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to make use of such things is Uday Hussein, the oldest son of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. To protect himself, he decides to use a double. He chooses Latif Yahia, a former schoolmate. Panorama Special CinemaxX 7
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FAMILIAR GROUND (France) Comedy. 89mins. Dir: Stephane Lafleur. Key cast: Francis La Haye, Fanny Mallette, Sylvain Marcel. Quebec. When a messenger from the future arrives, Maryse and Benoit leave their familiar grounds and the question of how predictable the future actually is resolves itself on their journey. Forum CineStar 8
THE HOUSE (Slovak Republic) Drama. 97mins. Dir: Zuzana Liova. Key cast: Judit Bardos, Miroslav Krobot, Marian Mitas. Stone by stone, Imrich is building a small house for his daughter Eva almost entirely on his own. But for Eva, who is about to graduate from school, the prospect of moving into the house is about as appealing as being imprisoned in a jail she herself has helped to build. Forum press screening CinemaxX 6
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A GIRL CALLED ROSEMARIE See box, above
icy winter, the gigantic rocks on the coast, and the agricultural production of the islanders. Retrospective Ingmar Bergman CinemaxX 8
FESTIVAL 14:00
A GIRL CALLED ROSEMARIE (Germany) Drama. 134mins. Dir: Bernd Eichinger. Key cast: Nina Hoss, Heiner Lauterbach, Mathieu Carriere. Rosemarie Nitribitt wants a good deal more from life than a shrivelled existence in a dismal little apartment, spending her time looking after kids and scrimping and saving every penny.
THE EDUCATION (Germany) Drama. 85mins. Dir: Dirk Lutter. Key cast: Joseph K. Bundschuh, Anke Retzlaff, Anja Beatrice Kaul. Tells the story of a young professional starting out in life. Jan is apolitical; he decides to adapt and follow the path of
She wants a piece of the action and dreams of having an altogether more glamorous time on the sunny side of life. She sallies forth, with boundless naivety and nothing but youth and beauty to recommend her — and her determination to grab every chance she gets with both hands. Berlinale Special International
consumerism rather than that of resistance. Perspektive Deutsches Kino press screening CinemaxX 5
LIFE AND WORK (Sweden) Documentary. 58mins. Dir: Ingmar Bergman. Bergman originally wanted to make a
documentary with cameraman Sven Nykvist about the island’s sheep, but the more he spoke with the inhabitants, the more interested he became in their lives and problems. So he conducted many interviews with them, to which he added images of the austere countryside, the birth of lambs in the
MODERN PEOPLE (Japan) Drama. 112mins. Dir: Shibuya Minoru. Key cast: Ikebe Ryo, Yamamura So, Yamada Isuzu. Ogino, a government official, gets involved in his colleagues’ corrupt activities to pay for his sick wife’s hospital bills. At first, his young and serious colleague Odagiri refuses to partake in them, but when he falls in love with Ogino’s daughter, he too becomes irrevocably caught up in the maelstrom of violence and crime. Forum Delphi Filmpalast
TOTALLY TRUE LOVE (Norway, Germany) Drama. 80mins. Dir: Anne Sewitsky. Key cast: Maria Annette Tander Berglyd, Otto Garli. Ten-year-old Anne is a bundle of energy. But then a new boy called Jorgen joins their class. Jorgen and his family have moved into the spooky house at the end of the street. When of all people Anne discovers that she is falling in love with her new neighbour, this turns her rambunctious lifestyle upside down. Generation Kplus CinemaxX 3
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SUICIDE ROOM (Poland) Drama. 110mins. Dir: Jan Komasa. Key cast: Jakub Gierszal, Roma Gasiorowska, Krzysztof Pieczynski. Panorama Special Cubix 9
WE WERE HERE (US) 90mins. Drama. Dir: David Weissman. Key cast: Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Guy Clark. About five citizens of San Francisco before Aids was a problem. Overnight the city was transformed from an enclave of sexual liberation and social experimentation to the epicentre of a dreadful, sexually transmitted epidemic. Panorama Dokumente CineStar 7
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THEMOUNTAIN (Norway) Drama. 73mins. Dir: Ole Giaever. Key cast: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Marte Magnusdotter Solem. Two years ago, Nora and Solveig’s five-year-old son, Vetle, died on a mountain hike. Their grief over his death has weighed heavily on their relationship since. The boy’s death has changed Solveig and she now finds that she can’t imagine a life without a child any more. But how would Nora react? Would it ruin their relationship if Solveig were to have a child? Together, the two women set off on a
South of New York
SCREENINGS Sunday the 13th of February at CinemaxX 17, 09:00 Monday the 14th of February at CinemaxX 17, 17:45
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