SCREENINGS MARKET
Edited by Paul Lindsell
paul.lindsell@
gmail.com SCREENINGS 10:00
THE ADOPTED See box, below
CHINA NEW MEDIA COMPANY ONLINE TV SHOWREELS (China) Meeting RoomN202-N203, HKCEC
MODEST RECEPTION (Hong Kong, China) Drama, 100mins. HKIFF Industry Screenings @ Filmart. Dir: Mani Haghighi. Key cast: Taraneh Alidousti, Mani Haghighi, Esmail Khalaj A man and a woman drive through a war-torn mountain road in their SUV. The vehicle is stuffed with plastic bags full of cash. The man and the woman are giving the money away to the poor souls they encounter on the road. Is this a goodwill mission? A game of honour and temptation? A psychotic gamble? As the car ploughs through the icy terrain, answers become increasingly elusive and tension is built up to an unbearable pitch. Theatre 1, HKCEC
N+N (Hong Kong) Drama, 109mins. HKIFF Industry Screenings @ Filmart. Dir: Mo Lai Yan Chi. Key cast: Ricky Yeung, Mok Chiu Yu, Joyceln Kan Meeting RoomN102-N103, HKCEC
PRIVATE SCREENING Meeting RoomN206-207, HKCEC
REPLICAS (Canada) Horror/ Suspense, 100mins. Celluloid Dreams. Dir: Jeremy Power Regimbal. Key cast: Selma Blair, Joshua Close, James D’Arcy The Hughes’ cottage vacation is violently interrupted by a family on a murderous and identity-
own business in their very cool clubhouse to help the children in their school and all the people in their village. They call themselves The Troubleshooters!, because they can help fix any problem. From finding a naughty goldfish in the bathroom to reaching the end of the rainbow, no problem is too big or too small for them to solve. Meeting RoomN211-N212, HKCEC
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THE ADOPTED (France) Drama, Romance, 100mins. Studiocanal. Dir: Melanie Laurent. Key cast: Melanie Laurent, Bruno Menochet, Marie Denarnaud Lisa and her adoptive sister Marine have been inseparable since they were 10 years old. With Lisa’s mother Millie, they
stealing journey, in search of the ‘perfect’ life. Meeting RoomN101B, HKCEC
SEXUAL CHRONICLES OF A FRENCH FAMILY (France) Drama, 82mins. Wide Management. Dir: Pascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr. Key cast: Philippe Duquesne, Adeline Rebeillard, Valerie Maes The daily life of a family is shaken suddenly when the youngest child, Romain, is caught masturbating and filming himself with his mobile phone, in biology class at school. Meeting RoomN204-N205, HKCEC
THE TALL MAN (France) Horror/ Suspense 100mins. SND Groupe M6. Dir: Pascal
n 18 Screen International at Filmart March 19, 2012
have forged a deep bond that protects them from life’s hardships. Together, the three women offer Lisa’s young son, Leo, security and affection. When one of them falls in love, however, the quirky family’s balance is thrown off. Before they figure out how to start listening to each other, fate takes a tragic turn. Meeting RoomN104-N105, HKCEC
Laugier. Key cast: Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie Julia, is a nurse living in Cold Rock who does not believe in legends. Until one night, waking up with an eerie feeling, she goes to her son’s bedroom and finds his bed empty. Rushing downstairs she stops dead in her tracks: a huge dark figure stands in the entrance holding her son, David. Driven by pure instinct Julia rushes after them, willing to do whatever it takes to get her son back. Theatre 2, HKCEC
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GOD SAVE MY SHOES (US, France) Documentary, 73mins. All Rights Entertainment.
Dir: Julie Benasra. Key cast: Kelly Rowland, Fergie, Dita Von Teese Explores the intimate relationship women have with their shoes. Meeting RoomN209-N210, HKCEC
KEN & MARY (Japan) Comedy, Drama, 87mins. HKIFF Industry Screenings @ Filmart. Dir: Kenta Fukasaku. Key cast: Naoto Takenaka, Fu Bing, Kie Kitano Ken Katakura, a typical Japanese businessman, is on his way to Kuala Lumpur to break off the engagement of his daughter Yukari, whose wedding ceremony is scheduled in two days. However, his plane makes an emergency landing at a tiny airport in a remote part of Malaysia. By some coincidence, he becomes acquainted with a Chinese truck driver who speaks a little Japanese and says he knows Yukari. They set out together towards Kuala Lumpur. Can this rough pair, whose nationality, culture and character are different, arrive before the wedding ceremony? Meeting RoomN101A, HKCEC
NAKED HUMAN NATURE (Hong Kong) Drama; Horror/Suspense;
Organised Crime, Romance, 73mins. All Rights Entertainment. Dir: Anastasia Tsang, Ches Yim, Lee Siu Lung, Nip Ling. Key cast: Louise Wong, Grace Kam, Derek Wong Composed of three stories based on true events. The theme is to examine human nature with alternative perspectives — how the tortured, rejected and distorted souls, exposed to miserable circumstances, struggle to find a way out. Meeting RoomN111-N112, HKCEC
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TOKYO NEWCOMER (China/ Japan) Drama, 102mins. HKIFF Industry Screenings @ Filmart. Dir: Jiang Qinmin. Key cast: Qin Hao, Chieko Baisho, Zhang Jun-Ning Meeting Room 201B, HKCEC
TROUBLESHOOTERS! (China) Animation 12mins. Reach Glory Communication. Dir: Luke Allen, Robert Nie In a small town called Mododo on a tiny planet on the other side of the galaxy, people encounter all kinds of funny and strange problems every day. Six kids have started their
ALL IN GOOD TIME (UK) Comedy, Romance, 93mins. Studiocanal. Dir: Nigel Cole. Key cast: Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Meera Syal It is Atul and Vina’s wedding day but, as usual, Atul’s father Eeshwar upstages the happy couple. He is the life and soul of the party. Eeshwar’s boisterous presence and a booby-trapped bed sabotage Atul and Vina’s attempt to consummate their marriage. And when their honeymoon in Goa is cancelled, a slight problem is turning into a major issue. Soon, the news slips out that Atul has not honoured his beautiful bride. Their marriage is in meltdown… until help arrives from an unlikely source. Theatre 1, HKCEC
ALMOST PERFECT (US) Comedy, Drama, Romance 106mins. Eleven Arts. Dir: Bertha Bay-Sa Pan. Key cast: Kelly Hu, Ivan Shaw, Christina Chang Busy with a non- profit arts job and her dysfunctional family, 34-year-old Vanessa barely has time for a life of her own. Things may finally change when an old friend re-emerges — an almost perfect man who just might be perfect for her. As sparks fly, her family starts to go up in flames. Will Vanessa remain in her family saviour role — or give romance a chance? Meeting RoomN104-N105, HKCEC
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