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Olivares. Key cast: Carlos Bardem, Juan Josz Ballesta, Manuel Camacho. A true story of a boy, who has lived and survived with the wolves under the most severe circumstances — against all odds. A modern day ‘Jungle Book’ story unfolding in the heart of Europe. Olympia 7
THE BURMA CONSPIRACY (France) Action/ adventure, 117mins. Wild Bunch. Dir: Jerome Salle. Key cast: Tomer Sisley. Following the murder of his adoptive father Nerio, Largo Winch is now CEO of the vast W Group. But the compromises money and power require don’t suit Largo. He announces the sale of the group and the creation of a humanitarian foundation, to be led by his father’s oldest friend. Olympia 5
CHUBBY DRUMS (Netherlands) Family, 85mins. Delphis Films Inc. Dir: Arne Toonen. Key cast: Michael Nierse, Fiona Livingston, Nils Verkooijen. When Chubby Drums moves from the cozy Roundville to the health- obsessed Thinhaven with his parents, a lot is asked of him. In every way possible. Gray 3
DENDERA (Japan) Action/ adventure, 120mins. Shochiku Co. Dir: Daisuke Tengan. Key cast: Ruriko Asaoka, Mitsuko Kusbue, Mitsuko Baisho. Fifty elderly women, abandoned to die on ‘Old Lady Mountain’. They form a village called. Dendera. Some want to finish their lives peacefully, while others vow revenge to the village and the family that had left them to die in the snow covered mountain. No Press Olympia 3
DUCOBOO (France) Comedy., 105mins. Tf1 International.
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LOW COST (France) Comedy, 90mins. Films Distribution. Dir: Maurice Barthelemy. Key cast: Gerard Darmon, Jean-Paul Rouve, Judith Godreche. Exhausted after an eight- hour wait on a plane without ventilation, the passengers of the low-cost flight Djerba-Paris are ready to take action to go back home… even to fly off without the pilot. Riviera 3
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Dir: Philippe De Chauveron. Key cast: Bruno Podalydes, Elie Semoun, Helena Noguerra. Ducoboo, 11, an incorrigible dunce, has just been expelled from yet another school. His father enrols him at the Saint-Potache school, warning him that if he doesn’t improve his grades, the next stop will be a boarding school. With this threat hovering over his head and despite a formidable opponent in his teacher, Mr Latouche, Ducoboo displays boundless ingenuity in cheating and copying from his neighbour, Leonie, top of the class. Arcades 2
THE EGOISTS (Japan) Drama, 136mins. Kadokawa Shoten Co. Dir: Ryuichi Hiroki. Key cast: Anne Suzuki, Kengo Kora. Kazu is a young man living a life of nocturnal desire; Machiko is an exotic dancer in Tokyo’s Kabukicho entertainment district. In an instant, these two isolated people fall deeply in love. Palais C
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MARCELINO (Mexico) Drama, 90mins. Mission Pictures International. Dir: Jose Luis Gutierrez.
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Key cast: Alejandro Tommasi, Teresa Ruiz, Jorge Lavat. Riviera 1
PEAK: THE RESCUERS (Japan) Action/ adventure, 125mins. Toho Co. Dir: Osamu Katayama. Key cast: Shun Oguri, Masami Nagasawa. Through the eyes of a new trainee Kumi, Sanpo is the ideal mountain rescue volunteer. Working alongside him and his radiant personality, climbing expertise and genuine passion for his work and mountain, she is glad she has decided to follow her father’s footsteps in the field of mountain rescue. Palais G
THE PREY (France) Thriller, 95mins. StudioCanal. Dir: Eric Valette. Key cast: Albert Dupontel, Alice Taglioni, Sergi Lopez. A suspenseful action- packed three way manhunt full of twists and turns. When a fugitive, a cop and a serial killer have pushed themselves as far as they can go. Who will be the hunter and who will be the prey? Olympia 6
THE PRODIGIES (France) Thriller, 90mins. Kinology. Dir: Antoine Charreyron. Key cast:
Jeffrey Evan Thomas, Lauren Ashley Carter, Laurent Demianoff. Five young prodigies assaulted in New York’s Central Park plot the perfect revenge. Star 1
REZO PRIVATE MARKET SCREENING Rezo. Palais I
SLAPSTICK BROTHERS (Japan) Comedy, 137mins. Kadokawa Shoten Co. Dir: Hiroshi Shinagawa. Key cast: Daisuke Miyagawa, Hirofumi Arai, Ryuta Sato. When a struggling stand- up comic meets a lone wolf street thug in jail, he senses a life-changing moment. Tobio realises Ryuhei possesses a brilliant comedic timing and asks him to team up with him as his stand-up partner. A quirky but nevertheless solid new friendship develops that ignites newfound zeal in both lives. Palais E
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
(UK) Drama, 110mins. Independent. Dir: Lynne Ramsay. Key cast: Tilda Swinton, John C Reilly, Ezra Miller. Olympia 2
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HIDDEN 3D (US) Horror, 81mins. Entertainment One
Films International. Dir: Antoine Thomas. Key cast: Bjanka Murgel, Jason Blicker, Jordan Hayes. When Brian Karter’s mother dies, he is surprised to learn that he has inherited The Sanctuary, home to her controversial experimental addiction treatment centre. During a tour of the decrepit building with his friends and a mysterious associate of his mother, it becomes clear that something sinister lies beneath the surface. Palais K
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WE HAVE A POPE (HABEMUS PAPAM) (Italy) Drama, 104mins. Fandango Portobello. Dir: Nanni Moretti. Key cast: Nanni Moretti, Michel Piccoli, Margherita Buy. Lumiere
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DESPAIR Festival De Cannes. Dir: Werner Fassbinder Rainer. Salle Du Soixanteme
THE HUNTERS (France) Thriller, 105mins. Humal. Dir: Chris Briant. Key cast: Steven Waddington, Dianna Agron, Tony Becker. It’s their last week. In the city, six characters are inexorably drawn toward a tragic destiny. The last
day finds them reunited by chance in an isolated place: the Fort. Reality collapses and turns into a nightmare. Gray 2
KOKOWAAH Comedy, 127mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Til Schweiger. Key cast: Til Schweiger, Emma Schweiger, Samuel Finzi. Henry is an unsuccessful screenwriter, and just as unhappy going from one casual relationship to another. Out of the blue he gets a fantastic job offer to co-write the screenplay of a bestselling novel together with Katharina. She is not only the author of the novel, but Henry’s ex-girlfriend and love of his life. Riviera 2
THE SILENCE OF JOAN (France) Historical. Films Distribution. Dir: Philippe Ramos. Key cast: Bernard Blancan, Clzmence Poesy, Jean- Francois Stzvenin. Theatre Croisette
THAI FILMS SHOWCASE Office Of Contemporary Art And Culture — Ministry Of Culture. Gray 4
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BLOOD NIGHT: THE LEGEND OF MARY HATCHET (US) Horror, 83mins. Aspect Film. Dir: Frank Sabatella. Key cast: Bill Moseley, Danielle Harris,
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