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thrown out. Angry and threatening, he arrives at his friends’ chalet for a hunting expedition. The next day, he learns how to kill. The following night, his mother’s car is set on fire and he is blamed. He disappears into the mountains with a gun. Star 3
FINDING GANDHI (ROAD TO SANGAM) (India) Drama, 95mins. Bennett Coleman & Co. Dir: Amit Rai. Key cast: Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Pawan Malhotra. Chronicles a devout, peace-loving Muslim man’s journey as he searches for the true meaning of patriotism and brotherhood in the face of great adversity and hostility. Gray 4
FOOTNOTE (Israel) Drama, 105mins. Westend Films. Dir: Joseph Cedar. Key cast: Shlomo Bar Aba, Lior Ashkenazi. A journey into the world of two professors specialising in ancient scriptures; but most of all, a journey to the heart of a father- son relationship: the unsaid and untold, the admiration and envy for a role model, leading to silence and resentment. Arcades 1
THE FUTURE (US) Drama, 91mins. The Match Factory. Dir: Miranda July. Key cast: Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky. Tells the story of a thirty- something couple who, on deciding to adopt a stray cat, change their perspective on life, literally altering the course of time and testing their faith in each other and themselves. Star 4
KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR (DENJIN ZABORGAR) (Japan) Action/ adventure, 101mins. Nikkatsu Corporation. Dir: Noboru Iguchi. Key cast: Itsuji Itao,
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THE ASSAULT (L’ASSAUT) (France) Action/ adventure, 100mins. Elle Driver. Dir: Julien Leclercq. Key cast: Vincent Elbaz, Gregori Derangere, Marie Guillard. Saturday December 24, 1994. Four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus at Algiers airport. The Airbus, bound for Paris, has 227 passengers on board. No one knows exactly what the terrorists’ intentions are, just that they are armed and extremely determined. They demand the liberation of their “brothers in arms” and want the aircraft to take off at once. Gray 1
Yasuhisa Furuhata, Mami Yamasaki. Following the death of his scientist father, secret police officer Yutaka Daimon inherits a mighty robot warrior named Zaborgar. Equipped with an array of super weapons, expertise in karate and the power to transform into a motorcycle, Zaborgar assists Daimon in his fight against Sigma, the evil organisation responsible for his father’s death. Gray 2
NICKY’S FAMILY (NICKYHO RODINA) (Slovak Republic) Documentary, 96mins. Trigon Production. Dir: Matej Minac. Key cast: Nicholas Winton, Joe Schlesinger, Klara Issova.
One man and his story can, even after 70 years, inspire the world, especially the young generation. Tells about one of the greatest rescue operations of all time and its lasting impact on the present-day world. Palais H
NO MAN’S LAND (NIEMANDSLAND) (Germany) Drama, 81mins. Dir: Victor Trivas. Key cast: Georges
Peclet, Ernst Busch, Wladimir Sokoloff, Louis Douglas. Salle Bunuel
OUTSIDE SATAN (HORS SATAN) (France) Drama, 109mins. Pyramide. Dir: Bruno Dumont. Key cast: David Dewaele, Alexandra Lematre, Valerie Mestdagh. Arcades 3
PROMISING THE MOON (DAS BLAUE VOM HIMMEL) (Germany) Drama, 100mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Hans Steinbichler. Key cast: Juliane K_hler, Hannelore Elsner, Karoline Herfurth. A young woman travels with her mother to Riga to find out the truth about her mother’s past — and about her own identity. Riviera 2
RABIES (KALEVET) (Israel) Horror, Thriller, 90mins. Jinga Films. Dir: Aharon Keshales. Key cast: Ania Bukstein, Danny Geva, Henry David, Liat Harlev A brother and sister who run away from home find sanctuary in a deserted nature reserve. When the sister falls into the trap of a psychopathic killer, the brother sets out on a race
against time to find help. Palais F
THE SAMURAI OF AYOTHAYA (Thailand) Action, drama. 100mins. Department Of Export Promotion. Dir: Nopporn Watin. Key cast: Seigi Ozeki, Kanokkorn Jaicheun, Sorapong Chatree. Depicts the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand. Lerins 1
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LEADERSHEEP (TOUS AU LARZAC!) (France) Documentary, 118mins. Mk2. Dir: Christian Rouaud. How did isolated farmers, who were conservative and clueless about politics, win a fight against the French state decision to extend — at their expense — a military camp in the neighbourhood? In this little corner of French countryside that is the Larzac, 103 families make the oath to stay united and defend a priceless territory. Palais K No Press
THE FLOWERS OF KIRKUK (GOLAKANI KIRKUK) (Italy) Romance, 117mins. Adriana Chiesa Enterprises. Dir: Fariborz Kamkari. Key cast: Ertem Eser, Mohamed Zouaoui, Mohammed Bakri. Separated by their country, united by their courage… Based on true lives and events, a story of impossible love in Iraq. Olympia 6
SATAN’S STRAIT (GALOUGAH SHEITAN) (Iran) Action/adventure, 90mins. Farabi Cinema Foundation. Dir: Hamid Bahmani. Key cast: Amin Zendegani, Pouria Pour- Sorkh, Jafar Dehghan. During the readiness stages of the ‘Va-al-Fajr 8’ operation, a group of divers find any move perilous and impossible. Palais B
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ABALLAY (EL HOMBRE SIN MIEDO) (Argentina) Western, 100mins. Kevin Williams Associates. Dir: Fernando Spiner. Key cast: Pablo Cedron, Nazareno Casero. Aballay was a bad- tempered gaucho. But sometimes the image reflected by a mirror
makes a man reconsider his whole life. After killing a man, the terrified look of the victim’s son raised Aballay’s consciousness about his savagery. Years go by. Aballay makes a promise. Palais E
ALMANYA (ALMANYA — WILLKOMMEN IN DEUTSCHLAND) (Germany) Comedy, 101mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Yasemin Samdereli. Key cast: Vedat Erincin, Fahri Yardim, Lilay Huser. A Turkish family that has been living in Germany for three generations sets off on a turbulent journey to their homeland. Riviera 1
THE ASSAULT (L’ASSAUT) See box, above
BACHELOR DAYS ARE OVER (POURQUOI TU PLEURES?) (France) Comedy, 99mins. Le Pacte. Dir: Katia Lewkowicz. Key cast: Benjamin Biolay, Emmanuelle Devos, Nicole Garcia. Four days before a young man gets married. Just enough time to rediscover what he is about to give up. Buyers only, no press Olympia 5
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