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Feature Films

Feature Films
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media luna new films represents directors and producers
with a handwriting signature on their work. We focus on
international arthouse productions by emerging talents, whose
realizations differentiate themselves through the original approach
and the unique style. Media Luna offers a broad spectrum of
feature length films and documentaries as well as television
movies.
With our line-up we intend to reflect the many differences and
encounters among the world cultures to highlight the world‘s
fascinating diversity. The company’s strategy is based on
building long lasting relationships with producers and directors,
in providing individual marketing strategies to each film for an
effective and sensible placement at the international market.
Therefore, you will find films in Media Luna’s catalogue from a
large number of countries and various expressions and styles.
We hope you will enjoy our selection and find a film in our
catalogue, which succeeds to communicate with your audience.
Your feedback will always be appreciated!
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ALMA DE SANT PERE
A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY AT A PERFECTLY WRONG TIME.
by Jarmo Lampela
With Carla de Otero, Raul Llopart, Arantazu Ruiz,
Juha Kukkonen & Laura Birn
Finland, 2016, 96‘
Spanish with English subtitles
Alma’s dream is to make a million euros by her
30th birthday. She ends up having half a million in
minus instead but feeling happier than ever before.
(Drama).
CARLA DE OTERO - LAURA BIRN - RAUL LLOPART - ARANTAZU RUIZ - JUHA KUKKONEN SANTIAGO MELIS - REA MAURANEN - JYRKI NOUSIAINEN - DIEGO DE LEÓN
Writer & Director JARMO LAMPELA Director of Photography AARNE TAPOLA Production Designer JUHA FIILIN Editor OSKAR FRANZEN Costume Designer MARIA COMBALIA Composer PEKKA LEHTI Sound Designer PATRICK BOULLENGER
A VEGETARIAN FILMS PRODUCTION © 2016 IN COLLABORATION WITH FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION & FINNISH NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY YLE - DISTRIBUTION BY MEDIA LUNA 2016
THE MODERNS
by Mauro Sarser and Marcela Matta
With Noelia Campo, Mauro Sarser, Federico Guerra
& Stefania Tortorella
Uruguay 2016, 134‘
Three couples in their thirties are facing the lifestyle
decisions of the modern society: choosing between
fatherhood, professional achievement and sexual
freedom. (Comedy/Drama)
DOLORES
by Michael Rösel
With Udo Schenk, Franziska Petri & Mona Petri
Germany, 2016, 90‘
German with English subtitles
Max-Ophüls-Preis
An introverted modeler, Georg, discovers an
unusual power that allows him to influence the
reality. With his own interests in mind, Georg
becomes a calculating puppeteer who holds the
threads of life of everyone around him. Based on a
graphic novel. (Psychological Thriller)
SCHWABENLANDFILM PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SÜDWESTRUNDFUNK „DOLORES“
WITH THE SUPPORT OF MFG FILMFÖRDERUNG BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
STARRING UDO SCHENK AND FRANZISKA PETRI · DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY WILLY DETTMEYER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FRIEDER SCHEIFFELE AND STEFANIE GROß (SWR)
BASED ON THE COMIC BOOK BY ANNE BALTUS, FRANÇOIS SCHUITEN, BENÔIT PEETERS
PUBLISHED BY CASTERMAN © 1990 · SCREENPLAY BY SEBASTIAN FELD · DIRECTED BY MICHAEL RÖSEL
ANDREAS DÖHLER JESSICA SCHWARZ
KATRIN POLLITT HEIKO PINKOWSKI
HANDS OF A MOTHER
by Florian Eichinger
With Andreas Döhler, Jessica Schwarz & Katrin
Pollitt
Germany, 2016, 106‘
HANDS OF
A MOTHER
A Film by FLORIAN EICHINGER
A KINESCOPE FILM GMBH PRODUCTION · Casting MARION HAACK · DOP TIMO SCHWARZ · Production Design TAMO KUNZ · Costume Design MAREN ESDAR
Key Makeup ROMAN BARTL · Editing JAN GEROLD · Music ANDRÉ FELDHAUS · Sound URS KRÜGER · Sound Design and Mixing ANDREAS HELLMANZIK · ROLF SEIDELMANN · Light OLAF LIETZAU · Grip JÖRN STEINHOFF · Assistant Director ROMOLA DAVIES · Location Manager · MAREIKE ECKERT · MANUELA RUSCH · ANDREAS
KEHL Editorial LUCIA HASLAUER · Producers MIKE BEILFUSS · FLORIAN EICHINGER · MATTHIAS GREVING · CORD LAPPE · Screenplay and directed by FLORIAN EICHINGER
At a family reunion, Markus recalls something
dreadful about his childhood. Now he needs to
confront his family, his mother and most of all
himself, to get rid of the shadows of the past.
(Drama)
THE BRIBE OF HEAVEN
by Lisandro Duque Naranjo
With Germán Jaramillo, Guillermo García &
Willderman García
Colombia & Mexico 2016, 93’
In a small Catholic village in Colombia, the priest
refuses to offer a funeral mass to a suicide
victim. A standoff arises, which eventually shows
the community what is most important in life.
(Comedy)
I’M NOT A REBEL
by Sergio Sánchez
With Luis Arrieta, Edgar Vivar & Enoc Leaño
Mexico & Spain 2016, 104’
A naive student Mitch accidentally hijacks a plane
with his friends to retrieve the love of his life. With
a gun, they do not know how to use, and some
imagination, the trio has to play it cool. The film
is set in Mexico during the Dirty War in 1969.
(Comedy)
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THE BIG EVERYTHING
by Nicolas Bazz
With Jauris Casanova, Hélène Seuzaret & Benjamin
Boyer
France, 2016, 118’
French with English subtitles
Four scientists and an ex-convict fly to a black hole,
50 light years away from earth. An accident propels
them 10.000 light years away from their home,
their lives, their culture. (Sci-Fi)
CLOUDY SUNDAY
by Manoussos Manoussakis
With Christina Hilla–Fameli, Haris Fragoulis &
Andreas Konstantinou
Greece, 2015, 116’
Greek with English subtitles
A bittersweet story of forbidden love between a
Jewish girl and a Christian boy during the German
occupation in Thessaloniki in 1942. Based on a
novel “Ouzeri Tsitanis” by Giorgos Skabardonis.
