Niels Schneider, Sonia Rolland. Vincent, Marie and their son have just moved from Paris to a farm near a small town in the south of France. He is a history and geography teacher, who looks forward to a quieter life, some kind of return to nature. His wife, a renowned international pianist who retired in spite of her young age, has decided to follow him but almost unwillingly. From the very beginning, Thibaut, one of Vincent’s students, invades his family and slowly the couple, whose desires seem now so far away, falls apart. But Thibaut’s intentions are not at all motivated by love. And he will do anything to achieve his goal. Star 2
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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
in to take charge of the investigation. As Lam zeroes in on a 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. Riviera 2
REPORTED MISSING 86mins. German Films Service & Marketing. Riviera 4
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 world into an animal. Gray 2
REZO PRIVATE SCREENING 1 90mins. Rezo. Arcades 1
RUN — 3D (US) 90mins. Palatin Media Film- & Fernseh. Dir: Simone Bartesaghi. Lerins 1
TIM & ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE (US) 94mins. Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing. Dir: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim. Key cast: Eric Wareheim, Jeff Goldblum, John C. Reilly Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie but squander every dime and the sinister Schlaaang corporation
n 80 Screen International at Cannes May 18, 2012
is pissed. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. When they happen upon a chance to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court, they see dollar signs — a billion of them. Palais H
WAIL AWAY (Australia) 90mins. Lipkinfilms. Dir: Mark Lipkin. Key cast: Amos Phillips, Peter Muir, Trevor Vaughan. Uncovering the truth behind his recently euthanised grandfather, film director Torsten plans the unthinkable. In an attempt to relive the torturous experiments his grandfather performed as a Nazi guard, Torsten hatches a plan to put himself in the shoes of the tortured, for the sake of self-redemption and making sense of a past he had no idea existed. With two willing volunteers he gets to work in an abandoned industrial facility on the outskirts of town. With the experiment continuing to take its toll on all three, cracks begin to surface which eventually halt his deranged plan. The experiment maybe over, but the torture is only beginning. Palais J
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BAD SEEDS 95mins. Memento Films International. Dir: Safy Nebbou. Key cast: Emile Berling, Charles Berling, Kevin Azais. Olympia 7
BUNKER (Spain) 100mins. Elle Driver. Dir: Andres Baiz Key cast: Quim Gutierrez, Clara Lago, Martina Garcia. Bogota, Colombia. A house built just after Second World War lies nested in the mountains on one of the highest capitals in the world. A striking observant mirror in the main bedroom hides an engineering masterpiece: a small room disconnected from the world. The house was just rented by young cosmopolitan Spanish couple Adrian and Belen. Her suspicions of infidelity will drive her to test his love for her. A small decision that will inadvertently unlock a voyage into the deepest meaning of possession and the mechanisms of jealousy. Olympia 3
CHAOS (France) 98mins. All Rights Entertainment. Dir: Etienne Faure. Key cast: Isaach De Bankole,
CITADEL (Ireland) 84mins. Films Distribution. Dir: Ciaran Foy. Key cast: Amy Shiels, Aneurin Barnard, Jake Wilson, James Cosmo, Wunmi Mosaku. The dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown casts a shadow over Tommy Cowley’s life. Trapped there by his agoraphobia since his wife was fatally attacked by twisted feral children, he now finds himself terrorised by the same mysterious hooded gang, who seem intent on taking his baby daughter. Torn between the help of an understanding nurse and a vigilante priest, he discovers that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place that he fears the most… the abandoned tower block known as the Citadel. Riviera 1
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’: EVERYMAN’S JOURNEY (US) 109mins. Visit Films. Dir: Ramona S Diaz. Key cast: Arnel Pineda, Deen Castronovo, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, Ross Valory. The real life rock ’n’ roll fairytale story of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the front man for iconic American rock band Journey. Palais I
HARODIM (Austria) 90mins. Terra Mater Factual Studios. Dir: Paul Finelli. Key cast: Michael Desante, Peter Fonda, Travis Fimmel. Lazarus Fell, a former naval intelligence officer trained in black ops and tasked with tracking down the most wanted terrorist in the world, has gone rogue, realising his mission has been inexplicably compromised by his own chain of command. As a result, Lazarus has faked his own death, forsaken his life, his family and all that matters to him in the world, to continue his solitary pursuit. But he has personal motivations as well, believing his father, Solomon Fell, Chief of Operations for the Office of Naval Intelligence, was killed in the attacks of 9/11 — the event masterminded by the selfsame terrorist. Arcades 2
HOTCHPOTCH (Iran) 90mins. Farabi Cinema Foundation. Dir: Ebrahim Forouzesh. Key cast: Hedayat Hashemi, Leila Otadi, Setareh Eskandari. A mother dies giving birth to a baby. Responsible for taking care of the newborn child singlehandedly, the father faces so many problems as the baby does not want to be bottle-fed. The problem continues even when he’s grown up. Palais E
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MARINA ABRAMOVIC: THE ARTIST IS PRESENT (US) 104mins. Dogwoof. Dir: Matthew Akers. Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Marina Abramovic has been redefining what art is for nearly 40 years. Using her own body as a vehicle, pushing herself beyond her limits — and at times risking her life in the process — she creates performances that challenge, shock, and move us. ‘Marina Abramovic The Artist Is Present’ follows the artist as she
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