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SHELTER by Eran Riklis . UNKNOWN SOLDIER by Aku Louhimies . 3 WAY JUNCTION by J. Bollmeyer . ICEMAN by Felix Randau . GODLESS YOUTH by Alain Gsponer . WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY by Iram Haq . THE END? by Daniele Misischia . SOLDIERS. STORY FROM FERENTARI by Ivana Mladenovic CANDELARIA by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza . THE GARDEN by Sonja Maria Kröner . ALI‘S WEDDING by Jeffrey Walker . THE INVISIBLES by Claus Räfle . DRIVER by Yehonatan Indursky . TRAUTMANN by Marcus H. Rosenmüller . THE HAPPY PRINCE by Rupert Everett . WERK OHNE AUTOR by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck . STYX by Wolfgang Fischer . COBAIN by Nanouk Leopold . 3 DAYS IN QUIBERON by Emily Atef . A WOMAN AT WAR by Benedikt Erlingsson . NANOOK by Milko Lazaro
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CONTENT SCREENING SCHEDULE
MARKET PREMIERE
SHELTER by Eran Riklis ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Page 4
UNKNOWN SOLDIER by Aku Louhimies ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ Page 6
3 WAY JUNCTION by J. Bollmeyer ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 8
ICEMAN by Felix Randau .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 10
GODLESS YOUTH by Alain Gsponer ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 12
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY by Iram Haq .............................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 14
THE END? by Daniele Misischia .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 16
LINE-UP
SOLDIERS. STORY FROM FERENTARI by Ivana Mladenovic ....................................................................................................................................................................Page 18
CANDELARIA by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza ..................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 20
THE GARDEN by Sonja Maria Kröner .................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 22
ALI‘S WEDDING by Jeffrey Walker ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 24
THE INVISIBLES by Claus Räfle .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 26
DRIVER by Yehonatan Indursky .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 28
UPCOMINGS
TRAUTMANN by Marcus H. Rosenmüller.........................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 32
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Rupert Everett .............................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 33
WERK OHNE AUTOR by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck ..................................................................................................................................................................Page 34
STYX by Wolfgang Fischer .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 35
COBAIN by Nanouk Leopold ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 36
3 DAYS IN QUIBERON by Emily Atef ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 37
A WOMAN AT WAR by Benedikt Erlingsson .................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 38
NANOOK by Milko Lazarov ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 39
UNKNOWN SOLDIER WED Nov 01st 9:00 am Broadway Cineplex 2
SAT Nov 04th 9:00 am Broadway Cineplex 2
3 WAY JUNCTION WED Nov 01st 11:30 am ArcLight 4
FRI Nov 03rd 9:00 am ArcLight 9
ICEMAN WED Nov 01st 1:30 pm ArcLight 4
THE END? THU Nov 02nd 9:00 am Broadway Cineplex 1
SAT Nov 04th 3:30 pm Broadway Cineplex 2
GODLESS YOUTH THU Nov 02nd 1:30 pm AMC Santa Monica 6
SHELTERTHU
SAT
Nov 02nd
Nov 04th
3:30 pm
11:30 am
AMC Santa Monica 6
AMC Santa Monica 6
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY FRI Nov 03rd 1:30 pm AMC Santa Monica 4
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LEMON TREE meets JOHN LE CARRÉ in a subtle thriller set in Germany involving Mona, a Lebanese woman (Golshifteh Farahani), and Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent (Neta Riskin) sent to protect their informant while recovering from plastic surgery for her new identity. Mona and Naomi - together for two weeks in a quiet apartment in Hamburg. A safe house. A shelter.
No one saw what was coming, no one knew that this supposedly quiet fortnight would turn into an abyss and that shelter would need to be found elsewhere. The intimacy of the relationship that develops between the two women is exposed to the threat of terror that is engulfing the world today. In this game of deception, beliefs are questioned and choices are made that are not their own. And yet their fate takes a surprising turn in this suspense-laden, elegant neo-noir.
THE DIRECTOR
Born 1954 in Jerusalem and raised in Montreal, New York, and other places around the world, Eran Riklis studied cinema at Tel Aviv University and at the National Film School in Beaconsfield, England. Riklis’ debut ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE DAMASCUS (1984) was followed by CUP FINAL (Venice 1991 and Berlin 1992). After the domestic hit ZOHAR (1993) and some years in TV, he returned to cinema with VULCAN JUNCTION (1999).His definite international breakthrough THE SYRIAN BRIDE (2004) won numerous awards including Locarno’s audience award and was followed by LEMON TREE (2008), which won the audience award in Berlin, and his Ophir-Awards winner THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER (2010). Other works include PLAYOFF (2011), ZAYTOUN (2012) and DANCING ARABS (2014). Riklis believes in honesty, truth, respect and love, hoping his films convey that to people around the world.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER / ENGLISH, HEBREW & ARABIC / 93 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE MISTOR
DIRECTOR Eran Riklis (LEMON TREE)
DOP Sebastian Edschmid (THE LAST STATION)
CAST Golshifteh Farahani (PATERSON) Neta Riskin (SHTISEL) Lior Ashkenazi (WALK ON WATER, NORMAN) Haluk Bilginer (WINTER SLEEP) Yehuda Almagor (PLAYOFF) Mark Waschke (BARBARA)
PRODUCER Bettina Brokemper, Michael Eckelt, Eran Riklis and Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
PRODUCED BY Heimatfilm, Riva Film, Eran Riklis Productions and MACT Productions in co-production with ZDF-ARTE and ARTE France Cinema
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TWO WOMEN TRAPPED IN A SAFEHOUSE WHERE NOTHING IS SAFE AND NO ONE CAN BE TRUSTED.
MARKET PREMIERE NOV 02 / 3.30 PM / AMC SANTA MONICA 6 NOV 04 / 11.30 AM / AMC SANTA MONICA 6
Closing Night
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UNKNOWN SOLDIER is an explosive war drama about a platoon of Finnish soldiers fighting the Soviets in the Second World War.