(Drama)
IN FRONT OF OTHERS
by Oskar Jonasson
With Snorri Engilbertsson, Hafdis Helga
Helgadottir & Hilmir Snaer Gudnason
Iceland, 2015, 93’
Icelandic with English subtitles
Hubert can only rise above his shyness when
mimicking people. His new girlfriend Hanna
finds it funny but when the impersonations get
out of hand, unforeseen consequences follow.
(Romantic comedy)
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FAMILY COMMITMENTS
by Hanno Olderdissen
With Max von Pufendorf, Omar El-Saeidi & Maren
Kroymann
Germany, 2015, 85’
German and Arabic with English subtitles
Max-Ophüls-Preis
To get married is easy, but will things still go
smoothly when it involves a homophobic Arab
father, a pseudo-orthodox Jewish mother and an
unexpected pregnancy? David and Khaled need to
set a lot of things straight before they can say the
vows and live happily ever after. (Comedy/LGBT)
EDDIE REYNOLDS AND THE
IRON ANGELS
by Gustavo Moheno
With Damián Alcázar, Arturo Rios & Jorge Zarate
Mexico 2015, 106’
Other subtitles available: French
San Diego Latino
When U2’s Bono decides to cover a song of “Eddie
Reynolds and The Iron Angels”, the almost forgotten
rock band reunites after being dissolved for over
30 years. The old illusions of fame and fortune
re-awaken, as well as old rivalries between the
band members. A comedy about friendship,
debauchery, second chances and about dreams that
can come true… later than expected! (Comedy)
THE DUEL OF WINE
by Nicolas Carreras
With Charlie Arturaola, Lino Pujia & Pandora Anwyl
Italy & Argentina 2015, 95’
Italian, Spanish, English & French with English
subtitles
Montreal, Valladolid
Same director from the prequel “The Ways of Wine”
(won Fipresci award in Mar del Plata)
Charlie fell from grace as a famous sommelier when
he lost his palate. Now his senses are back but
not his reputation. Accidently, he finds a way to
come back in the first league of wine connoisseurs.
(Comedy)
THE PARADISE SUITE
by Joost van Ginkel
With Magnus Krepper (THE GIRL WHO PLAYED
WITH FIRE), Anjela Nedyalkova & Isaaka Sawadogo
Netherlands, Sweden & Bulgaria 2015, 122’
English, French, Bosnian, Swedish, Bulgarian, Serbian
& Dutch with English subtitles
Toronto, Tallinn Black Nights (BEST ACTOR,
ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD), Angela Award (BEST
ACTRESS), Sao Paolo, Palm Springs, Guadalajara
A mosaic story about six people finding each other
and, sometimes with just one glance, influencing
each other’s lives irreversibly. (Drama)
SUM OF HISTORIES
by Lukas Bossuyt
With Matteo Simoni, Koen de Graeve, Karina
Smulders
Belgium & Netherlands 2015, 85’
Dutch with English subtitles
Montreal (in Competition), Hong Kong
The brilliant scientist Viktor leads a happy life
with his wife Lena, despite a tragic accident that
occurred during their youth. When Viktor makes
a groundbreaking discovery that can change
the course of their lives, he learns that time
manipulation comes with certain risks. What would
you do if you could change the past? (Romance/
Drama/Sci-Fi)
ABSOLUTION
by Petri Kotwica
With Laura Birn (A WALK AMONG THE
TOMBSTONES), Mari Rantasila & Eero Aho
Finland & Ireland 2015, 92’
Finnish with English subtitles
Helsinki, Warsaw (in Competition), Sao Paolo,
Kerala
Kiia accidentally hits something when driving to the
hospital, where she gives birth to a baby. There she
meets Hanna, a woman whose husband just arrived
to the emergency, victim of a hit-and-run. When
the truth finally dawns… How to bear the guilt?
How to forgive? (Drama)
EPITAPH
by Yulene Olaizola and Rubén Imaz
With Xabier Coronado, Martín Román & Carlos
Triviño
Mexico 2015, 82’
Spanish & Nahuati with English subtitles
Tallinn Black Nights (in Competition), FICUNAM,
Prague
Three Spanish conquistadors march to the summit
of the great Mexican volcano. They face the
strength of nature and the fear of unknown but
their mission is of great importance.(Drama)
TALION
by Martín Tuta
With Viviana Rodríguez, Tiago Correa & Ramon
González
Chile 2015, 85’
Santa Barbara (BEST LATIN AMERICAN FILM)
“Mirubin” is an avenger punishing pedophiles and
making an example of them, no matter who they
are. Police, Government and Journalists are close
to his heels, eager to uncover the truth behind the
mask. In a ride to determine who is on the right
side and who is not. (Thriller)
GUARANI
by Luis Zorraquín
With Emilio Barreto & Jazmin Bogarín
Argentina, Paraguay, 2015, 85’
Guarani & Spanish with English subtitles
European Vision Award at Ventana Sur, Tallinn
Black Nights (in Competition), FILMAR en América
Latina (BEST FIRST FEATURE), Santa Barbara (in
Competition)
Atilio is a man with traditional believes. He is
eager to have a grandson to heritage his Guarani
culture. When he finds out his daughter will give
birth to the awaited grandson in Buenos Aires,
he will go with his teenager granddaughter to a
long, unusual, road trip to bring the baby-boy to
Paraguay. (Drama)
THE SNAKE BROTHERS
by Jan Prusinovsk
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With Kry štof Hádek (Winner of Czech Lion and
Berlinale EFP Shooting Star) & Matěj Hádek
Czech Republic, 2015, 111’
Czech with English subtitles
Karlovy Vary (BEST ACTOR), Vukovar
(in Competition), Edirne (in Competition), Czech
Lions (BEST FILM, DIRECTOR & ACTOR)
Viper, unemployed and lonely, does not know
how to escape from the shadow of his junkie
and troublemaker brother, Cobra. Until one day
he decides to teach him a life lesson he should
never forget… A lesson that will change their lives
forever. (Drama)
JULIET AND ALFA ROMEO
by Blaz Zavrsnik
With Dario Nozic Serini, Jan Gerl Korenc &
Katja Skofic
Slovenia, 2015, 85’
Slovenian with English subtitles
Tilen (18) swears to be faithful forever in the hope
that his girlfriend will let him sleep with her. This
seemingly harmless oath is followed by a sequence
of tragic events. He starts to believe he is under
a spell, which could put his life in jeopardy and
prevents him from having a relationship with his
one true love, Sara. (Comedy)
I WAS THERE
by Jorge Valdés-Iga
With James A. Lee, Carl Ford & Sebastián Zurita
USA, Mexico & Hungary, 2015, 85’
English
Gus, a firefighter who escaped out of fear from
the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11,
survived and instantly became a hero. Guilt haunted
Gus until a photographer confronts him with a
compromising photo forcing him into a journey of
self-discovery and understanding of what a hero
really is. (Drama)
TWO WOMEN
by Vera Glagoleva
With Ralph Fiennes (THE GRAND BUDAPEST
HOTEL, HARRY POTTER, THE ENGLISH PATIENT)
and Sylvie Testud (LA VIE EN ROSE, LOURDES).
