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THE ADVENTURES OF THE CAPTAIN CROCHU (France) 10mins. Artistic Finances. Dir: Eric Atlan. Palais J
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THE VIRAL FACTOR (Hong Kong) 122mins. Emperor Motion Pictures. Dir: Dante lam. Key cast: Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Peng Lin, Bing Bai, Andy Tien A mission to escort a witness from Jordan to the Netherlands leaves International Security Affairs agent Jon severely scarred: a bullet is lodged in his brain, his fiancée and fellow agent Rita is dead and their traitorous colleague
Sean has nabbed their witness. While contemplating leaving the force, he finds out his father and brother — believed dead — are still alive. In his search for them, he discovers his brother is working as a mercenary for Sean, who has evil plans to force scientist Rachel to cultivate a mutating virus to unleash on the world. The brothers unite to stop Sean but find out he has an even bigger plan for international blackmail. Star 4
A FLAT FOR THREE 120mins. Intramovies. Dir: Carlo Verdone. Key cast: Pier Francesco Favino, Carlo Verdone, Marco Giallini. Divorce has plunged Domenico, Ulisse and Fulvio into serious economic problems. The three men meet for the first time when — looking for a place to stay — they converge on a flat that none of them can afford on a single budget. Riviera 4
BEING VENICE (Australia) 85mins. Wide. Dir: Miro Bilbrough. Key cast: Alice McConnell, Garry McDonale, Henry Nixon. Venice is having trouble with the men in her life: she breaks up with her lover and starts an affair with her best friend. To her chagrin, her ex-hippy dad, camped on her sofa for a week, ignores it at all. Palais F
BITA IS RESTLESS (Iran) 80mins. Iranian Cinema. Dir: Mehrdad Farid. Key cast: Hamed Behdad, Elahe Hesari, Fariba Kosari. Bita is a young girl who works as a secretary in dentistry. Everything goes well until the day some of the patients accuse her of theft. Palais D
DRACULA:REBORN (US) 90mins. Halcyon International. Palais B
FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE (Hong Kong) 122mins. Distribution Workshop. Dir: Tsui Hark. Key cast: Jet Li, Kun Chen, Xun Zhou Palais J
MADE IN ASH (Slovakia) 84Mins. Endorfilm. Dir: Iveta Grofova.
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Her name is Dorota. It means God’s gift. But her search for a better life in a town far from home is closer to being a gift from the devil. Star 3
NEW KIDS NITRO (Netherlands) 78mins. Elle Driver. Dir: Steffen Haars. After New Kids Turbo’s record-breaking success in the Netherlands and Germany and it’s unqualified success at Fantastic Fest 2011, what more could the New Kids ask for? A sequel of course. It features the New Kids battling a rival town full of idiots, drag racing, zombies and really bad hair. Gray 2
SAVE THE DATE 96mins. Maya Entertainment Group. Gray 4
SOUTHWEST (Brazil) 128mins. Cinema Do Brasil/Tropicalstorm Entertainment. Dir: Eduardo Nunes. Key cast: Dira Paes, Julio Adriao, Raquel Bonfante, Simone Spoladore. In a Brazilian coastal village where everything seems motionless, Clarice grasps all her life in a single day. She tries to understand her obscure reality and the people around, in a circular time that haunts and disorients. Palais H
THE VIRAL FACTOR See box, above left
WAR WITCH (Canada) 9mins. Films Distribution. Dir: Kim Nguyen. Key cast: Alain Bastien, Mizinga Mwinga, Rachel Mwanza, Ralph Prosper, Serge Kanyinda. Somewhere in sub- Saharan Africa, in a small isolated village, Komona, a 12-year-old girl, lived peacefully with her parents until the day the rebels came. They pillaged the village, captured Komona and forced her to commit an irreparable act: slay her parents. In the rebels’ camp, the training is
merciless: Komona is hungry, scared and the rebel leader, who has no pity for her tears, repeatedly beats her if she cries. Arcades 3
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A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING (UK) 109mins. Indomina Media. Dir: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell. Key cast: Simon Pegg, Amara Karan, Clare Higgins. Jack is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a lifeline by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his big break rapidly turns into his big breakdown, as Jack is forced to confront his worst demons. Palais C
AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR (Canada) 81mins. 108 Media Corp. Dir: Zack Bernbaum. Key cast: Bruce Greenwood, Callum Blue, Parker Posey. Adan Kundle, CEO of a major advertising agency, wakes up in the hospital only able to communicate through advertising slogans. Unable to stay in the hospital, and while waiting for long-term care placement, Karen Hillridge, the head of the hospital’s charity foundation, reluctantly decides to take Adan into her home for a few days. Through his ongoing and sometimes inappropriate slogans, Adan slowly begins to affect Karen and the dysfunctional relationship she has with her daughter. Gray 1
THE FOURTH STATE (Germany) 110mins. Celluloid Dreams/ Nightmares. Dir: Dennis Gansel. Key cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Max Riemelt,
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