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walteR
we are young. we are stronG.
kafka’s the burrow
wreckeD
the little medic - secret
mission of the bodynautS
the farewell party
Tour de forcE
labyrinth of lieS
by Anna Mastro
page 6
by Burhan Qurbani
page 8
by Jochen Alexander Freydank
page 10
by Sönke Wortmann
page 12
by Peter Claridge
page 14
by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit
page 16
by Christian Zübert
page 18
by Giulio Ricciarelli
page 20
upcomingS
13 minutes (WT)
ghost hunters on icy trails
coconut hero
aferiM!
the doll in the ceilinG (WT)
The happy prince
the famous five 4
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by Oliver Hirschbiegel
page 24
by Tobi Baumann
page 26
by Florian Cossen
page 28
by Radu Jude
page 30
by Kjersti G. Steinsbø
page 32
by Rupert Everett
page 34
by Mike Marzuk
page 36
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walter
Wednesday
Saturday
Nov 5th
Nov 8th
3:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
Tunnel Post 1
AMC Santa Monica 4
we are young.
we are stronG.
Saturday
Wednesday
Nov 8th
Nov 5th
8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
Tunnel Post 1
Tunnel Post 1
kafka’s the burrow
Monday
Wednesday
Nov 10th
Nov 5th
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
AMC Santa Monica 6
Doubletree 1
wreckeD
Wednesday
Saturday
Nov 5th
Nov 8th
5:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Doubletree 2
Doubletree 2
the little medic
Thursday
Saturday
Nov 6th
Nov 8th
5:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Tunnel Post 1
Tunnel Post 1
the farewell party
Friday
Sunday
Nov 7th
Nov 9th
9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
Doubletree 1
Broadway Cineplex 1
Tour de force
Saturday
Sunday
Nov 8th
Nov 9th
5:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
Doubletree 1
AMC Santa Monica 4
labyrinth of lies
Thursday
Sunday
Nov 6th
Nov 9th
8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
Broadway Cineplex 1
AMC Santa Monica 6
by
day
Wednesday Nov 5th
we are young. we are strong.
kafka’s the burrow
walter
wrecked
8:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Tunnel Post 1
Doubletree 1
Tunnel Post 1
Doubletree 2
Thursday
Nov 6th
labyrinth of lies
the little medic
8:45 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Broadway Cineplex 1
Tunnel Post 1
Friday
Nov 7th
the farewell party
9:00 a.m.
Doubletree 1
Saturday
Nov 8th
we are young. we are stronG.
walter
wrecked
the little medic
tour de force
8:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Tunnel Post 1
AMC Santa Monica 4
Doubletree 2
Tunnel Post 1
Doubletree 1
Sunday
Nov 9th
labyrinth of lies
the farewell party
tour de force
8:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
AMC Santa Monica 6
Doubletree 1
AMC Santa Monica 4
Monday
Nov 10th
kafka’s the burrow
9:00 a.m.
AMC Santa Monica 6
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market
premiere
walter
by Anna Mastro
Walter believes himself to be the son of God. As such, it is his responsibility to judge whether people
will spend eternity in heaven or hell. That’s a lot to manage along with his job as a ticket-tearer at a
movie theater, his loving but neurotic mother, and his growing but unspoken affection for his co-worker
Kendall. When one day Greg, a ghost stuck in purgatory, interrupts Walter’s daily routine, asking him
for his judgement, everything comes to a halt. Greg and his shrink, Dr. Corman, help Walter to reassess
the meaning of life, which may include finding a way to win over Kendall’s heart....
A young man with a big job that gets in the way of a normal
social life.
Original Title
WALTER
Director
Anna Mastro (GOSSip GiRl)
Cast
William H. Macy (SHAMeleSS, FARGO)
Virginia Madsen (SiDeWAYS)
Peter Facinelli (TWiliGHT)
Andrew J. West (CSi, BOneS)
Justin Kirk (WeeDS, MR. MORGAn‘S lAST lOVe)
Neve Campbell (SCReAM, WilD THinGS)
Milo Ventimiglia (HeROS, THAT´S MY BOY)
Genre
Comedy/Drama
Language
English
Length
88 min
Produced by
Zero Gravity, Purple Bench Films, Barry Films
and Demarest Films
Status
us distributor
eOne
completed
screenings
Wednesday | Nov 5th | 3:00 p.m.
