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SCREENINGS


ARAKAWA UNDER THE BRIDGE: THE MOVIE (Japan) Comedy, Drama, Romance, 115mins. Showgate. Dir: Ken Iizuka. Key cast: Kento Hayashi, Mirei Kiritani, Shun Oguri Meeting Room N211-N212, HKCEC


FABULOUS 30 (Thailand) Romance, 123mins. M Thirtynine. Dir: Samching Srisupap. Key cast: Patchrapa Chaichua, Phvpoom Phonganv Meeting Room N204-N205, HKCEC


NATIONAL BASE FOR INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL TRADE — SON OF THE STARS (China) Children’s, Drama, 90mins. Shanghai Seedling Film Zheng Zheng, the mother of an autistic child, travels the great distance from northern China to DongGuan, the land of factories, looking for her husband. With her child Xin Xin in tow, she finds herself alone in the enormous city, with nothing but her wits and inner strength to guide her. Meeting Room N202-N203, HKCEC


STARRY STARRY NIGHT (Taiwan) 98mins. Dir: Tom Lin Shu-yu Agnes b. CINEMA! Hong Kong Arts Centre


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BLACK DAWN (Japan) Action/ Adventure, 129mins. SDP. Dir: Kentaro Horikirizono. Key cast: Atsuro Watabe, Kim Kang Woo, Yoko Maki Japanese police fight the threat of nuclear terrorism with a Korean undercover policeman. Meeting Room N101A, HKCEC


CINEMA JENIN (Germany, Israel) Documentary, 95mins. Cinephil. Dir: Marcus Vetter An initiative to reopen an abandoned cinema in the West Bank city of Jenin offers a nuanced and textured view into the city and the dedicated, loyal,


edge of a shanty town, has hatched a plan to get herself out of her predicament. To carry it through she bumps into Antonio, a mysterious old man. The clash between the two of them leads to unforeseeable consequences. Meeting Room N109-N110, HKCEC


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CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT (China, Canada) Documentary, 89mins. HKIFF Industry Screenings @ Filmart. Dir: Yung Chang. Key cast: Zongli He, Yunfei Miao, Moxiang Qi In central China, a master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-


and often conflicted group of people who follow a dream. Meeting Room N111-N112, HKCEC


IN TURMOIL (France) Documentary, 109mins. Wild Bunch. Dir: Christophe Ruggia. Key cast: Clovis Cornillac, Mathilde Seigner, Yvan Attal Franck, Helene and Max are a trio. Three inseparable childhood friends. Franck’s been a welder since he was 16. Twenty years later he lives in fear of restructuring at the factory. As for Max, he couldn’t give a damn about anything. When he was made redundant two years ago, he lost everything. Only Franck and Helene stuck by him. One Friday at the factory, Franck overhears a conversation that leaves him devastated — the machines are to be dismantled on the quiet


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style boxing champions. Through hard work and discipline, these boys and girls come of age, trained in boxing and life. They are filled with Olympic dreams, hoping to become China’s next amateur heroes. But the pull of professionalism also weighs on their shoulders. Agnes b. CINEMA! Hong Kong Arts Centre


and removed before the end of the week. Theatre 2, HKCEC


SCATTERED REFLECTION (Japan) Drama, Romance, 71mins. Mode Films. Dir: Masaaki Taniguchi. Key cast: Mirei Kiritani Meeting Room N109-N110, HKCEC


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CHICKENWITH PLUMS (France) Drama, Romance, 91mins. Celluloid Dreams. Dir: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud. Key cast: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros A celebrated violin player slips into his reveries and reveals his poignant secret. Meeting Room N201B, HKCEC


HELPLESS (Korea) Drama, Horror/ Suspense, 117mins. CJ Entertainment. Dir: Byun Young-joo. Key cast: Kim Min-hee, Lee Sun-kyun


Mun-ho is on his way to visit his parents with his fiancée Seon-yeong when she suddenly disappears at a rest stop. While searching for her, he discovers that Seon-yeong is not her real name. Theatre 1, HKCEC


PRIVATE SCREENING Meeting Room N206-207, HKCEC


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PRIVATE SCREENING Meeting Room N101B, HKCEC


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POSTCARDS FROM THE ZOO (Indonesia) Drama 96mins. HKIFF Industry Screenings @ Filmart. Dir: Edwin. Key cast: Ladya Cheryl, Nicholas Saputra, Adje Nur Ahman Little Lana was three years old when she was abandoned in the zoo. Raised by a giraffe trainer, the zoo is the only world she knows. When a charming magician arrives, Lana falls in love and embarks on a journey. Meeting Room N104-N105, HKCEC


SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY (Italy, Romania) Drama, 103mins. Intramovies. Dir: Gianluca, Massimiliano De Serio. Key cast: Roberto Herlitzka, Olimpia Melinte, Ignazio Oliva Luminita, a young illegal immigrant living on the


VENOM (US) Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, 80mins. Worldwide Film Entertainment. Dir: Garu Berslin. Key cast: Jessica Morris, Roberto Sanchez, Oliviah Crawford After a car breaks down in an isolated desert, a mother and daughter are pursued by a deadly snake. Meeting Room N111-N112, HKCEC


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CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT See box, left


KATHMANDU LULLABY (Spain, Nepal) Drama, 104mins. Wild Bunch. Dir: Icear Bollaen. Key cast: Verenica Echegui, Sumyata Battarai, Norbu Tsering Gurung Laia, a Catalonian teacher, moves to Kathmandu where she discovers extreme poverty and a bleak educational system. Theatre 2, HKCEC


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THE TANG OF LEMON (Japan) Drama, 135mins. Picture Department Co. Dir: Ikki Katashima. Key cast: Hanae Kan, Narii Arimori Meeting Room N101A, HKCEC


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ROADSIDE FUGITIVE (Japan) Drama, 110mins. Picture Department Co. Dir: Yu Irie. Key cast: Eita Okuno, Ryusuke Komakine, Toshiya Nagasawa Down and out wannabe rap artist Mighty can only wallow in his misery. One day, he bumps into his former best friends, Ikku and Tom, who are still trying to become musicians. What will happen to their dreams? Meeting Room N101B, HKCEC


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