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Bhatt. Key cast: Jimmy Shergill, Karisma Kapoor, Rajneesh Duggal. Arcades 3
MY WAY (France) 148mins. Studiocanal. Dir: Florent Emilio Siri. Key cast: Jeremie Renier, Benoit Magimel, Monica Scattini My Way, one of the most famous and beloved songs of all times. Here’s the fascinating story of the artist behind this legendary tune, Claude Francois, a man whose ambition drove him straight to the top, but ultimately led him to a tragic end. Arcades 1
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(US) 90mins. Camelot Entertainment Group. Dir: Jorg Ihle. Key cast: Brenton Duplessie, Gina Busch, Clayton Myers, John Shepard, Setor Attipoe. Mark, a tech-savvy college student, creates a cutting edge spyware app that allows him to remote view any cellphone in New York City. He spots a beautiful and mysterious girl named Alexis whom he begins to spy on, entangling Mark in a web of murder, political intrigue and privacy invasion. Gray 2
SEA, NO SEX AND SUN (France) 89mins. Pathe International (Fr). Dir: Christophe Turpin. Key cast: Fred Testot, Antoine Dulery, Julie Ferrier. Brittany, July, Carnac- Plage. Alex, aged 20, has a summer job at the tennis club and is making the most of being footloose and fancy free. Guillaume, 35, has come on holiday with his wife and daughter to the place where he spent idyllic summers when he was young. Pierre, 50 and recently divorced, is vactioning with his two kids, hoping to rebuild his bond with them. Follows the tribulations of three men of different generations wrestling with their amorous desires and the difficulties of sating them. A comedy that
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NIGHTFALL (Hong Kong) 107mins. Edko Films. Dir: Hin Yeung Chow. Key cast: Nick Cheung, Simon Yam, Janice Man, Kay Tse. When a Hong Kong celebrity is found brutally murdered, his body floating in the middle of the ocean, hardheaded detective Lam is called in to take charge of the investigation. As Lam zeroes in on a
affectionately pokes fun at men and their eternal quest for satisfaction. Palais J
SHOWBOX PROMO REELS 15mins. Showbox/ Mediaplex. Lerins 1
SPIRIT WARS (Thailand) 120mins. Klongchai Picture Co. Dir: Pisut Praesangeam. Palais D
WOULD YOU HAVE SEX WITH AN ARAB? (France) 95mins. Other Angle Pictures. Dir: Yolande Zauberman. A journey through the night, from encounter to encounter, from the bars of Tel Aviv to the back alleys of Jerusalem. Inside the night clubs, people dance, have fun, laugh. Jews, Arabs, citizens of the same country Israel. One
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killer from the past, the murder appears to be a straightforward case of revenge. But the more that Lam pursues his suspect, the deeper he falls into a web of lies. To find the truth, Lam must dig into a 20-year-old case for answers, the one link tying the suspect to the celebrity. But, in doing so, Lam will uncover a dark secret so shocking, it will turn the investigation upside down. Palais F
Israeli out of five is Arab. However, a simple question takes everyone by surprise: Would you have sex with an Arab? Would you have sex with an Israeli Jew? They don’t expect that and they are surprised by their own reactions. To be together? An invisible barrier appears, but desire too. Star 4
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DON’T CLICK (South Korea) 89mins. Showbox/Mediaplex. Dir: Kim Tae-Kyung. Key cast: Park Bo-Young, Joo Won, Kang Byul. Lerins 1
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(Thailand) 94mins. Phranakorn Film Co.Dir: Apisit Opaseiamlikhit. Key cast: Joeyboy, Gancore
Club Gang, Lakkana Wattanawongsiri. Palais E
DUCOBOO 2 CRAZY VACATION (France) 94mins. Tf1 International. Dir: Philippe De Chauveron. Key cast: Elie Semoun, Bruno Salomone, Helena Noguerra.
