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ARRIETY (Japan) Wild Bunch, 94mins. Dir: Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Key cast: Mirai Shida, Shinobu Otake. A tiny family lives beneath the floorboards of a mansion set in a magical garden. When a normal-sized boy moves temporarily into the house and discovers Arrietty, the feisty miniature daughter, a friendship begins to blossom. CinemaxX 9
BACON ON THE SIDE (France) Gaumont, 90mins. Dir: Anne Depetrini. Key cast: Anne Marivin, Ramzy Bedia, Marie-France Pisier. When Justine meets Djalil, it is love at first sight. There’s just one detail Justine fails to take into account: the man she loves is an Arab immigrant. A small detail for Justine and Djalil but not for their respective families. CineStar 1
FOXHOUNDS (Canada) Entertainment One, 94mins. Dir: Jeff Prosserman. The Foxhounds is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of investigator’s 10-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Bernard Madoff scandal. Kino Arsenal 2
LOW COST (France) Films Distribution, 90mins. Dir: Maurice Barthelemy. Key cast: Jean-Paul Rouve, Judith Godreche, Gerard Darmon. Exhausted after an eight- hour wait on a plane, the passengers of the low-cost flight from Djerba to Paris are ready to take action to get back home — even to fly off without the pilot. CinemaxX Studio 11
MILLION UP TO THE SKY (Ukraine) Ukrainian Cinema Foundation (UCF), 94mins. Dir: Igor Kopylov. Key cast: Anatoly
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THE BAIT (Canada) Delphis Films, 87mins. Dir: Yves Simoneau. Key cast: Guy A. Lepage, Rachid Badouri, Serge Dupire. Poirier is a lieutenant from Quebec’s police force and a walking disaster. Ventura is an elite member of the French Secret Service, a fearless spy. They are put together as partners. Will they work with or against each other? Parliament
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RESTORATION (Israel) Yezira Ivrit, 105mins. Dir: Joseph Madmony. Key cast: Sasson Gabay, Henry David, Nevo Kimhi. The story of an elderly furniture restorator
Guschin, Kamaliya, Andrey Zibrov. Valery is a hopeless case. Even after turning 30 he’s still a naive and romantic crank. His wife loves him unconditionally. One day, however, he comes up with a plan that, in his opinion, should make them rich and happy. Marriott 1
RED EYES: ROAD TO THE WORLD CUP (Chile) Odin’s Eye Entertainment, 84 min. Dirs: Juan Pablo Sallato, Ismael Larrain, Juan Ignacio Sabatini. Key cast: Juan Villoro, Evo Morales, Jorge Valdano. Marriott 3
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THE FATHER AND THE FOREIGNER (Italy) Intramovies, 113mins. Dir: Ricky Tognazzi. Key cast:
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trying to hang on to his old-world craft workshop, his estranged biological son and his mysterious young apprentice. A Shakespeare-like structure of fatherhood and a triangle of love. CinemaxX Studio 13
Alessandro Gassman, Amr Waked, Ksenia Rappoport. Diego and Walid, fathers who have the same painful destiny in common: a seriously disabled child. An accidental encounter will slowly develop into a deep friendship. CinemaxX Studio 14
THE FRUIT TREES OF ATHENS (Greece) Feelgood Entertainment, 90mins. Dir: Nikos Panayotopoulos. Key cast: Nikos Kouris, Alexia Kaltsiki, Lefteris Voyatzis.
A journey in life, in literature and in Athens. CinemaxX Studio 18
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CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (US, France) Visit Films, 90 min. Dir: Werner Herzog. Astor Film Lounge
HAPPY, HAPPY (Norway) TrustNordisk, 88mins. Dir: Anne Sewitsky. Key cast: Agnes Kittelsen, Maibritt Saerens, Henrik Rafaelsen. To Kaja, family is the most important thing. She’s an eternal optimist living with a man who refuses to have sex with her. However, when “the perfect couple” moves in next door, Kaja struggles to keep her emotions in check CinemaxX Studio 16
HOCHZEITSPOLKA (Germany) Pandora Filmproduktion, 95mins. Dir: Lars Jessen. Key cast: Katarzyna Maciag, Christian Ulmen, Fabian Hinrichs. CinemaxX 1
HOUSEHOLD X (Japan) Pia Corporation, 90mins. Dir: Yoshida Koki. Key cast: Minami Kaho, Taguchi Tomoroo, Kaku Tomahiro. CinemaxX 6
IF YOU DIE, I’LL KILL YOU (France) Roissy Films, 93mins. Dir: Hiner Saleem. Key cast: Jonathan Zaccai, Golshifteh Farahani, Ozz Nujen. In Paris’ cosmopolitan and colourful 10th
arrondissement, Philippe finds himself left to organise the funeral of Avdal, a Kurd he just met. In the dead man’s suitcase he finds some photos of his gorgeous fiancee, Siba. CineStar 2
INTIMATE GRAMMAR (Israel) Films Boutique, 110mins. Dir: Nir Bergman. Key cast: Orly Zilbershatz, Roee Elsberg, Yehuda Almagor. Three years in the life of Aharon Kleinfeld, the boy who stopped growing. Perhaps he is afraid of growing up and becoming like his crude parents, or maybe he is just a late bloomer, in need of a little more time. CinemaxX 10
SUMMER CODA (Australia) Entertainment One, 104mins. Dir: Richard Gray. Key cast: Rachael Taylor, Alex Dimitriades, Susie Porter. Hitchhiking home to a family she’s never known, Heidi meets Michael. In the stunning orange groves of country Australia, they embark on an adventure, discovering their secrets and lives may be better shared. CinemaxX 2
BURKE AND HARE (UK) Ealing Studios International, 92mins. Dir: John Landis. Key cast: Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher. Hapless entrepreneurs William Burke and William Hare’s opportunistic small- business enterprise soon expands to grave-robbing and ethical murder to meet the insatiable demand of the leading surgeons of the day. CinemaxX Studio 15
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ON THE SLY (Belgium, France) Delphis Films, 77mins. Dir: Olivier Ringer. Key cast: Wynona Ringer, Olivier Ringer, Macha Ringer. dffb-Kino
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FATHERS & SONS (Canada) Shoreline Entertainment, 87mins. Dir: Carl Bessai. A comedic exploration of a group of men and their relationships with their fathers. Marriott 2
YASUNI — TWO SECONDS OF LIFE (Ecuador, US, Austria) Filmdelights, 90mins. Dir: Leonardo Wild. Key cast: Penti Baihua, Bryan O’Leary, Alberto Acosta. Ecuador’s unique proposal to stop oil spills: President Correa will leave the oil in the ground of the rainforest region Yasuni and will invest in renewable energy. What is the condition? MGB-Kino
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