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Ursula Buchfellner, Joram Kaniuk. Documentary about Berlin night club impresario and ageing playboy Rolf Eden. Panorama Dokumente press International
THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE (Belgium) Thriller. 108mins. Dir: Lee Tamahori. Key cast: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier. Baghdad 1987. Iraq is a breeding ground for corruption and fraud. Someone who knows better than anyone how 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. The dictator’s son has no qualms about forcing Latif to do his bidding. Panorama Special Cubix 9
IMAGES FROM THE PLAYGROUND (Sweden) Documentary. 29mins. Dir: Stig Bjorkman. Key cast: Ingmar Bergman, Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson. Compilation footage of
film shot by Bergman during the 1950s and early 1960s. Retrospective Ingmar Bergman Zeughauskino
RENT BOYS (Germany) Documentary. 84mins. Dir: Rosa von Praunheim. Key cast: Sergiu Grimalschi, Lutz Volkwein, Wolfgang Werner. Documentary investigating male prostitution in Germany. Panorama Dokumente press screening CineStar 7
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GHOSTS#9 (UK) Documentary. 42mins. Dir: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. X. These cans, salvaged in 1980 by P-Orridge from the office of the then recently deceased film-maker Anthony Balch, contained not only prints of the previously released Beatfilms, but also footage shot in and around the Beat Hotel at 9 Rue Git le Coeur in Paris. Calling on the help of his friend Derek Jarmann, Breyer
P-Orridge was able to identify and catalogue the footage, subsequently editing parts of it into the film ‘Ghosts#9’. Forum Expanded Kino Arsenal 1
GOETHE! (Germany) 102mins. Dir: Philipp Stolzl. Key cast: Alexander Fehling, Miriam Stein, Moritz Bleibtreu. The young Johann Goethe neglects his law studies. His father orders him to take a position at the court of justice in a small town. He falls in love with Lotte, not knowing that she has been promised to his superior. German Cinema CinemaxX
IN HEAVEN UNDERGROUND — THE WEISSENSEE JEWISH CEMETERY (Germany) Documentary. 90mins. Dir: Britta Wauer. Documentary set in Europe’s largest Jewish cemetery, on the outskirts of Berlin. Panorama Dokumente Cubix 7
SACRIFICE (China) Action. 127mins. Dir: Chen Kaige. Key cast: Ge You, Wang Xue Qi, Fan Bing Bing.
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THE OFF HOURS Directed by Megan Griffiths
THE OFF HOURS Directed by Megan Griffiths
THE OFF HOURS Directed by Megan Griffiths
Francine is a waitress whose liberation from her mundane existence is long overdue. In the restless world of the night shift at a highway diner, her life consists of casual encounters and transient friendships. As change begins to invade the quiet diner, Francine is reminded that it is never too late to become the person she was meant to be.
Francine is a waitress whose Francine is a waitress whos
of casual encounters and of casual encounter and
liberation from her mundane l eiberation from her mundane
xistence is long overdue. In the exist nce is ong ov rdue. In the
begins to invade the quiet diner, begins to invade th quie diner,
Francine is reminded that it is Francine is r minded tha it is
never too late to become the n ver too late to become the
person she was meant to be. person she was meant to be.
restless world of the night shift at restless world of the night sh ft at
a highway diner, her life consists a highway diner, her life consists
transient friendships. As change transient friendships. As change
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“An artful composition that occasionally “An artful composition that occasionally
echoes Edward Hopper” The Hollywood Reporter Market Screening: Today, 11:30am, CinemaxX 18
echoes Edward Hopper” The Hollywood Reporter Market Screening: Today, 11:30am, CinemaxX 18
echoes Edward Hopper” The Hollywood Reporter Market Screening: Today, 11:30am, CinemaxX 18
LOOK, STRANGER Directed by Arielle Javitch
LOOK, STRANGER Directed by Arielle Javitch
LOOK, STRANGER Directed by Arielle Javitch
Set in the urban wastelands and desolate forests of an unidentified world at war, this is the story of a woman making a dangerous journey home from a refugee camp. When her guide is killed on the road in an arbitrary act of violence, the woman is forced to rely on an angry and disillusioned carrier, who agrees to travel with her for a price.
Set in the urban wastelands and S t in the urban wastelands and
an making a dangerous
journey home from a refugee j courney home from a refugee
desolate forests of an unidentified desolate forests of an unidentified
world at war, this is the story of a worlmd at war, this is the story of a woman making a dangerous
amp. When her guide is killed on camp. When he guide is killed on
the road in an arbitrary act of the road in an arbitrary act of
her for a price. her for a price.
violence, the woman is forced to violence, the woman is forced to
rely on an angry and disillusioned rely on an angry and disillusioned
carrier, who agrees to travel with ca rie , who agrees to travel with
“An artful composition that occasionally
FESTIVAL 17:30
FIT (Japan) Drama. 106mins. Dir: Hirosue Hiromasa. Key cast: Hirosue Hiromasa, Namiki Akie, Shine Midori. Sagawa works for a mail-order company and is obsessed with the idea of doing something for others. Nitta, a dissatisfied customer, lives alone
“A vivid immediacy” Variety
“A vivid immediacy” Variety
with her dog. Tahara, the ex-fiance of Sagawa’s friend Shimizu, lives with her mentally challenged brother Masaru, who sees the world through 3D glasses and keeps ants as pets. They all suffer from the pressure of social conventions that leave them isolated and lonely. Forum press screening CinemaxX 6
“A vivid immediacy” Variety
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