Look out, Ducoboo is back. Summer is finally here and Ducoboo, #1 worst student, is free at last. Free for two whole months, to read comics and eat ice cream on the sunny beaches of the French Riviera. Paradise. But Ducoboo’s father bursts his bubble with very different plans: they will vacation with their neighbours, Ducoboo’s schoolmate Leonie — top of the class — and her attractive single mom. Up at dawn to visit museums, Leonie and her mother impose their rhythm. The summer seems definitely ruined when Ducoboo realises that his arch enemy and sadistic teacher, Mr Latouche, is booked in the same resort as them. Searching for ways to save his vacation, the fearless and ingenious Ducoboo uncovers clues that could lead him to a hidden pirate treasure. Star 1
FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE (Hong Kong) 122mins.
Distribution Workshop. Dir: Hark Tsui. Key cast: Jet Li, Kun Chen, Xun Zhou. Palais I
THE PENGUIN KING 3D (UK) 75mins. Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. Key cast: Sir David Attenborough. In spectacular 3D, join one King Penguin on his incredible adventure from awkward adolescence to fatherhood. Arcades 2
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SAINT DRACULA (UAE) 128mins. Biz TV Network Fze. Dir: Paul Rupesh. Key cast: Mitch Powell, Patricia Duarte, Daniel Shayler, Suzanne Roche, Bill Hutchens, Michael Christopher. Longing for vengeance, he waited in hunger and thirst for his long-lost admirer. The night hid him in the dark, the earth and the woods were his haven. He is a fallen angel, a catastrophic lover, the trodden Prince of Wallachia, but a vampire in revenge. His partisans await his reprise with a celebration. He turns lucky in love, if not for ever. Beautiful nights of love and lust entangle him with his lost love, Clara, a passionate young nun but still a mortal. The peaches and perfection takes a turn the day Clara gets spellbound by the Catholic Church. The Vatican plots the trap but will the plan thrive? Or will it be love? Lerins 2
SEX, LIES AND SURGERY (France) 83mins. Rezo. Dir: Artus De Penguern Key cast: Anne Depetrini, Artus De Penguern, Bruno Salomone. Star 2
TORPEDO (Belgium) 89mins. Axxon Films. Dir: Matthieu Donck. Key cast: Francois Damiens, Audrey Dana, Cedric Constantin. Michel Ressac, 35 years old and without specific
situation, spends his time not achieving anything. His life changes when one morning a phone call tells him that he just won the dinner of his life with his idol Eddy Merckx. It is for him an unexpected opportunity to “patch up’’ with his father who, to his regret, does not share much except the passion for cycling. But Michael has one problem now: he lives alone and the prize is attributed to a family. In order to get the price he will begin to reconstruct a family. But this is the beginning of a lot of trouble. Gray 5
WHEN ANGELS SING (US) 99mins. GRB Entertainment. Dir: Tim McCanlies. Key cast: Harry Connick Jr, Connie Britton, Chandler Canterbury, Kris Kristofferson, Fionnula Flanagan, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Dana Wheeler- Nicholson. Gray 3
WINNING STREAK (Spain) 101mins. Film Factory Entertainment. Dir: Eduardo Cortes. Key cast: Daniel Bruhl, Lluis Homar, Eduard Fernandez, Blanca Suarez, Marina Salas, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Oriol Villa, Vicente Romero. The astonishing story of a group of young down-and-outs who are presented with a once-in- a-lifetime opportunity; to change their luck and set off on the adventure of their lives. Thanks to an infallible method based on the roulette wheel’s imperfection, their lifestyle is about to become better than their wildest dreams, as they set out to break the bank at casinos around the world. Palais G
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KEN & MARY: THE ASIAN TRUCK EXPRESS (Japan) 87mins. Shochiku Co.Dir: Kenta Fukasaku. Key cast: Hu Bing, Kie Kitano, Naoto Takenaka. Gray 2
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