Tunnel Post 1
Saturday | Nov 8th | 11:00 a.m.
AMC Santa Monica 4
William H. Macy, Virginia Madsen, Justin Kirk, Peter Facinelli and Neve Campbell support Andrew
J. West with palpable delight in this endearing US-dramedy.
Based on a short story by award winning author Paul Shoulberg
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7
market
premiere
we are young. we are strong.
by Burhan Qurbani
WE ARE YOUNG, WE ARE STRONG. recounts the incident of violent xenophobic riots in Rostock in 1992
from the perspectives of three very different characters. LIEN is a Vietnamese woman who settled in
Germany, but at the end of the day she will be fighting for her life wondering if the place she called
home could ever be one for her. STEFAN and his friends are part of the night’s violent turmoil. Young
and angry, bored during the daytime, they look forward to the nightly riots and clashes with the police
and foreigners. Unable to cope with his grief at the loss of a friend, Stefan gets lost in a circle of violence.
Stefan’s father MARTIN is an ambitious local politician, trapped in a dilemma: does he advance his
career or stand up for his ideals and take responsibility, which includes that for his son?
In his follow-up to Berlin Competition debut SHAHADA, Burhan
Qurbani grippingly explores the driving forces of xenophobia
during the violent riots in freshly reunited Germany.
opening film
Original Title
Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.
Director
Burhan Qurbani (SHAHADA)
Cast
Devid Striesow (THE COUNTERFEITERS)
Jonas Nay (HOMEVIDEO)
Saskia Rosendahl (LORE)
Joel Basman (HANNA)
David Schütter
Trang Le Hong
Genre
Drama
Language
German
Length
116 min
Produced by
UFA Fiction in co-production with ZDF/
Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Status
cinema d’oggi
completed
screenings
Saturday | Nov 8th | 8:45 a.m.
Tunnel Post 1
Wednesday | Nov 5th | 8:45 a.m.
Tunnel Post 1
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9
market
premiere
kafka’s the burrow
by Jochen Alexander Freydank
Kafka‘s THe BuRROW is based on the unfinished novel of the same name by Franz Kafka, which has
never previously been adapted for film. It tells the story of a man in his prime who, having seemingly
achieved everything, has entrenched himself in his burrow, a fortress-like apartment complex. But no
matter how hard he tries to ignore it, there it is: the world outside.
Surveillance cameras should ensure his safety and security, but the nightmare outside can‘t be stopped:
They know he is there, they want him, they want his wealth... and they are on their way.
Kafka‘s THe BuRROW is a film about isolation and dissociation, fear, and loneliness in our time.
When surveillance creates a nightmare…
Original Title
DeR BAu
Director
Jochen Alexander Freydank (TOYlAnD)
Cast
Axel Prahl (GRill pOinT)
Devid Striesow (THe COunTeRFeiTeRS)
Robert Stadlober (CRAZY)
Josef Hader (inDiA, THe BOne MAn)
Genre
Thriller
Language
German
Length
110 min
Produced by
Mephisto Film
Status
completed
screenings
Monday | Nov 10th | 9:00 a.m.
AMC Santa Monica 6
Wednesday | Nov 5th | 11:00 a.m.
Doubletree 1
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Directed by Academy Award winning director Jochen Alexander Freydank (TOYLAND)
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market
premiere
wrecked
by Sönke Wortmann
WRECKED tells the story of three completely normal days in the life of Elizabeth Kiehl: parenting,
organic food and therapy are just as much a part of her everyday life as the common visits with her
husband to a brothel. The young woman in her early 30s is highly neurotic, always worrying and is afraid of pretty much everything – except sex… and that’s why it is so important to her. She not only wants
to be the perfect mother, but also the perfect wife and lover. Radically open, self-confident and full of
ferocious humor, WRECKED is the portrait of a vulnerable young woman who tries to please everyone
without losing her own sanity.
