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WEDNESDAY MAY 16 FROM THE NETHERLANDS
SCREENINGS
ALFIE THE LITTLE
WEREWOLF Dir: Joram Lürsen Prod: BosBros Sales: Delphis Films (feature, 90’)
10:00 Palais E (market screening)
MARKET 12:00
CAESAR MUST DIE (Italy) 76mins. Rai Trade Department. Dir: Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Vittorio Taviani. Key cast: Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri, Antonio Frasca. The theatre is Rome’s
despite encouragement from his playful wife and well- intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick gives Michael a gift and instills in him the courage to find the joy that he lost. Gray 4
12:00
CAESAR MUST DIE See box, above
KILL ZOMBIE! Dir: Erwin van den Eshof, Martijn Smits Prod: Talent United Sales: Kaleidoscope (feature, 90’)
11:15 Palais D (market screening)
FONDI ’91 (Canada) 79mins. 108 Media Corp. Dir: Dev Khanna. Key cast: Mylene St-Sauveur, Raymond Ablack. Set against a background of lost innocence, youthful frivolity and dark moral themes, ‘Fondi ’91’ follows the lustful adventures of a New Jersey-based high school soccer team’s two- week trip to Italy. Dynamic friendships, rivalries and personal secrets compete in this tale of one boy’s stirring coming of age in a foreign land. Gray 3
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THE ILLUSIONAUTS (Peru) 82mins. Vision Films. Dir: Eduardo
Rebibbia Prison. A performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar has just ended amid much applause. The lights dim on the actors and they become prisoners once again as they are accompanied back to their cells. Riviera 1
Schuldt. Key cast: Bruno Ascenzo, Connie Chaparro, Emilio Trevino A group of kids with special powers and their trusted dog are sent back in time on a mission to restore the famous stories and their place in history as the mad President and Minister of Cultural Affairs are trying to change them. Palais I
MOSQUITA Y MARI (US) 90mins. Maya Entertainment Group.Dir: Aurora Guerrero. Key cast: Fenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso. After being assigned as study partners, two high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times. Gray 1
PIGGY (UK) 100mins. Genesis Film Sales. Dir: Kieron Hawks. Key cast: Martin Compston, Paul Anderson. Set in modern day London. When his beloved brother is brutally murdered by a vicious gang Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother’s old friends. But is Piggy what he appears to be? . Palais C
SAXANA (Czech Republic) 95mins. Delphis Films. Dir: Vaclav Vorlicek. Key cast: Petra Cernocka, Jirina Bohdalova, Helena Novackova, Josef Somr, Jiri Labus, Jaromir Dulava. Once upon a time, there was Saxana, a young pupil from the School of Magic, who escaped from fairyland, fell in love with a mortal and lived happily ever after, keeping her past a secret from everyone — that is until, many years later, her daughter Saxanka discovers the magic book and revisits her mom’s homeland filled with strange creatures and magic. Palais E
13:30
BEHIND THE LIGHTS (Spain) 112mins. Cinema Republic. Dir: Sandra Sanchez. The story of Lourdes, a stallholder who travels the roads of northern Spain in her caravan, together with her family. We will discover a world on the verge of extinction, an itinerant life and, above all, a great story of love and loss. Palais H
DETENTION OF THE DEAD (US) 87mins. Spotlight Pictures. Dir: Alex Craig Mann. Key cast: Christa B. Allen, Justin Chon, Max Adler. When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will go to detention. Palais B
FAIRYTALE (Italy) 83mins. Rai Trade
Department. Dir: Ascanio Malgarin, Christian Bisceglia. Key cast: Harriet MacMasters-Green, Sabrina Jolie Perez, Jarret Mertz. After the divorce, Sophia decides to move to Latina together with little Helena. The new house is located inside an austere building of the fascist age, which hides a mysterious closet and dark secrets. After the loss of Helena’s first baby tooth, their nightmare begins: Helena is obsessed with the Tooth Fairy and her mother watches powerless, the events getting worse. Star 4
FILLY BROWN (US) 96mins. Indomina Media. Dir: Yousef Delara, Michael D. Olmos. Key cast: Gina Rodriguez, Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips. Majo Tonorio, aka Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who raps from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. Palais J
FRIDAY KILLER (Thailand) 92mins. Phranakorn Film Co. Dir: Yuthlert Sippapak. Key cast: Tep Pongarm, Ploy Jindachot, Apinya Sakulcharoensuk. Palais F
GOD BLESS AMERICA (US) 104mins. Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing. Dir: Bobcat Goldhwait. Key cast: Joel
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