Based on the best-selling novel by Väinö Linna and drawing from the author’s own experiences, UNKNOWN SOLDIER’s historical accuracy embraces the harsh realities of war-gritty and realistic, yet an unpolitical and humane account.
The story revolves around a diverse group of men, all at odds with how they see themselves, each other, and the common cause. Warm humour, camaraderie, and basic survival instincts are requisite for them to retain their humanity on the excruciating journey to Russia and back again.
THE DIRECTOR
Award-winning director and screenwriter Aku Louhimies is known for interpreting reality beautifully, yet truthfully. Over the past decade, his films have established him as one of the most preeminent directors of Scandinavian cinema today.The works of Louhimies, who is accomplished in both film and television, have consistently garnered international and domestic attention and praise. Included amongst his nine feature films are the European Film Award nominees 8-BALL (2013) and FROZEN LAND (2012). Louhimies also directed the five-part event series REBELLION (2016) about the birth of independent Ireland. As director, producer and writer, his most recent work THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER (2017) is an epic World War II film based on the best-known Finnish novel. A dedicated father of four, Louhimies is passionate about using the medium of film for socially and environmentally constructive purposes.
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WAR DRAMA / FINNISH / 135 MIN AND 5 X 50 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE TUNTEMATON SOTILAS
DIRECTOR Aku Louhimies (REBELLION)
DOP Mika Orasmaa F.S.C.
CAST Eero Aho Aku Hirviniemi Jussi Vatanen Joonas Saartamo Johannes Holopainen Samuli Vauramo Arttu Kapulainen Paula Vesala
PRODUCER Aku Louhimies and Mikko Tenhunen
PRODUCED BY Elokuvaosakeyhtiö Suomi 2017 in co-production with Scope Pictures and Kvikmyndafélag Íslands
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE
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THERE ARE STORIES THAT EVERY GENERATION SHOULD TELL THEMSELVES. THE PRESENT DOES NOT ERASE HISTORY, BUT CERTAIN THINGS FADE AWAY AND ARE LEFT IN THE BACKGROUND.
U N K N O W NS O L D I E R
MARKET PREMIERE NOV 01 / 9 AM / BROADWAY CINEPLEX 2 NOV 04 / 9 AM / BROADWAY CINEPLEX 2
2017
TALLINNBLACK NIGHTSFILM FESTIVAL
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Suffering from a massive career disappointment, London architect Carl Walters travels to the grand dunes of the Namibian Desert to escape. However, destiny soon strikes and he finds himself stranded alone in the African nowhere, desperately waiting for a ride that never comes.
Carl embarks on a bitter rite of passage, a trial only overcome if he is willing to radically change his attitude towards life. In the face of his own demise, Carl learns the simple truth: To survive, you need to act.
THE DIRECTOR
Fuelled by the vivid imagery of the every-day world around him - from epic natural settings to chaotic mega-cities - Juergen Bollmeyer has travelled the globe creating visionary work for numerous international high-profile commercial clients. Melding classic broadcast commercial work with ground-breaking alternative and viral projects, he was a creative mind behind a series of revolutionary internet virals for Daimler’s Smart car. His award-winning station IDs for ZDF would go on to define the public face of broadcaster for many years. Bollmeyer’s work has garnered international acclaim, including the Art Directors Club of Germany, the London International Advertising Awards, as well as several Gold Awards at the US International Film Festival, the Grand Award at the New York Festivals for Mercedes-Benz Slr McLaren, the 2012 Clio Award and a Cannes Silver Lion at the 2014 Lions Health for STRYKER.
3 WAY JUNCTION
ADVENTURE THRILLER / ENGLISH / 101 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE 3 WAY JUNCTION
DIRECTOR J. Bollmeyer (Cannes 2014 Silver Lion)
DOP Kay Madsen
CAST Tom Sturridge (ON THE ROAD) Stacy Martin (REDOUTABLE) Tommy Flanagan (SONS OF ANARCHY)
PRODUCER Maggie Monteith, Oliver Stoltz and Michael Auret
PRODUCED BY Spier Films, Dignity Film Finance and Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction
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BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF UNDEFINED DESIRE, A LONGING AND A CRAVING FOR A FULL AND DARING LIFE.
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PRIVATE SCREENING / BUYERS ONLYNOV 01 / 11.30 AM / ARCLIGHT 4 NOV 03 / 9 AM / ARCLIGHT 9
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DRAMA & ADVENTURE / EXTINCT RHAETIAN / 96 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE DER MANN AUS DEM EIS
DIRECTOR Felix Randau (NORTHERN STAR)
DOP Jakub Bejnarowicz (WETLANDS)
CAST Jürgen Vogel (THE WAVE) André M. Hennicke (VICTORIA) Sabin Tambrea (LUDWIG II) Martin Augustin Schneider Susanne Wuest (GOODNIGHT MOMMY) Violetta Schurawlow (COLD HELL) Franco Nero (DJANGO UNCHAINED)
PRODUCER Jan Krüger
PRODUCED BY Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion in co-production with Echo Film, Lucky Bird Pictures and Amour Fou Vienna
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THEY FOUND A MAN, BUT NOT HIS STORY.
The Ötztal Alps, more than 5300 years ago. A Neolithic clan has settled nearby a creek. It is their leader Kelab´s (JÜRGEN VOGEL) responsibility to be the keeper of the group’s holy shrine Tineka.
While Kelab is hunting, the settlement is attacked. The members of the tribe are brutally murdered, amongst them Kelab’s wife and son, only one newborn survives... and Tineka is gone! Blinded by pain and fury, Kelab is out for one thing alone – vengeance!The pursuit of the murderers is shaping up to be quite an odyssey for Kelab. He fights for the infant’s survival and against the forces of nature. And a fatal error even turns Kelab from hunter to hunted. On top of all that, the loneliness causes Kelab to doubt his actions more and more.