Based on the bestselling novel by Charlotte Roche (Wetlands),
translated into more than 15 languages
Original Title
schossgebete
Director
Sönke Wortmann
Cast
Lavinia Wilson
Jürgen Vogel (THE WAVE)
Juliane Köhler (TWO LIVES)
Anna Stieblich
Robert Gwisdek (THE WEEKEND)
Genre
Dramedy
Language
German
Length
93 min
Produced by
Constantin Film Produktion and Little Shark
Entertainment in co-production with WDR,
ARTE and Gerhard Lidl Film
Status
completed
screenings
Wednesday | Nov 5th | 5:00 p.m.
Doubletree 2
Saturday | Nov 8th | 1:00 p.m.
Doubletree 2
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A condemning commentary on the unrealistic and damaging pressures placed on women as wives and mothers. Roche‘s writing is as compelling and complex as it is salacious and explicit,
expertly dissecting the basis of relationships to show that traditional ideals have no place in the
modern marriage. This thought-provoking, original novel highlights the urgent need to liberate
women from the shackles of gender stereotyping. (Independent UK - book review)
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market
premiere
the little medic
secret mission of the bodynauts
by Peter Claridge
Twelve-year-old Nano witnesses a sinister act: evil Professor Schlotter injects Nano‘s Grandpa with a
Gobot, a tiny robot that makes it possible to remotely control its victim. Nano goes to their family doctor,
Dr. X, for help. But incredible things are happening in Dr. X‘s practice as well: together with genius
scientist Micro Minitec, the doctor has developed a miniaturisation procedure with which he shrinks a
submarine and sends it through the human body on a journey of medical discovery.
Nano and his friend Lilly are miniaturised and embark on the risky journey into his Grandpa’s body to
defeat the Gobot. But Professor Schlotter and his henchman Serge will not surrender easily. They storm
Dr. X’ practice and overpower the scientists. Now Nano and Lilly are stuck in Nano‘s Grandpa‘s body,
left to their own devices. They have to face not just the Gobot, but also dangerous killer cells, searing
stomach acid and the confusing maze of the brain. Time is of the essence because the oxygen supply in
the submarine is limited. It‘s a good thing the talking pink rabbit Rappel that Professor Schlotter keeps
around for experiments is on their side and has an axe to grind with Professor Schlotter...
The adventurous story of Nano, who sets out on a fantastic journey
through the body of his grandfather to save his life…
AVAILABLE IN 2D AND 3D
Original Title
Der kleine Medicus –
Bodynauten auf geheimer Mission im Körper
Director
Peter Claridge
Genre
Genre Family Entertainment, Animation 3D
Language
English
Lenghth
75 min
Produced by
WunderWerk, in coproduction with der kleine
medicus beteiligungs GmbH, Zeitsprung
Pictures, Senator Film München, Beta Film
Status
completed
screenings
Thursday | Nov 6th | 5:00 p.m.
Tunnel Post 1
Saturday | Nov 8th | 3:00 p.m.
Tunnel Post 1
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Based on the famous book by Dietrich Grönemeyer, translated in over 15 languages!
15
market
screening
THE FAREWELL PARTY
by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit
Yehezkel, age 75, living in a Jerusalem retirement home, decides to fulfill his terminally ill best friend
Max’s wish to die in peace. Despite the objections of his wife Levana, Yehezkel and Max’s wife Yana
enlist the help of Dr. Daniel, a veterinarian, and retired police officer Raffi Segal to help them with their
mission. At the moment of truth when the group realize that none of them is willing to “pull the trigger”,
Yehezkel builds a machine for self- euthanasia.
But after Max is gone, rumors about the machine begin to spread, and the group receives more pleas
for help. Meanwhile Yehezkel refuses to face the reality of his wife’s deteriorating dementia. As Yehezkel
navigates between new requests for the machine, and Levana’s growing dependency, boundaries begin
to blur, and the moral dilemmas the group face become impossible to bear.
