Institute, with responsibility for the merger of the Norwegian Film Fund, Norwegian Film Development and the current Norwegian Film Institute. She has previously been a Director and General Manager for the publishing and literary department at Stiftelsen Det Norske Samlaget. She has a Master of Arts majoring in the History of Ideas and holds a number of board positions for Det Norske Teater, the newspaper VG and Lillehammer Literature Festival among others. 11 12 DOCUMENTARIES JURY FIPRESCI JURY KAREN MOE MØLLEROP HELGA FJORDHOLM Karen Moe Møllerop (Jury President) is a member of the Norwegian Film Critics Association and has a background as journalist. She currently works as an information adviser at the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. She majored in Media Studies at NTNU in Trondheim. In 2006 she was editor of the catalogue for the Kosmorama film festival and worked for Films from the South in 2007. Helga Fjordholm worked with short films and documentaries during the entire 1990s and held leading positions at the Norwegian Short Film Festival for more than 20 years. During the last decade she has produced and edited at Fjordholm Film Production, including: Gi meg en grunn til å være kvinne (1999), Det tause korets sang (2003), La meg være ung! (2005), Proximity (2006), Sakte vals (2007) and Lucky og villkattene (2009). MARIUS VARTDAL KRISTOFFERSEN TRULS LIE Marius Vartdal Kristoffersen is a freelance film critic for several publications, including Film&Kino. He studied Film Studies at the NTNU and law at the University of Oslo. He has held several leading positions in various film societies and in his younger days he ran the local Mobile Cinema. He is a member of the Norwegian Film Critics Association and has previously been a member of the jury of the Amandus Festival. Truls Lie is the editor of DOX – European Documentary Magazine (2009-) and a filmmaker/critic. He has been working as publisher/editor-in-chief of the political radical monthly Le Monde diplomatique (2003-2008, Nordic edition) and the weekly cultural newspaper Morgenbladet (1993-2003). His university degree is in philosophy and media/economics. JON IVERSEN AGNETHE S. BUUS JENSEN Jon Iversen has a background from the film society movement and is the General Manager of the Norwegian Federation of Film Societies. He has worked as a film reviewer for various newspapers and monthly publications. He is the former editor, and currently a member of the editorial staff, for the film periodical Z. Agnethe S. Buus Jensen was educated in visual culture at the Lillehammer University College. She has worked with feature film production at Friland, Maipo and Nordisk Film, as well as TV productions for the NRK. She has worked with marketing of theatrical releases at Sandrew Metronome and internet marketing at Mediacom. She is currently Managing Director and Producer for Ekkofilm. 13 CLOSING FILM OPENING FILM 14 15 THE MILK OF SORROW LA NANA La teta asustada The Maid Moving characterstudy in the shadow of the Peruvian Civil War La Nana is a dark comedy about a maid whos job consumes her life Claudia Llosa (1976) was born in Peru Sebastián Silva is a multi-faceted artist and educated in Lima, Madrid and New who also works as a painter, illustra- York. After just two feature films, she tor and musician. His paintings have has already established herself as one been exhibited in Santiago and New of Latin America‘s most uncompromis- York, and one of his three bands, Los ing new female voices in filmmaking, Mono, is distributed in the US and the with a stylistically distinct mix of UK through Sonic360. His debut film absurdity and realism. She is the niece La vida me mata has won a number of of the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa. prizes both in Chile and abroad. La nana is his second feature film. Selected filmography The Milk of Sorrow 2009 Madeinusa 2006 This year‘s winner of the Golden Bear from Berlin is an uncompromising story of awakening, from a Peru where the violent conflict between the government and the Maoist guerrilla Sendero Luminoso is still casting long shadows. The trauma of the 1980’s civil war is said to be so intense that it has been carried on to the next generations through the mothers milk. It is precisely this unofficial diagnose that Fausta is suffering from. We meet this young woman at the outskirts of Lima. The anxiety is so deeply embedded in her existence that she carries a sprouting potato in her vagina as protection against rape, a precaution both anachronistic and a threat in itself. Alle- gories and a hint of magical realism in an easy mix with an obsession with ethnographic detail and a patient portrait of everyday life make this a strangely unsentimental film about healing wounds of the past. It gives a fascinating depth to what is basically a characterstudy as much as an exploration of how people live. And, not least, it provides generous space for Magaly Solier’s interpretation in the role of the wry Fausta. With a background as a quechua, Solier lends the charachter a virtually wordless yet moving and intense presence. A performance that alone make the film a must-see. mm This film will be announced by its Norwegian title: Faustas Perler. Peru, Spain 2009 Director Claudia LLOSA Script Claudia LLOSA Camera Natasha BRIER Cast Magaly SOLIER, Susi SÁNCHEZ, Efraín SOLÍS Prod. Wanda Visión Sales The Match Factory, [email protected] Language Spanish, Quechua Subtitles Norwegian Duration 94 min Format 35mm Raquel has sacrificed her entire adult life for the family she works for. She is past 40, has never had an intimate relationship with a man, and is only sporadically in touch with her own family. She gives her life meaning through children not her own, out of desire to be part of the family and not just belong. The household chores are rough and timeconsuming, with endless exhausting repetitions. Even though Raquel does everything to be the perfect maid, she does not have the strength. When her mistress suggests hiring an additional maid to lighten her burden, she fights back. The housework is her domain and she will go far to defend her position in the family, and in the house. Catalina Saavedra has won praise and prizes for her performance as Raquel. La nana puts a face on a profession that is the backbone of bourgeoisie households around the world. Raquel is trapped in a hopeless emotional position as a subservient caregiver, and when her frustrations reach the surface they will have consequences for her surroundings. La nana won the Jury Special Prize during the Sundance Film Festival this year, and several other awards in Cartagena and Guadalajara. jo Chile, Mexico 2009 Director Sebastián SILVA Script Sebastián SILVA, Pedro PEIRANO Camera Sergio ARMSTRONG Cast Catalina SAAVEDRA, Claudia CELEDÓN Prod. Forastero, Tiburón Filmes, Punto Guion Punto Producciones Norwegian distributor Action Film Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 95 min Format 35mm Selected filmography La nana 2009 La vida me mata 2007 COMPETITION 17 COMPETITION Abbas Kiarostamis SHIRIN MÅNEDE NS PÅ CINEM FILM ATEKET Abbas Kiarostamis nye film følger i fotsporene til filmene Ten (2002) og Five (2003). Over 100 berømte iranske teater- og filmskuespillerinner og en fransk stjerne (Juliette Binoche) er stumme tilskuere til en film om Khosrow og Shirin – personer fra et romantisk persisk epos fra 1100-tallet. Vi ser aldri filmen, vi bare hører den. Alt vi ser er ansiktene til kvinnene og deres reaksjoner. Abbas Kiarostami går stadig nye veier for å utforske filmmediet, og Shirin er et ypperlig eksempel på dette. Vises: TOR 15. OKT KL. 18.00, ONs 21.OKT KL. 21.00, TOR 22. OKT KL. 21.00, sØN 25. OKT KL. 19.00, TiR 27. OKT KL. 19.00, ONs 28. OKT KL. 19.00, TOR 29. OKT KL. 21.00, FRe 30. OKT KL. 21.00 CiNeMATeKeT Norsk Filminstitutt, Dronningens gt. 16, 0105 Oslo [email protected] | 22 47 45 00 www.nfi.no/cinemateket The Films from the South Competition Programme consists of films that in our opinion mirror the world – with humour and satire, drama and pathos, or through powerful and violent means. The films in the Competition Programme have been selected with an eye for the good film that deserves a wide audience. The selection criterion is that they must appeal to our senses and to our gut feeling. For better or worse. The films treat subjects like injustice, nostalgia, political apathy and human inadequacy. But there are also films about joy and the quality and meaning of life. Some of them have already won international acclaim with an accompanying high status in film and festival circles, others are golden experiences that have not yet received the attention they deserve. A Gift to Stalin by Rustem Abdrashitov is in this latter category. It is warm, brutal and moving, with a humanist retrospective look at some of the darker years of history. The same goes for For a Moment Freedom by Arash T. Riahi, a truly magnificently told film about how one’s first encounter with the West can be experienced. A tightly controlled Mexican minimalism has struck a chord in the world arena during the last few years. Parque Via by Enrique Rivero is a stylistically assured story which has garnered several international awards. Slow and introverted, yet still engaging in its close study of human beings. Turkey has achieved credibility for a number of young new talents, while some of its established names continue to make good films. Yesim Ustaoglu’s latest, Pandora’s Box, explores – with a precise eye – how the elderly are treated in society. Films from Chile have been talked about a lot at festivals over the last year. Turistas by Alicia Scherson is a small gem about finding equilibrium in life. The films of the Competition Programme are exclusive contributions from World Cinema that we believe deserve to reach a movie theatre audience in Norway. They compete for an import and distribution prize, supported by the organisation Film & Kino. The background for this prize is a wish to make sure that quality films from Asia, Africa and Latin America will reach an audience over the entire country, through a regular theatrical release. Our goal is therefore to have a varied programme, with great appeal and high quality. Julie Ova COMPETITION COMPETITION 18 19 ABOUT ELLY AIR DOLL Darbareye Elly Kûki Ningyô Directorial dissection of the relationships of man and woman The master director Kore-eda breathes life into Nozomi in this stylistically beautiful film Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Hirokazu Kore-eda was born in Tokyo in Isfahan, Iran. He has a Master in Film 1962. His first feature film, Maborosi, Direction from the University of won The Golden Lion at the Venice Film Teheran. In 2001 he wrote the screen- Festival in 1995. Recurrent motifs in play for the critically acclaimed film his films are the polarities of life and Low Heights directed by Ebrahim death, grief and loneliness. Kore-eda is Hatamikia. His had his directorial a filmmaker with a growing reputation debut in 2003 with and his films are screened at festivals Dancing in the Dust. Selected filmography About Elly 2009 Firework Wednesday 2006 The Beautiful City 2004 Dancing in the Dust 2003 all around the world. With Fireworks Wednesday, screened at Films from the South in 2007 – director Asghar Farhadi established himself as a sharp-sighted and highly intelligent observer of the relationships between man and woman. In About Elly he takes his extraordinary talent to a higher level with a masterful psychological drama – which will remain with the viewer for a long time. Three families leave for a weekend trip to the sea. Along for the outing is Elly, a young, beautiful and unmarried pre-school teacher. A recently divorced brother comes along, not unexpectedly, and some envisage that they could become a couple. The outing proceeds very cheerfully, until a sudden turning point where one of the children almost drowns and Elly disappears without a trace. But has she drowned or run away? With a sharp rhetorical knife the director cuts into the relationships among those left behind, revealing lies, cowardice and violence under the surface. ls Iran 2009 Director Asghar FARHADI Script Azad JAFARIAN Camera Hayedh SAFI-YARI Cast Golshifteh FARAHANI, Taraneh ALIDOOSTI Prod. Simaye Mehr Sales DreamLab Films, [email protected] Language Farsi, English Subtitles English Duration 119 min Format 35mm Hideo is a middle-aged man who lives alone with the inflatable doll Nozomi as his only companion. He confides in her, they have dinner together and they share a bed every night. What he does not know is that Nozomi comes to life every morning after he has left for work. Dressed in uniform, she wanders around by herself on expeditions in the city, with a child‘s sense of wonder and enthusiasm. Every afternoon she returns to revert to a lifeless doll. Then one day, Nozomi meets Junichi in a video store and falls in love. She gets a job there and through the movies they watch together, Nozomi learns about the outside world. A world that literally takes her breath away. The film about inflatable Nozomi, who springs to life and love, has already enthralled audiences in Cannes and Toronto. Cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-bing‘s (In the Mood for Love, 2000) stylistically assured and visually ravishing universe lends a seductive depth and intensity to the film. Air Doll is a film about the loneliness that our modern urban world also holds. Director Kore-eda is already regarded as a cinematic genius by many. Air Doll is likely to convince the rest. red This film is part of the Kore-eda Retrospective. Japan 2009 Director KORE-EDA Hirokazu Script KORE-EDA Hirokazu, GODA Yoshiie Camera Mark Lee PING-BING Cast BAE Doona, ARATA, ITAO Itsuji, Joe ODAGIRI Prod. TV Man Union, Inc. Sales Fortissimo Films, [email protected] Language Japanese Subtitles English Duration 116 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Air Doll 2009 Still Walking 2008 Hana 2006 Nobody Knows 2004 Distance 2001 After Life 1998 Maborosi 1995 COMPETITION COMPETITION 20 21 ALTIPLANO BURIED SECRETS Altiplano Dowaha Two stories of grief are intertwined in this cruel yet majestic film Charming and believable about life in hiding, from one of Tunisia’s most promising directors Peter Brosens (Belgium, 1962) worked Raja Amari was born in 1971 in Tunis for thirteen years with various projects and performed as a professional dancer in Mongolia, of which the most well- at the Conservatory there for many known is the Mongolia Trilogy. Jessica years. After working as a film reviewer Woodworth (USA, 1971) studied for Cinécrit, she began studying film in literature at Princeton University and Paris. Her first film, Red Satin, was very thereafter classical theatre at Oxford. well received. She has also written and Together they run Bo Films, an indepen- directed several short films, including dent Belgian production company. the award-winning One Evening in July. Buried Secrets is her second feature film. Selected filmography Altiplano 2008 Khadak 2006 The Virgin Diaries (doc.) 2002 When Grace, a war photographer, is forced to take a picture of her interpreter as he is shot by Iraqi insurgents, her life falls apart. In search for answers, she finds herself in the middle of a fateful struggle where an indigenous people struggle to protect their religious territories. From a holy spring nearby a mysterious illness spreads through the population. Focusing on the greed of international politics and its consequences, this film is a marvellous visual journey, where a quiet and poetic atmosphere is played out against the majestic backdrop of the mountain panoramas of Altiplano. A contemplation of geographical as well as cultural borders between groups of people, Altiplano is a journey of grief about the unknown struggle for freedom in the Peruvian mountains. ee Peru, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands 2009 Director Peter BROSENS, Jessica Hope WOODWORTH Script Peter BROSENS, Jessica Hope WOODWORTH Camera Francisco GÓZON Cast Magaly SOLIER, Jasmin TABATABAI Prod. Bo Films Sales Meridiana Films, [email protected] Language Spanish, French, English Subtitles English Duration 109 min Format 35mm Aicha, Radia and their mother have found a hiding place on an abandoned property were they have set up camp in the servant‘s house. They have several reasons to hide and have lived in isolation for some time. Then one day a young couple moves into the main building. The three women decide that they will not reveal themselves to their new neighbours and hope that they will go away as soon as possible. Quite soon, however, Aicha, the youngest, becomes increasingly curious about them and the possiblility of a meeting lurks behind the next door. Buried Secrets is a different film about living in hiding and observing the outside world. It was recently screened at the Biennale in Venice, Italy. Hafsia Herzi, who was presented as a Shooting Star during this year‘s Berlinale, gives the film both believability and liveliness in her role as Aicha, the charming younger girl. The film‘s beautiful and lingering images and pace contribute to strengthen an atmosphere of confinement and isolation. Raja Amari charmed many with her film Satin Rouge, which was also screened at Films from the South. With Buried Secrets she further confirms her position as one of North Africa‘s most interesting and promising directors. red Tunis 2009 Director Raja AMARI Script Raja AMARI Camera Renato BERTA Cast Hafsia HERZI, Sondos BELHASSEN, Wassila DARI, Rim El BENNA Prod. Fortissimo Film Sales Sales Fortissimo Films, [email protected] Language Arabic Subtitles English Duration 91 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Buried Secrets 2009 Seekers of Oblivion 2004 Satin Rouge 2002 One Evening in July (short) 2001 April 1998 COMPETITION COMPETITION 22 23 CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH CYRANO FERNÁNDEZ Nanjing! Nanjing! Cyrano Fernández Ruthless and brutal film about one of the worst war crimes in modern time Honour is not dead, it hides in Latin America’s largest favela Chan Lu (b. 1970) is regarded as one Alberto Arvelo is a recognised and of China‘s most talented directors. award-winning director and screenwriter He started out as a screenwriter for well known both in Venezuela and Black Hole, one of the most popular abroad. Since his debut in 1986, TV series in China. His first film was Arvelo has written, directed and Missing Gun from 2002 followed by produced both fiction films, minise- Mountain Patrol in 2004, both previ- ries for TV, and documentaries. He ously shown at Films from the South. lives in Venezuela, where he teaches screenwriting and direction at Escuela Nacional de Medios Audiovisuales in the city of Merida. Selected filmography City of Life and Death 2009 Missing Gun 2004 Mountain Patrol 2002 City of Life and Death is like a stranglehold on the mind – a ruthless war film that can only be compared to Elem Klimov‘s brutal epic Go and See. The film takes place in 1937, a turning point in the Sino-Japanese war, the largest Asian conflict of the 20th century. It tells the controversial story of the Battle of Nanjing and depicts the Japanese‘s perverse treatment of Chinese prisoners of war during six cruel weeks. The event has been named “the Nanjing Massacre“ and “the Rape of Nanjing“. The narrative moves through numerous fictional and historical characters: a Chinese soldier, a teacher, a Nazi businessman who was behind the safety zone in the city and who saved several thousand people. Depicting some of the worst war crimes of our age, City of Life and Death hits the viewer with explicit images of atrocities. It has become controversial because of the fact that the war is still a festering wound between China and Japan. Where Germany has paid billions in damages to its victims, Japan has celebrated its soldiers as war heroes. Make yourself ready for a cinematic eruption of a rare magnitude, brought to the big screen by one of China‘s most talented directors. ee China, Hong Kong 2009 Director LU Chuan Script LU Chuan Camera YU Cao Cast YE Lui, YUANYUAN Gao, NAKAIZUMI Hideo Prod. China Film Group, Jiangsu Broadcasting System Sales Media Asia Distribution, [email protected] Language Japanese, Mandarin Subtitles English Duration 132 min Format 35mm Cyrano Fernández is the story of a tough and romantic vigilante who fights for justice in Latin America‘s largest favela. Cyrano is deeply in love with the beautiful dance teacher Roxana, and lets out all his love on paper in the form of tear-jerking lyrics for a local rap artist. One day, the young Christian Caracas arrives, having fled New York after revenging his brother‘s death. Roxana soon falls for his charm. But how can Christian manage to tell her that he loves her back? And what kind of future will the lovers have in a city where 150 people are murdered every day? This classic drama‘s dark and melodramatic undercurrent is cultivated and used for all that it is worth. It ends as a modern tragedy where money and power are at stake, and where Cyrano and his gang the Tupanmaros gather to fight violence and corruption. The camera alternates between fast movements in the back streets of the favela, and gliding panoramas of the enormous shantytowns. Similarly, the story of Cyrano shifts between the fate of individuals and this fate‘s potential meaning for the collective. Idealism