Russia, Latvia & France 2014, 100’
Russian with English subtitles
Hanoi (BEST FILM & ACTRESS), Smolensk
Golden Phoenix (GRAND PRIX), Jasmine (BEST
SCREENPLAY & CINEMATOGRAPHER), Shanghai,
Sofia, Jagran
Natalya’s feelings for her son’s attractive tutor
turns her devoted life into a complex web of
unreturned love, guilt, lust and jealousy.
(Period Drama)
Based on the Ivan Turgenev’s classic play A
MONTH IN THE COUNTRY
FLOCKING
by Beata Gårdeler
With Fatime Azemi & John Ristu
Sweden 2015, 110’
Swedish with English subtitles
Berlinale (CRYSTAL BEAR), Los Angeles (JURY
AWARD), Tallinn, BFI, Guldbaggen (BEST FEMALE
SUPPORTING ROLE, CINEMATROGRAPHY &
MUSIC), Busan, Valladolid, Sao Paolo
The small village community is convinced that the
young Jennifer is lying, when she claims to have
been raped by classmate Alexander. Evidence and
court decisions mean nothing, where grown-up
people lay down their own rules and laws to stick
with the flock. (Drama/Thriller)
THE MUD WOMAN
by Sergio Castro San Martín
With Catalina Saavedra (Best actress award for
THE MAID at Sundance)
Chile & Argentina 2015, 92'
Berlinale, Toulouse Cine Latino (In Competition),
Cartagena, Montreal, Jerusalem (in Competition),
Cairo, BFI London
Ten years have passed since Maria did seasonal
work at a fruit plantation. In need of money, she
decides to return, not knowing that she will face
her unresolved past. (Drama)
BABY STEPS
by Barney Cheng
With Ah-Leh Gua (THE WEDDING BANQUET, EAT
DRINK MAN WOMAN), Barney Cheng & Michael
Adam Hamilton
Taiwan & USA 2015, 102’
English and Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles
Danny and his boyfriend long to have a baby.
The complex world of international surrogacy is
further complicated by Danny's well-meaning
but extremely meddlesome mother who wants
to control every aspect of the process all the way
from Taipei. (Comedy/Drama/ LGBT)
INTERNET JUNKIE
by Alexander Katzowicz
With Antonio Birabent (WILD TANGO), Angela
Molina (THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE; THE
THINGS OF LOVE) and special appearance of
Arturo Ripstein (Director of NO ONE WRITES TO
THE COLONEL, THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT)
Argentina, Mexico & Israel 2015, 92’
Spanish, English and Hebrew with English subtitles
Buenos Aires, Hof, Chicago Latino
Inside the virtual world: a soldier looks for lovers,
a teenager searches for porn, women waiting to
find the love of their life and the best – or any –
lover in the area. Outside the virtual world no one
is what they seem. (Comedy/Erotic)
3 BEAUTIES
by Carlos Caridad Montero
With Diana Peñalver, Josette Vidal, Fabiola Arace &
Fabián Moreno
Venezuela 2014, 97’
Venezuelan FF New York (Best Feature), Sao Paolo,
Miami, Chicago Latino
Perla is obsessed with having a beauty queen in the
family and she is willing to do whatever it takes to
make her dream come true. Including destroying
her own family. (Comedy)
GET MARRIED IF YOU CAN
by Marco Polo Constandse
With Martha Higareda, Miri Higareda, Luis Gerardo
Méndez & Michel Brown
Mexico 2014, 107’
San Diego Latino
Ana is about to realize her biggest dream:
getting married. Daniela is focused on her career,
no time for marriage. When Ana finds out her
fiancé is cheating on her and Daniela falls in love
with her best friend, they discover that the only
true path to marriage is love. (Comedy)
PERFECT OBEDIENCE
by Luis Urquiza Mondragón
With Juan Manuel Bernal, Sebastian Aguirre &
Juan Ignacio Aranda
Mexico 2014, 99’
Montreal (BEST FILM), Dioses de Plata (BEST
MALE REVELATION & SUPPORTING ACTOR),
Ariel Awards (BEST ACTOR, MALE REVELATION &
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY), Cine Ceará Festival (BEST
DIRECTOR & ACTOR), CAMERIMAGE (BEST FIRST
FEATURE)
A young seminarian will endure a hard spiritual
journey to reach Perfect Obedience. His mentor,
captivated by his fragility and innocence, will
guide him to complete psychological and physical
surrender. (Drama)
THE WOLF’S GAME
by Thomas Korthals Altes
With Susan Visser, Johan Leysen & Pierre Bokma
Netherlands 2014, 88’
Pune
Anger percolates through the crowd when the
Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh is killed on an
Amsterdam street by a man the police described
as a Muslim extremist. The Secret Service is now
awake and the agent Ellen Maas will dive deeply
to find out the truth and do the best for the
country. Even if these two actions turn out not to
be the same. (Thriller)
Aire Libre
by Anahí Berneri
With Leonardo Sbaraglia (WILD TALES), Celeste Cid,
Fabiana Cantilo
Argentina 2014, 95’
Toronto, San Sebastian (Main Competition),
Rio, Stockholm
Building a place to reconnect to each other is
difficult. Especially when the unspoken rupture
begins to affect the one person Manuel and Lucia
want to protect the most: their son. (Drama)
LUNA
by Dave McKean
With Ben Daniels, Dervla Kirwan, Stephanie
Leonidas, Michael Maloney
UK 2014, 104’
English language
Toronto, Sitges, Raindance (BEST FILM),
San Francisco, Shanghai
After losing their baby, Grant and Christine visit a
friend in his isolated and idyllic seaside house. Over
a long weekend, secrets are revealed and the life of
the dead child is lived out in a series of fantastical
dreams that becomes an opportunity for spiritual
healing. (Fantasy/Drama)
NO THANK YOU
by Samuli Valkama
With Anu Sinisalo, Ville Virtanen, Kai Vaine
Finland 2014, 95’
Other subtitles available: Swedish
Sao Paulo, Chicago, Helsinki
After many years of marriage, a shoulder massage
is the highest form of intimacy for Heli. Destpite all
the efforts, her husband is just never in the mood.