A bunch of geezers at an old-age house construct a self-euthanasia
device to assist their dying friend end his life in dignity.
winner
venice days 2014
audience award
brian award
Original Title
mita tova
Director
Sharon Maymon
Tal Granit
Cast
Ze’ev Revach
Levana Finkelstein
Aliza Rozen
Ilan Dar
Rafi Tavor
Genre
Tragiccomedy
Language
Hebrew
Length
93 min
Produced by
2-Team Productions and Pie Films,Twenty-Twenty
Vision Filmproduktionand United King Films
Status
ISRAELI FILM
ACADEMY AWARD
best actor
best cinematography
completed
screenings
Friday | Nov 7th | 9:00 a.m.
Doubletree 1
Sunday | Nov 9th | 3:00 p.m.
Broadway Cineplex 1
A comedy about dying sounds like a contradiction in terms, but in this case, the contradiction
works. (Screen)
A poignant, provocative dramedy…boasting a dream cast, a finely honed visual sense and
superbly ironic comic timing and dialogue… (Variety)
Anyone will be moved by this tender, unexpectedly charming tale… an original work of gentle
militancy. (THR)
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17
market
screening
Tour de force
by Christian Zübert
Belgium, of all places! What‘s Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was
Hannes‘ and Kiki‘s turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends.
They all look forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they
spend together. It‘s only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he‘s suffering from
an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last.
At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild
and oneof- a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of
things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life
as they never did before…
The feeling there‘s nothing left to lose
Original Title
hin und weg
Director
Christian Zübert (THREE QUARTER MOON)
Cast
Ngo The Chau (STEREO, ALMANYA)
Florian David Fitz (VINCENT WANTS TO SEA)
Julia Koschitz
Jürgen Vogel (THE WAVE, THE FREE WILL)
Johannes Allmayer (VINCENT WANTS TO SEA)
Volker Bruch (GENERATION WAR)
Miriam Stein (YOUNG GOETHE IN LOVE,
GENERATION WAR)
Hannelore Elsner (CHERRY BLOSSOMS – HANAMI)
Genre
Drama
Language
German
Length
95 min
Produced by
Majestic Filmproduktion in co-production
with ZDF
Status
completed
screenings
Saturday | Nov 8th | 5:00 p.m.
Doubletree 1
Sunday | Nov 9th | 11:00 a.m.
AMC Santa Monica 4
Presses all of the right emotional buttons… the performances are all engaging… and as an
emotional tragic comedy it certainly succeeds. (Screen)
A dramedy that proves itself worthy at the moment of truth. (Variety)
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19
market
screening
labyrinth of lies
by Giulio Ricciarelli
Frankfurt 1958: nobody wants to look back to the time of the Nazi regime. Young prosecuting attorney
Johann Radmann comes across some documents that help to initiate the trial against some members
of the SS who served in Auschwitz. But both the horrors of the past and the hostility against his work
bring Johann to the point of meltdown. It is nearly impossible for him to find his way through this maze;
everybody seems to have been involved or guilty.
Based on true events of the investigations that lead to the Frankfurt
Auschwitz trials in the 1960ies that eventually tackled the murders
and sentenced Nazi criminals to prison.
us distributor
sony pictures classics
Original Title
im labyrinth DES SCHWEIGENS
Director
Giulio Ricciarelli
DoP
Martin Langer (SOPHIE SCHOLL, THE WHITE MASAI)
Cast
Alexander Fehling (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS)
André Szymanski
Friederike Becht (THE READER, HANNAH ARENDT)
Johann von Bülow
Gert Voss
Genre
Drama
Language
German
Length
121 min
Produced by
Claussen + Wöbke + Putz Filmproduktion in
co-production with naked eye filmproduction GmbH
Status
completed
screenings
Thursday | Nov 6th | 8:45 a.m.