When Kelab finally faces the murderers of his clan, his greatest challenge will be not to become a victimizer himself…
THE DIRECTOR
Felix Randau is a well-known director and author, born in Emden, Germany in 1974. While studying German Literature and Cultural Anthropology at the University in Bonn, he was guest student at Schauspielhaus Bonn and worked on his first film projects.
From 1995-2003 he studied at the Deutsche Film– und Fernsehakademie (dffb) in Berlin and already worked as an assistant director for film and commercials. Randau wrote and directed various feature films such as NORTHERN STAR and DIE ANRUFERIN (nominated at the German Film Awards in 2008).
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“Spectacular locations and pure storytelling … There has not really been anything quite like it in the years since a PATHFINDER (1987) or an ATARANJUAT, THE FAST RUNNER (2001),
suggesting that novelty value alone could earn it attention and a commercial life.”(SCREENDAILY)
“The actor’s physical presence is impressive and he’s compelling even if we never understand a word he says — not that Otzi’s much of a talker to begin with.“
“High-octane entertainment … cleverly plays with audience expectations.”(THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
“A rare cinematic experience. Not to be missed!“(MOVIE MARKER)
MARKET PREMIERE NOV 01 / 1.30 PM / ARCLIGHT 4
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DRAMA / GERMAN / 113 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE JUGEND OHNE GOTT
DIRECTOR Alain Gsponer (HEIDI)
DOP Frank Lamm (PAULA)
CAST Jannis Niewöhner (4 KINGS) Fahri Yardim (ALMANYA) Alicia von Rittberg (FURY) Emilia Schüle (LENALOVE) Jannik Schümann Anna Maria Mühe (MY BLIND DATE WITH LIFE) Rainer Bock (TWO LIVES, BARBARA) Katharina Müller Elmau (COLONIA)
PRODUCER Uli Aselmann and Sophia Aldenhoven
PRODUCED BY die film gmbh in co-production with Constantin Film Production
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In a not-too-distant future, in which integration serves to protect the elite and isolate the weak, the cities are hellholes and the countryside holds the fairytale promise of a better life, a young school girl is found in the woods during the annual graduates’ assessment camp.
Known for his upstanding morals, a teacher breaks with his own values on a quest for the truth – and is increasingly entangled in a net of his own lies.
Suddenly someone confesses to a murder that they couldn‘t have committed and the fragile cohesion of a youthful elite society is threatened to destroy itself.
THE DIRECTOR
Alain Gsponer was born 1976 in Zürich. After working as a radio journalist he began to study directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in 1997.He successfully completed his studies in 2002 with his graduation film KIKI&TIGER. Ever since, he has been working as a director, writer and as a dramaturgical consultant for films like THE EDUKATORS.
His gripping tragicomedy ROSE was nominated in the categories Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Volker Bruch) at the German Television Awards in 2007 and won Best Picture.
His feature film HEIDI, based on Johanna Spyrl’s internationally acclaimed, multi-million selling and eponymous classic novel, was a worldwide success with over nine million Euros box office and releases in 28 countries.
IN A DYSTOPIAN, PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED SOCIETY, ADOLESCENTS STRUGGLE FOR GOOD GRADES WHILE THEIR DREAMS ARE SHATTERED BY AN INDIFFERENT SYSTEM.
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MARKET PREMIERE NOV 02 / 1.30 PM / AMC SANTA MONICA 6
“Outstanding actors.”(DER SPIEGEL)
“An intelligently crafted, gripping and politically provocative film.”(FILM RATING JURY: “PARTICULARLY VALUABLE”)
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Fifteen-year-old Nisha lives a double life. At home in Oslo, she obeys the traditions and values of Pakistani family life, but outside with her friends she is just like any other Norwegian teenager. One day, Nisha´s two worlds brutally collide when her father catches her in bed with her white, Norwegian boyfriend. Nisha is kidnapped by her parents and sent to live in Pakistan. At first, Nisha feels alone and afraid in the strange, new land, but then slowly, she starts to discover her parents’ culture in a new way.
THE DIRECTOR
Iram Haq is an actress, writer and director. She made and starred in her directorial debut, the short film LITTLE MISS EYEFLAP, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009.
Her feature film debut I AM YOURS premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2013 and was selected as Norway’s official Oscar entry. The film has gone on to win a number of prizes at festivals around the world.
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WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY
DRAMA / NORWEGIAN & URDU/ 106 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE HVA VIL FOLK SI
DIRECTOR Iram Haq (I AM YOURS)
DOP Nadim Carlsen (SHELLY)
CAST Maria Mojdeh Nawabi Estanegzai Adil Hussain (LIFE OF PI)
PRODUCER Maria Ekerhovd and Karsten Stöter
PRODUCED BY Mer Film in co-production with Rohfilm Factory and Zentropa Sweden
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AN EMOTIONAL AND TOPICAL STORY ABOUT LOVE, SOCIAL CONTROL AND A YOUNG GIRL FINDING HER OWN WAY BETWEEN NORWAY AND PAKISTAN.
“The kinetically shot film brims with authenticity and immediacy and benefits from a deeply sympathetic turn from sublime discovery Maria Mozhdah as the lead.”
(VARIETY)
“Provocative, emotionally charged material is handled with a maturity and confidence that makes it accessible to a broad international audience.”
(SCREEN INTERNATIONAL)
“An assured piece of storytelling made all the more gripping by the knowledge that it is autobiographical.”
(SCREEN INTERNATIONAL)
“The smartly filmed drama is subtly emotional and surprising at every turn.”(GLOBE & MAIL)
MARKET PREMIERE NOV 03 / 1.30 PM / AMC SANTA MONICA 4
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HORROR / ITALIAN / 98 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE IN UN GIORNO LA FINE
DIRECTOR Daniele Misischia
DOP Angelo Sorrentino
CAST Alessandro Roja Claudio Camilli Benedetta Cimatti Euridice Evita Axen Bianca Friscelli Giada Caruso Roberto Scotto Pagliara Carolina Crescentini
PRODUCER Manetti Bros. and Carlo Macchitella
PRODUCED BY Mompracem SRL and Raicinema SPA
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Claudio is a businessman at the top of his game. His cocky, cynical attitude has helped him greatly during his career – if he wants something, he takes it, not willing to accept no for an answer. But what happens if any sense of control you’ve had is taken away from you in an instance? This is exactly what happens to Claudio. On his way to an important meeting, his elevator gets stuck. What starts out as a mere technical difficulty turns out to be a catastrophe of much larger proportions.