One day, an attractive young man Jarmo walks into
her life and she discovers what she really wants in
life. (Comedy)
BUZZARD
by Joel Potrykus
With Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus
USA 2014, 97’
English language
Other subtitles available: Spanish, French
SXSW, New Films/New Directors, Locarno
(SPECIAL MENTION INDEPENDENT JURY),
Viennale, Thessaloniki, Ljubljana (FIPRESCI Award),
Rotterdam, AFI
Marty is a small-time con artist drifting from
one scam to the next. When his latest ruse goes
awry, mounting paranoia forces him to leave his
lousy temp job and hide out in his co-worker's
basement. Until eventually he flees to Detroit with
nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his
Power Glove, and a bad temper. (Comedy/Drama)
FLYING HOME
by Dominique Deruddere
With Jamie Dornan (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY),
Charlotte De Bruyne, Jan Decleir
Belgium & UAE 2014, 95’
Dutch and English with English subtitles
Colin (Jamie Dornan), an ambitious investment
banker, will attempt to gain a Sheikh’s trust and
business by convincing a Flemish pigeon fancier to
sell his champion to him. Colin sets up a scheme
but, when he meets the stubborn owner and his
beautiful granddaughter, he will learn that there is
more to life than big business. (Romance/Drama)
CIUDAD DELIRIO
by Chus Gutiérrez
With Carolina Ramirez, Julián Villagrán, Jorge Herrera
Colombia & Spain 2014, 100’
Montreal, Busan, Tokyo Latino Beat (BEST FILM),
San Diego Latino (AUDIENCE Award), Miami,
Cartagena, Kolkata, Chicago Latino
Javier, a shy Spanish doctor, meets a beautiful
Colombian Salsa dancer Angie. The two will live
a seemingly impossible romance, immersed in the
word of salsa dancers in the town where dancing
is the goal, the dream and life. (Romance/Comedy)
LA TIRISIA
by Jorge Pérez Solano
With Gustavo Sánchez Parra (AMORES PERROS,
THE LEGEND OF ZORRO), Adriana Paz, Gabriela Cartol
Mexico 2014, 110’
Guadalajara (BEST ACTOR), Karlovy Vary (Main
Competition), Montreal, Valladolid, Chicago
(ROGER EBERT Award), Thessaloniki (BEST FILM),
Toulouse Cine Latino (CCSA & RAIL D’OC Awards),
Ariel Awards (BEST ACTRESS & SUPPORTING
ACTOR), Palm Springs, Rotterdam
Cheba has given birth to another man’s son, while
her husband was working abroad. Now he is back
and she needs to confront her own desires and
what is expected of her in the isolated village
where they live. (Drama)
THE DREAM CHILDREN
by Robert Chuter
With Graeme Squires, Nicholas Gunn,
Jessikah Brown
Australia 2014, 98’
English language
Miami LGBT, Torino LGBT, Melbourne LGBT
Unable to legally adopt, Alex and Steven decide
to turn to the black market, adopting a child from
a desperate woman, who will threaten to destroy
everything they love. (Drama/LGBT)
ONE FOR THE ROAD
by Jack Zagha Kababie
With José Carlos Ruiz, Luis Bayardo,
Eduardo Manzano, Pedro Weber
Mexico 2014, 91’
Guadalajara, Moscow, Valladolid (in Competition),
Palm Springs, Shanghai, Chennai, Sao Paolo
Three eighty-year old men embark on a hillarious
roadtrip to fulfill the dying wish of a lifelong friend.
The journey involves them in a series of comical
misadventures and alters their sense of self in the
world. (Road Movie/Comedy)
ACES
by Alfonso Zarauza
With Lola Dueñas (VOLVER, TALK TO HER), Luis
Tosar (CELL 211, SLEEP TIGHT), Ledicia Sola
Spain 2014, 103’
Montreal, Brussels (JURY AWARD), Premio Mestre
Matteo del Audiovisual Gallego (BEST FILM,
SCRIPT & DIRECTOR), Hof, Sao Paolo
Neneta lives without responsibilities or plans, in
a motor-home on the coast of Spain. When her
partner Wolf dissapears without an explanation,
she goes back to her hometown and gets a job as
a construction-worker. With courage and sense of
humor, she overcomes the hard work and grows
stronger until Wolf returns...(Drama)
MY BROTHER’S KEEPER
By Maximilian Leo
with Sebastian Zimmler, Nadja Bobyleva,
Robert Finster
Germany 2014, 88’
Berlinale, Busan
As he is looking for clues about his missing brother
Pietschi, the solid Gregor immerses more and more
into his life. Until eventually Gregor wears Pietschis
clothes, listens to Pietschis music and sleeps
with Pietschis ex. Finally Gregor threatens to lose
himself… (Drama)
ATLANTIDA
by Ines María Barrionuevo
with Melisa Romero, Florencia Decall,
Sol Zavala, Guillermo Pfening
Argentina & France 2014, 88'
Berlinale, BAFICI (In Competition), Gijon,
Sao Paulo, Lima, Mix CPH, Queer Lisboa,
Hamburg LGBT, BFI LGBT, Prague
Argentina 1987. It is a hot summer day and a long
awaited storm is slowly approaching town. Lucia
and her sister Elena are alone. The adult world has
vanished; Lucia and Elena are left to their own
desires. A desire that begins and ends in that
afternoon with the storm. (Drama/LGBT)
FAREWELL TO THE MOON
by Dick Tuinder
with Ward Jansen, Marcel Hensema,
Lotte Proot, Dana Zelcer, Pauline Greidanus,
Elise Schaap
The Netherlands 2014, 94’
Rotterdam (In Competition), Brussels (BEST IMAGE),
Sao Paolo, Jagran
In the summer of 1972, a free-spirited artist moves
in an ordinary apartment building. Soon the lives of
the other residents will never be the same again.
