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world into an animal. Gray 4
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SOUNDBREAKER (Finland) 86mins. Nonstop Sales Ab. Dir: Kimmo Koskela. A film odyssey that follows some of the sonic adventures of one of the world’s most exciting and fearless artists, Finland’s Kimmo Pohjonen. An accordionist of
Murray, Tara Lynne Barr Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of American culture. Divorced, recently fired, and possibly terminally ill, Frank truly has nothing left to live for. But instead of taking his own life, he buys a gun and decides to take out his frustration on the cruelest, stupidest, most intolerant people he
exceptional ability and imagination, Kimmo’s musical history goes back more than 20 years in rock, folk, avant- garde, improvisation, classical, dance and theatre music projects. In the film we are able to dive into the soul of an accordion and its player. Palais D
can imagine — starting with some particularly odious reality television stars. Frank finds an unusual accomplice in a high-school student named Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement. Together they embark on a nationwide assault on the country’s most irritating celebrities. Gray 2
OUR HOMELAND (Japan) 100mins. Mirovision. Dir: Yonghi Yang. Key cast: Arata Iura, Ik-June Yang, Sakura Ando. Sonho was sent to North Korea 25 years ago by his Korean parents living in Japan. Since then he has lived in a society where no choices in life are given whereas his little sister Rie living with her parents in Tokyo always enjoyed freedoms. Sonho returns to Japan temporarily for the first time. Will the family be able to make up for the 25 years’ lost time? Riviera 2
SOUNDBREAKER See box, above
YUGO AND LALA (China) 86mins. Golden Network Asia. Dir: Yun- Fei Wang.
Yugo meets a white liger — half lion, half tiger — who introduces itself as Lala. Shocked that she can understand the animal’s language, Yugo chases Lala up a mountain where a giant Cloud Whale swallows them whole. Inside its stomach there are many different creatures, all excitedly being transported to Animal Paradise where only 99 chosen ones are admitted every 10 years. But humans beings are forbidden in the kingdom; any that stay for more than three days will be transformed into an animal. Yugo seeks help from Uncle Bear to find a way home. As time is about to run out, Yugo and Lala uncover Tiger General’s plot to open a magical portal and turn every human being in the
PENNHURST (US) 88mins. Highland Film Group. Dir: Michael Rooker. Key cast: Amanda Dunn, Beverley Mitchell, Haylie Duff, J. Larose, Jimmy Palumbo, Michael Mckiddy, Michael Rooker. For decades, Pennhurst psychiatric hospital has been haunted by turbulent supernatural forces. When a local TV show embarks on a mission to capture this paranormal activity, they discover something completely unexpected. As restless souls from the past torment the crew members, they fear for their lives as one by one they are gruesomely murdered. In a surprising revelation, they discover something more terrifying than the ghosts. A suspenseful, nail-biting thriller about how certain things are better off left a mystery. Lerins 1
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CITY STATE (Iceland) 87mins. Celluloid Dreams/ Nightmares. Dir: Olaf De Fleur Johannesson. Key cast: Agusta Eve Erlendsdottir, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Sigurdur Sigurjonsson. A revenge story between a crime syndicate, a troubled policewoman, her corrupt police commander and a crime lord who’s losing his edge. Palais K
CRYSALIS 98mins. Vertice Sales. Riviera 1
THE DISH & THE SPOON (US) 90mins. Camelot Entertainment Group. Dir: Allison Bagnall. Key cast: Greta Gerwig, Olly Alexander. Reeling from her husband’s affair, Rose collides with a marooned teenager in a rundown beach town. She recruits the teen to seek revenge upon her husband’s lover while the boy becomes hopelessly infatuated with her. Palais C
GOAT ISLAND (US) 90mins. Aldamisa. Dir: D J Caruso. Key cast: Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Val Kilmer, Radha Mitchell, Kate Maberly. An adventure about resilience and friendship. Twelve-year-old Grace and Howie, shy and awkward, become the victims of a cruel prank at summer camp. Stranded by their fellow campers on a wooded island without their clothes, the two are expected to be found tearful and scared the next morning. But from the moment they meet each other, Grace and Howie decide not to become the “goats’’ of Camp Tall Pines. With nerve and ingenuity, the two team up and go on the run for three days of freedom, friendship and growing up. Lerins 2
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