Broadway Cineplex 1
Sunday | Nov 9th | 8:45 a.m.
AMC Santa Monica 6
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Giulio Ricciarelli‘s fact-based drama is an intelligent and arresting tale of an ambitious young
prosecutor intent on bringing war criminals to justice. (Variety)
Fehling playing the combination of drive, ambition and inexperience to perfection. (THR)
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13 minutes (WT)
by Oliver Hirschbiegel
A stunning, emotional portrait of the resistance fighter who
tried to assassinate Hitler in the Munich Bürgerbräukeller on
November 8th 1939.
Georg Elser was a man who could have changed world history and saved millions of human lives.
If only he had had 13 more minutes. With 13 more minutes, the bomb he had personally assembled
would have torn apart Adolf Hitler and his henchmen. But this was not to be, and on 8 November 1939,
Hitler left the scene of the attempted assassination earlier than expected - leaving Elser to fail
catastrophically. Who was this man who recognized the danger emanating from Hitler sooner than
many others, who took action when everybody else, including the German generals, meekly followed
orders or kept silent? What did he see which our parents or grandparents did not see or want to see?
The man who told his torturers to their faces that he wanted to prevent the bloodshed of the imminent
world war?
The film 13 MINUTES (WT) relates the background of the failed attack in the Bürgerbräukeller and paints
a suspenseful, emotional portrait of the resistance fighter who was called „Georgie“ in his hometown.
A story that takes us from his early years in the Swabian Alps - when National Socialism arrived in his
hometown - to his last days at the Dachau concentration camp, where he was killed shortly before the
end of the war at the command of the one whom he himself wanted to kill, Adolf Hitler.
First Stills & Script Available
Original Title
elser
Director
Oliver Hirschbiegel (DOWNFALL)
Cinematographer Judith Kaufmann (FOUR MINUTES)
Cast
Christian Friedel (THE WHITE RIBBON)
Katharina Schüttler (GENERATION WAR)
Burghart Klaußner (THE WHITE RIBBON)
David Zimmerschied (GENERATION WAR)
Johann von Bülow (LABYRINTH OF LIES)
Genre
WWII Drama / True Story
Language
German
Length
approx. 120 min
Produced by
Lucky Bird Pictures in coproduction with
SWR,ARD Degeto, BR, WDR, ARTE, Delphi
Medien, Philipp filmproduction and Broth Film
Status
in production
Beta Cinema reunites with “Downfall ” director Oliver Hirschbiegel on the Hitler resistance
drama 13 MINUTES (WT).
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ghost hunters
on icy trails
by Tobi Baumann
The often fearful eleven-year-old Tom (Milo Parker - Robot Overlords ) discovers a green ghost in his
cellar! Slimy Hugo is an ASG, an Averagely Spooky Ghost, whom Tom soon realizes is not only
completely harmless but also desperately in need of his help. Hugo cannot go back to his haunted
house, because a dangerous AIG, an Ancient Ice Ghost, has moved in and is spreading an arctic cold
over the entire town in the middle of summer. Tom and Hugo enlist the services of professional Ghosthunter Hetty Cuminseed (Anke Engelke) who has just lost her job at the CGI, the Central Ghosthunting
Institute. Hetty doesn‘t like children or ghosts very much but Tom and Hugo convince her to teach them
the basics of ghosthunting. The three become an unlikely team - only with friendship, courage and selfconfidence can they overcome their adversary and save the town from the AIG.
Basedon Cornelia Funke‘s (Inkheart) bestselling novel
translated into 20 languages.
Original Title
GHost hunters on icy trails (wt)
Director
Tobi Baumann
Cinematographer Thomas Kiennast
Cast
Anke Engelke
Milo Parker
Christian Tramitz
Karoline Herfurth (THE READER)
Julia Koschitz
Christian Ulmen (Elementary Particles)
Ruby O. Fee (BIBI & TINA)
Genre
Family Entertainment
Language
English
Produced by
Lucky Bird Pictures in co-production with
Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany,
Lotus-Film, Ripple World Pictures,
Immer Wieder Gerne Film and Satel Film
Status
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upcoming
coconut hero
by Florian Cossen
It is not easy being a teenager and Mike, sixteen-years-old, is having the very worst of times. He
lives with his mother Cynthia, a notorious nagger, in Faintville, a town based around the timber
industry, set in its days and ways, deep in the Canadian forests. He has no father, no friends, not
even a favourite food. Basically, his sole wish is to vanish from the face of the earth.