(Drama/Comedy)
THE VERDICT
by Jan Verheyen
with Koen De Bouw, Johan Leysen,
Veerle Baetens, Jappe Claes
Belgium 2013, 110'
Flemish with English subtitles,
Other subtitles available: German, French
Montreal (BEST DIRECTOR), Chicago (SILVER HUGO
SPECIAL JURY), Palm Springs, Shanghai
When his wife’s murderer is released due to a
procedural error, Luc Segers will do everything in his
power to stop it from happening… He is going to
take justice into his own hands and will then compete
with the constitutional state which let him down.
(Drama/Thriller)
THE DINNER
by Menno Meyjes
with Jacob Derwig, Thekla Reuten,
Daan Schuurmans, Kim Van Kooten
The Netherlands 2013, 87'
Toronto, Göteborg, Hong Kong, Sao Paolo
Serge and Babette know something. Hopefully
they won’t tell Claire, because she doesn’t know
anything. And Paul… Paul knows everything. Their
children did something terrible that can ruin their
future. But who knows what?
(Psychological Drama)
Based on Herman Koch’s bestseller
MARINA
by Stijn Coninx
with Matteo Simoni, Evelien Bosmans,
Luigi Lo Cascio, Donatella Finocchiaro
Belgium & Italy 2013, 118‘
Flemish and Italian with English subtitles
French track available
Other subtitles available: French, Dutch, German,
Spanish
Montreal (In Competition), Valladolid (SEMINCI
JOVEN), Rome, Tallinn Black Nights, Palm Springs,
Göteborg, Cabourg (BEST YOUTH), Shanghai, Hof
The amazing story based on the childhood
memories of the Italian-Belgian singer Rocco
Granata trying to play music and win the girl of
his dreams within a small, early multi-cultural
community of miner-families. (Romantic Drama)
BLUE AND NOT SO PINK
by Miguel Ferrari
with Guillermo García, Ignacio Montes,
Hilda Abrahamz
Venezuela & Spain 2013, 110’
Other subtitles available: French, Italian
Montreal, Hamburg LGBT (GOBOLA), Habana,
Kerala, Goya Award (BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FILM),
Skip City (AUDIENCE AWARD), Prague
Diego is a guy like any other one. He has a regular
family and good friends. But there is something
that makes him different: he has a heterosexual
son. One father, one son, both of them will need
to fix their differences. (Feel Good Drama /LGBT)
NORDLAND
by Ingo J. Biermann
with Odine Johne, Maren Hoff, Nora G. Svalheim
Germany & Switzerland 2014, 105’
Norwegian, English & German with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: German
Oslo LGBT, Melbourne LGBT
Eleni is abruptly left alone by her girlfriend Kaia
during a trip to Norway. In order to find her lost
love, she embarks on an emotional journey far
beyond the beautiful Arctic Circle.
(Romance/LGBT)
UP TO THE WORLD
by Alessandro Lunardelli
with Luca Marinelli, Filippo Scicchitano
Italy 2013, 95’
Italian, Spanish and English with English subtitles
Rome, Boston LGBT, Festroia
Davide is 18 years old and gay. Loris is almost 30
and doesn’t know anything about his brother’s
sexuality. After a trip to Barcelona, Davide falls in
love with Andy, and follows him to Santiago. Loris
decides to go behind his brother to bring him back.
Far from the provincials of their city, things don’t go
as imagined… (Feel Good Drama/LGBT)
BEATRIZ'S WAR
by Bety Reis & Luigi Acquisto
with Irim Tolentino, Augusta Soares, Jose da Costa
East Timor & Australia 2013, 100'
Tetun and Bahasa with English subtitles
Adelaide (In Competition), India (BEST FILM),
Festroia
Sixteen years after Beatriz’s husband disappears
during a brutal massacre by occupying Indonesian
forces, she is troubled by his mysterious return: Is he
the young man she’d lost or is he an impostor?
(Historical Drama/Biography)
East Timor's first feature!
DUAL
by Nejc Gazvoda
with Nina Rakovec, Mia Jexen
Slovenia/Denmark/Croatia 2013, 102'
English, Slovenian, Danish with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Slovenian, Spanish, Hebrew
Karlovy Vary (In Competition), BFI LGBT, Guadalajara
(In Competition), San Francisco Frameline, Outfest,
Torino LGBT, Outflix, Rio, Goa
Iben is on vacation when she meets Tina, they take
a midnight drive around the city of Ljubljana. An
unexpected and intense attraction grows between
the women, but the mysterious and beautiful Iben is
hiding a secret… (Romance/LGBT)
BROKEN GLASS PARK
by Bettina Blümner
with Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Ulrich Noethen,
Max Hegewald
Germany 2013, 94‘
German and Russian with English subtitles
Max Ophüls Preis, Rio, BUFF, Mamers en Mars
Sascha wants to take revenge on her stepfather who
bruttaly murder her mother. After a published article
defending the murder, Sascha meets the newspaper
editor, Volker, and his son. But a subtle love triangle
unrolls which helps Sascha to find her personal way
of growing up. (Coming-of-Age/Drama)
THE FACILITATOR
by Víctor Arregui
with María Gracia Omegna, Francisco Febres
Cordero, Juan Carlos Terán
Ecuador 2013, 83’
Elena comes back to Ecuador to take care of
her ill father. She gets involved in a fight for water
access in an indigenous community and starts to
discover the truth behind her father’s business and
the dark secrets of her family.
Now she has to choose a side... (Drama)
HANNA'S JOURNEY
by Julia von Heinz
with Karoline Schuch, Doron Amit, Lia Koenig
Germany & Israel 2013, 100'
English, German and Hebrew with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Hebrew
Montreal, Haifa, Hof, Shanghai
Hanna is a young German that goes to Israel to
work with disabled people just to push her career.
