FEATURE
The Island
by France’s Les Films de l’Etranger, Wallpaper Productions and Bear Called Dog. Int’l sales Vandana Trading Company
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VOLCANO (ELDFJALL) (Den-Ice) Dir Runar Runarsson It is not often a debut feature director arrives at a festival with such an impressive track record — two of Runarsson’s shorts, 2 Birds and Anna, have been screened in Cannes and his The Last Farm was nominated for a short film Oscar. This Iceland-set story follows an elderly man trying to adjust to life after retirement. Iceland’s renowned Zik Zak produced with Denmark’s Fine & Mellow. Int’l sales TrustNordisk
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BLUE BIRD (Bel) Dir Gus Van Den Berghe Two features in back-to-back Quinzaines? Not bad for a 25-year-old former skateboarder. Van Den Berghe’s Little Baby Jesus Of Flandr screened in Directors’ Fortnight last year. Blue Bird is a Togo-shot drama loosely inspired by Maurice Maeterlinck’s play L’Oiseau Bleu about two children from a remote African village who search for a mysterious blue bird. The director says the film is the second part of his planned triptych about birth, the road and death. Int’l sales The Coproduction Office
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CODE BLUE (Neth-Den) Dir Urszula Antoniak Antoniak’s second feature was selected for the Cinéfondation Atelier in 2010 and shot in Berlin, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. The dark drama is about a middle-aged nurse, played by Bien de Moor, who is afraid of intimacy but engages with a neighbour after they witness a crime. Antoniak directed 2009’s festival hitNothing Personal, a prize- winner at Locarno. Int’l sales Bavaria Film International
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THEOTHER SIDE OF SLEEP (Ire-Hung-Neth) Dir Rebecca Daly* Daly is the first female Irish film-maker to be in contention for Cannes’ Camera d’Or. The Other Side Of Sleep is a thriller about a young woman prone to sleepwalking who becomes obsessed with a local murder investigation. Antonia
Campbell-Hughes, whose credits include Bright Star, plays the lead. Daly developed the project while taking part in the Cannes Cinéfondation Residence du Festival in Paris in 2008, co- writing the screenplay with Glenn Montgomery. Int’l sales Memento Films
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CORPOCELESTE (It-Switz-Fr) Dir Alice Rohrwacher* Rosa Bosch’s Tempesta Film has produced this coming-of-age story about a teenager struggling to adapt to her family’s move back to southern Italy after a decade in Switzerland. This is writer-director Rohrwacher’s first feature, and the debut film role for young Yile Vianello. Look for a scene-stealing performance from Calabrian housewife Pasqualina Scuncia. Int’l sales RAI Trade
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RETURN(US) Dir Liza Johnson* Linda Cardellini plays a soldier who experiences an uneasy return to her home town after a tour of duty. Michael Shannon, who can be seen in Critics’ Week entry Take Shelter, also stars. Return is the directorial debut of short- film-maker Johnson. Contact Two Point One Films
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HEATWAVE (APRES LE SUD) (Fr) Dir Jean-Jacques Jauffret* This first feature film from former assistant director turned writer-producer-director Jauffret is set during one hot afternoon in the south of France as four lives intersect and hurtle towards potential tragedy. Adele Haenel, Sylvie Lachat, Ulysse Grosjean and Yves Ruellan star in the film, which is produced by Explicit Films. Int’l sales Visit Films
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THE ISLAND (Bulg-Swe) Dir Kamen Kalev Laetitia Casta stars as a woman who surprises her boyfriend (Thure Lindhardt) with a holiday to Bulgaria only to discover he was born there, as secrets are subsequently revealed. Bulgarian director Kalev made a splash in 2009 with Eastern Plays which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight before impressing on the festival circuit. Int’l sales Le Pacte
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Iris In Bloom
Breathing
O Abismo Prateado
THE SILENCEOF JOAN (JEANNE CAPTIVE) (Fr) Dir Philippe Ramos Clémence Poésy stars as Joan of Arc in this historical drama. Ramos’ track record is quirky — his 2007 filmCaptain Ahab imagined the back story ofMoby Dick — so his vision of Joan of Arc is one to watch. Thierry Frémont, Liam Cunningham and Mathieu Amalric co-star. Int’l sales Films Distribution
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PLAY (Swe-Fr-Den) Dirs Ruben Ostlund, Erik Hemmendorff A drama about bullying, based on the real case of teenagers who robbed around 70 other children in Gothenburg using intricate role-play rather than violence. Int’l sales The CoProduction Office
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The Other Side Of Sleep May 11, 2011 Screen International at the Cannes Film Festival 33n
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