Bit by bit and with his cell phone being the only source of information as he is trapped between floors, Claudio starts to realise that the world as he knew it has completely gone down the drain. Once familiar faces have turned savage and blood-smeared; a lethal virus is transforming people into highly contagious, homicidal zombies! Trapped inside a metal cage, with the ravenous ghouls out to get him, Claudio must rely entirely on his wits and survival instincts to break out of this hell on earth.
THE DIRECTOR
Daniele Misischia was born 1985 in Rome. Between 2006 and 2009, he studied filmmaking and screenwriting at Griffith2000 and Nuct Cinecittà, where he met his friend and future co-author Cristiano Ciccotti. Between 2009 and 2013, Misischia worked on several fan films inspired by famous videogames, captivating a large audience on the internet and at festivals alike. While working on these, he wrote and directed four independent features selected for both national and international festivals. His diverse filmography also includes music videos, web series and collective projects. In 2012, Misichia won Best Horror Fan Movie during the Russian International Horror Film Awards for his short SILENT HILL: LOST INNOCENCE. Between 2013 and 2015, he worked with the Manetti Bros. on three TV series, the beginning of a fruitful collaboration after he won a prize consigned by Manetti Bros. for Best Fan Movie during the FI-PI-LI Horror Festival in Livorno with the short RESIDENT EVIL: UNDERGROUND. His latest film THE END? premiered at FrightFest 2017.
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A NAIL-BITING HORROR THRILLER PRODUCED BY THE DIRECTORS OF “PAURA 3D”
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MARKET PREMIERE NOV 02 / 9 AM / BROADWAY CINEPLEX 1 NOV 04 / 3.30 PM / BROADWAY CINEPLEX 2
1918
Adi (40), a shy and introverted anthropologist who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to Ferentari, the most notorious outcast neighbourhood in Bucharest. He wants to write a study on manele music. The pop music of the Roma community serves as a way out for some, but mostly as one more means for the mafia pimps to make money off their acts and keep them in slave-like dependency.
While researching his subject, Adi meets Alberto, a Roma ex-convict and a bear of a man, who promises Adi to help him. Soon, the unlikely pair begins a playful romance in which Adi feeds Alberto with improbable plans of escaping poverty and Alberto reciprocates with well-concocted phrases of love. Little by little their casual affair grows into love. And the funny and sweet teasing turns into something precarious, since Alberto is both dangerous and fragile and belongs to a world whose codes Adi doesn‘t understand. A modern Romeo & Juliet set in the Roma outskirts of Bucharest.
THE DIRECTOR
Ivana Mladenović was born in Serbia in 1984. After studying law in Belgrade, she moved to Romania where she graduated in film directing in 2010 at the National School of Film and Theatre (UNATC) in Bucharest. Her student short films were shown at various film festivals around the world.Her filmography includes widely appreciated shorts such as MILKY WAY (2007), PIZZA LOVE (2008), which won Best Foreign Director at Porto Film Festival and was part of the Official Selection Plus at Camerimage Poland, and AFTERPARTY (2009), which won the award for Best Directing at the Early Bird Student Film Fest in Sofia and was also selected at Tel Aviv Student Film Festival and the Fresh Film Festival in Prague.She started working on her first feature documentary TURN OFF LIGHTS in 2009, which was completed after 3 years. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2012 and won the Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Documentary and Gopo Award for Best Romanian Documentary. In 2013, she was selected for a seven-month scriptwriting residency with
the Nipkow Programme in Berlin.Her feature film debut I AM YOURS premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2013 and was selected as Norway’s official Oscar entry. The film has gone on to win a number of prizes at festivals around the world.
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DRAMA / ROMANIAN / 119 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE SOLDAȚII. POVESTE DIN FERENTARI
DIRECTOR Ivana Mladenović
DOP Luchian Ciobanu
CAST Adrian Schiop Vasile Pavel - Digudai
PRODUCER Ada Solomon
PRODUCED BY Hi Film Productions in co-production with Film House Bas Celik and Frakas Productions
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A CONTEMPORARY LOVE STORY SET IN THE MOST NOTORIOUS OUTCAST NEIGHBORHOOD OF BUCHAREST.
“A quirky semi-fiction with lots of colorful detail.”(VARIETY)
“An unflinching and unadulterated drama of two individuals exploring their profound desires.”(HIGH ON FILMS)
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Havana, 1994. Right when the embargo is at its peak, the Cold War comes to an end and the Soviet Union disintegrates. But the life of CANDELARIA (75), and VÍCTOR HUGO (76) continues at a slow pace. The days are repetitive, conversations are sparse, dinners are sad. But the monotony is broken when Candelaria finds a video camera hidden in the dirty sheets of the hotel where she works. Not sure of what to do with it just yet, she brings it home. This camera, a foreign object to both of them, subtly sneaks into their lives as the couple learns to manipulate it and later to use it to film themselves dancing, kissing and making love. This spark of recovered love helps them forget that one of them is sick.Now, they have each other. Now, everything is life. But one day the camera disappears. Desperate about losing the very thing that brought back joy to his life, Victor Hugo goes to “El Hormigueo,” a dangerous place in downtown Havana where everything stolen can be found…
THE DIRECTOR
Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza was born in 1975 in Quibdó, Colombia. Before he founded his own production company Antorcha Films in 2003, Jhonny Hendrix has worked as manager and organizer for the film and video festival CinMilimetros in Cali, Colombia from 1999-2001.