Itay, an israeli social worker, flirts while picking
on her with Holocaust jokes. This teasing game
makes Hanna interested in Itay. The more she
stays in Israel, more interested she is in her family
background. (Romantic Comedy)
HAWAII
by Marco Berger
with Manuel Vignau, Mateo Chiarino
Argentina 2013, 102’
Other subtitles available: Korean
Bafici, Thessaloniki, BFI LGBT, Istanbul, MIX CPH,
Queer Lisboa
Martin seeks for a temporary job at Eugenio’s
house. When they recognize to be childhood
friends, Eugenio offers him work for the summer. A
power and desire game starts and their relationship
grows beyond their friendship. (Romance/LGBT)
MATTERHORN
by Diederik Ebbinge
with Ton Kas, René van‘t Hof, Porgy Franssen
Other subtitles available: Chinese, Russian, French,
Spanish, Hebrew
Rotterdam (AUDIENCE AWARD) , Shanghai,
Moscow (AUDIENCE AWARD), Valladolid (SEMINCI
JOVEN), St. Petersburg LGBT (AUDIENCE AWARD),
Comedy Cluj (BEST ACTOR), Göteborg, Napoli
(BEST FILM)
One day, the tramp Leo wanders into the life of
lonely Fred and turns his well organized life upside
down. Fred starts to set out into the big, wide
world. Will he fulfill his dream? (Comedy)
THE LAST MATCH
by Antonio Hens
with Milton García, Reinier Díaz, Luís Alberto
García, Toni Cantó, Mirtha Ibarra
Spain & Cuba 2013, 94’
Other subtitles available: German, French, Croatian
San Francisco Frameline, Seville, Thessaloniki, BFI LGBT
Two Cuban boys on the edge of marginality fight to
lead a life together. But it’s hard for both: one has
to work as a loan shark, beating his father-in-law's
debtors, the other prostitutes himself in the streets
to fulfill his family’s duties... (Drama/LGBT)
HOW TO DESCRIBE A CLOUD
by David Verbeek
with Lu Huang, Lu Yi Ching, Wu Pong Fong
Netherlands 2013, 80‘
Mandarin with English subtitles
Rotterdam (In Competition), Karlovy Vary
(In Competition), Chicago (In Competition),
Looking after her blind mother and falling in love
with a former scientist, Liling’s attraction towards
the inexplicable increases and little by little she is
drawn into a mystery... (Drama)
SOMETHING IN THE WAY
by Teddy Soeriaatmadja
with Reza Rahadian, Ratu Felisha, Verdi
Solaiman
Indonesia 2013, 89’
Indonesian with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Korean
Berlinale, Hong Kong, Puchon, Montreal,
Fukuoka, São Paulo, Kolkata, Chennai
Shy taxi driver, Ahmad, is addicted to porn
magazines and videos. But a flicker of hope
appears in Ahmad’s life when he falls in love with
his neighbour, a beautiful prostitute named Kinar.
Her pimp blocks their relationship, but Ahmad
gets ready to fight for their freedom! (Drama)
A FOLD IN MY BLANKET
by Zaza Rusadze
with Tornike Bziava, Tornike Gogrichiani,
Giorgi Nakashidze
Georgia 2013, 75’
Georgian and Russian with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Portuguese
Berlinale, Locarno, São Paulo, Hong Kong
(In Competiton), Mumbai, Molodist, Queer Lisboa,
Kerala, Prague, Batumi Art House
Dmitrij returns after studying abroad to his
provincial hometown. He divides his time between
his dull job at the local court of justice and his
hobby: rock climbing. Dmitrij’s daily routine is
interrupted when he starts to flee into his fantasy
world and meets his new friend Andrej…
(Drama)
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JACKIE
by Antoinette Beumer
with Holly Hunter (Academy Award winner for
THE PIANO), Carice van Houten (GAMES OF
THRONES), Jelka van Houten
The Netherlands/USA 2012, 100’
English and Dutch with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Russian, German, Dutch,
Croatian, Chinese, Polish, Korean
Toronto, Hamburg, Göteborg, Guadalajara,
Shanghai, Pula (BEST FILM), São Paulo
Twin sisters Sofie and Daan (33), who have been
raised by their two gay fathers, embark on an
amazing life-changing adventure - a road trip
with their biological ill mother that alters their
assumptions about everything that they once
believed to be true. (Drama/Comedy)
CYANIDE
Ps.ProDuCTIoNs ET ITEM 7 PrésENTENT
ALExANDrE ETzLINgEr
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sABINE TIMoTEo
by Séverine Cornamusaz
with Roy Dupuis, Sabine Timoteo, Alexandre
Etzlinger
Switzerland & Canada 2013, 103’
Mannheim-Heidelberg, Solothurn, Seoul Youth
Thirteen-year-old Achille waits full of hope for his
father to be released from prison. A father whom
he has never known and whom he has always
imagined in his fantasy. His dream of a life as a real
family is put to the test by his mother who is tired
of waiting and by his inadequate father who has
lost all sense of responsibility. (Feel Good/Family)
THE LovE Is A PoIsoN
CYANIDE
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THREE KIDS
by Jonas d’Adesky
with Jules Vitaleme, Sima Mickenson,
Pierre Jean Mary
Belgium 2012, 82’
Creole with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: French, Korean, Polish
Toronto, Berlinale, Miami, India, Busan Kids,
Trinidad & Tobago (Best Caribbean Film)
When the earthquake of Port-au-Prince
destroys the city, three kids have to build up
a new life for themselves in the ruins of the
Caribbean town... (Drama)
UNCONDITIONAL
by Bryn Higgins
with Harry McEntire, Madeleine Clark,
Christian Cooke, Melanie Hill
UK 2012, 92‘
English language
Other subtitles available: Italian
Frameline, Edinburgh, Munich, Molodist Kyiv, Taipei
Golden Horse
Seventeen year-old twins Kristen and Owen are so
wrapped up in their own world that they’re misfits
in the real one. As Liam comes along Kristen falls
for him, but Liam starts a romance with Owen and
offers him unconditional love. The only condition:
Owen must take his sister’s identity and become a
new „Kristen“. (Drama/Thriller/LGBT)
CHAIKA
by Miguel Ángel Jiménez
with Salome Demuria, Giorgi Gabunia,
Aytuar Issayev
Spain/Georgia/Russia/France 2012, 100’
Russian with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: French, Spanish
San Sebastian (In Competition), Plus Cameraimage
(BEST DIRECTOR & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER'S
DEBUT), Skip City (GRAND PRIZE)
The paths of beautiful Aysha and serene Asylbek
cross on a cargo ship, both of them searching for
their way home. Throughout the eternal winter in
Siberia and the summer in Kazakhstan a love story
between a whore and a loser sailor begins.