may not be dead, and there may still be hope in the bloodstained favela. tlå Venezuela 2007 Director Alberto Arvelo MENDOZA Script Alberto Arvelo MENDOZA Camera Cezary JAWORSKI Cast Édgar RAMÍEZ, Jessica GRAU, Pastor OVIEDO Prod. Indigomedia, S.A. Sales Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía (CNAC) Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 100 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Cyrano Fernández 2007 To Play and to Fight 2006 Habana Havana 2004 House With a View of the Sea 2001 One Life and Two Trails 1997 La Canción de la Montaña 1986 Candelas en la Niebla 1986 COMPETITION COMPETITION 24 25 FOR A MOMENT, FREEDOM THE GIFT TO STALIN Ein Augenblick Freiheit Podarok Stalinu Freedom – so close, but still so far away Emotionally engaging humanist drama from Soviet era Kazakhstan Arash T. Riahi (born in 1972 in Iran) Rustem Abdrashov was born in 1970 is an award-winning Austrian- Iranian in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He studied filmmaker who has lived in Vienna scenography at the film school in since 1982. He started work for the Moscow, and worked for several years Austrian TV channel ORF after graduat- as a scenographer for the company ing filmstudies and in 1998 established Kazakhfilm. Abdrashov‘s feature debut the production company Golden Girls was Rebirth Island, which became the Filmproduction. Riahi has directed first Kazakh film to win a FIPRESCI documentaries, commercials, animation Award, when it was met with critical films and music videos. For a Moment, acclaim at the 2005 goEast festival. Freedom is his first feature film. Selected filmography For a Moment, Freedom 2008 Exile Family Movie (short) 2006 Money changes hands and we follow a trek through snow-covered landscapes. When the Iranian refugees at last have crossed the Turkish border they do not know that only half of the journey towards freedom is done. The winner of the prize for Best Debut Film at the Montreal World Film Festival depicts people fleeing, with everything this entails of hardship, but does not show tragic destinies. For a Moment, Freedom also portrays friendship, love and dreams of a better life. Three stories are interwoven as the struggle to achieve refugee status begins, a struggle it is far from certain that any of them will succeed in. The director has created a humorous, engaging and bittersweet story about an important subject, showing us how people‘s destinies are governed by politics. The story is never reduced to a one-sided demonstration of human suffering, but shares the good moments with us as well, even those that arise in the worst imaginable of situations. With impressively powerful performances from everyone involved, especially Swedish-Lebanese Fares Fares, this is a film you should definitely not miss. tlå Turkey, Iran, Austria, France 2008 Director Arash T. RIAHI Script Arash T. RIAHI Camera Michi RIEBL Cast Navíd AKHAVAN, Pourya MAHYARI, Payam MADJLESSI Prod. Les Films du Losange, Pi Film, Wega Film Sales Les Films du Losange, [email protected] Language Turkish, English, Persian Subtitles English Duration 110 min Format 35mm In this humanist historical drama, the grown-up Sashka thinks back on the summer of 1949, when as a boy he was saved from certain death on the way to a gulag by a group of good-hearted Kazakhs. The film‘s title refers to the fact that the Soviet dictator Stalin turned 70 that summer, and every child was encouraged to give him a gift. This innocentlooking version of subtle propaganda stands in stark contrast to the picture director Abdrashov paints of oppression and abuse of power from both the Soviet military and local Kazakh police, which together turn the film into an emotional experience. Abdrashov shows how different cultures and religions – here a Jewish boy, Moslem men and Russian-Orthodox Christians – functioned together locally during the Soviet era, while the various beliefs and local colours were subjected to violent oppression from central authorities. The film is told through extended flashbacks with the grown-up Sashka‘s highly emotional voice-over, while an exquisite flute music and a tender use of string instruments lends the film a nostalgic and melancholy soundscape. Abdrashov also shows us the Kazakh steppes in all their glorious and pastoral power, lending the film an epic visual form. lab Kazakhstan, Russia, Poland, Israel 2008 Director Rustem ABDRASHITOV Script Pavel FINN Camera Khasan KIDIRALEIV Cast Nurzhuman IKHTYMBAYEV, Dalen SHINTEMIROV Prod. Aldongar Productions Sales Aldongar Productions Language Kazakh, Russian, Hebrew Subtitles English Duration 97 min Format 35mm Selected filmography The Gift to Stalin 2008 Patchwork 2007 Rebirth Island 2004 COMPETITION COMPETITION 26 27 MASQUERADES PANDORA’S BOX Mascarades Pandora’nin kutusu How do you know when one white lie, is one too many Pandora’s Box is a warm story about complex family relationships Lyes Salem was born in Alger in 1973. Yesim Ustaoglu (b. 1960) made After studying acting at Conservatoire her first feature film, The Track, in National Supérieur d‘Art Dramatique in 1994. Her films have won awards in Paris in 1998, he performed at several Berlin, Istanbul, San Sebastian and at of France‘s most prestigious theatres. Sundance. Ustaoglu has also pursued Salem has made two short films, a career as an arts and film writer, and Jean Farès from 2001, and Cousines served in the jury at the Venice Film from 2004. Masquerades is his Festival in 2002. first feature film. Selected filmography Masquerades 2008 Cousines (short) 2004 Jean Farès (short) 2001 Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a small village far out in the Algerian countryside. Both proud and confident, he dreams of one day getting the respect he deserves from the other villagers. But it is far from ideal to be saddled with a stubborn narcoleptic sister who constantly ruins the image he attempts to establish for himself. Rym falls asleep anywhere and the neighbours are convinced that she will remain unmarried forever. Fed up with people making fun of his sister, Mounir comes home drunk one evening, hollering all over the village that he has found a suitor for his sister. The lies accumulate and sud- denly Rym is engaged to an imaginary rich foreign businessman. Preparations for the wedding start but without a groom in sight. The strength of this amusing comedy lies in the performances but also in a screenplay that draws upon the situation comedy of classical theatre. In addition to the marvellous humour, it is also liberating to see an Algerian film that does not, as the director himself puts it, primarily talk about the difficulty of being from Algeria. tlå Algeria, France 2008 Director Lyes SALEM Script Lyes SALEM, Nathalie SAUGEON Camera Pierre COTTEREAU Cast Lyes SALEM, Sarah REGUIEG, Mohamed BOUCHAÏB Prod. Dharamsala, Laïth Média Sales Umedia, [email protected] Language Arabic Subtitles English Duration 94 min Format 35mm A bittersweet film about a family‘s confrontation. When the aging matriarch Nusret suddenly disappears from her home in the mountains, her children must put their differences aside in an attempt to save her. They find her exhausted and lost in the forest, and take her back to Istanbul. She is diagnosed with Alzheimer, in a very advanced state. Ustaoglu paints a warm yet distressing portrait of a fragmenting family who are forced to find their way back to each other for their mother‘s sake. The oldest daughter, Nesrin, desperately tries to keep her own family together, while her son Murat does what he can to get away from his mother‘s controlling grip. Murat would rather stay out with his uncle Mehmet, a slacker who has broken with his sisters a long time ago. The youngest daughter, Guzin, has enough keeping her own existence afloat, and in the end it is Murat who, somewhat reluctantly, has to take care of his increasingly demanding grandmother. Veteran Tsilla Chelton‘s marvellous performance as Nusret leads an ensemble who succeedes masterfully in portraying both familial dysfunctionality and loyalty. The alternation between a claustrophobic Istanbul and the open hillsides give the film an added dimension, without Ustaoglu having to resort to clichés. akek Turkey, France, Germany, Belgium 2008 Director Yesim USTAOGLU Script Yesim USTAOGLU, Selma KAYGUSUZ Camera Jacques BESSE Cast Onur ÜNSALA, Derya ALABORA, Tsilla CHELTON Prod. Ustaoglu Film Yapim, Les Petites Lumieres Sales The Match Factory, [email protected] Language Turkish Subtitles English Duration 112 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Pandora’s Box 2008 Waiting for the Clouds 2003 Journey to the Sun 1999 The Track 1994 COMPETITION COMPETITION 28 29 PARQUE VÍA TEZA Parque vía Teza Parque vía is a skilful and stylistically assured film, built on taciturn and intimate characterstudies A powerful and personal film about a journey between continents and cultures Enrique Rivero Huerta (b. 1976, Haile Gerima (b. 1946) is one of Mexico) studied engineering, and Ethiopia‘s most recognised filmmakers. worked for a time in international His most well-known film Sankofa (1993), banking before deciding to study film. concernes the modern consequences of He made two shorts before his debut the age of slavery. In 1968 he moved to feature Parque vía. the US, where he has worked as a Professor of film at Howard University since. Selected filmography Parque vía 2008 Schht (short) 2005 Nidra (short) 2004 Parque vía is a skilful and stylistically assured film, with taciturn and intimate studies of the few people in the story. Beto is a caretaker who has lived in and looked after the same apartment for thirty years. His life changes abruptly, however, when the owner finally, after many years, manages to sell the house. To a caretaker whose sole task has been to never leave the house, the prospect of an existence out among people is hard to live with. The film belongs to the new Latin American hyper-realistic school and has more in common with Lisandro Alonso‘s formalism than countryman Carlos Reygadas‘s nihilism. The film is visually strong, relying heavily on close studies of interesting faces. Despite its minimal realism, it remains engaging throughout. The actors are all amateurs, and he leading man Nolberto Coria‘s real job is comparable to the one he has as Beto. Parque vía has received numerous awards, including the Debutant Award at the Havana film festival and the main prize (The Golden Leopard) during the 2008 Locarno festival. It is one of the most acclaimed Latin American film on this years festival circuit. bb Mexico 2008 Director Enrique RIVERO Script Enrique RIVERO Camera Arnau Valls COLOMER Cast Nolberto CORIA, Nancy OROZCO, Tesalia HUERTA Prod. Una Comunion Sales Fortissimo Films, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 86 min Format 35mm Haile Gerima is one of Ethiopia‘s most recognised directors, and with his award-winning Teza he definitely proves his worth. Teza is a film that dares to challenge us as viewers, with a formal language that masterfully mirrors the mood of its protagonist. Aaron Arefayne magnificently makes his character Anberber come alive and it is impossible not to be carried away by his experiences. Teza is told through a series of overlapping time periods, where we follow Anaber on his return to a country he left behind a long time ago. He has spent several years in Germany studying medicine. He returns to Ethiopia with professional optimism and political naiveté, but is met by a country marked by many years of dictatorship. Will he be able to find his way back to the long lost world of his childhood innocence? How will he adapt to a country which is no longer like the one he remembers? The film revisits periods of Anberber‘s years in Germany, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall – a time reminicent of more than glasnost. We also learn about a troubled Ethiopia that has to deal with present and past ghosts. Through Anberber‘ eyes we are invited on a bold cultural and geographical journey. akek Ethiopia, Germany, France 2008 Director Haile GERIMA Script Haile GERIMA Camera Mario MASINI Cast Aaron AREFE, Abeye TEDLA, Takelech BEYENE Prod. Negod-Gwad Productions Sales The Match Factory, [email protected] Language Amharic, English, German Subtitles English Duration 140 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Teza 2008 Adwa – An African Journey 1999 Imperfect Journey 1994 Sankofa 1993 After Winter: Sterling Brown 1985 Ashes and Embers 1982 Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000 1978 Harvest: 3000 Years 1976 Bush Mama 1976 COMPETITION COMPETITION 30 31 TURISTAS THE WINDOW Turistas La Ventana Subtle cinematic analysis of the psychology of modern man Even the dying can wait for something worth living for Alicia Scherson won international rec- Carlos Sorin (b. 1944) is perhaps ognition when her first feature Play won best known for his Historias Mínimas awards at the prominent film festivals (2002) for which he has won several in Karlovy Vary, Montréal and Tribeca. awards, including one at the Tromsø Scherson was born in Santiago, Chile in International Film Festival. With his 1974, and has also directed the shorts background as a director, producer and Baño de Mujeres and Crying Underwa- screenwriter, he is a prominent figure in ter before her second feature. Selected filmography Turistas 2009 Baño de Mujeres (short) 2005 Play 2005 Crying Underwater (short) 2002 Argentinean cinema. The action of Turistas takes the form of an outer, physical journey – a vacation – but the essential travels that takes place in the film are nevertheless internal, mental journeys into the protagonists‘ selves. With a mood that is almost threatening the film is reminiscent of the genre of classic slasher films. Director Scherson is mainly concerned with subverting the expectations of conventional genre cinema. One of the most important story elements occur right at the beginning of the film, and it is this mental foundation that the main character Carla must try to work through. The journeys of the film appear in many ways as pure escapism, from problems, partners, identity, the very core of the modern self. Turistas is both a cinematic analysis of the psychology of modern man and a highly psychologising film experience. The music, tender and dissonant at the same time, contributes to an unnerving mood that Scherson knows how to exploit, with visual devices of nature and darkness. The forest, fauna and lake where the action takes place are themselves threatened from the outside by urban and polluting forces, something that becomes a subtle parallel to the inner conflicts some of the characters feel threatened by. lab Chile 2009 Director Alicia SCHERSON Script Alicia SCHERSON Camera Ricardo de ANGELIS Cast Aline KUPPENHEIM, Diego NOGUERA Prod. La Ventura Sales Latinofusion, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 105 min Format 35mm Bedridden after a cardiac arrest, Antonio (Antonio Larreta) lies waiting for his son. Bound to his bedroom by an intravenous drip, he sees the fields, the sun and the life outside his window. From his bed Antonio is in total control of what goes on in his house and all the preparations for his son‘s homecoming. Despite the well-meaning advice of his nurses, and without their knowing, he embarks on a trip into the world to which he once belonged. To honour his son, a world-famous pianist, he has asked that the house piano shall be tuned and the piano tuner‘s notes wind their way throughout the film. These frail notes, together with the buzzing of the bees and the merciless ticking of a grandfather clock, make the film experience quiet and poetic. Similarly, nothing in the film is overly spelled out, instead it is entrusted to the subtlety of suggestion. Sorin masterfully draws parallels between the circle of life and the circle of Antonio‘s last day. Strongly influenced by Ingmar Bergman‘s Wild Strawberries, this is a film that celebrates mortality and the down to earth. ek Argentina, Spain 2008 Director Carlos SORÍN Script Carlos SORÍN Camera Julían APEZTEGÍA Cast Antonia LARRETA, María del Carmen JIMÉNEZ Prod. Guacamole Films, S.A Sales Bavaria Film, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 85 min Format 35mm Selected filmography The Window 2008 El Camino de San Diego 2006 El Perro 2004 18-j 2004 Historias Mínimas 2002 La Película del Rey 1986 NEW DIRECTIONS 33 CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF FILMS FROM THE SOUTH? IN SEPTEMBER 2009 FILMS FROM THE SOUTH LAUNCHES A NEW MEMBERSHIP CARD THAT PROVIDES FAVOURABLE BENEFITS FOR ITS HOLDERS BOTH DURING AND AFTER THE FESTIVAL. 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Register yourself, your family and friends at Klubb Sør and embrace films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. SEE THE WORLD FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE – THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FOR FREE – WITH THE KLUBB SØR CARD New Directions is a programme section in which we choose to focus on first and second-time directors. Previously it has been open to directors who consciously use the artistic means peculiar to the medium to stand out visually, aesthetically or in the way their stories are told. This will still be a recurrent criterion for most of the films, but the selection is now limited to directors who have made just one or two feature films. Sometimes new directors also function as the producer, co-screenwriter, editor and perhaps even the cinematographer for the project. These are firsttime filmmakers with a specific goal in mind and a clear vision, and who want to be in control of all stages of filmmaking. Feature film debutant Gerardo Naranjo, I’m Gonna Explode, has stated that he had an urgent personal need to tell his story, in order to really reach an adult state of mind. I’m Gonna Explode is a youth drama which has been characterised as a mixture of Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn) and Pierrot le fou (Jean-Luc Godard). At other times, a co-operative effort is the main goal, as in the case of the directors Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, who worked together on their film Ajami. Their background, coming from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has in this compli- cated action drama helped create a mosaic of images that demonstrate the complexity of this area. However the keyword for all film production is usually co-operation. When Films from the South nevertheless has decided to emphasise first-time directors, this is because it is here one often finds films that dare to explore the medium, break new ground and express themselves uncompromisingly. Such an attitude contributes to creating a wide range in the expressive modes of cinema. In New Directions the audience will find examples of quiet stylised film art, as in Ye Zhao’s subdued masterpiece, Jalainur (China) or in Özcan Alper’s Autumn (Turkey). There are human dramas investigating how the turn of history influences the fate of individuals, in Pesantren, Nurman Hakim’s story of Moslem schoolboys, or Firaaq, Nandita Das’s powerful portrait of the conflict between Hindus or Moslems. The films in New Directions shall move, disturb and not necessarily please our audience. They also compete for the Critics Award, where the winner will receive a Norwegian DVD release through Platekompaniet. Julie Ova NEW DIRECTIONS 35 AJAMI Ajami The world’s most complicated conflict is given the genre treatment – as a gangster movie Scandar Copti is a Palestinian who lives in Israel where most of his family has been in exile since 1948. He was educated as an engineer, but followed his dream of becoming a filmmaker. Yaron Shani is a descendant of Jewish settlers who left Europe before World War II. He was educated at the Tel Aviv University Department of Film and Television, and has written and directed several shorts. Ajami is a neighbourhood in Jaffa, Israel – a cultural and political melting pot where Moslems, Christians, Jews and illegal Palestinian refugees live side by side. The film is a realistic story of city life told from several points of view, with a voice-over giving an early warning that things will not end well. Arms and drugs are part of everyday life for people who are forced into crime because of things beyond their control. We meet a Palestinian family who are subjected to threats and danger after an uncle accidentally wounds a prominent gang member. 