SCREENINGS
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A GANG STORY Thriller, action/ adventure, 102mins. Gaumont. Dir: Olivier Marchal. Key cast: Gerard Lanvin, Tcheky Karyo. Since his release from prison, Momon, leader of the notorious “Gang from Lyon”, has managed to stay out of trouble. But when his best friend Suttel gets into difficulty, Momon feels the urge to help him. From that moment on, the adrenaline and other dangers he had been avoiding return to the life of this ex-gangster. Laemmle Monica 4
A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA Drama, 90mins. EuropaCorp. Dir: Thierry Binisti. Key cast: Agathe Bonitzer, Mahmud Shalaby. Tai is 17 years old. Naim is 20. She’s lsraeli. He’s Palestinian. She lives in Jerusalem. He lives in Gaza. They were born in a land of scorched earth, where fathers bury their children. They must endure an explosive situation that is not of their choosing at an age where young people are falling in love and taking their place in adult life. Criterion 5
BRAKE Thriller, 91mins. Lightning Entertainment. Dir: Gabe Torres. Key cast: Stephen Dorff, Tom Berenger, Chyler Leigh. What appears to be a random kidnapping becomes something more sinister when Secret Service Agent Jeremy Reins discovers he is being used as a pawn in a terrorist plot. Watching the clock tick down to an unknown catastrophe, Jeremy is forced by his captors to listen to the outside world on the brink of collapse, knowing that the only way to save the people he loves is to divulge a secret that he has sworn to protect. AMC Santa Monica 2
CINDERELLA MOON Fantasy, family, 95mins. Kathy Morgan International (KMI). Dir: Richard Bowen. Key cast: Xio Min, Wang Caiping. Retelling of the original Cinderella story weds the comfort of the recognisable with the delights of the unexpected. In a world that only wants sons, Mei Mei is born a beautiful little girl, much to her family’s disappointment. Orphaned at 15 and living in poverty with her insensitive stepmother and dim-witted stepsister, her time is occupied with dreary chores. Fairmont 2
THE DRAGON PEARL Family, action/ adventure, 95mins. Fries Film Group. Dir: Mario Andreacchio. Key cast: Sam Neill. Young Josh and Ling meet when Josh comes to visit China where his father and Ling’s mother are on an archeological dig searching for the Lost Dragon Pearl that was buried in General Zhuangzi’s Tomb thousands of years ago. Fairmont 3
A GANG STORY See box, above
GOON Comedy, 115mins.
n 32 Screen International at the AFM November 3, 2011
Myriad Pictures. Dir: Michael Dowse. Key cast: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Eugene Levy. Doug, a slacker with a talent for fighting, is invited by a minor league hockey coach to join the team as the enforcer. Despite the fact that Doug can’t skate, he quickly becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league’s reigning “goon” becomes threatened by his success and decides to even the score. Broadway Cineplex 1
THE HEINEKEN KIDNAPPING See box, right
INGENIOUS Comedy, drama, 87mins. Bleiberg Entertainment. Dir: Jeff Balsmeyer. Key cast: Jeremy Renner, Dallas Roberts, Ayelet Zurer. The incredible true story of two friends, a small- time inventor and a fast- talking salesman, who hit rock bottom before they strike gold with a discovery. Fairmont 1
L.A., I HATE YOU Thriller, 90mins. The Little Film Company. Dir: Yvan Gauthier. Key cast: Malcolm McDowell, William Forsythe, Dedee Pfeiffer. A desperate husband
regrets the hit he ordered on his handicapped wife but when he attempts to stop the murder, a series of events far greater than he can control begin to take over. Inspired by true Los Angeles stories. Le Merigot 2
THE LAST GAMBLE Thriller, 108mins. Vision Films. Dir: Joe E Goodavage. Key cast: Steven Bauer, John Savage, Sally Kirkland.
A compulsive gambler living on the edge seeks treatment from a beautiful psychiatrist whose life is also spiraling out of control. Together they hatch a dangerous plan that will alter their lives forever. Fairmont 5
LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE Action/adventure, thriller, 107mins. Media Asia Distribution. Dir: Johnnie To.
Key cast: Ching Wan Lau, Richie Jen, Jeff Cheung. A bag of stolen money worth $5 million forces three ordinary people to make soul-searching decisions about right and wrong, and everything in between on the morality scale. AMC Santa Monica 6
MARIA MY LOVE Drama, 100mins. Studio City Pictures. Dir: Jasmine McGlade Chazelle. Key cast: Judy Marte, Karen Black, Brian Rieger. Ana is a young woman trying to reimagine her life after her mother’s death during the course of one California spring. Filled with resentment over her father’s mistakes, Ana feels disconnected from herself and everyone around her. Swept up by a new romance and a warm reunion with her half-sister, Ana is so taken by the newfound support and love in her life that she sets out to find someone — anyone other than herself — to help. Broadway Cineplex 3
MEETING EVIL Thriller, 91mins. Motion Picture Corporation of America. Dir: Chris
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THE HEINEKEN KIDNAPPING Drama, thriller, 105mins. Bavaria Film International. Dir: Maarten Treurniet. Key cast: Rutger Hauer. Alfred Heineken, one of the world’s wealthiest brewers and arguably the most influential man in Holland, has one fateful weakness: he feels invulnerable to all those around him. It takes a band of hot-headed young
men to crumble down this wall of invulnerability: thrown piteously in the back of a mini-van, Heineken is unwillingly taken away by the amateur kidnappers whose inexperienced ways keep jeopardising their plans. Against all odds, the wretched deed gets done and for 21 grueling days the powerful brewer is kept chained to the wall of a cold, cramped cell. Laemmle Monica 1
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