One day, Mike decides to put an end to the cynical joke that fate has played on him, or life as it is
called in other words. He places his own obituary and shoots himself!
The story of Mike Tyson. Not the boxer, a different one.
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Original Title
coconut hero
Director
Florian Cossen (THE DAY I WAS NOT BORN)
DoP
Brendan Steacy
Cast
Alex Ozerov (BLACKBIRD)
Krista Bridges
Sebastian Schipper (RUN LOLA RUN)
Bea Santos
Genre
Tragicomedy, Love Story
Language
English
Length
approx. 90 min.
Produced by
Ufa Fiction and Six Island Productions
in co-production with SWR/arte, UFA Cinema and
Cine Plusn
Status
in production
To his greatest disappointment he wakes up the next day not in heaven but the local hospital. And
suddenly Mike‘s fate takes a very different turn when, during a routine examination, the doctors
discover a plum-sized tumour in his head. Mile can scarcely believe his luck and keeps his condition a secret from the adults in his life so as to avoid undergoing the operation that would save him.
Staring death directly in the eyes, however, changes Mike‘s view of life. For example, it causes him
to re-evaluate his opinion of the crazy and enchanting Miranda, the first human being who appears
to understand him. And slowly but surely, Mike develops a completely new wish.
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AFERIM!
by Radu Jude
AFERIM! is an Eastern Western and an exotic coming of age film,
with a deep touch of black humour.
Original Title
AFERIM!
Director
Radu Jude
Cast
Teo Corban (CHILD’S POSE, BEYOND THE HILLS)
Toma Cuzin
Mihai Comanoiu
Victor Rebengiuc (Medal of Honour)
Luminita Gheorghiu (Child‘s Pose,
The Death of Dante Lazarescu)
Genre
Road-Movie, Western, Comedy
Language
Romanian
Length
approx. 110 min
Produced by
HiFilm productions, Klas ltd. Bulgaria,
Endorfilm Czech Republic,
Mulberry Development Romania
Status
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In 19th century Romania, Costandin (50), a policeman of the time, and his son Ionita (15) travel
through the south of the country in search of a fugitive Gypsy slave. Costandin is a charismatic mixture
between a funny Stalin and a somewhat more pragmatic Don Quixote. While Ionita seems to be quite
the opposite: more like Dostoyevsky’s ”Idiot”, finding himself in the unfortunate situation of having
to settle his inner turmoil while riding, holding a sword or a gun. Their road speedily winds through
exotic landscapes and meeting hundreds of secondary characters, rendering a surprise in every
scene. All of this is pictured with infectious humor and stirring cynicism, while keeping the authenticity
of the age, in an ingenious Western in a wild-wild east never yet captured on film.
First Stills & Script Available
in post-production
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the doll in the ceiling (WT)
by Kjersti G. Steinsbø
Rebekka’s younger sister has committed suicide after spending years in a psychiatric institution. After
the funeral, Rebekka gets into her car and drives off – bringing nothing but a kitchen knife. Set within
the majestic back drop of the fjords of Western Norway, she is looking for retribution. Under a false
identity, she seeks out her deceased sister’s violator and embeds herself into his idyllic family to now
destroy his life…
Like a lone cowboy she rode into town seeking her kind of justice,
and when she rides back out, she leaves behind a man and a
village in chaos.
Script available
Original Title
Dukken I taket
Director
Kjersti G. Steinsbø
Cast
Siren Jørgensen
Frode Winther
Maria Bock (MERCY)
Trond Espen Seim
Anders Basmo Christiansen (KON-TIKI)
Genre
Crime Story, Psychodrama
Language
Norwegian
Length
approx. 90 min
Produced by
Den siste skilling AS, by Kristine Knudsen,
Alcina Pictures
Status
in production
Based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen’s (ELLING) best-selling crime novel.
