THE DINOSAUR PROJECT (UK) 83mins. Studiocanal. Dir: Sid Bennett. A breathtaking adventure that follows a team of dinosaur hunters headed into the African jungle to investigate sightings of terrifying prehistoric creatures. Arcades 2
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FROZEN SILENCE (Spain) 114mins. Latido. Dir: Gerardo Herrero. Key cast: Juan Diego Botto, Carmelo Gomez, Jordi Aquilar, Victor Clavijo. The Russian Front, winter 1943. A battalion of the Spanish Blue Division
runs into several horses’ heads scattered over the frozen surface of a lake. The bodies are submerged under the ice. Beside one of the horses lies the corpse of a Spanish soldier. His throat is slit and carved into his shoulder with a knife are the words, “See that God sees you”. Palais H
FAT KID RULES THE WORLD (US) 100mins. Outsider Pictures. Dir: Matthew Lillard. Key cast: Jacob Wysocki, Matt O’Leary, Billy Campbell, Dylan Arnold, Lili Simmons. Troy Billings is 17, overweight and suicidal. Just as he’s about to jump in front of a bus, he’s saved by Marcus, a charming high school dropout/street musician. The two begin an uneasy friendship when Marcus enlists the musically challenged Troy to become the drummer in a new punk rock band. As Troy’s relationship with Marcus grows, Troy’s father becomes increasingly concerned about his son’s new friendship. Olympia 2
HOME (DOM) (Russia) 111mins. Films Boutique. Dir: Oleg Pogodin. Key cast: Bogdan Stupka, Catherine Rednikova, Igor Savochkin. In a large house in the middle of the Russian steppes lives the Shamanov family. One day, the eldest son returns after a 25-year absence. Nobody suspects that he became a gangster and returned only to hide from his enemies. No one asks questions, no one knows that they are in deadly danger. Riviera 1
JASON BECKER: NOT DEAD YET (UK) 87mins. Dogwoof. Dir: Jesse Vile. Key cast: Jason Becker If innate talent weren’t enough already, Jason Becker ate, slept, and drove with a guitar in hand. This is how the virtuoso was born. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and
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Eddie Van Halen, Becker’s obsession with music led to the rise of shred guitar in the late 1980s. Despite being a senior in high school, he impressed iconic musicians with his adept understanding of the foundations and backbone of musical composition. Yet with so much promise and only five years into his career, at age 20, his diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s disease came as the biggest shock of them all. Yet genius isn’t handicapped; one just finds another way to express it. Will the man who innovated heavy metal stop when the music ends? Gray 3
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN (Australia) 100mins. Arclight Films. Dir: Peter Templeman. Key cast: Ryan Kwanted, Sarah Snook, Ryan Corr, Bojana Novakovic, Alice Parkinson. Jonah is a freewheeling guy in the prime of his life. When he learns he will be infertile in a month, he decides he has to find someone to have a baby with before it’s too late. Olympia 4
PERFECT MATCH(ES) (France) 84mins. Kinology. Dir: Christelle D’aulnat-Raynal. Key cast: Arie Elmaleh, Audrey Lamy, Elsa Zylberstein, Franck Dubosc, Louise Monot. There is no such thing as chance, only encounters. But can a seating plan influence one’s whole life? Or are things really meant to happen? Star 1
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UNIT 7 (Spain) 96mins. Film Factory Entertainment. Dir: Alberto Rodriguez. Key cast: Antonio De La Torre, Inma Cuesta, Mario Casas. Unit 7 has a tough mission: to clean the most dangerous drug trafficking networks out of the city and bring an end to the corrosive power
that has taken hold of the streets. But Unit 7’s modus operandi is slipping outside the bounds of law through their use of violence, coercion, lies and half-truths. For them, anything goes. As they gain ground in their mission, the two officers head in opposite directions. Riviera 3
VEGETARIAN CANNIBAL (Croatia) 91mins. Croatian Audiovisual Centre. Dir: Branko Schmidt. Key cast: Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, Leon Lucev, Natasa Janjic. Danko is an ambitious and amoral gynaecologist at Croatia’s leading fertility clinic. When his colleague Bantic is appointed as head of the clinic, Danko starts a secret war to overthrow his rival. Distracted by his ruthless campaign he makes series of fatal mistakes that result in the death of woman who is heavily pregnant. The father is a senior politician, and a lucrative government contract is at stake. Even for our antihero, this feels like a step too far but can a man as corrupt and compromised as Danko afford to have a conscience? Palais C
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A MONKEY ON MY SHOULDER (France) 87mins. Mk2 International. Dir: Marion Laine. Key cast: Juliette Binoche, Edgar Ramirez, Hippolyte Girardot. Two renowned surgeons, Mila and Javier, have been deeply in love for 10 years now. But their shared passion for their job is put to the test by Javier’s penchant for alcohol, which Mila can no longer help him hide. Javier is suspended. Mila’s unexpected pregnancy tips him over the edge and their relationship disintegrates. To be reunited once more, Mila and Javier must win
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