As a producer, he was involved in such projects as the feature films DOG EAT DOG by Carlos Moreno and DR. ALEMÁN by Tom Schreiber. His directorial debut CHOCÓ premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2012.
Among his recent projects are the feature films CLÍTORIS and SAUDÓ, the latter of which was the 2014 winner of the Colombian production fund.
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DRAMA / SPANISH / 90 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE CANDELARIA
DIRECTOR Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza
DOP Soledad Rodriguez
CAST Verónica Lynn Alden Knight Philipp Hochmair
PRODUCER Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza
PRODUCED BY Antorcha Films in co-production with Razor Film Produktion, Dag Hoel DHF, La 5ta Avenida and Pucará Cine
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THE ‘90S. CUBA IS DROWNING IN HUNGER, CIGARS AND RUM. IN THIS GRIM LANDSCAPE, THE LIFE OF CANDELARIA AND VICTOR HUGO, A COUPLE WHO STAYED TOGETHER OUT OF INERTIA, TAKES A
SURPRISING TURN THE DAY CANDELARIA FINDS A VIDEO CAMERA.
“Amazing, outrageous and, ultimately, moving.”(CINEUROPA)
“Played harmoniously and with enormous sensitivity by Cuban actors Veronica Lynn and Alden Knight.”
(CINEUROPA)
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1976, the height of summer. A heat wave. Everybody is sweating. The wasps are even more aggressive than usual. In the midst of it all a German family who are spending the dog days in their communal garden – just as they always do.
Yet the passing of their overbearing matriarch Sophie reveals fine cracks in the family’s relationships while subtly changing how they interact. While the adults argue about the sale of the property, the children are free to roam the garden and the neighbourhood. Suddenly the news of the disappearance of a little girl disrupts the placid summer idyll…
THE DIRECTOR
Sonja Maria Kröner was born in Munich in 1979. At the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Sonja majored in Philosophy and Literature and studied screenwriting and directing at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) as of 2003. She received a media art scholarship from the Kirch Foundation and the HFF Munich for her video installation „Six Doors“, a peep show about six women in six phases of life shown in the Annual Art Show at “Haus der Kunst” in 2010. After making her graduation film ZUCCHINIBLÜTEN, she went to work on installations „The Black Hole“ and „Flipbook News“ (a walk-in flip book), followed by her first feature film THE GARDEN, which premiered at the Munich International Film Festival 2017.
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THE GARDEN
DRAMA / GERMAN / 97 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE SOMMERHÄUSER
DIRECTOR Sonja Maria Kröner
DOP Julia Daschner
CAST Thomas Loibl (TONI ERDMANN) Laura Tonke (HEDI SCHNEIDER IS STUCK) Ursula Werner (CLOUD 9) Günther Maria Halmer Christine Schorn
PRODUCER Philipp Worm and Tobias Walker
PRODUCED BY Walker + Worm Film GmbH & Co. KG in co-production WDR, BR
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WINNING BEST DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER AT GERMAN CINEMA NEW TALENT AWARDS, THIS LEISURELY FEATURE UNFOLDS LIKE A WARM DAY BUT BITES LIKE A SUDDEN BURST OF SUNLIGHT.
“Munich winner is a finely-crafted success for director Sonja Maria Kröner.”(SCREENDAILY)
“A portrait of a bourgeois German family’s 1970s summer that feels deliciously and authentically present-tense.“
(VARIETY)
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ROMANTIC COMEDY / ENGLISH / 110 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE ALI‘S WEDDING
DIRECTOR Jeffrey Walker
DOP Don McAlpine (MOULIN ROUGE, ROMEO + JULIET, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE)
CAST Osamah Sami (LUCKY MILES) Helana Sawires Don Hany (LUCKY MILES) Frances Duca
PRODUCER Sheila Jayadev and Helen Panckhurst
PRODUCED BY Matchbox Pictures
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Ali is the charming son of a much-loved Muslim cleric who has migrated to Australia from Iraq. Desperate to please his family and community whilst juggling two very different worlds, Ali sets off a calamitous chain of events that sees him attending medical school despite not being enrolled, and falling in love despite being promised to another. As his wedding day draws ever closer, Ali’s double life is on the brink of exposure.
THE DIRECTOR
Born in 1982, Jeffrey Walker started his career as an actor at the age of seven. After winning the Australian Film Institute‘s Best Young Actor Award in 1997, he went on to become one of Australia‘s youngest ever television directors at nineteen. For over a decade, Jeffrey helmed major Australian television productions shown domestically and around the world, including Chris Lilley‘s ANGRY BOYS for HBO, RAKE, H2O: JUST ADD WATER, the Emmy nominated DANCE ACADEMY and the JACK IRISH TV movies
starring Guy Pearce, which won him the Australian Academy Award for Best Direction in Television – making him the youngest ever recipient. In addition, he has won four Australian Directors Guild awards in the past five years, and received a further three nominations for his various comedic and dramatic works. Jeffrey began directing in the US in 2012 and so far has directed episodes across eleven TV series. These include MODERN FAMILY, BACKSTROM, RAISING HOPE, BONES, MIXOLOGY, RAKE (US) and the critically acclaimed DIFFICULT PEOPLE, where he directed all episodes and executive produced alongside Amy Poehler. In 2014, Jeffrey directed the prestigious BBC mini-series, BANISHED, again receiving nominations for the finale episode of the series in both the Australian Academy Awards and the Australian Directors Guild awards. ALI‘S WEDDING is his debut feature film. Currently, his second feature, DANCE ACADEMY - THE COMEBACK, is in the works. Jeffrey has directed over ninety hours of television, two feature films, all by the age of 34.
“Authentic, affectionate and amusing.” (SCREENDAILY)
“A surefire crowd-pleaser.“(THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
“One of the most sweet, funny, well-rounded and remarkably affecting films in quite some time.”
