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HINDENBURG — THE LAST FLIGHT (Germany) Beta Cinema, 103mins. Dir: Philipp Kadelbach. Key cast: Maximilian Simonischek, Lauren Lee Smith, Stacey Keach. An awe-inspiring airship. A murderous conspiracy. A devastating catastrophe. dffb-Kino
MEEK’S CUTOFF (US) Cinetic Media, 106mins. Dir: Kelly Reichardt. Key cast: Michelle Williams, Zoe Kazan, Shirley Henderson. In 1845, on the Oregon Trail, a group of families hire mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascades. Meek claims to know a short cut, and the group follows him across the high plains desert, only to become lost. CinemaxX Studio 11
PATHE INTERNATIONAL PROMO REEL (France) Pathe International, 120mins. Dir: Paolo Sorrentino, Frederic Schoendoerffer, Anne Fontaine, Kad Merad, Daniel Auteuil. CineStar 5
SILENCE OF LOVE (France) TF1 International, 105mins. Dir: Philippe Claudel. Key cast: Stefano Accorsi, Neri Marcore, Lisa Cipriani. Alessandro is an Italian professor of music living with his daughter, 15. In trying too hard to be a model father, he forgets to rebuild his love life. CinemaxX 4
THE MOON CHILD (France, Belgium) Wild Bunch, 110mins. Dir: Delphine Gleize. Key cast: Vincent Lindon, Emmanuelle Devos, Quentin Challal. Romain suffers from a rare genetic deficiency that makes him unable to stand daylight. Since infancy, he has been cared for by David, a doctor with whom he has developed an unusually close relationship. But David has to leave. CineStar 1
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FNH, 115mins. Dir: Son Jae-gon. Key cast: Kim Hye-su, HanSuk-kyu. A man rents out a room on the second floor of a house where a widow and her daughter live, in order to find and steal a $1 million teacup. Marriott 1
WASTED ON THE YOUNG (Australia) Fortissimo Films, 97mins. Dir: Ben C. Lucas. Key cast: Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell. An incident at a high school party sets off a dramatic chain of events and two brothers must place their lives at the mercy of popular opinion. CinemaxX Studio 12
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TWIGSON TIES THE KNOT (Norway) Sola Media, 78mins. Dir: Martin Lund. Key cast: Adrian Gronnevik Smith, Petrus Andreas Christensen, Pernille Sorensen.
THE REVOLUTION OF JUAN ESCOPETA (Mexico) Monoduo Films, 94mins. Dir: Jorge Estrada. The Mexican Revolution, 1914: an army raid leaves a young child, Gapo, orphaned. Taken captive, he escapes with the help of Juan Escopeta, a gunman for hire. They travel through Mexico, searching for Gapo’s brother, a revolutionary outlaw. Marriott 3
UNIJAPAN HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT VOL.2 (Japan) Unijapan, 75mins. Dir: Megumi Tazaki, Satoru Hirohara, Kohei Yamakawa, Kohei Yoshino, James McFay. A short film producing project for young film- makers Vol.2. Parliament
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A story about solving a crime and falling in love for the first time. Twigson falls for Caroline — a special birch wood twig. Quite a few things get out of control. CinemaxX 9
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LOOKING FOR SIMON (Germany, France) Dir: Jan Kruger, 89mins. Key cast: Corinna Harfouch, Nico Rogner, Valerie Leroy. A mother travels to Marseille to look for her missing son Simon, taking his ex-boyfriend with her to help. As their search intensifies, both are forced to realise that Simon is clearly not the person they thought he was. CinemaxX 6
FUNKYTOWN (Canada) Entertainment One, 133mins. Dir: Daniel Roby. Key cast: Patrick Huard, Justin Chatwin, Paul Doucet. 1976. Montreal was on the verge of becoming one of the biggest cities on the continent. ‘Funkytown’ is the story of seven characters who want to make their mark in an era
when excess was the norm and when disco was king. CinemaxX 2
THE GOOD HERBS (Mexico) Latinofusion, 120mins. Dir: Maria Novaro. Key cast: Ursula Pruneda, Ofelia Medina, Ana Ofelia Murguia. Dalia’s life changes when she has to face her mother’s Alzheimer’s. This is a story about plants and human emotions — about the invisible bonds that unite life and death and Mexican heritage, that can cure the soul. CinemaxX Studio 16
TWIGSON TIES THE KNOT See box, above
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A GANG STORY PROMO REEL (France) Gaumont, 30mins. Dir: Olivier Marchal. Key cast: Gerard Lanvin, Tcheky Karyo, Daniel Duval. Since his release from prison, the leader of the famous ‘Gang des Lyonnais’ has retired from the business. But when his best friend gets into trouble he has to help him. CineStar 6
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LULLABY FOR PI (France, Canada)
Kinology, 102mins. Dir: Benoit Philippon. Key cast: Rupert Friend, Clemence Poesy, Forest Whitaker. Jazz singer Tom spends his nights in the hotel room where he first met his recently deceased wife, until a mysterious woman seeking refuge barges into the room and locks herself in the bathroom. A romance thus begins. CinemaxX Studio 14
THE CHILDREN OF DIYARBAKIR (Germany) The Match Factory, 102mins. Dir: Miraz Bezar. Key cast: Senay Orak, Muhamed Al, Berivan Ayaz, Suzan Ilir. CinemaxX 1
SALVATION BOULEVARD (US) Arclight Films, 95mins. Dir: George Ratliff. Key cast: Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Connelly. When evangelist pastor Dan accidentally kills an atheist professor, Dan throws the blame on Carl, who must now prove his innocence and protect himself from Dan’s staunch followers. CinemaxX 10
VILLAIN & WIDOW (South Korea) Sidus
THE STRAIGHT LINE (France) Gaumont, 98mins. Dir: Regis Wargnier. Key cast: Rachida Brakni, Cyril Descours, Clementine Celarie.
A blind man and a female ex-prisoner’s destinies cross through sport. One will help the other to run and they will assist each other to rebuild their lives. CineStar 6
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BEASTLY (US) Sierra/Affinity, 100mins. Dir: Daniel Barnz. Key cast: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen.
A modern-day take on the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. Cubix 3
TYRANNOSAUR (UK) Protagonist Pictures, 91mins. Dir: Paddy Considine. Key cast: Eddie Marsan, Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman. Joseph’s life is spiralling into turmoil when a chance meeting with Hannah offers the possibility of redemption. But Hannah is hiding a secret of her own, which will have a devastating effect on both their lives. Kino Arsenal 1
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