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Cetto La Qualunque describes himself as a businessman, a profession he practises without a shred of scruples. After some serious soul- searching Cetto comes to the conclusion that the time has come for him to repay his town for all the support he has received over the years. And so our businessman decides to enter politics; he sees it as his duty to avert disaster, namely, the election of a squeaky-clean Democrat as mayor. CinemaxX Studio 15
YELLOW
(Spain) Filmax International, 90mins. Dir: Xavi Gimenez. Key cast: Marcel Borras, Adolfo Fernandez, Fernando Guillen Cuervo. ‘Yellow’ is a controversial film about miscommunication, fears and love. A story about a father and his son. CinemaxX 9
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22ND OF MAY (Belgium, Germany, Netherlands) Reel Suspects, 88mins. Dir: Koen Mortier. Key cast: Francois Beukelaers, Titus De Voogdt, Norman Baert, Sam Louwyck. We follow Sam, a security agent in a shopping mall. On a normal day, a bomb explodes. Sam tries to save the victims, until something terrible happens. He runs off till he falls down from exhaustion. CinemaxX Studio 17
72 DAYS (Croatia, Serbia) Croatian Audiovisual Centre, 92mins. Dir: Danilo Serbedzija. Key cast: Rade Serbedzija, Kresimir Mikic, Bogdan Diklic. The American pension of Grandpa Djuradj, paid to his widow Nedja, is the only source of income for the Paripovic family. When Nedja suddenly dies their very existence is threatened and the head of the family devises a cunning plan. CinemaxX Studio 19
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JO FOR JONATHAN (Canada) Films Boutique, 81mins. Dir: Maxime Giroux. Key cast: Raphael Lacaille, Jean-Sebastien Courchesne. Jo lives in the shadow of his older brother. Amid a world of delinquency, they become interested in illegal car racing. One night they participate, never reaching the finish line. Jo will become Jonathan. CinemaxX Studio 11
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RIO SEX COMEDY (France, Portugal) Entertainment One, 108mins. Dir: Jonathan Nossiter. Key cast: Charlotte Rampling, Bill Pullman, Irene Jacob. A delirious comedic romp through the
CORIOLANUS (UK) Icon Group, 122mins. Dir: Ralph Fiennes. Key cast: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave. CinemaxX 10
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THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 (Sweden) Wide Management, 94mins. Dir: Goran Hugo Olsson. Key cast: Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, Erykah Badu. Documentary examining the Black Power movement of the US in the late 1960s and 1970s. Kino Arsenal 1
BUTTERFLY KISS (France) EuropaCorp, 100mins. Dir: Karine Silla. Key cast: Vincent Perez, Valeria Golino, Elsa Zylberstein. Paris. The dreams, desires, fears and nightmares of six characters as
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favelas and high-end plastic surgery clinics of Rio de Janeiro, ‘Rio Sex Comedy’ charts the misadventures of expatriates in their bungled search for personal pleasures and social justice. CineStar 2
their lives and destinies intersect. CineStar 6
HOSTIAS
(Spain) Eldorado Internacional, 98mins. Dir: Diego Musiak. Key cast: Antonio Chamizo, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Geraldine Chaplin. Renowned film director Juan finds himself having to shoot a cheap and awful film to pay his poker debts. Laura will be there to help him. Will Juan recognise this opportunity for love while he is trying to save his neck? Parliament
INVISIBLE (Israel, Germany) WestEnd Films, 90mins. Dir: Michal Aviad. Key cast: Ronit Elkabetz, Evgenia Dodina. Haunted by an unspeakable tragedy in their past, a chance
encounter brings two women together with life- changing consequences. CinemaxX Studio 16
LOST KISSES (Italy) Adriana Chiesa Enterprises, 80mins. Dir: Roberta Torre. Key cast: Donatella Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Fiorello, Piera Degli Esposti.
A mother and daughter between madonnas and witches… A post-modern fable of love and miracles. CineStar 1
MY GOOD ENEMY (Denmark) NonStop Sales, 93mins. Dir: Oliver Ussing. Two underdogs in a school class dramatically change the hierarchy in the classroom. CinemaxX Studio 18
THE NINE MUSES (UK) Cactus Three, 92mins. Dir: John Akomfrah. Key cast: Trevor Mathison, David Lawson, John Akomfrah. A retelling of mass migration to post-war Britain. Structured in nine musical chapters with an array of archival material. Marriott 1
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SILENT HOUSE (US, France) Elle Driver, 100mins. Dir: Chris Kentis, Laura Lau. Key cast: Elizabeth Olsen. CinemaxX 5
THE TERRORISTS (Thailand, Germany) Dir: Thunska Pansittivorakul, 105mins. CinemaxX 6
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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HAPPY PEOPLE: A YEAR IN THE TAIGA (Germany, US, Germany) Celluloid Dreams, 94mins. Dir: Dmitry Vasyukov. At the centre of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village of Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. CineStar 5
GOOD NEIGHBOURS (Canada) Myriad Pictures, 99mins. Dir: Jacob Tierney. Key cast: Scott Speedman, Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire. A serial killer is on the loose in the small Montreal neighbourhood and the tenants of an old apartment must figure out who they can trust. CinemaxX 9
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THE LIFE OF FISH (Chile) Ceneca Producciones, 83mins. Dir: Matias Bize. Key cast: Santiago Cabrera, Blanca Lewin, Antonia Zegers. Andres returns to Chile to bring closure on his past before settling for good in Berlin. He attends a friend’s party where he rediscovers the world he had left behind. This reunion could change Andres’ life forever. Marriott 2
ON THE ICE (US) Coach 14. 96mins. Dir: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean. Key cast: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith. dffb-Kino
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BETWEEN TWO FIRES (Sweden, Poland) The Yellow Affair, 130mins. Dir: Agnieszka Lukasiak. Key cast: Simon Kassianiedes, Magdalena Poplawska, Kamila Nowysz. Marta and her daughter, Anna, escape Belarus from child sex traffickers. They arrive in Sweden
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