(SPARKLYPRETTYBRIIIIGHT)
“Impossible to dislike.”(THE REELBITS)
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THE AGE CRITICS AWARD MELBOURNE FILM FESTIVAL
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DOCU-DRAMA / GERMAN / 110 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE DIE UNSICHTBAREN – WIR WOLLEN LEBEN
DIRECTOR Claus Räfle
DOP Jörg Widmer (PINA, TREE OF LIFE)
CAST Max Mauff (BRIDGE OF SPIES) Alice Dwyer Ruby O. Fee (GHOSTHUNTERS - ON ICY TRAILS) Aaron Altaras Florian Lukas (GOOD BYE LENIN!) Andreas Schmidt
PRODUCER Claus Räfle and Frank Evers
PRODUCED BY Look! Filmproduktion and cine plus Filmproduktion in co-production with Gauger Film
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BASED ON THEIR LIFE STORIES: FOUR YOUNG JEWS SURVIVETHE NAZI TERROR IN BERLIN BY BECOMING INVISIBLE IN PLAIN SIGHT.
Berlin, February 1943: The NS regime declares the Reich’s capital “free of Jews.” At this point in time, 7000 Jews have succeeded in going underground. Almost 1700 will survive the horrors of the war in Berlin. The Invisibles tells the stories of four of these contemporary witnesses.
Cioma Schönhaus has also gone underground and leads an adventurous life that consists of buying a sailboat, dining in Berlin’s best restaurants, and becoming a forger of passports, through which he saves the lives of dozens of other Jews.And while Eugen Friede joins a resistance group that distributes anti-government leaflets, Ruth Arndt dreams about a life in America during the daytime; at night, she pretends to be a war widow and serves black-market gourmet foods in the apartment of an NS officer.
The dramatic re-enactments are intertwined with impressive interviews with the actual people whose lives inspired this film. The two levels blend together into an intensive, emotionally moving feature film and a historical tribute to the witnesses – of whom two are still alive.
THE DIRECTOR
Since the early 90ies, Claus Räfle has proven a sense for provocative issues and exciting subject matters with his body of work, distinctive through its modern journalistic approach and visual sophistication.
Time and again, profound humor and laconic narrative style were noted as the signature style of his productions by jurors and TV critics alike. Thus his satirical TV documentary Die Heftmacher was praised by the jury of the German Grimme Award as the most important work of TV journalism in that year. His video clips from the 1990s garnered lots of attention with their pointedly told stories. He developed and wrote THE INVISIBLES together with Alejandra López.
Many of his almost 40 feature-length TV documentaries, on which he has also served as writer, are distinct through their unconventional perspective, thoroughly entertaining in the best sense of the word and have found their way across borders.
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“A film of high historical and pedagogical value.”
“The precise cross-cutting of acted scenes and interviews make in itself for a very special work of art.“
(FILM RATING JURY: „PARTICULARLY VALUABLE“)
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Nahman Ruzumni lives on the fringes of the ultra-orthodox community in Bnei Brak, Israel. As a „Driver,“ he takes beggars to wealthy homes and coaches them telling their stories in order to inspire philanthropy.
For his services he gets a cut of the money and writes down their stories in his notebook. He spends the rest of his nights in makeshift casinos and dining halls with the more questionable members of this pious society.
But when his wife suddenly leaves, Ruzumni is faced with the responsibility of taking care of his nine-year-old daughter alone. Now, he has to take her with him on his nightly journeys, exposing her to his world for the first time.
Getting to know his daughter, Ruzumni remembers the only story he could never tell…his own. Together in the dark alleys of Bnei Brak, they each find their lost childhoods – even if it is for just one moment.
THE DIRECTOR
Yehonatan Indursky was born in 1984 and lives in Jerusalem. As a child he went to the world-renowned Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei-Barak. Later he studied at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School and was an editor and a columnist of orthodox newspapers. His film COMING UP AND DOWN BEFORE HIM competed at Sderot Film Festival in 2010. His graduation film, also called DRIVER, participated at Jerusalem Film Festival in 2011. His documentary PONEVEZ TIME about the lives of the students at Ponevezh Yeshiva premiered and competed at Haifa IFF 2012. Yehonathan (together with Ori Elon) co-created the highly acclaimed drama series SHTISEL, winning 10 Israeli Television Academy Awards in 2014, including Best Series and Best Script. He won Best Director of a Short Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival 2015 for THE CANTOR AND THE SEA. .
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DRAMA / HEBREW / APPROX. 90 MIN / COMPLETED
ORIGINAL TITLE LIFNEY HAZIKARON
DIRECTOR Yehonatan Indursky
DOP Shai Goldman
CAST Moshe Folkenflik Manuel Elkaslassy Vardi
PRODUCER Talia Kleinhendler, Osnat Handelsman Keren, Moshe Edery and Leon Edery
PRODUCED BY Pie Films, United King Films, Haut et Court in co-production with Carole Scotta
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BLACK NIGHTSFILM FESTIVAL
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THE HAPPY PRINCE
The Happy Prince is an intimate portrait of the passionate, chaotic and ultimately tragic final chapter in the life of Oscar Wilde. Though much is known of his celebrated literary career and his devastating fall from grace, this film is a compelling exploration of the tumultuous and little known circumstances of his years in exile. It charts his doomed attempts to repair his reputation after release from prison, his failure to reconcile with long-suffering wife Constance, the reprisal of his stormy love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, aka Bosie, the warmth and devotion of the many friends who try to save him from himself, and the impulsive recklessness that
leads to his heartbreakingly destitute final days. In a story so infused with misfortune, his incomparable wit remains remarkably intact, delivered with the eloquence and irresistible charm that helped to make him so famous in his earlier years. But the film also reveals a darker side to his genius: an arrogance and selfishness that eventually destroys not just his own life but those of the many he loves so dearly. This honest and at times startling profile reveals a new side to a global icon who is so widely revered yet so often misunderstood.