(Love Story)
THE STONING OF SAINT
STEPHEN
by Pere Vilà Barceló
with Lou Castel, Marie Payen, Luis Rego
Spain & France 2012, 80’
Valladolid (FIPRESCI Film Award), Karlovy Vary,
Montreal, BFI London, Guadalajara, Munich
Old and lonely Etienne refuses to leave his messy
apartment. He believes that the souls of his dead
wife and daughter are in its walls. (Drama)
STUDENT
by Darezhan Omyrbaev
with Nurlan Baitasov, Maya Serikbayeva,
Edige Bolysbayev
Kazakhstan 2012, 90’
Kazakh with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Chinese, French
Cannes (In Competition), Moscow, Toronto, São Paulo,
Busan, Viennale, Hong Kong, Thessaloniki
A student of Philosophy decides to kill the owner
of a shop. But when he falls in love with a girl he
has to take responsability for his actions. (Drama)
Based on Dostoevsky’s novel “Crime And Punishment”
LILET NEVER HAPPENED
by Jacco Groen
with Sandy Talag, Johanna ter Steege, John Arcilla
English and Fillipino with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Spanish, French Russian
Warsaw (In Competition), Tallinn Black Nights, India
(In Competition), Moscow, Buster (BEST YOUTH FILM)
Lilet is viciously resisting arrest for streetwalking.
She is an angry, bitter young girl, hardened by
misery and poverty and refusing any help! But if
she wants to, she can look innocent and angelic.
(Drama)
Based on a true story!
KID
by Fien Troch
with Bent Simons, Maarten Meeusen,
Gabriele Carizzo
Belgium 2012, 90’
Other subtitles available: French, Polish
Rome (In Competition), AFI, Ghent, Göteborg,
Rotterdam, Aubagne (BEST FILM, BEST MUSICAL
CREATION), Magritte Award (BEST FLEMISH CO-PROD.)
Kid, a little boy of seven, lives with his mother and his
slightly older brother Billy on a farm outside a small town.
Then fate strikes and their mother is murdered. Kid
misses his mother more than ever. (Drama)
PATTY’S CATCHUP
by Tina von Traben
with Luise Risch, Thekla Carola Wied,
Anneke Kim Sarnau
Germany 2012, 84‘
Other subtitles available: Chinese, Norwegian,
Korean, French
Thessaloniki, Kristiansand, Shanghai, Busan Kids,
Melbourne, Buster
Patty‘s family‘s little snack bar struggles against
uncle Walther’s chain of fast-food restaurants,
fighting to keep the inherited family‘s secret: the
best ever German sausage sauce! A feel good
film about pride, betrayal, family ties and home.
(Family)
HEMEL
by Sacha Polak
with Hannah Hoekstra, Hans Dagelet, Rifka Lodeizen
The Netherlands & Spain 2012, 80‘
Other subtitles available: Russian, Spanish
Berlinale (FIPRESCI Film Award), Voices (Best
Actress), New Directors/New Films, BAFICI,
CPH PIX, Karlovy Vary, Montreal, Sao
Paulo
Hemel likes to play around with men, but her father is
the only man that really counts. When he falls in love
with young Sophie, Hemel has to find the difference
between sex and love herself. (Erotic-Drama)
GANGS OF TOOTING
BROADWAY
by Dev Shanmugam
with Nav Sidhu, Elizabeth Henstridge, San Shella
(PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2, THE LEAGUE OF
EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN), Oliver Cotton
(THE DARK NIGHT RISES, BEOWULF)
UK 2012, 85’,
English language
Having left his family, his gang and his friends
behind to exit a world of violence, ex-gang
member Arun is now on the verge of being sucked
back into it.
(Action-Thriller)
Beat Down
by Deanne Foley
with Marthe Bernard (REPUBLIC OF DOYLE),
Robb Wells (TRAILER PARK BOYS), Tony Nappo
(SAW II, FOUR BROTHERS)
Canada 2011, 93‘
English language
Kristiansand, Zlin
Sweet 18-years-old Fran White is forbidden from
wrestling by her father, a former pro. She runs away
to join the tour of her father’s rival Dark Thunder.
She meets her mother, a sexy ex-wrestler, for the
first time and wrestles fulfill her dreams.
(Comedy/Youth)
IMPLOSION
by Sören Voigt
with Sven Gielnik, Eye Haidara, Carolina Clemente
Germany 2011, 88‘
German & Spanish with English subtitles
Thomas is on holidays with his father in Spain,
when a boat with African refugees sinks close to
their hotel. One of them is Djamile. Thomas falls
in love with her and hides her from the Spanish
authorities and, even worse, from the African
smugglers. (Drama/Youth)
BEHOLD THE LAMB
by John McIlduff
with Aoife Duffin, Nigel O’Neill, Michael Mason
UK 2011, 83‘
English language
Galway, Karlovy Vary, Toronto, Busan, Arras (BEST
DIRECTOR), Thessaloniki (BEST SCREENPLAY)
In order to save the neck of his junkie son, Eddie,
a depressed accountant agrees to a mysterious
pick up accompanied by Liz, his son’s girlfriend.
In between moments of unexpected heroism and
sporadic bird watching, Eddie’s dysfunctional
humanity connects with Liz’s tortured past and a
kind of healing begins. (Drama)
SNEAKERS
by Valeri Yordanov & Ivan Vladimirov
with Ina Nikolova, Ivan Barnev, Ivo Arakov
Bulgaria 2011, 105‘
Bulgarian with English subtitles
Karlovy Vary (In Competition), Moscow (SPECIAL
MENTION)
Six young people run away from the aggression
of the city to the farthest point away: the
seacoast. The beach brings them together and
gives them hope. But is such escape possible
at all?
(Drama/Youth)
BLOWFISH
by Chi Yuarn Lee
with Vicci Pan, Kang Jen Wu, Yi Ching Lu
Taiwan 2011, 90‘
Taipei (In Competition), Montreal, Warsaw
(In Competition), Geneva Cinema Tous Ecrans
(FIPRESCI and TITRA FILM)
Xiao-Zhun decides to find a better home for her
blowfish on an internet auction. A lonely baseball
coach purchases the fish and they make passionate
love in the surreal blue light of his aquarium. But their
love staggers like a blowfish... (Romance)
GARBAGE PRINCE
by Raimo O. Niemi
with Jon-Jon Geitel, Pihla Maalismaa,
Heikki Silvennoinen
Finland & Norway 2011, 100‘
Montreal, Helsinki, FICI Madrid (BEST FILM)
Jed’s life is perfect, almost too perfect. However, Jed
doesn’t know what he wants in life. Without a plan,
he gets on a train and ends up in a small town in
Finland, where he meets Lulu…
(Youth/Romance)
ROMEOS
by Sabine Bernardi
with Rick Okon, Maximilian Befort, Liv Lisa Fries
Germany 2011, 94‘
Other subtitles available: Spanish, Catalan
Berlinale, Guadalajara, Montreal, Oslo Skeive Filmer
(QUEER YOUTH), Queer Lisboa (In Competition),
Chéries-Chéris (BEST FILM), Asheville Qfest
(BEST FIRST FEATURE & BEST ACTOR)
Handsome 20-years-old Lukas moves to the big city.