13-year-old Nasri and his elder brother Omar ask for protection from a local big shot and restaurant owner. His workers include a Palestinian refugee hoping to earn enough money to pay for an operation that can save his ill mother. The brother of a Jewish policeman gets killed and he does everything in his power to catch his murderer. Ajami relocates the Middle East conflict from high-level politics to a local arena, and provides personal entrypoints to complex issues. Things are not simplified by this fact, but one of the world‘s most complex conflicts is here seen with a different gaze, told in a rough filmic language and framed as a gangster movie. jo Israel, Palestine 2009 Director Scandar COPTI, Yaron SHANI Script Scandar COPTI, Yaron SHANI Camera Boaz Yehonatan YAACOV Cast Foudad HABASH, Nisrine RIHAN, Elias SABA Prod. Insonan Production, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH, Vertigo Films Sales The Match Factory, [email protected] Language Arabic, Hebrew Subtitles English Duration 120 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Ajami 2009 Disphoria (Yaron Shani) 2004 NEW DIRECTIONS NEW DIRECTIONS 36 AUTUMN CITY IN RED Sonbahar Ciudad en Rojo 37 A quiet and visually beautiful Turkish film with a dark political undercurrent Santiago de Cuba is painted red in its peoples blood Özcan Alper (b. 1975, Turkey) has Rebeca Chávez is one of only a very few worked as an assistant director and female directors of feature films from production manager on a number of Cuba. She draws on her experiences films since 1997. He has previously from making documentaries in her first made two short documentaries and a feature film Ciudad en Rojo. short film. Autumn is his first feature film. Selected filmography Autumn 2008 Rhapsody and Melancholy in Tokai City (short doc.) 2005 Voyage in the Time With a Scientist (short doc.) 2002 Grandmother (short) 2001 Yusuf is released after ten years in prison, incarcerated because of his active participation for the political left during his university days in Istanbul. After a longstanding hunger strike his lungs are ruined, leaving him with just a short time left to live. Upon his release he returns to his mother‘s place in a mountainous area by the Black Sea in the north. The Soviet socialist ideal society has dissolved during his ten years away, and is now exporting prostitutes to his home area. He embarks upon a quiet friendship with Eka, a Georgian woman trapped in Turkey, earning money in her own way to support a young daughter back home. To Yusef it is late autumn in life in a landscape approaching winter. Autumn is a quiet and visually beautiful film marked by wistfulness. It is also a story complimenting that of The Storm, which portrays precisely the struggle for political freedom of speech in the Istanbul of the 1990‘s. bb Turkey, Germany 2008 Director Özcan ALPER Script Özcan ALPER Camera Feza CALDIRAN Cast Onur SAYALAK, Cihan CAMKERTE, Megi KOBALADZE Prod. Filmfabrik, Kuzey Film Sales Media Luna, [email protected] Language Turkish, Georgian, Armenian Subtitles English Duration 99 min Format 35mm In Santiago de Cuba, one of the revolution‘s most bloody battlegrounds, there are daily newspaper reports of casualties under the codeword Bertillón 166. In the late 1950‘s revolutionary Cuba this concept functioned as the peoples protection against censorship. Where the police‘s attempts to subdue the rebellion led to intense battles and skirmishes, the city was painted red in blood. Over the course of 24 hours, we follow the rebels‘ struggle against Fulgencio Batista‘s brutal military dictatorship, in increasing bursts of escalating violence. The Cuban director Rebeca Chávez‘s debut film is about guerrilla warfare in a city landscape, where soldiers and civilians walk side by side. The film is based on José Soler Puig‘s popular novel Bertillón 166. No doubt owing to Chavez‘ longtime career as a documentary filmmaker, City in Red is also documentary-like in its form, and explores the experiences of individuals living in a war zone. In this manner, the film manages to create a historical account of Cuba‘s revolutionary past, while still retaining a current cinematic expression. red This film is part of the Cuba Retrospective. Cuba 2008 Director Rebeca CHAVEZ Script Xenia RIVERY Camera Ángel ALDERETE Cast Diana Rosa PÉREZ, Elena ROSALES Prod. ICAIC Sales ICAIC, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 90 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Ciudad en Rojo 2009 Antes del 59 (doc.) 2004 Entre el arte y la cultura (doc.) 2004 NEW DIRECTIONS NEW DIRECTIONS 38 FIRAAQ THE FIRM LAND Firaaq The Firm Land 39 Award-winning Indian drama from a society marked by divisions and change Tender-hearted drama focusing on benevolence, hope and warmth Nandita Das was born in New Dehli in Chapour Haghighat was born in Garm- 1969 and has received numerous inter- sar, Iran in 1974, but moved to France national awards both as a director and as a child. He has distinguished him- an actress. As an actress she is best self as a versatile artist, with novels and known from the films Fire (1996), and stage plays in both French and Farsi, Earth (1998), both previously screened in addition to writing and directing two at FFS. For her directorial debut Firaaq, feature films. Before his first feature in Das has already won several prizes at 2006, he made a documentary about festivals in Asia and in Europe. Selected filmography Firaaq 2008 Before the Rains (actress) 2007 Kamli (actress) 2006 Aamaar Bhuvan (actress) 2002 Daughters of the Century (actress) 2001 Bawandar (actress) 2000 Earth (actress) 1998 Fire (actress) 1996 landless farmers in Brazil. Based on what is said to be a great number of true stories, Firaaq starts one month after the riots in the state of Gujarat. In 2002 about 2000 Moslems were massacred as a revenge for the death of 58 Hindu pilgrims when Moslem extremists set fire to the train they travelled with. Through the course of 24 hours we meet various people from several social strata and religions in a state strongly marked by what is described as the bloodiest religious strife in India in a decade. With empathy and soberness human fates are portrayed – people who in various ways were struck by the riots. Aarti, a middle- aged Hindu woman is haunted by a black conscience because she did not let a Moslem woman fleeing from a raging mob in. Mohsin, a young Moslem, becomes homeless because of the riots and searches desperately for his father, meanwhile a married couple see their store being burnt down and wish to flee to Dehli. The stories intertwine, giving the impression of how inextricably linked the inhabitants‘ lives are. Firaaq is regarded as a more somber Slumdog Millionaire, and it has already won awards both in Asia and in Europe. red India 2008 Director Nandita DAS Script Nandita DAS, Schuchi KOTHARI Camera Ravi K. CHANDRAN Cast Deepti NAVAL, Naseeruddin SHAH, Paresh RAWAL, Raghuvir YADAV Prod. Percept Picture Company Sales WIDE Management, [email protected] Language English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati Subtitles English Duration 112 min Format DigiBeta PAL The class society of India is explored in Chapour Haghighat‘s very humane drama The Firm Land, where the value of benevolence, life experience and wisdom also are in focus. After sudden illness and death have stricken a small and poor coastal village with a high degree of illiteracy, a group of men decide to go to the big city to plead their cause to the country‘s health authorities – where they meet little sympathy and much blunt brutality and rejection. In this way, Haghighat focuses on the tardiness of bureaucracy and its nearly Kafkaesque absurdity, as a serious case becomes caught in a slow and highly inefficient process. Haghighat gives his film a documentary style, with amusing and to-the-point elements of a cinematic meta-perspective. This includes a use of self-reflexive devices like visible microphones and people addressing the camera, as if we are witnessing the news or an interactive documentary. Haghighat plays around with the medium, and also gives a cautious but comical comment on spectacular blockbusters from both Hollywood and Bollywood. The Firm Land puts entirely different human and cinematic elements in the centre, and thus becomes a tender-hearted film about hope and warmth. lab Iran, France 2008 Director Chapour HAGHIGHAT Script Chapour HAGHIGHAT Camera Mrinal DESAI Cast Prem DATTA, Abu LALA, Mansoor SETH Prod. Perspectives Nomades Sales Perspectives Nomades, [email protected] Language Hindi Subtitles English Duration 95 min Format 35mm Selected filmography The Firm Land 2009 The Nightly Song of the Travellers 2006 NEW DIRECTIONS NEW DIRECTIONS 40 INLAND I’M GONNA EXPLODE Gabbla Voy a explotar 41 In his highly personal manner, director Teguia provides a portrait of modern Algeria Teenage rebellion and a fake suicide Inland is the second feature by director Gerardo Naranjo was born in Sinaloa, Tariq Teguia, born in 1966 in Algeria‘s Mexico. He started his own film society capital Alger. In his home country while he was still at school and also Teguia studied art and philosophy wrote film criticism. In 1998 he began before starting work as a photographer. studying film in Mexico City, fol- He has also worked as an art history lowed by film direction studies at the teacher. His first feature film, Rome American Film Institute. His first film Rather Than You (2006), was screened was screened at Cannes in 2006. I‘m at a number of important film festivals, Gonna Explode premiered at the 2008 including Venice. Selected filmography Inland 2008 Rome Rather Than You 2006 The Fence (short doc.) 2002 Venice Film Festival. With Inland director Tariq Teguia provides a highly personal portrait of modern Algeria; a fragmented society that appears to have trouble finding its way into a new age. Malek, a topographer, is sent on a mission to bring electricity to a village in Algeria‘s desolated inland, a dangerous area where the presence of terrorism can still be felt. From the worn-down container where he lives, he can hear land mines go off during the night, but aside from that the days are generally uneventful – until he discovers a young woman in the container, the sole survivor of a group of illegal immigrants on their way to Spain. Using a markedly slow pace, Teguia lets the viewer physically feel the hesitant lack of direction and creates distance with flat images, unusual framings and large panoramas of barren landscapes. He provides contrast, however, by cutting to animated debates from the underground political scene – but it is only words that are raging, with no apparent action in sight. Events are also conveyed in a distanced and fragmented manner as we are given small glimpses of the Algerian society – from herdsmen and oil workers to the police and other officials. The feeling of a period of upheaval is emphasised by the music, which ranges from rock to traditional raï. rfa Algeria, France 2008 Director Tariq TEGUIA Script Tariq TEGUIA, Yacine TEGUIA Camera Nasser MEDJKANE, Hacéne Aït KACI Cast Abdelkader AFFAK, Ines Rose DJAKOU Prod. Neffa Films Sales Annebelle Thomas, [email protected] Language French, Arabic, English Subtitles English Duration 140 min Format 35mm I‘m Gonna Explode is about teenagers who do not fit in, neither with their parents nor other teenagers. Román and Maru meet at their end-of-junior high school ceremony. Román is the son of a wealthy conservative politician and is rebelling by constantly faking his own suicide. During a talent competition at school he produces a show where it looks like he is hanging himself, Maru is the only one to applaud. The two 15-year-olds find each other with an intense feeling that the outside world is uninteresting and impenetrable and that any relief is impossible. The plot of the film revolves around the two youths and their urge to trick their parents. As the game gradually evolves, it become more serious and more difficult to end. The film can be regarded as a Bonnie and Clyde for teenagers, with a similar off-beat tone as Harold and Maude and Heathers. The director has captured the explosiveness of being a teenager and stated after the screening in Berlin that it was totally necessary for him to make such a film in order to be able to enter the world of adults. The film balances between pace and restlessness and reflects the teenagers‘ immense need to be seen and appreciated. jo Mexico 2008 Director Gerardo NARANJO Script Gerardo NARANJO Camera Tobias DATUM Cast Juan Pablo de SANTIAGO, Maria DESCHAMPS Prod. Canan Films, Cinematografica Revolcadero Sales Elle Driver, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 106 min Format 35mm Selected filmography I’m Gonna Explode 2008 Drama/Mex 2007 Malachance 2004 The Last Attack of the Beast (short) 2002 Perro Negro (short) 2001 NEW DIRECTIONS NEW DIRECTIONS 42 JALAINUR A MOMENT IN JUNE Zhai lai nuo er A Moment in June 43 Friendship and isolation are central in the quiet and beautiful Jalainur Seductive and elegant from Thailand, about love’s turns and yearnings Jalainur is Zhao Ye‘s second feature O. Nathapon was born and raised in and won him the FIPRESCI Award at Thailand, but has lived and attended the Pusan Film Festival in 2008. His school in Bangkok, Los Angeles and debut was Ma Wu Jia in 2007, and he London. His first short, Bicycles & has also made the short animation film Radios, was specially selected to be Cai Wei in 2004. Zhao Ye studied art screened in Cannes. O. Nathapon is at college and animation at the film regarded as one of South East Asia‘s school in Beijing before his feature de- most promising young film directors. but, and states that he draws a sketch He has stated that he wants everyone of every single frame before shooting it. of his films to be inspired by his home country. Selected filmography Jalainur 2008 Ma Wu Jia 2007 Cai Wei (short) 2004 Friendship, exile and isolation emerge as the primary focus of Chinese director Zhao Ye‘s subdued and quiet, yet strikingly beautiful film Jalainur, a Mongolian word that means “ocean like lake”. After more than thirty years driving a train at the coal mines in inner Mongolia, the veteran Zhu is about to retire and return home. Zhu‘s younger colleague Zhihong has problems accepting this, so he accompanies his mentor on the long journey back home. Moments of both intimacy and confrontation transpire between the men, who are different in both nature and dispositions. The cold climate and the rugged landscape are expressed by the director, who has a keen eye for how a feeling of melancholy can be created through the expressionistic effect and extreme long-shots of pristine nature. The paradoxical clash between the forces of nature and human civilisation are expressed through children playing football on a frozen lake, or men playing basketball on a desolated plain. Zhao Ye also lets the camera linger for a long time on the flight of a plastic tarpaulin – dancing in the wind it reminds us of Zhu‘s increasing awareness of the transience of time and life at the end of an epoch. lab China 2008 Director YE Zhao Script YE Zhao Camera YI Zhang Cast LIU Yuan-sheng, LI Zhi-zhong Prod. Tianlin Film Productions Sales Tianlin Film Productions, [email protected] Language Mandarin Subtitles English Duration 92 min Format DigiBeta NTSC Pakorn, a stage director, is conflicted about both his choice of job and lover. Should he play it safe or move onto uncertain ground? He gives his girlfriend Phon an ultimatum before leaving for Chiang Mai. He is going to produce a play there about a love affair from 1970’s Bangkok, where a woman about to get married falls for her boyfriend‘s best man. On her way to Chiang Mai, the writer Arunya meets her former lover Krung again. They had a short and intense affair and the meeting makes Arunya doubt whether she has made the right choices in her life. She finds herself talking about her doubts with a total stranger, Phon, who is agonised with his own decisions. An irresistible seduction of our senses, A Moment in June is an aesthetic pleasure both visually and dramaturgically. Accidental meetings and fates elegantly intertwine, fiction and reality interweave both in the past and the present. The yearnings of love provide the framing of this hypnotically beautiful drama from one of South East Asia‘s most promising directors. red Thailand 2008 Director O. NATHAPON Script O. NATHAPON Camera David Ethan SANDERS Cast Shahkrit YAMNARM, Krissada SUKOSOL Prod. Story of O Sales O Nathapon, [email protected] Language Thai, Japanese Subtitles English Duration 106 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Raising Baby Rio 2009 A Moment in June 2008 Bicycles & Radios (short) 2004 NEW DIRECTIONS NEW DIRECTIONS 44 PESANTREN: 3 WISHES 3 LOVES RAIN 3 doa 3 cinta Lluvia 45 In a strict religious environment outside Jakarta, Indonesia, dreams are put to the test Outer circumstances and inner moods intermingle in a contemplation of vulnerability Nurman Hakim was born on Java in Paula Hernandez was born in Buenos Indonesia and educated at the Faculty Aires, Argentina. She graduated from for Film and TV in Jakarta. He started as Augustin Alezzo‘s drama workshop a director of commercials before moving (1992), Instituto Vocacional de Arte of on to short films. His first feature film, BA Townhall (1988) and Universidad Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves has been del Cine (1996). She has worked in screened at several festivals around the the Argentinean film industry for many world. He is currently working on a docu- years. Rain is her first feature film. mentary about corruption in Indonesia. Selected filmography Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves 2008 Huda, Rian and Syahid are best friends and live at a Moslem school outside Jakarta, a very conservative community led by the religious leader Kyai Wahab. Their days are spent in prayers and meditation, while they are educated by militant teachers who force the youths to believe that there is a religious war between Moslems and Jews. Meanwhile, the boys fight their own personal battles: Huba tries to find the reason why his mother left him to an orphanage, Rian wants to fulfil his dream of working for a film company, while Syahid tries to collect enough money to pay the bills for his sick father. We also meet the beautiful Dona who visits her mother‘s grave during daytime and sings at the amusement park with her rock band at night, while dreaming of becoming a soap opera actress. But then the World Trade Center falls and a bomb explodes on Bali, everything changes suddenly and brutally, exactly when the three friends are about to leave school. Pesantren 3 Wishes 3 Loves is a colourful film from within a closed religious society. The larger political picture is contrasted with the trials of three youths on their way into an unknown future. ee Indonesia 2008 Director Nurman HAKIM Script Sastha SUNU Camera Nurman HAKIM Cast Dian SASTROWARDOYO, Nicholas SAPUTRA Prod./Sales Triximages, [email protected] Language Indonesian Subtitles English Duration 100 min Format 35mm It has been raining intensely in Buenos Aires for many days. Alma has been living in her car ever since she left her boyfriend. While she is stuck in a traffic jam, a man suddenly enters her car for shelter. He seems just as confused as her, and for a few days they find solace in each other‘s company. Roberto has just arrived from Spain and finds himself in a difficult situation in his life which is gradually revealed throughout the film. These two wounded people bond in a mixture of scepticism, shyness and attraction, through moving and truthful performances by Valeria Bertuccelli and Ernesto Alterio. The actors give depth to this introvert drama where outer circumstances and inner moods are portrayed in a highly impressive fashion, also through cinematography and sound. Bertuccelli creates a genuinely confused and vulnerable character. Rain has won a number of awards and recieved much critical acclaim. The director has stated that the film explores the risk you run when you start to focus on who you really are, rather than who you want to be. jo Argentina 2008 Director Paula HERNÁNDEZ Script Paula HERNÁNDEZ Camera Guillermo NIETO Cast Ernesto ALTERIO, Valeria BERTUCCELLI Prod. Patagonik Film Group, Visions Sud Est Sales Film Sharks International, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 110 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Rain 2008 Familia Lugone (doc.) 2007 Vientos de agua (TV) 2006 Eva (short) 2003 Kilometro 22 (short) 1996 Rojo (short) 1992 NEW DIRECTIONS NEW DIRECTIONS 46 POMEGRANATES AND MYRRH TREELESS MOUNTAIN Al-Mor wa al rumman Treeless Mountain 47 Despite the abuse of occupying forces, they attempt to live a normal life Honest and painful about neglect and the adaptability of children Najwa Najjar worked as a short film So Yong Kim was born in South Korea and documentary filmmaker before this in 1968, but grew up in Los Angeles. feature debut. The process of making She shot her first feature there, this film has won her the Amien Script- In Between Days, in 2005 – a film in writing Award, as well as participation the Do It Yourself tradition of indepen- in Sundance‘s Middle East Screenwrit- dent movies. Kim works intimately with ers Lab and the Mediterranean Films her husband Bradley Rust Gray, and Crossing Borders Workshop in Cannes. states that she is strongly influenced by documentaries and the Dardenne brothers. Selected filmography Pomegranates and Myrrh 2008 Yasmine’s Song (short) 2005 Naim and Wadee’a (short doc.) 2000 Kamar and Zaid are newlywed Christian Arabs who have recently taken over the responsibility for the family‘s olive farm outside Ramallah. Then Israeli soldiers move in to confiscate the property and Zaid is arrested. Kamar and her parents-in-law have to survive as best they can, against armed settlers ready to take their land. Director Najwa Najjar‘s first feature film presents a group of Palestinians who despite suffering the abuse of the occupying forces still insist on carrying on with a civilised life. Even during the ordeals, Kamar insists on maintaining her role in a local dance ensemble. It is led by a young instructor who has just returned to Palestine with ambitions to lead the group to a large performance in the