TRAGICOMEDY, BIOPIC / ENGLISH / APPROX. 100 MIN / IN POST-PRODUCTION
ORIGINAL TITLE THE HAPPY PRINCE
DIRECTOR Rupert Everett (AN IDEAL HUSBAND)
DOP John Conroy (LUTHER, THE SEA)
CAST Rupert Everett (MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING) Colin Firth (THE KING’S SPEECH, KINGSMAN) Edwin Thomas Colin Morgan (MERLIN) Emily Watson (THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING) Tom Wilkinson (THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL)
PRODUCER Sébastien Delloye, Philipp Kreuzer and Jörg Schulze
PRODUCED BY maze pictures and Entre Chien et Loup in co-production with Palomar and in association with BBC Films, Beta Cinema, Lionsgate UK, Concorde Filmverleih, Raindog Films, Movie Management Corporation, Zielke GmbH, Daryl Prince Productions, Strat et Go International and co-produced by cine plus Filmproduktion, Tele München Group, Radio Television Belge Francophone and Proximus
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THE STORY OF THE LAST DAYS OF OSCAR WILDE IN EXILE.STARRING COLIN FIRTH, EMILY WATSON, TOM WILKINSON AND RUPERT EVERETT.
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Bernd Trautmann, born in 1923 in Germany, is captured by the British in WWII. During a football match between the prisoners, the goalkeeper is noticed by Jack Friar, manager of an amateur club. Forced upon the team, Trautmann soon surprises on and off the field. Prejudice subsides, friendships start to develop and Trautmann loses his heart not only to football but to his manager’s beautiful daughter Margaret. However, Trautmann could not have foreseen the wave of outrage resulting from his engagement at Man City FC. Thousands take to the streets against the signing of the “Nazi.” Feeling alienated and alone, Trautmann’s and Margaret’s loyalty to each other is being seriously put to the test. But they
receive support from an unexpected direction: Rabbi Alexander Altmann, who fled the Nazis, publishes an open letter against the anti-German slogans. Trautmann’s path to acceptance begins and peaks at the 1956 FA Cup Final when he secures victory for Man City by playing on despite a broken neck. Yet fate twists the knife and Trautmann’s son is killed in a car accident. Heartbroken, Trautmann wants to give up. But a whole nation has learned to accept him, and so he starts to prepare for his comeback. For all those who learned to forgive, for those who had lost someone and most of all for his son, who admired him the most, he must step back onto the pitch.
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ORIGINAL TITLE TRAUTMANN
DIRECTOR Marcus H. Rosenmüller
DOP Daniel Gottschalk
CAST David Kross (THE READER) Freya Mavor (THE SENSE OF AN ENDING) John Henshaw (THE ANGELS‘ SHARE) Harry Melling (HARRY POTTER) Gary Lewis (BILLY ELLIOT) Dervla Kirwan (ONDINE)
PRODUCER Robert Marciniak and Chris Curling
PRODUCED BY Lieblingsfilm and Zephyr Films Trautmann Ltd., BFC in co-production with SquareOne Entertainment, ARRI Media, ARD/Degeto
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TRAUTMANNHE CAME AS AN ENEMY AND TURNED INTO THEIR HERO. A STORY ABOUT COURAGE
AND RECONCILIATION, ABOUT A LOST HOME AND A NEW ONE FOUND. AND ABOVE ALL, A STORY ABOUT LOVE.
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Rike - mid-30s, a doctor from Europe - embodies a typically Western model of happiness and success. She is educated, confident, determined and committed. We see Rike‘s everyday life, as an overworked emergency doctor, before she sets out on a much-needed holiday on Gibraltar. There she fulfils a long-held dream and sails out to sea alone in her sailing boat. Her goal: Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
But her dream holiday is quickly broken off on the high seas, when, after a storm, she finds herself near a stricken refugee boat. Unless she intervenes, around a hundred people will drown – their utterly overloaded boat has sprung a leak. Rike follows maritime law and radios for help - legally, she is not obliged to do any more. But when her calls are left unanswered, and then rejected for spurious reasons, she decides to overcome her fear and try to rescue whoever she can.
DRAMA / GERMAN & ENGLISH / APPROX. 90 MIN / IN POST-PRODUCTION
ORIGINAL TITLE STYX
DIRECTOR Wolfgang Fischer
DOP Benedict Neuenfels (COUNTERFEITERS)
CAST Susanne Wolff (RETURN TO MONTAUK) Gedion Wekesa Oduor Alexander Beyer (GOOD BYE LENIN!) Inga Birkenfeld (THE LIVES OF OTHERS)
PRODUCER Marcos Kantis, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu and Martin Lehwald
PRODUCED BY Schiwago Film GmbH in co-production with Amour Fou Vienna GmbH
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THE TRANSFORMATION OF A STRONG WOMAN TORN FROM HER CONTENTED WORLD DURING A SAILING TRIP.
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Young artist Kurt Barnert has fled to West-Germany, but he continues to be tormented by the experiences he made in his childhood and youth in the Nazi years and during the GDR-regime. When he meets the student
Ellie, he is convinced that he has met the love of his life and begins to create paintings that mirror not only his own fate, but also the traumas of an entire generation.
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER / GERMAN / APPROX. 120 MIN / IN POST-PRODUCTION
ORIGINAL TITLE WERK OHNE AUTOR
DIRECTOR Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (THE LIVES OF OTHERS)
DOP Caleb Deschanel (THE PATRIOT, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL)
CAST Tom Schilling (OH BOY, GENERATION WAR) Paula Beer (FRANTZ) Sebastian Koch (THE LIVES OF OTHERS) Saskia Rosendahl (LORE) Ina Weisse
PRODUCER Jan Mojto, Quirin Berg, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Max Wiedemann
PRODUCED BY Pergamon Film and Wiedemann & Berg Film in co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk and ARD Degeto
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AN EPIC PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ABOUT THREE PERIODS OF GERMAN HISTORY.FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OSCAR WINNING “THE LIVES OF OTHERS”.
