by PHILIP SEyMOuR HOffMAn

FALL 2010
VENICE - WORLD PREMIERE
SORELLE MAI
Venezia 67 - Out of Competition
by MARCO BELLOCCHIO
Italy - 2010 - Documentary - 110 min - Italian
Cast: Alba Rohrwacher, Donatella Finocchiaro, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Elena Bellocchio, Gianni
Schicchi Gabrieli, Letizia Bellocchio, Maria Luisa Bellocchio, Alberto Bellocchio, Irene Baratta,
Valentina Bardi, Silvia Ferretti, Giovanna Berretta, Anna Bianchi
From the Director of VINCERE, THE WEDDING DIRECTOR and GOOD MORNING, NIGHT
The film, a nostalgic fantasy documentary, depicts in six episodes a family story in Bobbio between 1999 and
2008. We discover the 5 years-old Elena being brought up by her aunts (Marco Bellocchio’s sisters) because
her mother Sara is trying to succeed as an actress in Milan. His uncle Giorgio has a difficult relationship with
his sister and judges her for not taking care of her daughter. But as soon as Sara can afford it, she offers to
take Elena with her, leaving the village and her aunts, perhaps for ever… while Giorgio, up to his eyeballs in
debt, takes refuge in Bobbio. His sister will help him and sell a house.
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TORONTO - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Hoffman hits it full force.
He emerges as a confident film director
with visual flair. The Hollywood Reporter
Dryly Hilarious. New York Post
Refreshing. Variety
JACK GOES BOATING
by Philip Seymour Hoffman
USA - 2010 - Romantic Comedy - 89 min - English
Cast: Oscar Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, Oscar Nominated Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), John
Ortiz (Fast & Furious, Public Enemies), Daphne Rubin-Vega
From Oscar Winning Producers Peter Saraf (Little Miss Sunshine) & Marc Turtletaub (Sunshine Cleaning)
US release in September by Overture Films
An unconventional romantic comedy set in New York City. We meet Jack, 40, a limo driver who loves reggae. His
best friend Clyde plans to set Jack up with Connie who works with his wife Lucy doing phone sales. The foursome
gets together for Chinese food, smokes a little weed and hangs out. From there, we watch both couples as they
face the inevitable. Jack learns to swim, he learns to cook, and in the end, he learns to love.
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A HORRIBLE
WAY TO DIE
by Adam Wingard
USA - 2010 - Thriller - English - 85 min
Cast: AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg
OFFICIAL SELECTION
FANTASTIC FEST 2010
Sarah is starting life over. After her last relationship ended with a revelation that sent her boyfriend, Garrick,
to a life sentence in prison, Sarah had no choice but to leave her past behind. Now that she’s been relocated
to a small town and given a new identity, Sarah’s embracing the opportunity to start life fresh.
Unfortunately for Sarah, the past won’t let go. Garrick escapes prison and discovers Sarah’s new location,
then blazes a violent trail across the country to track her down and disrupt her seemingly perfect new life.
Award-winning director Adam Wingard plays with narrative chronology, sound design and visual aesthetics to
slowly unveil the details of Sarah and Garrick’s dark past. Meanwhile, Garrick grows ever closer in his search,
leading to a violent confrontation in which the true motivation for his obsessive manhunt is finally revealed.
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machete
maidens
unleashed!
Melbourne International
Film Festival 2010
WORLD PREMIERE
by Mark Hartley
Australia - 2010 - Documentary - English - 84 min
Busty babes, mutated monsters and midget secret agents, the Filipino genre films of the 70s and 80s had
it all. Saturating drive-ins around the world, the Philippines became a dreamland for exploitation filmmakers
with cheap labour, exotic scenery and non-existent health and safety regulations.
The all-too often overlooked world of Filipino exploitation flicks gets the Mark Hartley (NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD)
treatment in MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED! Featuring interviews with filmmaking legends Roger Corman,
Joe Dante, John Landis, Eddie Romero and a host of filmmakers, actors and critics, each with a story about
a genre with no scruples, no scripts, no boundaries and – more often than not – no clothes.
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TORONTO - WORLD PREMIERE
FUBAR: gods
of blunder
OPENING NIGHT
MIDNIGHT MADNESS
by Michael Dowse
Canada - 2010 - Comedy - English - 86 min
Cast: David Lawrence, Paul Spence, Terra Hazelton, Andrew Sparacino
Tired of barely scraping by, old pals Dean and Terry decide to trade in the slacker lifestyle for steady work
and a paycheck. But they soon find out that more money means more problems, as their newfound wealth
drives the two friends apart. Terry trades in his wild ways for the domestic grind after falling in love with a
promiscuous waitress at the local strip club, while Dean’s loneliness leads to (more) drinking, drugs, and
hilariously painful attempts at defrauding worker’s compensation.