Full of the zest for life, he meets the macho-driven Fabio,
who seems to personify everything he wants to be.
The attraction between both gradually develops, but
how much are they up to risk for their feelings, when
Lucas has to reveal his identity? (Romance/LGBT)
THE EDUCATION
by Dirk Lütter
with Joseph K. Bundschuh, Anke Retzlaf,
Stefan Rudolf
Germany 2011, 85‘
Berlinale, Montreal (In Competition), Mumbai
In the system of modern working environments,
Jan is caught in his inability to make decisions in
his fear to loose his job, his love and his status...
(Drama/Youth)
THE TEQUILA EFFECT
by León Serment
with Eduardo Victoria, Karla Souza,
José María Torres
Mexico 2010, 100‘
Young stoke broker Jose gets involved in
corrupt financial dealings. Powerful political and
economic issues make him fight for his existence,
while the whole nation‘s future is heading for a
disaster! (Drama)
LOW LIGHTS
by Ignas Miskinis
with Dainius Gavenonis, Julia Maria Köhler,
Jonas Antanélis
Lithuania & Germany 2009, 92‘
Lithuanian with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Hungarian
Karlovy Vary (In Competition), Warsaw
(In Competition), Pusan, Sevilla, Tallinn Black
Nights, Kyiv
Two men and one woman united for one night
by a quaint ritual - night driving through the city
streets. They discover new experiences, get close,
find hope and love. (Drama/Road Movie)
KADA KIEN SU KARMA
by Leon Serment
with Blanca Guerra, José Alonso, Rocío Verdejo
Mexico 2008, 97'
Every abandoned woman dreams of revenge on
her husband. Karma gives Eva that possibility, when
Joaquin, who left her for a younger woman, has
to return to the family home temporarily invalid…
(Comedy/Romance)
BEAUTIFUL CRAZY
by Chi Yuarn Lee
with Amiya Lee, Yi Chiao Liao, Angel Yao
Taiwan 2008, 98'
Mannheim-Heidelberg (Special Mention), Tokyo
(Wind of Asia), Taipei (In Competition), Rotterdam,
Hong Kong LGBT, Torino LGBT
Xiao-Bu finds herself in a cat fight with Angel, Amy
sleeps with Xiao-Bu’s boxer boyfriend,
and Angel kisses Xiao-Bu... Three young girls fall in
love, feel hurt, forget and have experiences which
decide their future. (Drama/Romance)
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VILLA TRANQUILA
by Jesús Mora
with Pablo Rivero, Raul Medina, Maria Barrios
Spain 2007, 82‘,
Málaga, La Chimenea de Villaverde, Espoo
A man travelling from Spain to Buenos Aires to
visit his father is forced to experience life from an
altogether different perspective after becoming
stranded in a strange land where survival is an
everyday struggle. (Drama)
MALU ON A BICYCLE
by Flávio R. Tambellini
with Marcelo Serrado, Fernanda de Freitas,
Marjorie Estiano
Brazil 2010, 90‘
Portuguese with English subtitles
Other subtitles available: Russian
Rio, Paulinia (BEST DIRECTOR, ACTOR & ACTRESS),
Goiania (BEST SOUND)
Womanizer Luiz Mario, a nightclub owner, lives
a frenetic life. Everything changes when beautiful
Malu hits him with her bicycle in Copacabana.
Head-over-heels he falls in love. But their
passionate romance is abruptly thrown into disarray
when an enigmatic love letter is discovered.
(Romantic Drama)
BLACK FIELD
by Vardis Marinakis
with Sofia Georgovassili, Christos Passalis,
Despoina Bebedeli
Greece 2010, 104‘
Greek and Turkish with English subtitles
Hellenic Film Academy (BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY &
SET), Cinema Tous Ecrans (YOUNG JURY),
Karlovy Vary, Mumbai (SPECIAL JURY), Seville (SILVER
GIRANDILLO & BEST ACTRESS)
Set in 17th century Greece, a young nun and a
Janissary warrior fall in love. But the nun, Anthi, is
tormented by a dark secret: she is, in fact, a boy…
(Drama)
BLESSED EVENTS
by Isabelle Stever
with Annika Kuhl, Stefan Rudolf, Arno Frisch
Germany 2010, 91‘
Toronto, BFI London, Hof, Torino, Tromso,
Max Ophüls Preis, Shanghai
New Year’s Eve, Simone decides to go out alone.
The next morning, she wakes up in a strange
car, next to a strange man. Few weeks later, she
discovers she’s pregnant. Entirely unexpected
Simone seems to find a kind of luck. But while
asking herself if this could be the face of happiness,
she creates obstacles on her own… (Drama)
STOLEN DREAMS
by Sandra Werneck
with Nanda Costa, Amanda Diniz, Kika Farias
Brazil 2009, 90‘
Portuguese with English subtitles
Rio (AUDIENCE & BEST ACTRESS AWARD),
Montreal, Vancouver, Ghent, Cinema Tous Ecrans
(In Competition), Tallinn Black Nights
Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane live in a low-income
community in Rio de Janeiro, sometimes working
as prostitutes in order to survive and satisfy their
consumer desires. However, even in this context of
absolute uncertainty and lack of hope, they insist
on loving, having fun and dreaming of a better
future. (Drama)
ELEPHANT HEART
by Züli Aladag
with Daniel Brühl (GOOD BYE LENIN!,
THE WHITE SOUND, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS),
Manfred Zapatka, Jochen Nickel
Germany 2002, 100'
Other subtitles available: Spanish
German Film Award (BEST ACTOR), Rotterdam,
Montreal
Marko comes from a disadvantaged background
and his alcoholic father tyrannizes the whole family,
so Marko‘s only joy in life is boxing... (Drama)
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