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in modern day Germany he seeks sanctuary and a safe harbour in the garden shed of Barbara van Schmerling, a 23-year-old student of environmental planning. She takes him under her wing in order to save “the last living testimony of former humanity and naturalness” from the corrupting influences of western civilisation. But when her altruistic feelings turn to romantic ones, she is faced with compromising her ethics, or losing the only person — or primitive — she has ever truly loved. Palais B
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THE RESCUERS (US) 94mins. 2 Bulls On The Hill Productions. Dir: Michael King. Key cast: Stephanie Nyombayire, Sir Martin Gilbert, Irena Steinfeldt While Steven Spielberg’s ‘Schindler’s List’ illuminated the previously little-known story of a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews from the concentration camps during the Second World War, there were many such heroes who defied the Nazis to save countless Jews from a similar fate, chief among them the 13 diplomats whose efforts are documented in this riveting documentary. Arcades 3
THE SLEEPING VOICE (Spain) 128mins. The Match Factory. Dir: Benito Zambrano. Key cast: Maroa Leon, Inma Cuesta, Marc Clotet, Daniel Holguon. Madrid, 1940. A women’s prison in Ventas. General Franco and his army have seized power. The winners are not satisfied with their victory; they want to exterminate their enemy. Every man and woman who was part of, or supported, the Resistance, or who is just suspected of it, will be hunted down and eradicated without mercy. The women’s prison in Ventas was filled with prisoners of this kind. Women who fought for freedom were now suffering repression, torture and death. Olympia 3
n 30 Screen International at Cannes May 22, 2012
ZINCOGRAPH (Bulgaria) 105mins. Bulgarian National Film Center. Dir: Emil Christov. Key cast: Rushi Vidinliev, Irena Milyankova, Russi Chanev. A maniacal informant creates his own phantom secret police department. He recruits a group of unsuspecting intellectuals to spy on each other. After the fall of communism he uses his secret archive to wreak havoc on the government. Gray 4
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TIME OF MY LIFE (Belgium) 118mins. Films Distribution. Dir: Nic Balthazar. Key cast: Ben Segers, Felix Maesschalck, Geert Van Rampelberg. They were young and Thomas and Mario are friends for life. Lynn is the girl they both love, Speck the loose cannon who’s the fourth wheel to their wagon. Mario is a fiercely ambitious and combative young man, with a loud mouth and big theatrical plans for an exciting future, great in every way. Just when his political career is about to get under steam, he is suddenly diagnosed with MS. Thomas, who has become a doctor, is the silent hero of the story, who will have to witness the degradation of his best friend. Olympia 4
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THE CHILDREN FROM MOUNT NAPF (Switzerland) 87mins. Atrix Films. Dir: Alice Schmid. For 365 days the director and writer Alice Schmid accompanied the mountain children of the municipality of Romoos with her camera in the craggy, wild landscape around Mount Napf, to the mythical chasm of Aenziloch, where according to legend thunder is created and demons are dwelling to the present day. She created powerful images of the annual cycle in the “Wild West” of Lucerne. Riviera 3
CINNAMON (Mexico) 100mins. Kevin Williams Associates (KWA). Dir: Jordi Mariscal. Key cast: Ana Marton, Isabel Yudice, Norma Angelica. About Maria’s and her grandmother’s love for cooking, and Maria’s energy and creativity to change those around her. Riviera 1
THE CREATORS (South Africa) 83mins. Eastwest Filmdistribution. Dir: Laura Gamse. Apartheid’s legacy left marks of injustice and inequality throughout South African society. While the young generation still struggles with violence, discrimination and poverty, some have chosen a creative way to express their feelings. Lerins 2
GODDESS (Australia) 104mins. Ealing Metro International. Dir: Mark Lamprell. Key cast: Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski. In this musical romantic comedy, stir-crazy Elspeth Dickens has to choose between fame and family when a glittering opportunity for international stardom beckons. Olympia 5
HOW BIG IS YOUR LOVE (Algeria) 98mins. Albany Films International. Dir: Zorah Zamoum. Key cast: Racim Zennadi, Abdelkader Tadjer, Louiza Habani. Adel, eight years old, has been taken to his grandparents because his parents have been quarreling. Adel was supposed to stay with his grandparents for one weekend; then another week begins and he misses school; then he feels that he has lived there for ever. Palais G
LOST IN SIBERIA (Germany) 101mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Ralf Huettner. Key cast: Jochim Krol, Julya Men,
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