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1981, Quibéron, a small village at the Breton coast. Hilde Fritsch arrives to visit her old friend who has retreated to a spa hotel to escape the daily pressures of her life. Her friend is world-famous star Romy Schneider, but together, they appear like two regular women who are just happy to be reunited. Yet it quickly becomes apparent that Hilde is supposed to offer the support the sensitive actress needs to be able to truly face her own demons. Shortly after, the young journalist Michael Jürgs and Romy´s long-time acquaintance, photographer Robert Lebeck, arrive to conduct an interview for a large German publication. Immediately, a cat-and-mouse
game ensues between the fragile diva and the ambitious author. The ups and downs of emotions, between tenderness and mutual manipulation, amidst Hilde’s attempts to guard her friend while the journalists try to capture for their audience the most inner feelings of this fascinating woman – all of it keeps these four people deeply engaged for three days and nights and reveals Romy Schneider to be more vulnerable than ever. And yet, by the end of those days, she may have found the inner strength to be able to start over, something she desperately wants…
DRAMA / GERMAN / APPROX. 110 MIN / IN POST-PRODUCTION
ORIGINAL TITLE 3 TAGE IN QUIBERON
DIRECTOR Emily Atef (THE STRANGER IN ME)
DOP Thomas Kiennast (GHOSTHUNTERS: ON ICY TRAILS)
CAST Marie Bäumer (THE COUNTERFEITERS) Birgit Minichmayr (DOWNFALL) Charly Hübner (THE LIVES OF OTHERS) Robert Gwisdek Denis Lavant (HOLY MOTORS, THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE)
PRODUCER Karsten Stöter
PRODUCED BY Rohfilm Factory in co-production with Dor Film and Sophie Dulac Productions
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IN A REHAB CLINIC ROMY SCHNEIDER - THE BIGGEST FEMALE STAR IN EUROPE OF HER TIME, GIVES HER LAST INTERVIEW TO TWO JOURNALISTS. THREE DAYS, DRIVEN BY ROMANTIC DESIRE,
PROFESSIONAL AMBITION AND THE URGE FOR LIVING.
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COBAIN
Cobain comes from a broken home. His mother Mia, a drug addict, is heavily pregnant, which doesn‘t keep her from using and getting drunk every day. As he worries about her, he resolves to run away from his new foster family to try and get Mia help. Yet his efforts remain futile, his love rejected and the two separate after a bitter argument.
He finds shelter with Mia‘s ex Wickmayer, a man who „employs“ a couple of foreign women. Cobain helps them in their daily life with translations and groceries. For the first time in his life, he feels he has something resembling a home. As Mia - now in an even worse condition - attempts to contact her son again, Wickmayer sends her away. But Cobain takes responsibility and tries to help Mia to be a good mother for once.
DRAMA / DUTCH / APPROX. 100 MIN / IN POST-PRODUCTION
ORIGINAL TITLE COBAIN
DIRECTOR Nanouk Leopold (BROWNIAN MOVEMENT)
DOP Frank van den Eeden
CAST Bas Keizer Naomi Velissariou (OUT OF LOVE) Wim Opbrouck Dana Marineci (TONI ERDMANN)
PRODUCER Stienette Bosklopper and Lisette Kelder
PRODUCED BY Circe Films in co-production with A Private View, COIN Film, VPRO Television and The Film Kitchen
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COBAIN WORRIES ABOUT HIS ERRATIC MOTHER MIA, WHO IS PREGNANT AGAIN. DRIVEN BY LOVE, COBAIN GOES TO EXTREMES TO FORCE MIA TO BE A GOOD MOTHER FOR ONCE.
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NANOOKA WOMAN AT WAR
In the icy wilderness of Greenland, Nanook and his wife Sedna are living in complete harmony with one another although their environment is constantly changing: airplanes are flying by, a gas pipeline is being built, and wild animals are dying.
When Sedna’s health starts deteriorating, she confesses to Nanook that she has long wished for him to make peace with their daughter Aga, who left because of a feud with her father, and to bring her back.
One day Sedna is found dead. Left alone, Nanook abandons his yurt and sets off to the city, looking for Aga.
Halla is an independent woman in her late 40’s. But behind the scenes of her quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the aluminium industry trying to expand its reach in Iceland.As Halla’s actions grow bolder, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the Chinese corporation trying to install a new aluminium
smelter. But as she begins to plan her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything. Her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted and there is a little girl waiting for her in Ukraine. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and saviour of the Highlands to become a mother, she plots one final attack she hopes will deal the aluminium industry a crippling blow.
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ORIGINAL TITLE HAHYK
DIRECTOR Milko Lazarov
DOP Kaloyan Bozhilov
CAST Mikhail Aprosimov Feodosia Ivanova Galina Tikhonova Sergei Egorov Afanasy Klaev
ORIGINAL TITLE KONA FER I STRID
DIRECTOR Benedikt Erlingsson (OF HORSES AND MEN)
DOP Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson (OF HORSES AND MEN)
CAST Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir (OF HORSES AND MEN) Davíð Þór Jónsson Ómar Guðjónsson Jóhann Sigurðsson
PRODUCER Veselka Kiryakova
PRODUCED BY Red Carpet in co-production with 42film, Arizona production, Bulgarian National Television and ZDF/Arte
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PRODUCER Marianne Slot, Carine Leblanc & Benedikt Erlingsson
PRODUCED BY SLOT MACHINE and GULLDRENGURINN in co-production with Solar Media Entertainment, KÖGGULL SF and Vintage Pictures
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IN THE SNOWY NORTHERN WILDERNESS, TWO ELDERLY INUITS ARE THE LAST TO HAVE CHOSEN THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE IN A WORLD SLOWLY FADING AWAY.
AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN IN HER LATE 40’S, DECLARES WAR ON THE LOCAL ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY. SHE‘LL RISK ANYTHING TO PROTECT THE ICELANDIC HIGHLANDS… UNTIL AN ORPHAN
UNEXPECTEDLY ENTERS HER LIFE.
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