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contemporary artists and the most powerful dissident of the digital age. Having inspired audiences worldwide with his art, he has become a revolutionary figure at home, harnessing the power of the internet to demand democratic reform in his native China. To a whole new generation of liberalised Chinese, this talented agent provocateur is a prophet of change. Star 3
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(Germany) 112mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Doris Dorrie. Key cast: Alba Rohrwacher, Vinzenz Kiefer, Matthias Brandt. Arcades 3
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(Slovenia) 88mins. Slovenian Film Centre. Dir: Martin Turk. Key cast: Boris Cavazza, Sebastian Cavazza, Jure Henigman. In order to perfect his research, Robert travels to Italy, where he meets an unusual homeless man. Overwhelmed and confused by the unexpected encounter, Robert begins to follow him and disappears without a trace. Robert’s disappearance forces his father Janez to call his elder son Matej after years of no communication. Despite their unresolved conflicts from the past, Matej decides to help his father and they leave for Italy together. However, since Janez cannot leave his demented wife Irina home alone, Matej’s wife Ana and their daughter Veronica temporarily move in with Irina. Riviera 2
MY TRIBE (Iran) 95mins. Farabi Cinema Foundation. Dir: Gholmreza Azadi. Key cast: Gholmreza Azadi, Aida Namjou. A film-maker comes back to his home town. Visiting his old neighborhood reminds him of his childhood memories. The way he got acquainted with cinema and loved it ever since. He decides to make a film about these nostalgic moments. During
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LET MY PEOPLE GO! (France) 100mins. Les Films Du Losange. Dir: Mikael Buch. Key cast: Nicolas Maury, Carmen Maura, Amira Casar. Everybody knows Ruben is Jewish, gay, a half- Finnish, half-French mailman, unworthy son, uncooperative
his shooting a strange yet familiar girl comes to the set and accepts to play the main role. She has a secret in her heart which is revealed during filming. A secret that makes the real life of the film-maker worth watching. Palais B
NIGHT BOATS (Croatia) 101mins. Croatian Audiovisual Centre. Dir: Igor Mirkovic. Key cast: Radko Polic, Ana Karic, Renata Ulmanski. Melodrama about a pair of starcrossed lovers in an old people’s home. Helena and Jakob believe that their lives are already over — until love takes them both by surprise. They run away together from that bleak institution, like a pair of teenagers running away from home. Palais H
PERCIVAL’S BIG NIGHT (US) 86mins. 7 & 7 Producers’ Sales Service.
brother, disappointing lover, shady killer and reluctant thief. Yet, Ruben is incapable of knowing who he is. At the turning point in his life, with the Red Sea opening up before him, Ruben hesitates. Should he follow his people or his heart? Riviera 1
Dir: William C. Sullivan. Key cast: Tommy Nelms, Jarret Kerr, Sarah Wharton, Angelica Reeve. Gray 4
THE SNOW QUEEN (Russia) 45mins. Wizart Animation. Wishing to create a New world where clearness of lines replaces emotions and the polar wind cools human souls, the Snow Queen is trying to find and destroy all artists and their successors. According to the prediction of the Ice Mirror, the last danger for the Snow Queen’s plans is glazier Vegard, whose mirrors reflect not only appearance but also a soul. One day a terrible force of the Northern Wind takes away Vegard and his wife Una. But they manage to hide their baby girl, Gerda. Thirteen years later, the servant of the Snow Queen takes a boy, Kai, instead of Gerda to the Snow Queen’s palace. Trying to save Kai, Gerda
faces difficult obstacles and finds new friends who help her to set Kai free. Star 4
TODAY (France) 86mins. Wide. Dir: Alain Gomis. Key cast: Aissa Maiga, Djolof Mbengue, Saul Williams. Palais D
VIVA BEL@RUS! (Poland) 98mins. Wfdif — Documentary & Feature Film Studio. Dir: Krzysztof Lukaszewicz. Key cast: Aliaksandr Malchanau, Anatol Kot, Dzianis Tarasenka. Riviera 4
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APPROVED FOR ADOPTION (France) 75Mins. Wide House. Dir: Jung Henin. Palais G
CHAOS KIDS 115mins. Wild Bunch. Olympia 5
CJ PROMO REEL (South Korea) 45mins. CJ Entertainment. Lerins 2
COME ON, LET’S FIND A TREASURE (Germany) 74mins. Beta Cinema. Animation Tiger and Bear can hardly believe their luck when they catch an old treasure map on their hook while fishing one day. Then Kurt the dog shows up and wants to have a look too, which Tiger and Bear
don’t like at all. In the ensuing scuffle, the card gets torn in two and one half is carried away by the wind. While Tiger and Bear glumly consider their loss, Jochen Gummy Bear is jumping for joy. The little rabbit has finally found the tomcat Gokatz, the greatest detective of all time. Jochen wants to hire the private eye to find him friends. Gokatz isn’t interested in the job but when the wind blows half of the treasure map in his face he has a splendid idea. He gives Jochen the crumpled piece of paper, claiming it is a valuable map that will help him find friends. Olympia 6
EVERYBODY IN OUR FAMILY (Romania) 107mins. Films Boutique. Dir: Radu Jude. Key cast: Gabriel Spahiu, Mihaela Sirbu, Serban Pavlu. Marius is a divorced man in his late thirties. His five-year-old daughter Sofia lives with her mother, which causes Marius deep frustration. On the day Marius arrives to take his daughter on their annual holiday, he is not allowed to take her with him. The situation soon spirals out of control. Olympia 4
KAUWBOY (Netherlands) 94mins. Delphis Films. Dir: Boudewijn Koole.
NOBODY WALKS (US) 86mins. Myriad Pictures. Dir: Ry Russo- Young. Key cast: Jane Levy, John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby. A family takes a young artist into their home. Gray 1
NOVA ZEMBLA (Netherlands) 104mins. Eyeworks Film & Tv Drama. Dir: Reinout Oerlemans. Key cast: Derek De Lint, Doutzen Kroes, Jan Declair. Tells the epic true story of the late 16th century Dutch ship crew that was forced to spend the winter on the frozen, arctic wasteland of Nova Zembla. Young Gerrit de Veer is deemed unworthy to marry the love of his life, by her influential father. To prove his worth, he goes on the journey of a lifetime. He lands the position of writer on board the small merchant vessel of captain Willem Barentsz, who goes on a daring mission to find a Northern trade route to Asia to free the small Dutch republic of a choking blockade by the Spanish navy. Palais K
SHADY LADY (UK) 90mins. Fact Not Fiction Films. The epic story of a B-24 ‘Liberator’ bomber aircraft called ‘Shady Lady’, that took off from Darwin, Australia on Friday August 13, 1943, on what was at that time, the world’s longest ever attempted bombing mission. Under the command of ‘Doug’ Craig, ‘Shady Lady’
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Key cast: Rick Lens, Loek Peters, Susan Radder, Ricky Koole, Nikki Sampimon, Huseyin Cahit Olmez. Jojo, a 10-year-old with a difficult home life, finds solace in an abandoned baby jackdaw. Through the special friendship with the bird, the wall between him and his dad will be brought down. Palais E
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