city. Kamar is thrown into a dilemma when she develops feelings for her dance teacher, while Zaid is still in prison. bb Palestine, France, Germany, UK 2008 Director Najwa NAJJAR Script Najwa NAJJAR Camera Valentina CANIGLIA Cast Hiam ABBASS, Yasmine Al MASSRI, Ali SULEIMAN Prod. Ustura Films, ZDF/ARTE Sales Ustura Films, [email protected] Language Arabic, English, Hebrew Subtitles English Duration 95 min Format 35mm Even though Treeless Mountain is in its core a tragic story about neglect and fragmented families, director and screenwriter Kim chooses instead to turn this film into a testimony of children‘s fundamental strength and enormous adaptability. Left to an alcoholic aunt in a cold and poor city environment, the small sisters Jin and Bin show how children‘s joy in small things, and the hope to see their mother again, constitute a mental survival instinct that grown-ups should admire. A piggy bank that is to be filled with change thus becomes a poetic symbol of the sisters‘ hope for a reunion. The film is made in a realistic and sober style. An unsteady and extremely mobile handheld camera and sudden cuts constantly keep the focus on the children, especially the big sister Jin, who in addition to her great longing must carry the burden of responsibility for her sister. The total absence of film music, evident improvisation and the children‘s powerful performances lend the film an inestimable mood of authenticity and emotional nakedness. Director Kim neither can nor wants to beautify the surroundings or events. The film is honest and a genuinely painful experience. lab South Korea, USA 2008 Director KIM So Yong Script KIM So Yong Camera Anne MISAWA Cast KIM Hee-yeon, KIM Mi-hyang, KIM Song-hee Prod. Parts and Labor Sales Memento Films, [email protected] Language Korean Subtitles English Duration 89 min Format 35mm Selected filmography Treeless Mountain 2008 In Between Days 2006 ARTHAUS PRESENTERER FILMER DOCUMENTARIES 49 FRA SØR HELE ÅRET STILL WALKING av Hirokazu Kore-eda Lavmælt og humoristisk om familiebånd På kino fra 30. oktober DJEVELENS TREKKSPILL (Los viajes del viento) av Ciro Guerra En episk road-movie i eselfart fra Colombia På kino i april 2010 MED ÅPNE ØYNE (Eynaim pekukhot) av Haim Tabakman Vakker beretning om forbudt kjærlighet i Jerusalem. På kino våren 2010 SE FILMENE FØRST PÅ ÅRETS FILM FRA SØR-FESTIVAL! FILMPOOLEN er et samarbeid mellom Film fra Sør, Bergen filmfestival og Tromsø filmfestival, NRK og Arthaus. Sammen gir vi filmer fra Sør et langt liv i Norge. Fra festival til kino og fjernsynsvisning. DOCUMENTARIES ”Documentaries are a creative treatment of reality”. This is how the documentary legend John Griersen described his way of making films. Films from the South aim to provide the audience with an opportunity to experience realities unlike their own. This year’s programme includes The One Man Village, the story of Seeman El Habre. He is the sole remaining inhabitant of a Lebanese village after the war has driven everyone else away. The film tells a beautiful story of a man in harmony with his surroundings, despite all the ravages of war. Rough Aunties is Kim Longinotto’s story of a group of South African women who started the organisation Bobbi Bear – in an attempt to find and help maltreated and sexually abused children. These are tough ladies who can bear the brunt, being there for the small ones who were let down by everyone else. Also in this year’s programme is Blue Gold: World Water Wars, Sam Bozzo’s exploration of what could become the next world-spanning war. About this subject we have to ask ourselves: What is truth? And what is fiction, falsehood and nonsense? Perhaps the Canadian writer and activist Maude Barlowe will have an opinion on this as our guest during the festival. DOK:SØR presents many different points of view. ”See the world from a different angle” is our own motto. In Dok:Sør we present documentaries that do precisely that. Lasse Skagen DOCUMENTARIES DOCUMENTARIES 50 Brazil, France 2008 Director/Camera Andrea SANTANA, Jean Pierre DURET Cast NEGO, COCADA Prod. Ex Nihilo, Kissfilms, Mikros Image Sales Umedia, [email protected] Language Portuguese Subtitles English Duration 90 min Format DigiBeta PAL Kenya 2008 Director Juan REINA, Eric KABERA Script Juan REINA Camera Thierry DUSHIMIRIMANA, Fabien MUHIRE Prod. Vivid Features Sales Vivid Features, [email protected] Language Rwandese, English Subtitles English Duration 55 min Format DigiBeta NTSC USA 2008 Director Sam BOZZO Script Sam BOZZO Camera Sam BOZZO Prod. Purple Turtle Films Sales Purple Turtle Films, [email protected] Language English Duration 90 min Format DigiBeta NTSC BECAUSE WE WERE BORN CHILDREN OF THE PYRE Puisque nous sommes nés Children of the Pyre Duret and Santana followed the teenage boys Nego and Cocada and their families for six months when they shot Because We Were Born. Like flies on the wall and with minimal interference from the directors, we follow the boys‘ everyday life when they hang out at the local gas station and hear the drivers talk about a world they can only dream of. The fatherless Cocada is determined to become a truck driver...or a criminal, while Nego has more than enough with his nine siblings. Because We Were Born is a moving and heartfelt documentary. red At the world‘s largest cremation ground in Varanasi, the fire is burning around the clock. We meet seven young boys who live, work and sleep around the funeral pyres. Considered to be “dalit”, untouchables, the boys are fair game for physical and verbal abuse. They make a living by helping with the cremations, and by selling used burial shrouds that they collect or steal. Children of the Pyre gives a unique insight into the lives of these boys, their dreams and nightmares. Shot in a simple style, the film is visually haunting and will leave a lasting impression. ka India 2008 Director Rajesh S. JALA Camera Rajesh S. JALA Prod. Fortissimo Film Sales Fortissimo Films, [email protected] Language Hindi Subtitles English Duration 74 min Format DigiBeta PAL ISETA: BEHIND THE ROAD BLOCK THE GENERAL Iseta: Behind The Road Block El General In 1994 a group of neighbours were accidentally filmed in a quiet street in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. At the same time, the genocide that killed almost a million of the country‘s inhabitants began. Recreating the scene, this documentary shows the fates of the victims, the military and the witnesses. This quiet street saw some of the first casualties fall, accidentally caputred by a British photographer. The documentary provides insight into some of the many involved in the conflict, and shows unique images from a time that the rest world would like to forget. red With six hours of audio tapes, Natalia Almada weaves her family history into the last 100 years of Mexican political past. Her grandmothers voice talks about her life as the daughter of one of Mexico‘s dictatorial men, former president Plutarco Elias Calles. Even today the director sees the same desperation among the people, as marked the last century. Her grandmother‘s voice is enthralling, while archive footage, photographs, historical facts and reflections provide sharp contours to the shadows of the past, shadows that still spread a chill over the nation. ls Mexico, USA 2009 Director Natalia ALMADA Script Natalia ALMADA Camera Chuy CHAVEZ Prod. Altamura Films Sales Louise Rosen Ltd., lrosenltd@ aol.com Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 83 min Format DigiBeta NTSC BLUE GOLD: WORLD WATER WARS HUGO REY Blue Gold: World Water Wars Hugo Rey y su doncella The most primary of all our natural resources, water, we should not take for granted. Focusing on human-made problems, Blue Gold investigates pollution, drought and privatisation of water resources. The message is conveyed both visually and through encounters with researchers, politicians and activists. They all have an important common message: the world supply of drinking water is about to become a disastrous crisis if we do not act soon. Blue Gold will radically alter public understanding of this our most fundamental resource. js In 2007 Venezuela‘s President Hugo Chávez started his campaign to change the constitution, to allow for unlimited re-elections of the President. Through TV-footage and personal presence, this documentary follows the time leading up to the referendum, showing what enormous engagement it created both among Chávez’s sympathisers and his opposition among studens. We also find Liliana, a singel mother among hundreds of thousands in the slums of Caracas, who in return for promises of a government sponsored housing supports the President in his yearning for power. rfa Venezuela, Poland 2009 Director Franco de PEÑA, Francisco Arteaga PÁEZ Script Franco de PEÑA, Francisco Arteaga PÁEZ Camera Ernesto Pérez MAURI Cast LILIAN, CARLOS, Yon GOICOECHEA, Freddy GUEVARA Prod. Studio Filmowe Everest Sales Franco de Pena, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 64 min Format DigiBeta NTSC 51 DOCUMENTARIES DOCUMENTARIES 52 India, Italy 2008 Director Raffaele BRUNETTI, Marco LEOPARDI Camera Gianni MAITIAN, Marco PASQUINI, Marco LEOPARDI Prod./Sales B&B Film Srl., [email protected] Language Italian, Telugu, Bengali, English Subtitles English Duration 75 min Format DigiBeta PAL Mali, Portugal 2008 Director Manthia DIAWARA Prod. Maumaus-School of Visual Arts Sales Jurgen Bock, [email protected] Language Portugese, English Subtitles English Duration 58 min Format HDCam Israel, France, Belgium 2008 Director Simone BITTON Script Simone BITTON Camera Jacques BOUQUIN Cast Rachel CORRIE Prod. Ciné-Sud Promotion, arte France Cinéma Sales Umedia, [email protected] Language English, Arabic, Hebrew Subtitles English Duration 101 min Format DigiBeta PAL HAIR INDIA ROUGH AUNTIES Hair India Rough Aunties Hair India is about one of India‘s most lucrative export products – temple hair. We get to see Indian hair travelling around the globe, to Italy, Hollywood and back to India again. The story starts in West Bengal where a young girl sacrifices her hair in a Hindu temple. The hair is sorted by quality and length and is then sold to the Italian company Great Lengths, with wealthy clients waiting around the world. Hair India shows, without moralising, how globalisation, ideals of beauty and traditional rituals together create a thriving business. ibds Rough Aunties is a group of women who have devoted their lives to help abused children in Durban, South Africa. The film follows five of these tough ladies through their daily struggle to help the most vulnerable in society. At the Bobbi Bear Centre, an organisation that works for children‘s rights, abuse, violence and poverty are parts of everyday life. Despite all this, the women find strength and hope in each other, and Rough Aunties is in many ways a film about faith and friendship, where the protagonists come across as strong representatives for a better world. ibds South Africa, England 2008 Director/Camera Kim LONGINOTTO Cast Jackie BRANFIELD, Mildred NGCOBO Prod. Vixen Films, Rise Films Sales Women Make Movies, [email protected] Language English, Zulu Subtitles English Duration 103 min Format DigiBeta PAL TROPICAL HOUSE SARI SOLIDERS La maison tropicale Sari Soliders Manthia Diawara follows the artist Ângela Ferreira‘s´project Maison Tropicale, Portugal‘s contribution to the Venice Biennale. The project is inspired by Jean Prouvé‘s well-known designer house from the 1940’s, which became a prototype for the French colonial administration buildings in Africa. The houses have later been moved around, to exhibitions all around the world, and sold for millions. An interesting and informative insight into how the age of colonialism still casts shadows over African history and identity. red After a massacre where ten members of the royal family were killed, King Gyanendra takes the power and throne. Nepal is torn between an oppressive government and the revolutionary Maoists. We follow the country‘s thorny path to a democratic system, through the stories of six women who, each from their own conviction, fight for a new Nepal. Rajani is a soldier in the royal army, Ram a courageous political activist, while Devi wants justice for her daughter, who disappeared during the civil war. Moving and informative about Nepal‘s brave women and the country’s modern history. pisj Nepal 2008 Director Julie BRIDGHAM Camera Julie BRIDGHAM, Dinesh DEOKOTA, Kumar SHRESTHA Prod. Butter Lamp Films Sales Women Make Movies, [email protected] Language English Subtitles English Duration 92 min Format DigiBeta PAL RACHEL TO SEE IF I´M SMILING Rachel Lir’ ot Im Ani Mehayechet The 23-year old activist Rachel Corrie was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer when she tried to stop a Palestinian house from being demolished. Director Bitton is looking for answers: did the driver see Rachel or not? Through testimonies from activists, doctors and politicians, as well as archive footage favouring both sides, an extremely complex and brutal picture is created of a hopeless political situation. Rachel is a rough documentary which will remain with the viewer for a long time. The Norwegian Touring Theatre staged an adaption based on Rachel‘s story earlier this year. ee Israel is the only country in the world with compulsory military service for women aged 18 to 20. In this awardwinning film by Tamar Yarom we hear the testimony of six of these women, stationed in Gaza and at the West Bank. They describe their experiences of the conflict zone: the feeling of being dehumanised, the need to hide their femininity and the deep scars that the mentality of war leave in their lives. What does it do to a human being working in an environment where killing is legalised? ee Israel 2007 Director/Script Tamar YAROM Camera Shiri BAR-ON, Daniel GAL, Itmar MENDES-FLOR Prod. First Hand Films Sales Women Make Movies, [email protected] Language Hebrew Subtitles English Duration 59 min Format DigiBeta PAL 53 GALA SCREENINGS 55 GALA SCREENINGS In co-operation with a select group of Norwegian film distributors, Films from the South, Oslo Kino and BUG, invite you to attend a series of gala screenings at Ringen kino. They will consist of preview screenings of upcoming films that are to be released in the coming year, and will be presented with a red carpet, torches and in the presence of specially invited guests. In this way, Films from the South wants to draw attention to films that have already been picked up by a Norwegian distributor but not yet released. The concept of a film festival is to create richer film experiences. In order to make a film festival different from the regular movie experience, Films from the South invites you to debates, puts the films in context or enables the directors behind them to meet their audience. Usually there is no dress code when attending a festival screening, but sometimes the chance to dress up is exactly what is required to turn the evening into a festive occasion. We propose this not simply for ornamental purposes, or to emphasise glamour rather than the quality of the film, but in the hope of elevating the experience and creating a different atmosphere. A film is an autonomous cinematic expression, but the experience of watching can vary greatly depending on the surroundings in which the film is watched. At a gala screening the film is of utmost importance and the experience of watching takes centre stage. What make these screenings special is the fully digitalised equipment of Ringen Kino and that the films are only screened in DCP format (Digital Cinema Package). We find ourselves in a time of great upheaval for the cinema industry, where Film & Kino is prepring the ground for a nearly revolutionary development around the whole country. Films from the South is concerned with securing films with a narrower appeal a share of this technical advance. Our hope is that not only the blockbusters will benefit from this great effort, and we are furthermore anxious to find out what effect the digital development will have on the supply of films for festivals in the time to come. We would like to thank Oslo Kino for great cooperation in this project, BUG for preparing digital prints, and the distributors Arthaus, Fidalgo, Filmhuset, Scanbox and Tour de Force for their diligent effort in obtaining material for the digital screenings. Julie Ova GALA SCREENINGS GALA SCREENINGS 56 Marocco 2008 Director Nour-Eddine LAKHMARI Script Nour-Eddine LAKHMARI Camera Luca COASSIN Cast Anas ELBAZ, Omar LOTFI , Mohamed BENBRAHIM Prod. Sigma Technologies Sales Soread 2M Norwegian distributor Filmhuset Language Arabic Subtitles Norwegian Duration 125 min Format DCP Sri-Lanka 2008 Director Uberto PASOLINI Script Uberto PASOLINI, Ruwanthie De CHICKERA Camera Stefano FALIVENE Cast Dharmapriya DIAS, Ruwanthie De CHICKERA Prod. Babelsberg Film Sales Beta Cinema Norwegian distributor Fidalgo Language Sinhala, English Subtitles English Duration 109 min Format DCP CASANEGRA STILL WALKING Casanegra Aruitemo aruitemo In an underground Casablanca, labyrinthine, continental and extremely cinematic, Karim and Adil are two friends who do their best to get cash and stay out of trouble. They succeed in this in varying degrees, but life as petty criminals nevertheless appears as one of few available forms of existence in a society still marked by its heritage from feudal society. There are many nuances, however, and subtle criticism is directed at both class distinctions and materialism. It is provoking, not least when the dream of a gilded future is symbolised by a postcard from Malmö. mm Junpei gave his life to save a young boy and each year his family come together on the anniversary of his death to honour his memory, a memory so sacred that it overshadows the rest of the familymembers. Especially the brother Ryota, has trouble adapting to the fragile peace. This year the commemoration is made even more complicated when the boy Junpei saved comes to visit. Again Kore-eda demonstrates how he masters the unspoken, and what lies between the lines. Still Walking is a beautiful and warm film, where a smile is always ready to break out along with the tears. akek This film is part of the Kore-eda Retrospective. Japan 2008 Director KOREEDA Hirokazu Script KOREEDA Hirokazu Camera YAMASAKI Yutaka Cast YOU, ABE Hiroshi, NATSUKAWA Yui Prod. TV Man Union Sales Celluloid Dreams, [email protected] Norwegian distributor Arthaus Language Japanese Subtitles Danish Duration 114 min Format DCP/35mm MACHAN THIRST Machan Bakjwi Absurd stories from real life does not lack in the film industry, but in Machan an otherwise serious and realistic situation gets a comic turn. A lack of prospects for the future gives a group of Tamil and Singalese men the idea to apply for a handball tournament in Bayern, where they pose as a non-existent Srilankese national team. In Machan serious subjects like poverty and refugee policies are treated with humour, warmth and optimism, and the likeable characters are guaranteed to charm audiences. Watch out for some hysterical handball comedy! lab Thirst is located somewhere between the mythology of vampire films and the classic love story. Sang-hyun is a priest who has problems with a world he feels is full of pain. He volunteers for an experiment to find a vaccine against a deadly virus, but the experiment fails. When he wakes up he has become a vampire. While fighting his new thirst he meets Tae-ju, the wife of a childhood friend, who wants to escape her present life. Their relationship evolve, without Tae-ju knowing the truth about his new dietary habits. ibds South Korea 2009 Director PARK Chan-wook Script PARK Chan-wook, JEONG SeoGyeong Camera CHUNG Chung-hoon Cast SONG Kang-ho Song, KIM Ok-vin, KIM Hae-sook Prod./Sales Prod. CJ Entertainment, CJ Entertainment, FocusFocus Feature Feature Sales Norwegian Tour de Force distributor Language Tour Korean de ForceSubtitles Language norsk Korean Duration Subtitles 133 Norwegian min FormatDuration Annet 133 min Format DCP THE STONING OF SORAYA M The Stoning Of Soraya M Based on a true story, The Stoning of Soraya M has won prizes and recognition at a number of film festivals, and engaged and shocked audiences. During a trip in Iran in 1986, a journalist learns the story of young Soraya. She lives in a violent marriage, which does not improve when her husband decides that he wants a divorce so that he can marry a 14-year-old girl. The result is dramatic in this shocking story, which focus on women‘s lack of rights. red Iran, USA 2008 Director Cyrus NOWRASTEH Script Cyrus NOWRASTEH, Betsy Giffen NOWRASETH, Freidoune SAHEBJAM Camera Joel RANSOM Cast Shohreh AGHDASHLOO, Jim CAVIEZEL Prod. Roadside Attractions, Mpower Pictures Sales / Norwegian distributor Scanbox Entertainment Language Persian, English Subtitles Norwegian Duration 116 min Format DCP The Digital Cinematheque The cinematheques in the Norwegian cities of Bergen, Lillehammer, Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsø, Trondheim and soon also Sandnes, are a result of the Norwegian Film Institute project called The National Digital Cinematheque. The goal is to take advantage of the conversion from 35mm film to digital screenings in regular movie theatres, and use it as an opportunity to make both classic and more recent films available to movie theatres across the country. Coming premieres will include two 2008 works, Shirin by Abbas Kiarostami and the sumuous animation film www.cinematekene.no Immigrants L.A. Dolce Vita by Gábor Csupó from Hungary. Both films will be shown digitally in 2K resolution. As one of the first countries in the world, Norway has created a chain of digital cinematheques, and The new Digital Cinematheque has attracted considerable attention abroad. Because of it, the supply of film classics for digital screening is now strongly increasing. 