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PROMO SCREENING
WE ARE THE NIGHT
BY DENNIS GANSEL
Germany - 2010 - Horror/Thriller - German - Post Production
Cast: Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Karoline Herfurth, Max Riemelt
Producers: Christian Becker, Martin Moszkowicz
From the director of THE WAVE
Halloween German release in November by Constantin Film
One night, 18 year old LENA is bitten by LOUISE, leader of a female vampire trio that are as deadly as
they are beautiful. Her newfound vampiric lifestyle is a blessing and a curse at the same time. At first, she
enjoys the limitless freedom,the luxury, the parties. But soon the murderous blood lust of her comrades in
arms proves too much for her, and she falls dangerously in love with TOM, a young undercover cop. When
she resolves to turn her back on the bloodsucking band of sisters, Louise fury knows no bounds. Lena will
have to choose between immortal love and immortal life...
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x
by
Jon Hewitt
Australia - 2010 - Thriller - English - Post Production
Cast: Viva Bianca, Hanna Mangan, Rowan Witt
Holly is retiring, kissing her successful life as a high-class escort goodbye. She just has to get through
one last night on the job. Shay is a teenage runaway, broke and alone. She just has to get through her
first night on the streets.
When a last minute cancelation and a twist of fate throws the two women together on a job that goes
horribly wrong, they suddenly find themselves racing through Sydney’s criminal underworld in an attempt
to stay alive.
X is a sizzling thriller about love, chance, escape and the oldest profession in the world, as experienced
by two beautiful women on one ugly night that will change their lives forever. The latest offering from
acclaimed director Jon Hewitt, X ups the ante on the already impressive list of elevated thrillers from the
new wave of Australian auteurs.
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OUTRAGE
IN COMPETITION
BY TAKESHI KITANO
Japan - 2010 - Thriller - 109 min - Japanese
Cast: Beat Takeshi, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase
From the director of ZATOICHI, BROTHER & HANA-BI
Japanese release by Warner Bros
In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese
underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making allegiances sworn
over sake. Long-time yakuza Otomo (Beat Takeshi) has seen his kind go from elaborate body tattoos and
severed fingertips to becoming important players on the stock market. Theirs is a never-ending struggle
to end up on top, or at least survive, in a corrupt world where there are no heroes but constant betrayal
and vengeance...
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IN COMPETITION
LA NOSTRA VITA
BEST ACTOR
BY Daniele Luchetti
Italy/France - 2010 - Drama - 95min - Italian
Cast: Elio Germano, Raoul Bova, Isabella Ragonese, Luca Zingaretti, Stefania Montorosi,
Giorgio Colangeli
From the director of My Brother Is an Only Child
Italian release by O1 Distribuzione
Claudio works on a site in the suburbs of Rome. He is madly in love with his wife who is pregnant with
their third child. However, a dramatic event comes to upset this simple and happy life. In a rage for life,
Claudio energetically fights against the injustice that fell upon him. Love and support from his friends and
family as well as the laughter of his children will help him to triumph against the odds.
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Switzerland, Portugal and Israel
REVOLUCIÓN
BERLINALE SPECIAL
BY CARLOS REYGADAS, GAEL GARCIA BERNAL, DIEGO LUNA,
AMAT ESCALANTE, MARIANA CHENILLO, PATRICIA RIGGEN,
GERARDO NARANJO, RODRIGO GARCIA, FERNANDO EIMBCKE
& RODRIGO PLÀ
Mexico - 2010 - 100 min - Spanish
Ten voices at the forefront of Mexican cinema join together to celebrate the Hundred anniversary of the
Mexican revolution.
This multi-faceted and impressionist compilation expresses the historical moment which still echoes in
today’s society.
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SILVER BEAR
BEST SCREENPLAY
APART TOGETHER
BY WANG QUAN AN
China - 2010 - Drama - 95 min - Shanghainese/Mandarin
Cast: Lisa Lu, Ling Feng, Xu Caigen, Monica Mo, Ma Xiaoqing
From the director of Tuya’s Marriage - Golden Bear Winner Berlin 2006
Liu returns to his native city Shanghai after 50 years spent in Taiwan. He has come to find the first love of
his life, Qiao, who he left behind pregnant.
In the meantime, Qiao has married and built a family. But Liu is determined to get the family’s approval to
take her away with him.
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Representing Romania
for the Oscars 2011
and selected for the
European Film Awards
JURY GRAND PRIX
& ALFRED BAUER PRIZE
IF I WANT TO WHISTLE,
I WHISTLE
BY FLORIN SERBAN
Romania/Sweden - 2010 - Thriller - 94 min - Romanian
Cast: George Pistereanu, Ada Condeescu, Clara Voda
Outperforming Palme d’Or Winner “4 MONTHS...” at the domestic Box Office
Winner of over 10 prestigious awards worldwide
18-year-old Silviu spent his last four years in juvenile prison. Now, five days before his release, he faces the
challenge of his life: he has to choose between saving his younger brother or getting out of jail without being
humiliated. In a desperate effort to do both, Silviu loses control and finds himself against the wall. He closes his
eyes... Freedom, wind, his first kiss, the road, another 20 years in prison. Anything can happen to him now...