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the famous five 4
by Mike Marzuk
Bernhard, the father of Julian, Dick and Anne, organizes an exhibition on ancient Egypt. During a
private visit the kids, together with their faithful dog Timmy, disturb a burglar who is trying to steal a
5,000-yearold mummy. He escapes but our Famous Five discover a gold amulet that once belonged to
Tutalun I – the legendary oldest of the pharaohs, the whereabouts of whose priceless treasure remains
one of the world’s greatest mysteries. The amulet, however, reveals clues pointing towards Tutalun’s
hidden pyramid.
Together with Bernhard and his Egyptian colleague Elena, the junior detectives fly to Cairo to give the
amulet to Farouk, the head of the Institute for Antiquity. But all of a sudden Bernhard is arrested,
accused of having stolen the original amulet and replacing it with a forgery!
This time THE FAMOUS FIVE venture thousands of miles and
thousands of years back in time to solve yet another nail biting
mystery!
Original Title
FÜNF FREUNDE 4
Director
Mike Marzuk
With no other choice, the Famous Five are now thrust ever deeper into their latest assignment: they
must discover who is the real criminal and find the genuine amulet to prove Bernhard’s innocence.
Together with the sympathetic Egyptian boy Auni, they set off and quickly get caught up in the
machinations of a corrupt, secret society. The trail leads them finally to the Valley of the Snakes,
deep in the desert, where they are lured into a trap. Will they escape and save Bernhard from having
to spend many, many, many years in an Egyptian prison?
Cinematographer Philip Peschlow
Cast
Valeria Eisenbart
Quirin Oettl
Justus Schlingensiepen
Omid Memar
Samuel Finzi
Lucie Heinze
Adnan Maral
Mehmet Kurtulus
Genre
Family Entertainment
Language
German
Length
95 min
Produced by
SamFilm in co-production with
Constantin Film Produktion
Status
in post-production
Enid Blyton’s FAMOuS FiVe are back in their fourth big screen adventure.
Based on Enid Blyton‘s beloved book series, 100.000.000 times sold worldwide!!!
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upcoming
The happy prince
by Rupert Everett
THE HAPPY PRINCE is about the last days in the life of Oscar Wilde – a celebrity, a genius, an icon, even
a national treasure – now in the midst of a public meltdown. We look at the excessive quadrangular
love story he is trapped in. Everyone wants Oscar – Constance, Robbie and Bosie. The result is that
freedom eludes him. The once hailed writer observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards
the car crash of his life with detachment and humor. The film is a comedy with tragic undertones in the
tradition of the best of English tragedies.
The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde.
Original Title
THe happy prince
Director
Rupert Everett (AN IDEAL HUSBAND)
Cinematographer Ben Smithard (MY WEEK WITH MARILYN)
Cast
Rupert Everett
(MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING, HYSTERIA)
Hugh Dancy (HANNIBAL)
Colin Firth (THE KING’S SPEECH, A SINGLE MAN)
Emily Watson (BREAKING THE WAVES)
Tom Wilkinson (MICHAEL CLAY TON)
Genre
Tragicomedy/Biopic
Language
English, Italian, French
Produced by
Cine plus Filmproduktion in co-production with
Raindog Films, Entre Chien & Loup, Bavaria Media
Italia
Status
in pre-production
Rupert Everett recently starred to rave reviews as Oscar Wilde in a play by David Hare entitled
THE JUDAS KISS.
The most convincing dramatic portrait of Wilde that I have come across … It also allows Rupert
Everett to give the performance of his career. (The Guardian)
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It is inevitably hard to disengage Wilde from the pose, but Everett finds in Hare’s words the
pathos, anger and fearsome intelligence beneath his overwhelmingly tragic loyalty to love.
(The Stage Reviews)
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