57 SPECIAL SCREENINGS SPECIAL SCREENINGS 58 Mexico, France, USA 2008 Director Amat ESCALANTE Script Amat ESCALANTE, Martín ESCALANTE Camera Matthew UHRY Cast Jesus Moises RODRIGUEZ, Rubén SOSA Prod. Mantarraya Producciones Norwegian distributor Arthaus, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles Norwegian Duration 90 min Format 35mm Israel, France 2009 Director Haim TABAKMAN Script Merav DOSTER Camera Axel SCHNEPPAT Cast Ran DANKER, Tzahi GRAD, Ravit ROZEN Prod. Arte, Istael Film Fund Norwegian distributor Arthaus, [email protected] Language Hebrew, Yiddish Subtitles Norwegian Duration 91 min Format 35mm Bangladesh 2008 Director Sadik AHMED Script Sadik AHMED, Heather TAYLOR Camera Sadik AHMED Cast Tariq ANAM, Tanveer HASAN, Rubel AHMED Prod. BreakThru Films Limited Sales BreakThru Films Language Bengali Subtitles English Duration 80 min Format DigiBeta PAL LOS BASTARDOS SHIRIN Los Bastardos Shirin For Fausto and Jesus life in the US is tough. As Mexican immigrants without a green card they depend on taking badly paid jobs. Every day they stand in the same spot waiting for a potential employer to pass by. It is a hopeless situation for the two day workers, locked in a pattern of poverty and at the mercy of ruthless employers. But one day Jesus brings a weapon to work... Los Bastardos is a quiet crime drama that slowly builds up to a shocking and brutal conclusion. kå More than 100 famous Iranian theatre and film actresses are silent viewers of a film about Khosrow and Shirin – characters in a romantic Persian epic from the 12th century. But all we get to see are the faces of the women and their reactions. Abbas Kiarostami is regarded as one of the greatest and most uncompromising directors of our time. His films have been celebrated at international festivals while he himself constantly takes new directions to challenge the cinematic artform. Shirin is part of Kiarostami‘s avantgarde project Five Dedicated to Ozu. cinemateket Iran 2008 Director Abbas KIAROSTAMI Script Abbas KIAROSTAMI Camera Gelareh KIAZAND Cast Niki KARIMI, Golshifteh FARAHANI Sales MK2 Language Persian Subtitles Norwegian Duration 92 min Format DCP EYES WIDE OPEN SIN NOMBRE Eyes Wide Open Sin nombre What happens when a relationship develops between two men in a Jewish Orthodox community? The family father Aaron takes over as a butcher after his father dies. One day the beautiful Yeshiva student Ezri turns up and a fateful attraction starts building between the two men. But such passion will easily provoke people in a highly traditional Jewish neighbourhood. In a tender and poetic filmic language, director Tabakman leads us into a closed microcosm we seldom enter. Eyes Wide Open was screened in the Un Certain Regard programme during this year‘s Cannes festival. pisj This film will be announced by its Norwegian title: Med åpne øyne Sundance winner from a brutal environment where loyalty is everything. First-time director Cary Fukunagra spent two years in research, where he among other things sat on the roof of trains together with immigrants crossing Mexico, and got to know people from the feared Maras environment. The result is a story of friendship and love, where moments of personal experience contrast the strong use of violence and the epic qualities of the film. The design and cinematography are impressive for a debut film, while still maintaining a high degree of realism. jo Mexico, USA 2009 Director/Script Cary Jôji FUKUNAGA Camera Adriano GOLDMAN Cast Marco Antonio AGUIRRE, Leonardo ALONSO Prod. Canana Films, Creando Films, Primary Productions Sales Foucus Features, [email protected] Norwegian distributor SMN Norge Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 96 min Format 35mm THE LAST THAKUR THE WIND JOURNEYS The Last Thakur Los Viajes del vient An armed stranger arrives in a city marked by a struggle of power between two rival leaders. He offers his services and soon the Moslem politician and the Hindu land owner overbid each other to secure his help. But the stranger also has his own personal agenda. Set in rural Bangladesh, the film vividly portrays one man‘s quest for revenge. Director Sadik Ahmed provides insights into a society marked by political and religious strife, and the beautiful visuals bear witness of his background as a cinematographer. ek His whole life Ignacio Carillo travelled from village to village to entertain people. Rumour had it that his instrument was enchanted –that it once had belonged to the Devil. When Ignacio‘s wife suddenly dies, he decides to make one last journey and give the instrument back to his old teacher so that he can never play again. On his way he meets 10-year-old Fermín, who dreams about becoming a “juglar“ like Ignacio. Together they embark upon the long journey. A film about Colombia, its music and traditions, it is a fascinating encounter with a beautiful country. tlå This film will be announced by its Norwegian title: Djevelens trekkspill Columbia 2009 Director/Script Ciro GUERRA Camera Paulo Andrés PÉREZ Cast Marciano MARTÍNEZ, Yull NÚÑEZ Prod. Arte, Cine Ojo Sales Elle Driver, [email protected] Norwegian distributor Arthaus Language Spanish Subtitles Norwegian Duration 120 min Format 35mm 59 FROM FESTIVAL TO DVD FROM FESTIVAL TO DVD THE BURNING PLAIN The Burning Plain FROM FESTIVAL TO DVD 60 Films from Asia, Africa and Latin America are available to the public as never before. Not only at a movie theatre near you but more and more often at a DVD retailer not far away. Thanks to Norwegians’ willingness to invest in buying DVDs, interesting titles constantly turn up in this format. In many cases these are films that undoubtedly would have deserved the big screen. For it is no longer true that straight-to-DVD films are synonymous with B movies, like many thought before. The distribution of DVDs has rather become a necessary and important addition to the movie trade, both in the big city and the rest of the country. The DVD distributors seem to find a market among a niche audience who do not always go to the movies. A concern of Films from the South is to draw attention to the great variety of South films available in Norway, both at the cinema and through DVDs, and we therefore present, in co-operation with Film & Kino, a small selection of festival films that will be released on DVD this fall. Mexico, USA, Argentina 2008 Director Guillermo ARRIAGA Script Guillermo ARRIAGA Camera Robert ELSWIT, John TOLL Cast Charlize THERON, Kim BASINGER, John CORBETT Prod. 2929 Productions, Costa Films Norwegian distributor Sandrew Metronome Language Spanish, English Subtitles Swedish Duration 111 min Format 35mm The feature film debut of Guillermo Arriaga, the screenwriter behind Amores Perros and Babel premiered at the Venice Film Festival. With a stellar cast of actors like Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger, it is about the relationship between two families at the border between the US and Mexico. Themes like guilt, the consequences of shirking responsibility and a lack of ability to come to terms with the past are treated in stylistically assured fashion. The action unfolds in two different time planes, trough which the families are involuntarily connected. jo RUDO Y CURSI Rudo y Cursi Mexico, USA 2008 Director/Script Carlos CUARÓN Camera Adam KIMMEL Cast Gael García BERNAL, Diego LUNA, Jessica MAS Prod. Canana Films, Focus Features Norwegian distributor SMN Norge Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 104 min Format 35mm Rough football epic with Mexico‘s film favourites Gael Carcìa Bernal and Diego Luna. Two brothers live side by side in a love-hate relationship on the Mexican countryside. With football as their main interest, both dream of a life as professional players. One day a talent scout is coming to town to watch their team, and only one is selected to go to the capital and realise his dream. To succeed proves difficult, however, with women and gambling as constant distractions. When the second brother also goes professional, a fateful match is set to be played both on and off the pitch. red LA VIDA LOCA La Vida loca WINNER 2009 “ A FILM BY CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA Hard-Hitting tHriller!” Vanity Fair B E S T D I R E C TO R B E S T C I N E M ATO G R A P H Y VIsEs uNdER FILM FRA sØR San Salvador, Mexico 2008 Director/Camera Christian POVEDA Prod. Aquelarre Servicion Cinematograficos, El Caiman, La Femme Endormie Sales WIDE Management, [email protected] Norwegian distributor Sherpa Film Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 90 min Format DigiBeta PAL PÅ K I N O 6. N O V E M B E R w w w. s a n d r e w m e t r o n o m e . n o A shocking and intimate documentary that reflects a depressing and hopeless reality. The gangs in El Salvador are called Maras, groups of young people, like the Los Angeles gangs or the A or B Gangs in Oslo. Their extreme violence and lack of empathy make Maras‘s terror feared all over Central America. In this documentary we observe everyday life on the outskirts of San Salvador, and the daily routine in a culture that attacks the principles of democracy and spreads fear and death threats to a young generation without a future. jo 61 AFRICA TODAY AFRICA TODAY 62 Ethiopia, USA 2008 Director/Script Yehdego ABESDOM Camera Tarrina REED, Justin TALLEY, Pete VILLANI Cast Sammy AMARE, Tsion FIKRESELASSIE Prod. Abeselom Productions Sales Resolve Entertainment, [email protected] Language Amharic, English Subtitles English Duration 100 min Format DigiBeta NTSC Senegal, France 2009 Director Mama KEÏTA Script Mama KEÏTA Camera Remi MAZET Cast William NADYLAM, Ibrahim MBAYE, Jackie TAVERNIER Prod./Sales Kinterfin, [email protected] Language French, Wolof Subtitles English Duration 84 min Format DigiBeta PAL Morocco, France 2008 Director/Script Souad EL-BOUHATI Camera Florian BOUCHET, Olivier CHAMBON Cast Hafsia HERZI, Farida KHELFA, Maher KAMOUN Prod. 2M, France 2 Cinéma Sales WIDE Management, [email protected] Language Arabic, French Subtitles English Duration 84 min Format DigiBeta PAL 13 MONTHS OF SUNSHINE RAMATA 13 Months of Sunshine Ramata 13 Months of Sunshine is the story of two Ethiopians who try to fulfil their dreams in the US. Solomon works in a typically American coffeeshop but coming from the home of the coffeebean, he wants to start his own bussiness and give the beans the treatment they deserve. His start-up capital arrives but comes attached to various compromises such as a pro forma marriage with the newly arrived Hanna. Waiting a year for their green card, they must try to keep balance grasping on to their Ehiopian culture and identity while still attempting to adapt. rfa Key elements of loneliness and desire figure in this poetic film that takes us through Dakar‘s narrow and dimly lit streets. Ramata is a beautiful woman in her fifties who lives on the sunny side of Dakar with her husband and two children. Life as the wife of the Minister of Justice seems comfortable and joyful. One late afternoon, Ramata enters a taxi that turns out to be hi-jacked by Ngor Ndong, a homeless and charming young man. She is pursued into taking a trip to the infamous Copacabana, and emotions she thought were long gone are slowly awakened during the magic of the night. red Senegal, Congo 2008 Director Bakee LEANDRE-ALAIN Script Miguel MACHALSKI, Léandre-Alain BAKER Camera François KUHNEL, Makhète DIALLO Cast Ismaila CISSÉ, Suzanne DIOUF, Viktor LAZLO Prod. Huit Production Sales Mediatik S.A, [email protected] Language French Subtitles English Duration 90 min Format DigiBeta NTSC THE ABSENCE RETURN TO HANSALA L’absence Retorno a Hansala Award-winning realism from Senegal, last screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival. Adamas homecoming is not as successful as he hoped for when returnign to Senegal after 15 years in France. The reunion with a poor and violent home country shocks him deeply. Despite his promise to stay he decides to return to France after just a couple of days. In the meantime he learns that his sister has become a prostitute and that she urgently needs his help. The past collides brutally with the future in this authentic and engaging drama from Senegal. red Return to Hansala portrays grief and love with great sensitivity. Despite the fictional form, this film is based on brutal reality. In 2001 37 bodies were washed ashore on the beach of a Spanish coastal town. Thirteen of them came from the city of Hansala. The film starts with this event and concentrates on Leila, a refugee who had encouraged her brother to come to Spain, against her family‘s wishes. Now he is among the many deceaced. She decides to bring him back to the family and embarks upon a hazardous trip to the interior of Morocco. jo Morroco, Spain 2008 Director Chus GUTIÉRREZ Script Chus GUTIÉRREZ, Juan Carlos RUNIO Camera Kiko de la RICA Cast El Hussein AGHAZAFF, Miguel ALCÍBAR Prod. Maestranza Films, Muac Films Sales Cinema Vault, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 95 min Format DigiBeta PAL FRENCH GIRL TRIOMF Française Triomf Sofia lives in France with her Moroccan family. Her father is unemployed and has trouble filling their needs. One day he suddenly sells everything they own and forces the family to return to Morocco. Despite adapting to this new society, Sofia cannot completely forget her past in France. When she gets old enough to become a student, Sofia dreams about going back to her former home country, but her family shuts down her initiative and forces her into a traditional female role. Will she ever achieve the freedom she desires? ee Dark humour and brutal reality define this fast-paced drama. South Africa, March 1994: The same day as the first free elections, Lambert Benade turns 21 and his uncle Treppie promises to get him a gorgeous girl as a present. In parallel with the election narrative we meet other characters from the Triomf neighbourhood in the outskirts of Johannesburg, an area with a growing white underclass. Absurd situations and sharp performances collide in a drama that was well received in Cannes last year, and has been screened at a number of film festivals since. red South Africa, Zimbabwe 2008 Director Michael RAEBURN Script Michael RAEBURN, Malcolm KOHLL Camera Jamie RAMSAY Cast Lionel NEWTON, Eduan van JAARSVELDT Prod. Red Pill Productions, Sycamore Films, GH Films Sales Michael Raeburn, [email protected] Language English, Afrikaans Subtitles English Duration 88 min Format 35mm 63 TRE DAGER, ETT STED, EN VERDEN! ASIAN MIX GOOD CATS Hao Mao Fri entré China 2008 Director YING Lang Script YING Lang, PENG Shan Camera LI Rongsheng, YING Lang Cast LOU Liang, WANG Qiang, ZHU Jing Prod. 90 Minutes Film Studio, Tianlin Film Productions Sales Tianlin Film Productions, [email protected] Language Cantonese Subtitles English Duration 103 min Format DigiBeta NTSC Rådhusplassen Fre 6. - søn 8. august 2010 MILK Süt Musikk • Dans • Utstillinger • Film • Kunsthåndverk • Eventyr • Mat Mela er en unik feiring av internasjonal kunst, kultur og kreativitet fra alle verdensdeler som arrangeres av Stiftelsen Horisont. Mela har blitt en av de største eksponentene av musikk, dans og kunsthåndverk fra Afrika, Asia og Latin-Amerika. Turkey 2008 Director/Script Semih KAPLANOGLU Camera Özgür EKEN Cast Basak KÖKLÜKAYA, Melih SELCUK, Riza AKIN Prod. Kaplan Film Sales The Match Factory, [email protected] Language Turkish Subtitles English Duration 102 min Format 35mm Mela 2010 vil finne sted i perioden fredag 6. til søndag 8. august. Mela ønsker enda mer kunsthåndverk og flere boder fra alle verdenshjørner. Ta kontakt! Yusuf lives alone with his young mother in a relatively miserable village existence. His greatest wish is to write and win recognition as a poet. His mother also dreams of another life. However, the changes they want have wider consequences. Milk is narrated in an elegant visual language, where key information is kept just outside both the frame and our limits of understanding. Kaplanoglu is an unusually interesting director from the Mediterranean tradition. This is the second film in a trilogy beginning with the film Egg, which was screened at FFS two years ago. bb THE STORM res av: Bahoz rrange Mela a Luo Liang has managed little so far in life. We see him consult a fortune teller who promises him wealth and success. He strongly doubts this and we soon have to agree. As a driver and a debt collector for a local speculator in the fastgrowing Zigong City he is no bully by nature, but his employer has many enemies. His marriage is going downhill, and his life may be heading in the same direction. Ying Liang is one of the most exciting film voices from the new China, with an ability to fill an otherwise realistic film with unexpected turns and inventiveness. bb melafestivalen.no Turkey 2008 Director Kazim ÖZ Script Kazim ÖZ Camera Ercan ÖZKAN Cast Gahit GÖK, Selim AKGUL, Asiye DINCSOY Prod. Mesopotamia Cinema, Yapim 13 Film Production Sales Mezopotamya Cinema, [email protected] Language Turkish Subtitles English Duration 156 min Format 35mm The film takes us back to the first half of the 1990’s, an active period in Turkish student-political life. 18-year-old Cemal has succeeded in getting a place at the university in Istanbul, but arrives unprepared for a student scene that is boiling over with political engagement, with surroundings that without scruples descend on the activists. To Cemal, becoming a student is a chance to escape his Kuridsh village background, but at the university he is soon challenged by a student movement to live up to his identity as a Kurd. bb 65 FOCUS MIDDLE EAST LAILA’S BIRTHDAY Eid milad Laila Palestina, Tunisia, Nederland 2008 Director/Script Rashid MASHARAWI Camera Tarek ABDALLA, Nestor SANZ Cast Mohamed BAKRI, Areen OMARI, Nour ZOUBI Prod. Cinema Production Center, Cinétéléfilms Sales Fortissimo Films, [email protected] Language Arabisk Subtitles English Duration 71 min Format 35mm YOU DECIDE WHO WINS THE On the West Bank even a judge must drive a taxi to make ends meet. All Abu Laila wants to do on his daughter‘s birthday is to buy her a present and a cake, but things don‘t go exactly as planned. Laila‘s Birthday is a wry film depicting some of the absurdity of everyday life in Palestine. With an eye for detail director Rashid Masharawi portrays the characters and their stories with humour and not entirely without irony. The political undercurrents are also obvious – even though no Israelis are shown in the film their presence is conspicuous. ek ONE MAN VILLAGE THE AUDIENCE AWARD! Semaan Bil Day’ia All films screened during the Films from the South festival compete for the Audience Award. The voting takes place at the Films from the South web site. The winning film will be acquired for programming at the TV channel NRK, and will be shown on television during the following. The prize is valued at NOK 75,000. WWW.FILMFRASOR.NO Lebanon 2008 Director/Script Simon EL HABRE Camera Bassem FAYAD, Marc KARAM Cast Semaan El HABRE Prod. Beirut DC Sales MEC Films, [email protected] Language Lebanese Subtitles English Duration 86 min Format DigiBeta NTSC Semaan is the last man standing on what used to be a village in the Lebanese mountains. Abandoned during the Lebanese Civil War he continues his life among cows, poultry and old memories. Those who left return at times to work the land, but only Seeman remains when the sun goes down. This rural one-man show provides us with a delightful mix of melancholy and goodhearted humour. Topped with excellent cinematography The One Man Village becomes an unforgettable experience. Lingering yet to the point, it provides both time and space for reflection. red UNDER THE BOMBS Sous les bombes Lebanon 2007 Director Philippe ARACTINGI Script Philippe ARACTINGI, Michel LÉVIANT Camera Nidal Abdel KHALEK Cast Nada Abou FARHAT, Georges KHABBAZ Prod. Rhamsa Productions Sales Memento Films, [email protected] Language Arabic, English, French Subtitles English Duration 98 min Format 35mm During the one-month war in 2006 large parts of Lebanon were struck by Israeli bombing raids, and hundreds of thousands of civilians were forced to flee. Under the Bombs tells the story of a woman who travels through the war-torn country in search of her son and sister. The film was shot in Lebanon while the conflict still raged, and only the main protagonists are actors. The characters we meet on the way are real people fleeing the bombs, thus providing us with a realistic insight into the conflict in a film that pushes the boundaries between drama and documentary. ka 67 CHILE ALL INCLUSIVE Todo Incluido Chile, Mexico 2008 Director Rodrigo ORTUZAR Script Julio ROJAS, Paula Del FIERRO Camera Juan Carlos BUSTAMANTE Cast Jesús OCHOA, Martha HIGAREDA, Maya ZAPATA Prod. Jazz Films, Panamax Films Sales Film Sharks, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 95 min Format DigiBeta NTSC When Jesús Ochoa takes his family to a luxurious resort it results in enverything other than harmonious quality time and family idyll. Rather than telling his family about