SCREENINGS 18:30
ALLMUST GO (Brazil) A.F. Cinema, 89mins. Dir: Alain Fresnot. Key cast: Lima Duarte, Luana Piovani, Marisol Ribeiro. A family with financial difficulties – after their smuggled goods from Paraguay have been seized – have a brilliant idea: to get their daughter Lindinha impregnated by the famous singer Ivan Carlos and live off the child support. CinemaxX Studio 11
MARKET 17:00
WISH YOU WERE HERE (Australia) LevelK, 93mins. Dir: Kieran Darcy-Smith. Key cast: Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity Price.
International Sales, 100mins. Dir: Tom Fernandez. Key cast: Javier Camara, Gonzalo De Castro, Geraldine Chaplin. Alejandro and Guillermo are two brothers who have dedicated their lives to science. The two brothers have spent so long trying to save the planet that they’ve forgotten what matters most: doing it together. CinemaxX Studio 15
WISH YOU WERE HERE See box, above
17:15
LAST DAYS IN JERUSALEM (Israel, France, Germany) Wide 81mins. Dir: Tawfik Abu Wael. Key cast: Lana Haj Yahia, Ali Badarni, Kais Nashif. A Palestinian couple living in East Jerusalem are preparing to move to Paris. He’s a surgeon at the top of his game; she’s a young actress from a Palestinian bourgeois background, attractive, independent and whimsical. CinemaxX Studio 16
Four friends lose themselves in the fun of a South-east Asian holiday. Only three return. What happened that night under a Cambodian full moon? CineStar 1
RADIOSTARS (France) 101mins. Dir: Romain Levy. Key cast: Manu Payet, Clovis Cornillac, Douglas Attal. A group of Parisian Radio hosts are sent around France to regain the number one spot in the ratings. Ben, a young comedian back from N.Y. has just been hired in the group and will have his last chance to prove he is not a failure. Marriott 2
SONS OF NORWAY (Norway, France) Films Distribution, 88mins. Dir: Jens Lien. Key cast: Asmund Hoeg, Sven Nordin, Sonja Richter. A film about rebellion, punk rock, the struggle between freaks and punks. But most of all, it’s the story of an unusual father-son relationship and the strength of the bonds we sometimes do our best to rip apart. CineStar 6
17:30
HATED (US) Reel Suspects, 90mins. Dir: Lee Madsen. Key cast: Matthew
n 58 Screen International at the Berlinale February 9, 2012
Hutchinson, Genevieve Cortese, Chris Riggi. NYC post 9/11: a young rock group finds itself on the verge of making it big. They need to choose: go with big time manager or stick with the past. CinemaxX Studio 12
HIROKIN (US) Echo Bridge Entertainment, 100mins. Dir: Alejo Mo-Sun. Key cast: Wes Bentley, Jessica Szohr, Angus Macfadyen. Hirokin, a reluctant hero marked by a dark past, must fulfill his destiny when forced to choose between avenging the murder of his family or fighting for the freedom of a people long abused. CinemaxX Studio 18
THE STARGAZER (France) Doc & Film International, 90mins. Dir: Stan Neumann. Key cast: Denis Lavant, Max Baissette de Malglaive. 1610, Johannes Kepler is the Emperor Rudolph’s astronomer. For 10 nights only, Kepler will have access to Galileo’s telescope. Will he be able to prove his theories while being disturbed by several astonishing characters? dffb-Kino
17:45
PUSHER (UK, France) Gaumont 100mins. Dir: Prieto Luis. Key cast: Richard Coyle, Agyness Deyn,
Bronson Webb. As edgy and explosive as Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 cult classic, this English language remake sees a small-time London drug dealer descend into debt hell following a spot of bad luck and a series of bad choices. CineStar 2 by invitation only
18:00
THE PATH (Spain) Film Factory Entertainment 85mins. Dir: Miguel Angel Toledo. Key cast: Ricardo Tenor, Ariel Castro, Gustavo Salmeron. Raul, in a desperate attempt to salvage his marriage with Ana, suggests spending Christmas in a cabin in the mountains together with their son Nico. When Ana and Nico make friends with the local Samuel, Raul becomes jealous. CinemaxX Studio 14
18:15
WRONG (France) Kinology 94mins. Dir: Quentin Dupieux. Key cast: Jack Plotnick, Eric Judor, Alexis Dziena. Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realise he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. In his journey to find Paul, Dolph may lose something even more vital – his mind. CinemaxX 1
OUTBACK 3D (US, South Korea) SC Films International, 95mins. Dir: Kyung Ho Lee. Key cast: Rob Schneider, Tim Curry, Alan Cumming. Johnny is a white koala in a world of grey. He goes from zero to hero in this fun, action-packed animated family film in 3D. CineStar 4
REVENGE: A LOVE STORY (China) All Rights Entertainment, 93mins. Dir: Ching-po Wong. Key cast: Sora Aoi, Mak Juno, Lau Wing. Grocery store clerk Kit’s world is shaken to the core after his girlfriend Wing is brutally raped by five policemen. Kit then seeks revenge. The media widely reports the incident of two cases of pregnant woman dissected alive. CinemaxX Studio 17
18:40
HELLA W. (Finland) Filmsharks International, 82mins. Dir: Juha Wuolijoki. Key cast: Tiina Weckstrom, Hannu-Pekka Bjorkman, Matleena Kuusniemi. CinemaxX Studio 16
18:50
WICKIE AND THE TREASURE OF THE GODS (Germany, Malta) Timeless Films 96mins. Dir: Christian Ditter. Key cast: Jonas Hammerle, Waldemar Kobus, Valeria Eisenbart. When will little Wickie finally become a real Viking? This question is
giving his father Halvar sleepless nights. But when Sven the Terrible kidnaps Halvar, Wickie unexpectedly gets his big chance. CineStar 6
19:00
KRYPTONITE! (Italy) Rai Trade, 98mins. Dir: Ivan Cotroneo. Key cast: Valeria Golino, Luca Zingaretti, Cristiana Capotondi. Peppino comes from a large and chaotic family and has an older cousin who thinks he is Superman. When Gennaro dies, Peppino’s imagination rewrites reality and thanks to this imaginary friend he manages to approach the adult world. CineStar 7
19:15
COMING HOME (Norway) LevelK, 82mins. Dir: Anders Overgaard. Key cast: Julie Nordhuus, Elise Stromberg Maerlie, Marthe Vonheim. A feelgood-drama about tough girls and horses, in an engaging story from the beautiful coast of Northern Norway. dffb-Kino
19:45
TESTIMONY (Israel, France) Wild Bunch, 79mins. Dir: Shlomi Elkabetz. Key cast: Ronit Elkabetz, Zohar Liba, Ofer Hayun. An extraordinary investigation of the collective memory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, stories of violent injustice recounted by witnesses and participants on both sides. CineStar 5
20:00
THE DELAY (Uruguay, Mexico, France) Memento Films International, 84mins. Dir: Rodrigo Pla. Key cast: Carlos Vallarino, Roxana Blanco. Overworked and underpaid, a forty- something mother of three is driven to abandon her senile father so she can take better care of her children. CinemaxX 6
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64