Explores a citizenship course for Israeli soldiers. As they discuss their military experiences during classroom debates, we learn how their political views have been formed. CinemaxX 6
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IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS (UK, Iraq, Netherlands) Wide House, 86mins. Dir: Mohamed Jabarah Al Daradji, Atia Jabarah Al Daradji. Key cast: Husham Al Thabe, Saif Slaam Husham, Mohamed Wael Husham. Husham works tirelessly to build the hopes, dreams and prospects of the 32 damaged children of war under his care at a small orphanage in Baghdad’s most dangerous district. CinemaxX Studio 16
REMEMBRANCE (Germany) Atrix Films, 106mins. Dir: Anna Justice. Key cast: David Rasche, Alice Dweyer, Dagmar Manzel. Hannah Levine, her husband David and their daughter have a comfortable life in 1970s Manhattan. But how quickly elegance and refinement can be emotionally dismantled. CinemaxX 1
SKEEM (South Africa) Shoreline Entertainment, 112mins. Dir: Tim Greene. Key cast: Wandile Molebatsi, Casey B. Dolan, Kenneth Nkosi. Problems escalate when they drop a million bucks
in bundles all over the driveway and neighbours begin to ‘skeem’. Parliament
SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME (US) Twin Cities Public Television, 86mins. Dir: Sam Pollard. Explores the little-known story of how post- emancipation labour practices and laws effectively created new forms of slavery in the South that persisted from 1865 until well into the 20th century. Cubix 2
ZAMA ZAMA (South Africa) BLW Productions, 104mins. Dir: Vickus Strijdom. Key cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Lindani Nkosi, Khulu Skenjana Malcolm has just obtained his own gold mine. He soon discovers the existence of illegal miners, aka Zama Zamas, in the mine. A huge raid is about to take place when he discovers that his estranged brother is also down there. dffb-Kino
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FAREWELL MY QUEEN (France, Spain) Elle Driver, 100mins. Dir: Benoit Jacquot. Key cast: Lea Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen. CineStar 2
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THE FOSTER BOY (Switzerland, Germany)
C-Films, 108mins. Dir: Markus Imboden. Key cast: Katja Riemann, Stefan Kurt, Max Simonischek. Orphan Max is taken to a farmer’s family. Instead of being loved, he is savagely exploited and humiliated. The only thing that keeps his will to survive is the friendship to the foster girl Berteli and his accordion. CineStar 1
TIM & ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE (US) Magnolia Pictures, 92mins. Dir: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim. Key cast: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Jeff Goldblum. Two guys get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course. Cubix 3
TRAP FOR CINDERELLA (UK) Ealing Metro International, 100 mins. Dir: Iain Softley. Key cast: Tuppence Middleton, Alexandra Roach, Kerry Fox. At a house ravaged by fire, two women are trapped inside — one rich and the other poor. Only one of them survives, burnt beyond recognition and in a state of amnesia. Who is she, the heiress or her penniless friend? Cubix 4
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THE PERFECT HOUSE (Indonesia) KWA, 90mins. Dir: Affandi
Abdul Rachman. Julie starts to give private tutoring lessons to Januar. His previous tutor has gone missing. But what Julie experiences in the house is far beyond her expectations. A very dark secret is hidden inside the house. CinemaxX Studio 15
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SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY (Italy, Romania) Intramovies, 103mins. Dir: Gianluca & Massimiliano De Serio. Key cast: Roberto Herlitzka, Olimpia Melinte, Ignazio Oliva Luminita, a young illegal immigrant, has hatched a plan to get herself out of her predicament. To carry it through she bumps into Antonio, a sick and mysterious old man. The clash between the two of them is unavoidable and harsh. CinemaxX Studio 11
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DADDY (Croatia) Kinorama, 70mins. Dir: Dalibor Matanic. Key cast: Ivo Gregurevic, Judita Frankovic, Iva Mihalic. In the godforsaken backwoods of Lika, family secrets which break out in the open turn the attempt of two sisters to reconcile with their father into the struggle for life itself. CinemaxX Studio 17
HARD ROMANTICKER (Japan) Toei Company, 110mins. Dir: Suyeon Gu. Key cast: Shota
Matsuda, Kento Nagayama, Shidou Nakamura. Gu, a second-generation Korean, is living in the town brimming with fights, sex and hard drugs. He gets caught up in local uproars and at times he runs rampant as well. Marriott 2
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LE TABLEAU (France, Belgium, Switzerland) Rezo, 76mins. Dir: Jean- Francois Laguionie. As they journey beyond the frames, into the many worlds inspired by Modigliani, Gauguin or Matisse, the characters of a painting will live the adventure of a lifetime. Kino Arsenal 2
REPLICAS (Canada) Celluloid Dreams/Nightmares, 96mins. Dir: Jeremy Power Regimbal. Key cast: Selma Blair, John Close, Rachel Miner An evening with their friendly neighbours is suddenly interrupted when one man’s obsession with perfection escalates into a violent struggle, forcing the families to go above and beyond in order to survive. CinemaxX Studio 19
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KATHMANDU LULLABY (Spain) Wild Bunch, 103mins. Dir: Iciar Bollain. Key cast: Veronica Echegui, Sumyata Battarai, Norbu
Tsering Gurung. Based on true life events, the story of a young woman’s determination to make a difference, set against the vibrant slums and stunning landscapes of Kathmandu. MGB-Kino
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TAKE THISWALTZ (Canada) TF1 International, 112mins. Dir: Sarah Polley. Key cast: Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Sarah Silvermann Swelteringly hot, bright and colourful, ‘Take This Waltz’ leads us, breathlessly, through the familiar but uncharted question of what long- term relationships do to love, sex and our images of ourselves. CineStar 5
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KIN / BLACKBIRD (US) StudioCanal 110mins. Dir: Stefan Ruzowitzky. Key cast: Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam A fugitive thriller that tests blood ties to the limit. CineStar Event Cinema
LAWMAN (Canada) Cinemavault, 83mins. Dir: S. Wyeth Clarkson. Key cast: Andrew Walker, Jessica Pare, Earl Pastko. A lone lawman is surrounded by drugs and murder when bringing justice to an unsettled territory. CinemaxX Studio 18
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n 68 Screen International at the Berlinale February 10, 2012
Brits Meet the
to find out about British films, filmmakers, film-making services and companies
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