his waning health, he takes his chance to get away with a local beauty, while his wife follows her growing interest in a local gigolo. Their grown-up children do not have a very good relationship either, and quarrel constantly. Quite soon it turns out that there will be a storm both outside and inside the walls of the resort. red THE JUDGE AND THE GENERAL The Judge and the General Chile, USA 2008 Director/Script Elizabeth FARNSWORTH, Patricio Lanfranco LEVERTON Camera Vicente FRANCO, Esteban MEDEL, Michael ANDERSON Cast Juan GUZMÁN Prod./Sales Westwind Productions, [email protected] Language English, Spanish Subtitles English Duration 84 min Format DigiBeta NTSC During Pinochet‘s 17-year military regime in Chile, more than 3000 of his opponents were killed or went missing. This documentary follows Judge Guzmán during the criminal investigation that started in 1998 to determine Pinochet‘s role in the oppression. Through archive footage and new interviews, the historic events are presented in parallel with Guzmán‘s digging. The film‘s great strength lies in the witness accounts, from both sides, relatives, survivors – and a former torturer. The Judge as well will meet his former self as part of the legal system of Pinochet’s time. rfa TONY MANERO Tony Manero Chile, Brazil 2008 Director Pablo LARRAÍN Script Pablo LARRAÍN, Alfredo CASTRO, Mateo IRIBARREN Camera Sergio ARMSTRONG Cast Alfredo CASTRO, Paola LATTUS, Amparo NOGUERA Prod. Fabula Productions Sales Funny Ballons, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 97 min Format 35mm In the shadow of Pinochet‘s dictatorship Raúl dreams about dancing like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. He lives in a poor area of Santiago, where he is staging a dance show at a dreary cabaret. He also trains to win a lookalike contest by impersonating Travolta‘s twisting character. But Raúl is also a serial killer, impotent and devoid of empathy, a man who is irritated by the fact that Grease has replaced his favourite film at the cinema, and kills for that reason. The film arrives from the Havana Film Festival with great critiques and several awards. kb 69 LATINO MIX COLOMBIA 70 Columbia, USA 2009 Director/Script Gloria LA MORTE, Paola MENDOZA Camera Bradford YOUNG Cast Paola MENDOZA, Sebastian Villada LOPEZ Prod. Indiepix Studios Sales Paola Mendoza, [email protected] Language Spanish, English Subtitles English Duration 80 min Format HDCam Colombia 2008 Director/Script Rafael LARA Camera Mauricio VIDAL Cast Carlos DUPLAT, Montserrat EESPADÁLE Prod. Fractal Films Sales Film Sharks, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 106 min Format 35mm Colombia 2009 Director Luis Alberto RESTREPO Script Diego Vasquez MONCAYO, Luis Alberto RESTREPO Camera Sergio Garcia MORENO Cast Andrés PARRA, María Cecilia SÁNCHEZ Prod. Caracol Televosíon, Senal Creativa, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sales Alberto Amaya, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 86 min Format 35mm WE CAN A BAD DAY TO GO FISHING Entre Nos Mal Dia Para Pescar Both Gabriel and Andrea grew up in Colombia without their father. He immigrated to New York to earn money so his family could get a better life. At last his family joins him, but upon arrival it turns out that the father has already decided to move on to Miami to work. They realise that he will not ask them to join him again, and the small family is left behind in the big city almost without money and languageskills. A deep solidarity arises when they have to work hard together to survive. Entre Nos, has won several awards, and is both unforgettable and gripping. red Prince Orsini is a petty criminal whose talent is considerably exaggerated – by himself. He makes a living going from village to village with the over-the-hill wrestler Jacob van Oppen to trick people into challenging the former champion, rusty as he is after many rounds with the bottle rather than in the ring. So one day in the village of Santa Maria it looks like Orsini may be fooled himself when a strong young man that is obviously drunk enters the ring. A fresh and funny gem from Uruguay guaranteed to give you a laugh. red Uruguay 2009 Director Álvaro BRECHNER Script Álvaro BRECHNER, Gary PIQUER, Juan Carlos ONETTI Camera Álvaro GUTIERREZ Cast Gary PIQUER, Jouko AHOLA, Antonella COSTA Prod. Baobab Films, Global Film Initiative Sales Bavaria Film, [email protected] Language Spanish, English Subtitles English Duration 100 min Format 35mm 71 LA MILAGROSA MAKE A WISH La Milagrosa Tocar el cielo Powerful hostage drama based on a true story of a man‘s experiences as a prisoner of the FARC guerrilla. This Colombian drama follows Eduardo as he is taken hostage by the guerrillas and his subsequent imprisonment. The story is dark and conveyed through dark images. Using a modern filmic language, it is reminicent of war reportage and bleak drama. The fact that the film is based on true events and that such kidnappings are still frighteningly common in Colombia results in an emotional and touching film experience. js From the director of Elsa y Fred, Make A Wish is a film about hope, dreams and love, spanning two continents. We follow a group of family and friends, some in Argentina and others in Spain, during a New Year‘s Eve celebration. Simultaneously, both parties let loose a balloon, with a personal wish on a piece of paper, a tradition they have shared for years. As the story develops we dig deeper into the relationships between these people. With a colourful cast of characters and an intricate story with many parallel threads, this film is an inspiring drama. kå Argentina, Spain 2007 Director Marcos CARNEVALE Script Marcos CARNEVALE, José Antonia FÉLEZ Camera Juan Carlos GOMÉZ Cast Ramón AGIRRE, Facundo ARANA, Raúl ARÉVALO Prod. Shazam S.A., Tesela Producciones Sales Sogepaq, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 109 min Format 35mm THE PASSION OF GABRIEL TRANSIT LOVE La pasión de Gabriel Amor En Tránsito Religion, desire and civil war are the ingredients of this complicated drama from today‘s Colombia. Gabriel is an unorthodox priest who lives in a corner of Colombia where the conflict between the army and guerrilla reigns. Gabriel loves life, he loves his calling and he loves a young woman he cannot marry because of his priesthood. To his small local community Gabriel is a symbol of hope and the joy of life, he works to help people to enter meaningful professions, and his local engagement is an inspiration to many. To some, however, it becomes too much. jo Juan goes to Buenos Aires to visit an old loveinterest but finds Micaela instead. Mercedes wants to go to her girlfriend in Barcelona but meets Ariel. Two beautiful stories slowly intertwine, and the game of love unfolds with the journey as a thematic backdrop. Director Lucas Blanco has made a warm and pleasant film. The subject is well-known and important but the film remains lively and playful. On a trip you can, even though you are not really looking for something, find exactly the thing you did not know you were looking for. ek Argentina 2008 Director Lucas BLANCO Script Lucas BLANCO, Roberto MONTINI Camera Sebastián GALLO Cast Damián CANDUCI, Lucas CRESPI, Sabrina GARCIARENA Prod. Pensa & Rocca Producciones Sales Lucas Blanco, [email protected] Language Castellano Subtitles English Duration 91 min Format 35mm Velkommen til codafestiValen FILM AND MUSIC FAVELA ON BLAST 16 dager | 30 forestillinger Favela on Blast 13 norske premierer | 4 norske urpremierer dans & ny teknologi | inkluderende dans FORESTILLINGER | WORkShOp | SEmINaRER | kLubb | FILm arenaer OpERaEN | DaNSENS huS | bæRum kuLTuRhuS Brazil 2008 Director Leandro HBL, Wesley PENTZ Script Ricardo MEHEDFF, Wesley PENTZ Camera Leandro HBL Cast MC CATRA, Deise TIGRONA, MC LELECO Prod. Mad Decent, Mosquito Sales Bananeira Filmes, [email protected] Language Portuguese Subtitles English Duration 80 min Format Beta SP NTSC bLack bOx TEaTER | ROm FOR DaNS billettinfo WWW.cODaDaNcEFEST.NO Favela on Blast tells the stories of sex, love, poverty and pride for Rio’s marginalized people. It shows the culture surrounding ”Funk Carioca,“ a musical rhythm that mixes the American electronic funk of the 1980‘s with the most diverse influences of Brazilian music. Wesley Pentz, better known by his stage name Diplo, is a world renowned DJ who, together with Leandro HBL, has created a portrait of a subculture that defines the youth of Rio‘s dismissed population. The music is dirty, violent and loud – but regardless, it is the soundtrack of these people‘s lives. red EL ULTIMO APLAUSO El Ultimo Aplauso – Historias de Tango en Buenos Aires Argentina, Germany, Japan 2008 Director German KRAL Camera Sorin DRAGOI, Ricardo DEANGELIS Cast Cristina de los ÁNGELES, Inés ARCE Prod. Estudio Massa Sales Atrix Films GmbH, [email protected] Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 88 min Format 35mm 9–24 okt obe Through a number of years, a group of aging tango musicians have performed at a little bar called El Chino in Buenos Aires. After the death of its owner the music fell silent and the bar was closed. In El Último Aplauso the musicians provide us with a backward glance into their lives, both on and off-stage. In an emotional finale the veterans are reunited for a last concert assisted by a group of young musicians. This is tango at its best: dramatic but still genuine and down to earth, and with a range of emotion from the melancholy to the comical. ka YOUSSOU NDOUR: I BRING WHAT I LOVE r w ww. cod a da nce fes t.n o “aLa Rm!” bab y-Q Da NcE cOm paN y (Jp). FOT O yO ShIk azu Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love INOu E Senegal, France, Egypt, USA 2008 Director/Script Elizabeth Chai VASARHELYI Camera Hugo BERKELEY, Nick DOOB, Scott DUNCAN, Jojo PENNEBAKER Cast Youssou N’DOUR, Peter GABRIEL, Moustapha MBAYE Prod. Groovy Griot Sales Celluloid Dreams, [email protected] Language French, Wolof, English, Arabic Subtitles English Duration 102 min Format 35mm Youssou N‘Dour has been called Africa‘s greatest musician and is doubtless one of its most successful artists. Throughout his musical career, a profound social awareness has coexisted with spirituality and religion. In 2004 he released Egypt, with Islam as the central subject. The record aimed to provide an alternative perspective to Islam, and led to great controversy in his home country Senegal. I Bring What I Love follows Youssou N‘Dour in the period after the release, bringing us up close to the artist and his music. ka 73 KORE-EDA RETROSPECTIVE 74 HIROKAZU KORE-EDA The Presence of Absence The memory of, and yearning for the people of our closest relationships open up a sensitive gallery of human experience in Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s realistic but deeply symbolic and poetic films. After a while in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Nobody knows there is a moment that is different from yet elegantly sums up the essence of the Japanese filmmaker’s work: Four children, who except for the big brother have been kept hidden by an absent mother their entire lives, dare for the first time to venture out into the summer weather. To these neglected siblings, it is as if the lost paradise of childhood is reconquered through this everyday yet – to them – unspeakably beautiful and vigorous experience. The episode is unusual for a Kore-eda film because it appears to erase the memory of and yearning for their mother; it is a scene that liberates the children from a heavy past. At the same time, the scene is typical of Kore-eda’s recurrent themes, because the children’s new experience springs from yearning and absence, and because the tragedy of death is waiting just around the corner. This sequence out in the open also shows the Kore-eda motif of letting loose the film medium’s visual and lyrical potential, where a focus on detail opens up an opportunity to observe the poetic properties of the trivial. Born in Tokyo in 1962, Kore-eda originally wanted to become a writer. However during his literature studies at Waseda University, he changed his mind and instead turned to cinema. For several years he worked as an assistant director at a TV station called Man Union, and before his feature film debut Maborosi in 1995, he directed eight short documentaries about life on the outside of conformist Japanese society. The influence from documentaries makes itself gradually felt as a distinct signature of Kore-eda’s works, where long takes with a static camera, natural light and sparse use of close-ups often create an impression of a non-manipulative, virtually naturalistic recording of human interaction. In several of his films a lack of film music contributes to this mood and aesthetic expression, even though this is not entirely consistent throughout the director’s work. Death forms a nearly constant backdrop in Kore-eda’s films, and already in Maborosi a death is the background for the action, as Yumiko’s husband commits suicide. The reason for his choice is inexplicable to Yumiko, but the young woman nevertheless attempts to create new meaning in her life by raising their son and then remarrying. She moves to a small fishing village, where the weather-beaten coastal landscape becomes a metaphor for her turbulent inner life. The landscape also gives Kore-eda an opportunity to make people appear small in their encounter with a powerful nature, and mirrors Yumiko’s feeling of powerlessness towards the tragedy of her past. Distance similarly marks the four protagonists of Distance (2001), who have in common that they are all familymembers of a doomsday sect who committed suicide after a terrorist act. In the film the bereaved are forced into a deeply felt confrontation with their problematic past and the distance it has created to the memories of their closest ones. Like in Maborosi, nature forms a lyrical and visual image of what goes on in the inner plane of the characters. In After Life (1998) death takes centre stage. In fact, the film explores a project in which newly deceased people have arrived in some sort of limbo, or way station, where they are forced to select just one memory that shall stay with them in the eternity of death. Kore-eda here continues to employ devices from documentary film, something that seems paradoxical with the symbolic and non-realistic nature of the story in mind. In many ways, After Life expresses the essence of Koreeda’s artistic humanism, because the treatment of human memory and past is here firmly at the centre of the film, while in his other films it forms the thematic foundation for more realistic planes of action. In comparison to much of Japanese contemporary cinema, where extreme depictions of violence and sexual perversions mark the work of many directors, Kore-eda’s films are quiet meditations and gems of beauty, more in line with past masters like Ozu and Mizoguchi than iconoclasts like Oshima and Imamura. Balanced, sensitive, human, and always full of small but meaningful observations. Kore-eda’s films are microcosmos that mirror the universal in the lives of all human beings. Lars Audun Bråten 75 KORE-EDA RETROSPECTIVE KORE-EDA RETROSPECTIVE Japan 1995 Director KORE-EDA Hirokazu Script MIYAMOTO Teru, OGITA Yoshihisa Camera NAKABORI Masao Cast ESUMI Makiko, NAITÔ Takashi, ASANO Tadanobu Prod. TV Man Union Print Celluloid Dreams, [email protected] Language Japanese Subtitles Danish Duration 110 min Format 35mm 76 Japan 1998 Director/Script KORE-EDA Hirokazu Camera SUKIATA Masayoshi, YAMASAKI Yutaka Cast ARATA, ODA Erika, NAITÔ Takashi Prod. Engine Film, Sputnik Productions, TV Man Union Print Celluloid Dreams, [email protected] Language Japanese Subtitles Danish Duration 118 min Format 35mm ILLUSION NOBODY KNOWS Maboroshi no hikari Dare mo shiranai Maborosi is Kore-eda‘s debut film, and a great introduction to what later became this director‘s signature theme: how inner feelings can be expressed through the physical, visual world. Through composition of details and scenography, Kore-eda manages to convey an extra dimension in his characters. In Maborosi we meet Yumiko, a young widower, who struggles to understand her husband‘s seemingly inexplicable suicide. She moves to the coast with her son, where she tries to put the past behind her with a new husband, who himself is troubled by his grief over a loss. akek In Nobody Knows Kore-eda employs devices from both fiction films and documentaries to tell a shocking story of a family‘s fate. Keiko is a single mother who moves into a small apartment in Tokyo with her four children, all from different fathers. They live isolated but happily with their mother, until she one day disappears. Left to themselves and forced to live in hiding in the apartment, the siblings construct a separate universe, with bleak undercurrents. The knowledge that Nobody Knows is based on a true story makes the film experience even more powerful. akek Japan 2004 Director/Script KORE-EDA Hirokazu Camera YAMASAKI Yutaka Cast YAGIRA Yûya, KITAURA Ayu, KIMURA Hiei Prod. Bandai Visual Company, Cine Qua Non Film Print Action Film Language Japanese Subtitles Danish Duration 141 min Format 35mm AFTER LIFE HANA Wandâfuru raifu Hana yori mo naho After Life is an unusual depiction of life‘s endstation, or more correctly: life‘s last stop before the souls are set free. On their last trip the deceased must find one memory they want to take with them into the afterlife, with a team of bureaucratic soul-guides to help them make their choice. These memories shall later be reproduced and recorded. The film is visually pared down to make room for the relationships, Kore-eda‘s great strength. With equal doses of humour and warmth, he provides a new outlook on life and death, great questions that here are made liberatingly down-to-earth. akek Hana is a stylistically assured Samurai film from 19th Century Japan. The young Samurai Aoki Sozaemon has left his village to avenge the murder of his father. At stake is the family honour and a promise of a large estate as a reward. In Edo (today‘s Tokyo) Aoki settles in a poor area and soon becomes part of the colourful neighbourhood. He teaches the children and falls in love with Osae, a beautiful widow. His thoughts of revenge dwindle and he has doubts. And with his clumsy handling of the sword and peaceful disposition, Aoki is not exactly an ideal Samurai. red Japan 2006 Director/Script KORE-EDA Hirokazu Camera YAMASAKI Yutaka Cast OKADA Junichi Okada, MIYAZAWA Rie Prod. Hana Film Partners Sales/Print Shochiku Language Japanese Subtitles English Duration 127 min Format 35mm DISTANCE Distance Japan 2001 Director/Script KORE-EDA Hirokazu Camera YAMASAKI Yutaka Cast ARATA, ISEYA Yusuke, TERAJIMA Susumu Prod. CineRocket, Distance Project Team Print Wild Bunch, [email protected] Language Japanese Subtitles English Duration 132 min Format 35mm Four seemingly widely different people seek shelter in a small cabin in the forests outside Tokyo. They all have relatives who three years earlier were involved with a cult who polluted Tokyo‘s drinking water and killed several hundred of its inhabitants. Through the night, these survivors are forced to confront themselves, their memories of the deceased and why they acted the way they did. In Distance Kore-eda flirts with the Dogme style, something that makes the characters appear highly vulnerable and at times completely mentally exposed. akek MEET HIROKAZU KORE-EDA Wednesday October 14th 18:30 after the screening of Air Doll in Competition at Tancred (Cinematheque, Filmens Hus) Thursday October 15th 21:00 introducing the Gala Screening of Still Walking at Ringen kino Air Doll, see page 19 Still Walking, see page 57 77 REYGADAS RETROSPECTIVE Carlos Reygadas (b. 1971) had an instant cinematic breakthrough in Cannes with his debut film in 2002. Japón was screened in the side programme Director’s Fortnight and immediately captured people’s attention. Apparently unstructured, it is more like a journey into a psychological landscape than a film in the traditional narrative sense, reflecting the human condition rather than human actions. People familiar with the surrealist Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo 1970, The Holy Mountain 1973) may be able to trace references to the Mexican film heritage, while many draw parallels to Andrei Tarkovsky. Frustrating and appealing at the same time, Japón immediately announced to the world the arrival of a talented new director. ”Narrative for me is just a vehicle that is probably an evil but a necessary evil. You do need a story but I don’t care about story because I know that the same story told in a mediocre way is mediocre and the same story told properly is a great story.” – Carlos Reygadas 78 CARLOS REYGADAS – A Cinematic Iconoclast Mexico is an extraordinarily complex country. In the criminal has emerged. But a young generation of film- middle of all the oil revenue, people leave their home makers has come of age in this environment, artists districts because of poverty and unemployment. Wealth with the ability to reflect upon our paradoxical age, in is highly unequally distributed and corruption often works that strive for high artistic quality. One of the most devastates the poor. In the wake of drugs trafficking and important directors in contemporary Mexican cinema is illegal immigration, an extremely brutal sort of Carlos Reygadas. Both of Carlos Reygadas’s later films, Battle in Heaven (2005) and Silent Light (2008), have had theatrical release in Norway. Battle in Heaven is an urban tragedy centred on Marcos, a security guard who ends up committing a pair of terrible deeds. The first one happens before the start of the film, when with his wife Marcos kidnaps a small child that inexplicably dies while under their care. The other one, where the monumental basilica serves as a backdrop, marks the start of Marcos’s process toward self-destruction. Battle in Heaven comes across as a landmark urban epic. And even though there are many indications that Reygadas inspiration comes from Europe (Bruno Dumont, the Dardenne brothers) rather than the melodramatic Latin tradition, both the setting in Mexico City and the connection to the Catholic faith are central in the film. Reygadas shows us the conflict-ridden Latin American soul, not by speaking of religion as a relation between heaven and earth, where salvation is possible, but by using the human rituals directly connected to the human body. This is also the reason for the importance of sex in Reygadas’s works. Carlos Reygadas has won distinction as one of our ages most sincere and uncompromising filmmakers. Always in search of making a thoroughly good film, Reygadas is hunting for no less than a rebuilding of the cinematic art, where the story is given lower priority while the subversive qualities of the film medium is emphasised. In his debut film camera movements functioned as a crucial element, and in Battle in Heaven editing is central. While in the latest of his works, Silent Light, the power of the film must be said to rest in the cinematography. With this third film, Reygadas has won universal recognition. From being a racy iconoclast, Silent Light is film art in the spirit of Dreyer, where Reygadas treats moral dilemmas in a much more subtle way. As a producer for young talents, Reygadas helps stimulate directors to make films after their own hearts, and functions as a mentor for young filmmakers. One of these is Amat Escalante, who was assistant director on Battle in Heaven, and for whom Reygadas produced both Sangre and Los Bastardos. The latter is ready for Norwegian movie theatres this fall, and is also included, as are all of Reygadas’s films, in the Films from the South programme. Julie Ova A modified version of this article have previously been printed in Filmtidsskriftet Z OPEN SHORT FILM SCREENING AND INTERVIEW Films from the South has the pleasure of presenting Carlos Reygadas’s short films at the Cinematheque in Oslo. The short films were all made before his major breakthrough and consist of: Adulte (6 min. 1998, Super 8mm. Black & white) Prisonniers (20 Min. 1999, 35mm. Colour) Oiseaux (9 min. 1999, MiniDV. Colour) Maxhumain (8 min. 1999, 8mm. Black & white) These works are rarely screened and on this occasion they will be introduced by Carlos Reygadas himself, before the start of an exclusive in-depth interview with the director. The screening will take place at The Cinematheque, Tancred: Tuesday 13th October, 19:00 79 REYGADAS RETROSPECTIVE REYGADAS RETROSPECTIVE JAPÓN Japón MASTER CLASS WITH CARLOS REYGADAS 80 Films from the South and the Norwegian Film Institute host a three-day Master Class for film professionals with the award-winning director Carlos Reygadas. ”The Mexican is a highly gifted storyteller, a lyrical and mature filmmaker with a rare ability for empathy and uncompromising consequence. Great film art and deep insights into life.” - Per Haddal, Aftenposten From the 13th to 15th of October 2009 Carlos Reygadas will hold a Master Class for a selected group of Norwegian film directors, producers and screenwriters. The goal is to stimulate individuals in the Norwegian film industry who wish to develop and cultivate a personal style of storytelling in film. FILMOGRAPHY: Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Spain 2002 Director/Script Carlos REYGADAS Camera Diego Martínes VIGNATTI Cast Alejandro FERRETSI, Magdalena FLORES Prod. NoDream Cinema Print Coproduction Office Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 131 min Format 35mm Feature films Silent Light (2007) Battle in Heaven (2005) Japón (2002) Already in his sensational feature film debut Reygadas proves his ability of creating completely unique and inscrutable characters – a central element of his cinematic explorations of the surface of the world and human beings‘ existential self-flagellation. In a plot reminiscent of Abbas Kiarostami, an aging artist withdraws into the desolate Mexican countryside to take his own life. However, his melancholic character is forced into something other than apathy by the merciless landscape and the old god-fearing woman with whom he is lodging. mm BATTLE IN HEAVEN Batalla en Cielo AWARDS: Carlos Reygadas has won a number of awards in the classes of Best Film and Grand Prix all over the world. In Cannes he has received: The Jury Prize in 2007 Nomination for the Palme d’Or in 2005 & 2007 The Camera d’Or – special mention 2002 Mexico, Belgium, France, Germany 2005 Director/Script Carlos REYGADAS Camera Diego Martínes VIGNATTI Cast Marcos HERNANDÉZ, Anapola MUSHKADIZ Prod. Mantarraya, NoDream Cinema Print Tour de Force Language Spanish Subtitles Norwegian Duration 98 min Format 35mm In an unforgettable opening scene Reygadas turns towards the sublime in the shape of the human body. This means not least that sex and raw nudity play a central part. Marcos is a driver with an indefinable and unhealthy relationship to his boss‘ daughter. Moreover, he kidnapped a baby with his wife who died accidentally as a result. The characters are stripped bare in a manner that is devoid of moralising, while their large, meaty bodies insist on their sculptural value. Rarely are cinema‘s visual conventions challenged like this. mm SILENT LIGHT Stellet Licht Mexico 2007 Director/Script Carlos REYGADAS Camera Alexis ZABE Cast Elisabeth FEHR, Jacobo KLASSEN, Maria PANKRATZ Prod. Nodream Cinema, Mantarraya Sales BAC films Print Arthaus Language Plautdietsch Subtitles Norwegian Duration 137 min Format 35mm Not even the virtuous Mennonite (of German origin) society in Mexico stand above the ramifications of desire; the family father Johan struggles with his concience and with God as he falls for another woman, in this painfully beautiful exploration of love and forgiveness. With amateurs in nearly every part and a patient and insistent camera, Reygadas creates something as unlikely as a minimalist melodrama. The spiritual theme and modelling with light is a homage to Dreyer, while the portrait of the devout and hardworking Mennonites is dignified, original and exotic. mm 81 CUBA RETROSPECTIVE 82 CUBA 50 years of government-sponsored film production ICAIC, Cuba’s national film institute, is a state finan- and international provider of information about Cuban cier of film production and distribution, which has been cinema. The most important thing about ICAIC is that it instrumental in the development of several great and has always prioritised the artistic aspect of cinema and important artists. The production of films has been a that the artform therefore arguably has been an area of central area of interest for Cuban authorities since the greater opportunities for free expression. In 2009 the revolution. Right after ICAIC was established, Cuban Cuban film institute reaches its fiftieth anniversary, and cinema entered a golden age, of which several films have Films from the South thinks it an excellent opportunity become milestones in film history. ICAIC functions both to draw attention to some of the highlights of Cuban film as a production centre where several filmmakers and history during the latest half-century. animators have their workshops, and also as a distibutor Julie Ova Since its emergence in 1959, the Cuban Institute of Art and Film Industry (ICAIC) agglutinated the Cuban and Latin American intellectuality around a unique and renovating project whose bigger achievement was the creation of a really autochthonous cinema. This new cinema offered to the world a reflexive vision of the processes taking place in Cuba. It offered to filmmakers the possibility to reflect their own version of the history of the country, and contributed to new recognition of Cuban cinema as a whole. The institution of ICAIC was devoted to the production, distribution and exhibition of Cuban film, at the same time as the foundation of the Cinematheque, the ICAIC Latin American News and the magazine Cuban Cinema. Another fundamental concern was the formation of a culturally involved public, able to enjoy films in any genre and of diverse cinematographies. This result can be observed annually in December during the Festival of the New Latin American Cinema when the movie theaters of Havana all overflow with a passionate multitude of the seventh art. The decade of the 1960’s is considered the most productive and creative of the Cuban cinema. It is in these years we find classic titles such as Memorias del Subdesarrollo, La muerte de un burócrata and Lucia. It was also when Santiago Álvarez impressive documentals appeared. In the 1970’s this genre acquired a more important role and influenced fiction, giving place to testimonial works in the careers of directors such as Manuel Pérez Paredes, Sara Gómez and Pastor Vega. The 1980’s were characterized by increasing production of comedies and the reappearance of the musical genre. Also, works of the International School of Cinema and Television of San Antonio de los Baños and the Hermanos Saís Association began to appear. In the 1990’s, as a consequence of the economic crisis after the crash of socialism, the industry was depressed to such a point that only one film was made in the year of 1994. Nevertheless, emblematic titles also appeared during this period, such as the acclaimed Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate) by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Titón), one of the most famous figures of the first decades of the ICAIC and of Cuban cinema as a whole. Titón opened the doors for a critical and genuine cinematography. With a polemic proposal, Strawberry and Chocolate, maybe his most honored film, broke with certain thematic taboos, at the same time as it created a dialogue with traditional arguments of emigration and politics. Amid the deep economic crisis, this film became a call to tolerance and inclusion. In the same decade, Fernando Pérez stands for a more personal and experimental cinema, an aesthetic he would assume until his last productions. His films are all pieces of a controversial and paradigmatic art. Live is whistling (La vida es silbar) breaks with the populist and melodramatic precepts of the traditional Cuban cinema with a newfangled and fearless proposal. More recently City in Red (Ciudad en Rojo), the last film of Rebeca Chávez is a story of a rebel generation towards the end of the 1950’s. It is an image of a city and its people before the triumph of the Cuban revolution. A new wave of film productions came with the arrival of the new millennium. The young graduates of the art schools agglutinated around the New Film Makers Festival, and did not delay in proposing their own way of perceiving life through the lens. This nascent generation of film directors captures an audacious and rebellious view in new formats and genres of creation. The Cuban cinematography, mainly after the emergence of the ICAIC, can presume to be sincere and free. In March of 2009 we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of our institution: half a century of fight for a true art. With the marvelous Films From the South Festival we invite the audience to look not only to our cinema, but also to the history, culture and idiosyncrasies of our country. Susana Molina Vice President on International Relationship, ICAIC POSTER EXHIBITION 9th - 18th October At Filmens Hus, 1st Floor A unique selection of Cuban film posters, reflecting the art of Cuban cinema, and the special Cuban tradition of making artistic posters. Films from the South wish to thank the Cuban Embassy in Norway and Ambassador Rogerio Santana, The Norwegian Embassy in Cuba, The Norwegian Film Institute and ICAIC for invaluable support in making the exhibition and retrospective possible. 83 CUBA RETROSPECTIVE CUBA RETROSPECTIVE Cuba 1966 Director Tomás Gutiérrez ALEA Script Alfredo L. Del CUETO, Ramón F. SUÁREZ Camera Ramón F. SUÁREZ Cast Salvador WOOD, Silvia PLANAS, Manuel ESTANILLO Prod. ICAIC Sales ICAIC Print NFI Language Spanish Subtitles Norwegian Duration 85 min Format 35mm 84 Cuba 1968 Director Humberto SOLAS Script Julio García ESPINOSA, Nelson RODRIGUEZ, Humberto SOLÁS Camera Jorge HERROR Cast Raquel REVUELTA, Eslinda NUNEZ, Adela LEGRA Prod./Sales ICAIC Print NFI Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 160 min Format 35mm Cuba 1969 Director Manuel Octavio GÓMEZ Script Alfredo L. Del CUETO, Julio García ESPINOSA Camera Jorge HERRERO Cast Adolfo LLAURADÓ, José RODRÍGUEZ Prod. ICAIC Sales ICAIC Print NFI Language Spanish Subtitles Norwegian Duration 84 min Format 35mm DEATH OF A BUREAUCRAT VAMPIRES OF HAVANA La muerte de un burócrata Vampyros en La Habana Death of a Bureaucrat is a dark comedy with a macabre starting point: A worker is killed in an accident and is put to rest. His workbook, the very symbol of his proletarian status, is placed in his grave with him. The problem is that his widow needs precisely this book in order to be able to collect his pension. The film is a biting attack on Cuban politics and was banned in its time. Director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, best known for his successful drama Strawberry and Chocolate, started out as a documentary filmmaker with a clear political agenda, with evident inspiration from italian neo-realism. cinemateket Joseph, a trumpet player, lives in happy ignorance of the fact that he is actually a vampire. His uncle has used him for testing of a drink that makes it possible for him to survive in daylight. When rumours spread to the rest of the world about these experiments, the vampires flock to Cuba. Joseph ends up in the middle when a war is looming between East European and American vampires, with sporadic intervention from an extraordinarily authoritarian police force. The legendary trumpet player Arturo Sandoval creates the musical backdrop for this film‘s animated adventures. ibds Cuba 1985 Director Juan PADRÓN Script Ernesto PADRÓN, Juan PADRÓN Camera Julio SIMONEAU Cast Manuel MARÍN, Margarita AGUERO, Frank GONZÁLES Prod. ICAIC, Radio Televisíon Espãnola (RTVE) Sales ICAIC Print NFI Language Spanish, English Subtitles English Duration 72 min Format Beta SP PAL LUCIA STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE Lucía Fresa y chocolate Lucía is the protagonist in three stories in this film, which all reflect on women‘s role in Cuban society, with central historical epochs as backdrops. In 1895 the Cuban patriot Lucía was seduced and tricked into revealing the hiding place of the rebels against Spain. One of them her own brother. In 1933 she sympathises with a young militant against the dictatorship of Machado, and falls out of favour with her family. During the 1960’s Lucía barred from going to work, because her husband is jealous of a young activist who tries fight illiteracy. cinemateket David is proud to be a son of Fidel Castro‘s Cuba. His loyalty to the Cuban revolution seems unbreakable, but a sudden break-up with his girlfriend leaves him spiritualy and mentaly confused. Then Diego appears – gay and with a lifestyle that is very different from his own. The two accidentally meet over a strawberry and chocolate icecream, and despite their many differences a friendship forms. But then David starts to suspect that Diego is an enemy of communism. cinemateket Cuba 1994 Director Tomás Gutiérrez ALEA, Juan Carlos TABIO Script Senel PAZ Camera Mario García JOYA Cast Jorge PERUGORRÍA, Vladimir CRUZ Prod. ICAIC Sales ICAIC Print NFI Language Spanish Subtitles Norwegian Duration 108 min Format 35mm THE FIRST CHARGE OF THE MACHETE LIFE IS TO WHISTLE La primera carga al machete La vida es silbar This historical drama takes place in October 1868, in the Oriente Region of Cuba, where rebels are fighting the Spanish occupying forces, and finally occupies the city of Bayamo. With a handheld camera, director Manuel Octavio Gómez makes this portrait of a dramatic and decisive event in the Cuban history, lively and exciting. Visually and thematically, the film revolves around the machete, a central weapon in the Cuban struggle for independence. cinemateket Julia, Elpidio and Mariana are three, in many ways, very different people in today‘s Havana, the capital of Cuba. Havana‘s three chosen ones have one thing in common though – they are sad. Happiness has left their lives. But on Cuba fate is always lurking. And this time fate is called Bébé, and is an 18 years old girl. She helps our heroes towards a happier life. Life is to Whistle was chosen as Best Film during the 1999 Films from the South Festival for the following reason: a film that masterfully unites magical realism, poetry, politics and audience appeal. Arthaus Cuba, Spain 1998 Director Fernando PERÈZ Script Humberto JIMÈNEZ, Fernando PERÈZ Camera RaúlPérez URETA Cast Luis Alberto GARCÍA, Coralina VELOZ Prod. ICAIC Print Arthaus Language Spanish Subtitles Norwegian Duration 106 min Format 35mm 85 FONDS SUD CINÉMA FONDS SUD CINÉMA s r u k k s med spr n ia t e k a r åkba u t r a r e m d Fra film litttera tur kbad ns mediatek språ kk urs In co-operation with the French Embassy, the French Culture Centre in Oslo and Films from the South is pleased to present a number of films supported by Fonds Sud Cinéma during this year’s festival. Since 1984, Fonds Sud Cinéma has worked to help strengthen the multitude of international film production. The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Ministry of Culture co-fund the project, which has helped more than 400 films see the light of day. The films are mainly produced in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Cinema is an extraordinarily powerful medium and contributes to the building of both cultural and political opinions and identity. Films from the South believe that Fonds Sud Cinéma’s initiative is a sound way to help modern storytelling, through the cinematic medium, to gain international foothold and not only to be reserved for economically powerful countries. Films from the South is working to initiate a similar fund in Norway, with pooled resources from the Norwegian Foreign Office, the Ministry of Culture and the Norwegian Film Institute. Through many years, various films made with such support have been a natural part of the Films from the South programme. 87 FILMS SUPPLIED BY FONDS SUD CINÉMA PRESENTED AT FILMS FROM THE SOUTH 2009 INLAND * Snakker du fransk? Le cinéma le film du sud - film fra sør le festival - festivalen aller au cinéma - å gå på kino un ticket s’il vous plaît ! En billett, takk! regarder - å se apprécier - å like se détendre - å slappe av Chut ! ça commence ... hysj! Filmen begynner DET FRANSKE KULTURSENTER www.france.no Det franske kultursenter i Oslo - Holtegaten 29 - 0355 Oslo - tlf. 23 20 30 00 Tariq Teguia Algeria 2008 p. 40 TEZA THE FIRM LAND Chapour Haghighat LOS BASTARDOS Iran 2008 p. 39 Amat Escalante Mexico 2008 p. 58 PESANTREN BATTLE IN HEAVEN Nurman Hakim Indonesia 2008 p. 44 Carlos Reygadas Mexico 2005 p. 81 TRIOMF LAILA’S BIRTHDAY BURIED SECRETS Michaël Reaburn Zimbabwe 2008 p. 63 Rashid Masharawi Palestine 2008 p. 67 Raja Amari Tunisia 2009 p. 21 Haïle Gerima Ethiopia 2008 p. 29 Welcome to the rich experiences of Cinéma Sud! Ekstrem forvandling ØKT FORSTÅELSE Å jobbe ett år i et annet land gjør noe med deg. THE CRITICAL ROOM The Critical Room is the festival forum for film and debate. Since the programme was established in 2003, with the support of Fritt Ord, close to a hundred discussions have been organised between invited guests and the audience. Using documentaries and sometimes fiction films as a point of departure, the goal has been to dig deeply into various issues connected to Asia, Africa and Latin-America. NYTT SPRÅK THE CRITICAL ROOM SUPPORTED BY FRITT ORD 89 FILM AND DEBATE S TØ R R E HJERTE S TE R K E R E RY G G R A D S TØ R R E B A L LER Fredskorpset arbeider med gjensidig utveksling av arbeidskraft mellom Norge, Afrika, Asia og Latin-Amerika. Møter mellom mennesker etterlater kunnskap, forståelse og innlevelse. G re n s e l ø s e m u l i g h e t e r - w w w.f re d s ko r p s e t .n o Films spark debate. The buzz of a crowd departing a cinema is infectious and exciting. When the film in question is a documentary about modern day issues of controversial and revelatory nature, that buzz takes on a new level of importance and can have long-lasting effects on individual and group opinions. In recognition of this The Critical Room programme is a vital part of the festival’s aim of enabling the viewer to see the world from a different angle. In collaboration with the Nobel Peace Center, we are delighted to welcome Women Make Movies to Oslo. The executive director of this institution, Debra Zimmerman, will be participating in a debate about the importance of never forgetting women’s voices and the ways they work to ensure that this will not happen. In addition we will be screening three films from the WMM portfolio (directed by Kim Longinotto, Tamar Yarom and Julie Bridgeham) and hearing from guests such as Jackie Branfield (the main character in Rough Aunties). Other highlights not to be missed are: Maude Barlow, the Canadian author, activst and advisor to the UN, telling us her views on matters concerning how access to water can be made a basic human right. She will be joined by Veeraraghavan Suresh from India after the film Blue Gold, as part of our collaboration with Blue October. Activism and engagement is the focus of the debate following the film Rachel about Rachel Corrie killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza. Talking about the wider issues of naivety vs change through participation, is Dahlia Wasfi, an Iraqi/ American who was inspired to become a dedicated antiwar activist on hearing Rachel’s story. The Stoning of Soraya M is a film that makes us question how stoning has managed to remain a part of Iranian legal system, a question discussed by director Cyrus Nowrasteh. Some of the festivals most truly enriching and rewarding events are to be found inside The Critical Room. THE CRITICAL ROOM THE CRITICAL ROOM Following the film: Following the film: Following the film: Following the film: Blue Gold: World Water Wars Sam Bozzo, Canada, USA, 2008, 94min The Judge and the General by Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco, 2008 The Sari Soldiers Julie Bridgham, US/Nepal, 2008, 90 mins To See if I’m Smiling Tamar Yarom, Israel, 2007, 59 minutes Thurs. 