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NORWEGIAN
NINJA
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
FANTASTIC FEST 2010
by Thomas
Cappelen Malling
Norway - 2010 - Action Comedy - Norwegian - 77 min
Cast: Mads Ousdal, Jon Øigarden, Linn Stokke, Amund Maarud
In 1984, Norway was stunned by the arrest of charismatic Norwegian diplomat Arne Treholt, who was
convicted of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union, and sent to prison for twenty years. As it turns out,
Treholt did have a secret identity. But he wasn’t a spy. He was a Ninja.
Norwegian Ninja colorfully re-imagines Treholt as the head of a secret force of modern shadow warriors
entrusted by King Olav to protect Norway. The Ninja Force discovers that a sinister NATO squadron created
to battle the Soviet Union is actually planning to overthrow the King. Treholt and his Ninjas must defeat the
conspirators at all costs in order to keep Norway free. Norwegian Ninja is a playful love letter to classic
spy films, full of international intrigue and vintage special effects.
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RED,
WHITe and BLUE
by Simon Rumley
UK/USA - 2010 - Horror - English - 102 min
Cast: Amanda Fuller, Noah Taylor, Marc Senter
Boston Underground Film Festival 2010 - Winner Best of Fest
Fantasia Montreal 2010 - Winner: Best International Feature Film Best Actor
Sexually aggressive and emotionally withdrawn Erica lives rent-free in the local co-op and spends her nights
cruising the bars and beds of Austin seeking cheap thrills and one night stands. But Erica finally finds a
reason to settle down when she meets the older and mysterious Nate. Despite his quiet air of danger and
“honorable discharge” from Iraq, Nate’s the only guy who doesn’t try sleeping with her at the first opportunity.
But when Erica’s past comes back to haunt her, Nate is forced to call upon his military background in order
to track down her kidnappers and go down a rocky and violent road to heart-rending oblivion.
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MOSTRA
DE SAO PAULO
AUDIENCE AWARD
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
1st Runner up
MAO’S LAST DANCER
BY BRUCE BERESFORD
Australia - 2009 - Drama - 117 min - English/Mandarin
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Chi Cao
From Oscar winning producer Jane Scott and Oscar Nominated Writer Jan Sardi (SHINE)
The inspirational true story, adapted from a best-selling autobiography, of a small boy’s extraordinary
journey from poverty to international stardom. From a grueling apprenticeship as a classical dancer in
communist China, to the glory of creative freedom in America.
MAO’S LAST DANCER captures the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity, the pain of exile, and
ultimately the triumph of individual endeavour over ideology.
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Switzerland, Scandinavia, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Middle East, Israel, Latin America, Japan, Korea,
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IN COMPETITION
THE STORYTELLING SHOW
BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE ROGER
France - 2010 - Animation - 77 min - French
With the voices of Eric Metayer, Elie Semoun, Fred Testot, Omar Sy, Virginie Hock, Michael
Gregorio
Produced by Les Armateurs (Secret of Kells, Belleville Rendez-vous, Kirikou)
Gifted with a wild imagination, Laurent is so good at telling stories that his kids decide to sign him up
for a TV contest … of storytelling dads!
The topics come out: imagination, the future, the richness of the French language… The storytelling
dads unleash their imagination, in an avalanche of elves, hero-killing machines, princesses, dinosaurs
and aliens! But who will tell the best story? Momo, the music loving dad? Hubert, the know-it-all dad?
Jean-Pierre, the dad who swears all the time? Eric, the manipulative, lying, cheating dad with no
scruples? And what if the latter did win…
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THE DOLPHIN
Story of a
Dreamer
BASED ON THE BOOK BY SERGIO BAMBAREN
Germany/Italy/Peru - 2009 - Animation - 82 min - English
Directed by EDUARDO SCHULDT
Distributed by Fox Searchlight in North & Latin America
Daniel, a young rebellious dolphin, dreams of surfing the waves outside the safe but boring confinements
of the lagoon where his dolphin pod lives.
When Daniel decides to follow his heart and, against all the rules, ventures out into the dangerous open
sea he is bound to head off on a magical adventure. Will he discover the true purpose of his life and live
up to his dreams?
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Slovak Republic, Iceland, Former Yugoslavia, Turkey, Middle East, Israel, South Africa, China and Thailand
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A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE
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MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED
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FUBAR: GODS OF BLUNDER
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