8. okt 18:30 Vika 2 Sat. 10. okt 18:30 Vika 2 Tue. 13. okt 18:30 Vika 2 Wed. 14. okt 18:30 Vika 2 AS WATER BECOMES MORE PRECIOUS THAN OIL IN WORLD SECURITY POLITICS, WE ASK: CAN NORWAY SEE BEYOND ITS OWN WATERFALLS? Strange things are happening – military bases are being established near major aquifers, constitutions are being changed to prevent major corporations privatising water, and both the UN and local communities are increasingly aware of the implications of not having water entrenched as basic human right. 90 In a country where water is taken completely for granted, Norway nonetheless seeks to help the billions in a less fortunate position. Norway promotes itself as a major aid donor and as an energy nation, exporting hydropower know-how to developing countries. Are the current policies the right way to go? We hear from Maude Barlow (activist, advisor to the UN, and author whose book the film is based upon) what, in her opinion, needs to be done. We hear what Norway is currently doing - politically, through development projects and through state-supported commercial projects. And we hear from those being affected by these issues, represented by Dr. Veeraraghavan Suresh from India. With: Maude Barlow - Senior Advisor on Water to the President of the UN General Assembly, and Dr. Veeraraghavan Suresh, advocate at Madras High Court and Adviser appointed by Supreme Court of India for Tamil Nadu to the Supreme Court Commission on Food Security Organised by: Blue October, Films from the South. PROSECUTING PINOCHET: THE WIDER IMPACT Juan Guzmán, the judge with the job of investigating, prosecuting and trying Pinochet, made the transition from supporter of atrocities in the name of preventing communist revolution to a judge driven to see justice done for the same crimes, even if that meant overthrowing impunity and rewriting human rights law. We consider what has happened to Chile during the same period: has the case resulted in the reconciliation that can contribute to the healing of a divided society? And what can be learnt regarding the overturning of impunity to give concrete prosecutions in other countries and continents. With: Inès Vargas, Deputy Justice Minister in the Allende Government at the time of the coup, and Gunnar Ekeløve Slydal: Deputy Secretary General in the Norwegian Helsinki Committee Organised by: Films From the South. King Hugo and his Damsel by Franco De Pena, Poland/Venezuela 2009, 47 min Sun. 11. okt 18:30 Vika 2 THE POPULIST PERPETUATION OF POWER Since 2007 Venezuelan’s President Hugo Chavez has been linked to the search for absolute power through constitutional changes and an increasingly populist style. While supporters maintain fundamental changes in society have been occurring for the better, evidence from the favelas seem to indicate otherwise. Is he a totalitarian demagogue or a true leader of the left? Our invited guests have fundamentally opposing views. With: Franco da Peña: director of King Hugo and his Damsel, and Richard Gott: author of Chavez and the Bolvarian Revolution. WOMEN MAKE MOVIES – VOICES AND STORIES FROM ’THE OTHER’ ANGLE Women fight for justice in their own way, by becoming human rights lawyers, activists, or sometimes by taking up arms either in national armies or as freedom fighters. War and violent conflict seem to be stereotyped as a male domain. When we think of war, when we see most films, the images we see of war are almost always of men with guns. We focus on where the women are in this picture: the impact these men (and of course now sometimes women) with guns have on women’s lives. Women’s voices are heard all too infrequently when it comes to telling the stories that influence opinions and create the pictures of communities that truly reflect what is going on out there. Both behind and in front of the camera it is all too easy to forget to include these stories - be it intentional or not, they consistently get pushed into the background. With: Toiko Tõnisson Kleppe, Advisor at FOKUS Forum for Women and Development, and Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies. Organised by: Films From the South, Women Make Movies, Nobel Peace Center. Following the film: The Stoning of Soraya M Cyrus Nowrasteh, 2008 Following the film: Rough Aunties Kim Longinotto, South Africa, 2008, 103 minutes Turs. 15. okt 18:00 Ringen 2 Thurs. 14. okt 18:30 Vika 2 A QUESTION OF MORAL COURAGE Following the film: VIOLENT CONFLICT AND WAR IS A MAN’S GAME. RIGHT? The stoning of women and men is still practised openly in some moslem countries, among them Iran.The film takes accusation after which Soraya M gets stoned in a horrific way, secondly by another woman that tells the story to a journalist, and in doing so reveals her identity - just as much of a death sentence as the initial execution, but ensuring the story is told to the international society. The discussion will focus on three crucial questions. 1. Why does international political pressure fail to work in stopping this medieval practice? 2. What can be said about the after-effects of such moral courage as shown by the film’s main character? 3. What are the medias responsibilities in conveying and protecting sources of this kind of information? With: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Iran Human Rights Organisation, and researcher Cyrus Nowraseth: Director The Stoning of Soraya M. Chaired by Per Elvestuen, Oslo Freedom Forum Organised by: Films From the South, Oslo Freedom Forum, and Norwegian PEN ROUGH LIVES, AMAZING AUNTIES “Operation Bobbi Bear is unique. We’re the cowboys. We go to the children, kick in the door if necessary and rescue them so that we may cut down on the risk of HIV.” Jackie Branfield is the founder of the Bobbi Bear, a grass-roots organisation lead by five remarkable women, fighting for the rights of abused children. Their ultimate aim is to stop the spread of HIV in children that have been raped. The obstacles and attitudes they overcome to achieve this aim are enormous and entrenched. Jackie talks to Hannah Helseth about the inspirational team of women running the centre, the people they work to help, and the culture within which this is going on. With: Jackie Branfield – Bobby Bear Centre, Durban South Africa, in conversation with Hannah Helseth, author and columnist in Klassekampen Organised by: Films From the South, Women Make Movies, Nobel Peace Center Women Make Movies has been an inspirational and fundamental institution when it comes to getting films made by women, about women and for everyone. The films are distributed to colleges, prisons, museums and cinemas. They carry a brand of strong cool films by and about women all over the world. They are prize-winners at the biggest festivals and often come from small beginnings through coaching and support programmes. During this seminar the audience will be able to hear how all this has been achieved. We hear the stories from inside WMM, from filmmakers (Mexican and Norwegian) who have been welcomed as part of the portfolio offered, and from the viewpoint of some of the incredible women represented in the stories these films tell. Introduced by: Bente Erichsen, Nobel Peace Centre The Panel: Debra Zimmerman: executive director of Women Make Movies since 1983. During her tenure it has grown into the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Natalia Almada from Mexico was encouraged and supported by WMM during her first film All Water has a Perfect Memory, now distributed by Women Make Movies. Natalia is at FFS with her most recent film: El General Beate Arnestad: Norwegian director of My Daughter the Terrorist which WMM distribute in North America. Jackie Branfield: Founder of the Bobbi Bear Centre in South Africa (featured in Rough Aunties). 91 FILMS FROM THE SOUTH FOR SCHOOLS THE CRITICAL ROOM Following the film: Following the films: Xinã Bena – New Era 2006, 52 min Imbé Gikegü – The Scent of Pequi Fruit 2006, 36 min Sun. 11. okt 18:30 Vika 2 BRAZIL: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AS FILMMAKERS Video in the Villages (Vidoe nas Aldeias- VNA) was established in 1987 and has proved itself as a pioneer in giving indigenous people the possibility of producing films about themselves, aimed at a wide viewing audience. The Indians learn through workshops how to adapt to, and work with, the medium of film to most effectively communicate their own stories. Vincente Carelli initiated the VNA project, and has now seen over 70 films produced by the Indians, most of which have won prizes both in Brazil and internationally. NORAD and the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil have been supporting these projects since the 1990s. One of the more recent productions is the “Indigenous Filmmakers Collection” and includes films from the Huni Kui, Kuikuro and Panará indigenous groups. VNA is now considered as an international reference source for how indigenous people can fight for their right to make their own films. We discuss the significance and power of this type of filmmaking. 92 Xinã Bena (New Era) 2006, 52min, Hunikui (Kaxinawá) The daily life in São Joaquim, a Hunikui village by the Jordão River, in the state of Acre. Augustinho, the village’s medicine man (Pajé) and patriarch, his wife and his father-in-law remember the captivity in the rubber tree plantations and celebrate the new era. Imbé Gikegü (The Scent of Pequi Fruit) 2006, 36min, Kuikuro Linking the past to the present, Kuikuro filmmakers tell a tale of dangers and pleasures, of sex and betrayal, where men and women, hummingbirds and alligators build a shared world. With: Torkjell Leira, Brazil Programme Coordinator, The Rain Forest Foundation Norway. Cecilie Øien, Researcher at FAFO, Oslo. PhD in Visual anthropology and expert in ethnographic documentary film tradition including indigenous film production. Espen Wæhle: Advisor, The Rain Forest Foundation Norway. Expert on indigenous topics and ethnographic documentary film. Rachel Directed by: Simone Bitton, Belgium/ France, 2008, 101 min Fri. 9. okt 18:30 Vika 2 ACTIVISM: WHERE TO START AND WHERE TO STOP What does activism mean to young and old alike in today’s world? What are people prepared to demonstrate for? And what not? (Compare the support for Palestine with that for the Tamils). Is there a limit to non-violent activism such as that promoted by International Solidarity Movement and the Peace Brigade? How do solidarity and naivety relate? After a decade of rebellion against party politics and the importance of forums such as the World Social Forum, it might be that there are signs of increasing arguments to be active within the system rather than against it, for instance the success of the leftist movements in Latin America and the democrats in USA. This debate looks at the balance of bringing about change through direct versus arms-length participation. With: Dahlia Wasfi – American/Iraqi anti-war activist living in the US, Iffit Qureshi – Scottish/Pakistani activist in Norway, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Iran Human Rights Organisation and researcher. Organised by: Nobel Peace Centre, Films From the South PLATFORM NORWAY/ MEXICO 2009 The Norwegian Crown Prince and Princess headed the official state visit to Mexico in March 2009. Norwegian film and architecture were cultural areas presented to Mexican counterparts. At the Guadalajara Film Festival a conference was set up between the two countries film industries and a variety of connections were established. Films From the South festival, being part of this initial meeting, has continued the initiative during this year’s edition of the festival and will organise a follow up in association with The Norwegian Film institute. Platform Norway/Mexico 2009 will include a series of events where Norwegian and Mexican directors, filmmakers and audience interact. THE REYGADAS TALKS Carlos Reygadas holding a three day master class for Norwegian directors, producers and scriptwriters. FILMS FROM THE SOUTH FOR SCHOOLS Films from the South has since 2006 participated in Den Kulturelle Skolesekken (a public programme for cultural activities in schools). In 2009 we have the pleasure continuing this project and offering pupils in the 9th and 10th grade in the City of Oslo, film experiences for the heart and the mind from Thursday the 8th to Thursday the 15th of October. On weekdays during the festival there will be special daytime screenings for pupils at Vika Kino at 10:00 and 12:30. Films from Asia, Africa and Latin America will be screened with free admissions for pupils within Den Kulturelle Skolesekken. Registration is available at the website of Den Kulturelle skolesekken in Oslo, at Fronter. A CLOSED SEMINAR Conducted at Filmens Hus on October 13, hosted by the Norwegian Film Institute. Bringing together Mexican producers and directors such as Amat Escalante (Los Bastardos), Natalia Almada (El General) and Paola Herrera (Parque Via) with high profiled representatives of the Norwegian film industry. Targeting possible future co-operation between the two countries. FILM SCREENINGS Films from the South will screen a wide series of Mexican films during the festival Parque Vìa, Enrique Rivero, Competition I’m Gonna Explode, Gerardo Naranja, New Directions El General, Natalia Almada, Dok:Sør Los Bastardos, Amat Escalante, Special Screenings Sin Nombre, Cary Fukunaga, Special Screenings The Burning Plain, Guillermo Arriaga, From festival to DVD Rudo y Cursi, Carlos Cuarón, From festival to DVD Japón, Carlos Reygadas, Reygadas Retrospective Battle in Heaven, Carlos Reygadas, Reygadas Retrospective Stellet Licht, Carlos Reygadas, Reygadas Retrospective This year’s films explore topical issues concerning: * double identity * international politics * the environment * war and conflicts Films from the South provide study-sheets and a teaching plan that will be included in the instruction both before and after the screening. Each film will be introduced by a specialist in the area or a director, and will end with a discussion that includes the pupils in reflection around the topics presented in the film. The project is supported by Den Kulturelle Skolesekken in Oslo and Film & Kino. 93 Utstilling om borgerrettighetskampen i Usa på 1960-tallet – en nær og viktig historie. Få med deg de viktige begivenhetene, stemningen, mUsikken og retorikken. martin lUther king Jr. banet vei For barack obamas historiske valgseier. Tirsdag – søndag kl.10 – 18 Rådhusplassen, Oslo www.nobelsfredssenter.no INDEX ENGLISH TITLE 13 Months of Sunshine About Elly Absence, The After Life Air Doll Ajami All Inclusive Altiplano Autumn Bad day to go Fishing, A Bastardos, Los Battle in Heaven Because We Were Born Blue Gold Buried Secrets Burning Plain, The Casanegra Children of the Pyre City in Red City of Life and Death Cyrano Fernández Death of a Bureaucrat Distance Eyes Wide Open Favela on Blast Firaaq Firm Land, The First Charge of the Machete, The For a Moment, Freedom French Girl General, The Gift to Stalin, The Good Cats Hair India Hana Hugo Rey I’m Gonna Explode Illusion Inland Iseta: Behind The Road Block Jalainur Japón Judge and the General, The Laila’s Birthday Last Thakur, The Life is to Whistle Lucia 62 18 62 76 19 35 69 20 36 71 58 81 50 50 21 61 56 51 37 22 23 84 76 58 73 38 39 84 24 62 51 25 65 52 76 51 41 77 40 50 42 81 69 67 58 85 84 Machan Make a Wish Masquerades Milagrosa, La Milk Milk of Sorrow, The Moment in June, A Nana, La Nobody Knows One Man Village Pandora’s Box Parque vía Passion of Gabriel, The Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves Pomgranates and Myrrh Rachel Rain Ramata Return to Hansala Rough Aunties Rudo y Cursi Sari Soldiers Shirin Silent Light Sin Nombre Still Walking Stoning Of Soraya M, The Storm, The Strawberry and Chocolate Teza Thirst To See If I´m Smiling Tony Manero Turistas Transit Love Treeless Mountain Triomf Tropical House Ultimo Aplauso, El Under the Bombs Vampires of Havana Vida loca, La We Can Wind Journeys, The Window, The Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love 56 71 26 70 65 14 43 15 77 67 27 28 70 44 46 52 45 63 63 53 61 53 59 81 59 57 56 65 85 29 57 53 69 30 71 47 63 52 73 67 85 61 70 59 31 73 95 INDEX COUNTRY INDEX ORIGINAL TITLE 96 13 Months of Sunshine Absence, L’ Ajami Al-Mor wa al rumman Altiplano Amor en tránsito Aruitemo aruitemo Bahoz Bakjwi Blue Gold Bastardos, Los Batalla en Cielo Burning Plain, The Casanegra Children of the Pyre Ciudad en Rojo Cyrano Fernández Darbareye Elly Dare mo shiranai Distance Dowaha Eid milad Laila Ein Augenblick Freiheit Entre Nos Eyes Wide Open Favela on Blast Firaaq Firm Land, The Française Fresa y chocolate Gabbla General, El Hair India Hana yori mo naho Hao Mao Hugo Rey y su doncella Iseta: Behind The Road Block Japón Judge and the General, The Kûki Ningyô Last Thakur, The Lir’ ot Im Ani Mehayechet Lluvia Lucía Maboroshi no hikari Machan Maison Tropicale, La 62 62 35 46 20 71 57 65 57 50 58 81 61 56 51 37 23 18 77 76 21 67 24 70 58 73 38 39 62 85 40 51 52 76 65 51 50 81 69 19 58 53 45 84 77 56 52 Mal Dia Para Pescar Mascarades Milagrosa, La Moment in June, A Muerte de un Burócrata, La Nana, La Nanjing! Nanjing! Pandora’nin kutusu Parque vía Pasión de Gabriel, La Pesantren: 3 Doa 3 Cinta Podarok Stalinu Primera carga al Machete, La Puisque nous sommes nés Rachel Ramata Return to Hansala Rough Aunties Rudo y Cursi Sari Soldiers Semaan Bil Day’ia Shirin Sin Nombre Sonbahar Sous les bombes Stellet Licht Stoning Of Soraya M, The Süt Teta Asustada, La Teza Tocar el cielo Todo Incluido Tony Manero Treeless Mountain Triomf Turistas Ultimo Aplauso, El Vampyros en La Habana Ventana, La Viajes del vient, Los Vida es Silbar, La Vida loca, La Voy a explotar Wandâfuru raifu Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Zhai lai nuo er 71 26 70 42 84 15 22 27 28 70 44 25 84 50 52 63 63 53 61 53 67 59 59 36 67 81 56 65 14 29 71 67 69 47 63 30 73 85 31 59 85 61 41 76 73 42 Algerie Ethiopia Inland 40 13 Months of Sunshine 62 Masquerades 26 Teza 29 Argentina Guinea El Ultimo Aplauso 73 Make a Wish 71 Absence, L’ 62 Rain 45 India Transit Love 71 Children of the Pyre 51 Window, The 31 Firaaq 38 Hair India 52 Bangladesh Last Thakur, The 58 Indonesia Pesantren: 3 wishes, 3 dreams 44 Brazil Because We Were Born 50 Iran Favela on Blast 73 About Elly 18 Firm Land, The 39 For a Moment Freedom 24 Chile All Inclusive 69 Shirin 59 Judge and the General, The 69 Stoning of Soraya M, The 56 Nana, La 15 Tony Manero 69 Israel Turistas 30 Ajami 35 Eyes Wide Open 58 Rachel 52 To see if I’m Smiling 53 China City of Life and Death 22 Jalainur 42 Good Cats 65 Colombia Japan Air Doll 19 After Life 76 Wind Journeys 59 Distance 76 Entre Nos 70 Hana 76 Milagrosa, La 70 Maborosi 77 Passion of Gabriel, The 70 Nobody Knows 77 Still Walking 57 Cuba City in Red 37 Kazakhstan Death of a Bureaucrat 84 Gift to Stalin, The First Charge of the Machete, The 84 Life is to Whistle 85 Kongo Lucia 84 Ramata Strawberry and Chocolate 85 Vampires of Havana 85 25 63 Lebanon Under the Bombs 67 One Man Village 67 97 INDEX COUNTRY Mali Tropical House South Korea 52 Thirst 57 Treeless Mountain 47 Mexico General, The 51 Sri Lanka Vida Loca, La 61 Machan Bastardos, Los 58 56 Battle in Heaven 81 Thailand Burning Plane, The 61 A Moment in June I’m Gonna Explode 41 Japón 81 Tunis Parque Via 28 Buried Secrets Rudo y Cursi 61 Sin Nombre 59 Turkey Silent Light 81 Autumn 36 For a Moment Freedom 24 Milk 65 Morocco 43 21 Casanegra 56 Pandora’s Box 27 French Girl 62 Storm, The 65 Return to Hansala 63 Uruguay Nepal Sari Soldiers Bad day to go Fishing, A 71 53 USA 98 Palestine Blue Gold 50 Laila’s Birthday 67 Pomegranates and Myrrh 46 Venezuela Rachel 52 Cyrano Fernandéz 23 Hugo Rey y su Doncella 51 Peru Altiplano 20 Milk of Sorrow, The 14 Rwanda Iseta: Behind the Road Block 50 Senegal Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love 73 Abscence, The 62 South Africa Rough Aunties 53 Triomf 63 Våre medlemmer får gratis festivalkort og gratisforestilling! 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