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Media Collective Pty. Dir: Tanzeal Rahim. Key cast: David Saporito, Iain McDonald, Jordie McKay. Phillip Muirhouse spent one night in Australia’s most haunted house: The Monte Cristo. He was there to find evidence of ghosts, but he broke the first rule of all ghost hunters, he was there alone. Palais C
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KILL ME (Germany) 91mins. Les Films Du Losange. Dir: Emily Atef. Key cast: Maria Victoria Dragus, Roeland Wiesnekker, Wolfram Koch. Since her brother’s death, 15-year-old Adele feels stifled by her sad and
A dramatic documentary about both the dark and the bright sides of the genius; about the ups and downs of a Bulgarian winner, who is a last-ditcher by nature; about the mission to be a leader, taking the lead in crucial moments; about the real events and the myths; about national self-confidence and national nihilism. This film is a confession with no awkward questions, evasive answers or hidden truths. The work is as relentless in its straightforwardness as Stoichkov’s lethal left- footed shot. Gray 4
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A BAD MAN (India) 106mins. Philind Motion Pictures. Dir: Ishraq Shah. Key cast: Arunoday Singh, Kittu Gidwani, Raghuvir Yadav, Yashpal Sharma. Inspired by real life stories of some well- known criminal-turned-
lonely life on a remote farm with her parents in the German countryside. When she meets murderer-on-the-run Timo, she agrees to help him escape to Marseilles if he promises to release her from her painful life by killing her. Lerins 2
politicians from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, a realistic portrayal of the power politics of the Hindi belt wherein money and muscle power play a very prominent role. It narrates the story of Munna, who starts as a disciple of a politician practising value-based politics but ends up being a consummate practitioner of manipulative politics. Through the story of Munna, whose intentions are noble — to help the poor and downtrodden masses fight for the basic amenities — but who employs questionable means to achieve these goals, the film raises some serious questions about the working of the modern Indian society and the prevailing political culture. Gray 5
ANOTHER LIFE (France) 106mins. Adelaware Company Karabulut Production Film. Palais K
DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME (Argentina) 103mins. Aura Films. Dir: Federico Finkielstain. Key cast: Guillermo Pfening, Julieta Ortega, Mercedes Oviedo, Pablo Rago, Tomas Fonzi, Violeta Urtizberea. Gray 1
FIRE BY LOUBOUTIN (France) 110mins. Mk2 International. Dir: Bruno Hullin. Key cast: Christian Louboutin, The Crazy Horse Dancers After having received a number of “Guest Creatures” on its mythical stage, Dita Von Teese and Arielle Dombasle among others, it is Christian Louboutin’s turn to take over Le Crazy Horse. The famous creator of the red sole revisits the Crazy show, which he considers to be “an iconic monument of Paris, a monument to dance, a modern, dream- like idea of the celebration of Women for Women”. Star 1
KARAKARA (Japan) 104mins. Kukuru Vision. Dir: Claude Gagnon. Key cast: Gabriel Arcand, Youki Kudoh. Wishing to find peace of mind, Pierre, a retired professor in his early sixties, ends up making a short, unsettling trip around Okinawa with Junko, a 40-year-old
runaway wife. The confused intellectual would rather not get involved with this unlikely and unexpected lover but decides to follow his destiny, wherever it (she?) may take him. Palais I
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MUIRHOUSE (Australia) 75mins. The
SONGS FOR AMY (Ireland) 103mins. Sonny & Skye Productions. Dir: Konrad Begg. Key cast: Alabama 3, Barry Ward, Ford Kiernan. A darkly comedic love story about Sean, a tormented Irish musician who writes an album for the love of his life, Amy in an attempt to redeem himself for the mistakes that he made. His roller- coaster journey to win her back takes him through love, loss, regret and hope, all with the help and hindrance from his misfit band mates. Riviera 1
SUMMER OUTSIDE 92mins. Zum Goldenen Lamm Filmproduktion. Riviera 3
THE WALL (Austria) 108mins. The Match Factory. Dir: Julian Polsler. Key cast: Martina Gedeck. A contemporary female ‘Robinson Crusoe’ story. The film, set in a spectacular Austrian mountain landscape, is a highly original exploration of the experience of solitude. Olympia 3
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SHADOWS OF LIBERTY (UK) 93mins. Docfactory. Dir: Jean- Philippe Tremblay. Key cast: Danny Glover, Julian Assange, Dan Rather. Presents the phenomenal true story of today’s disintegrating freedoms within the US media, and government that they don’t want you to see. Palais E
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PROGRAMME COURTS 1 98mins. Quinzaine Des Realisateurs. Theatre Croisette
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FORMENTERA (Germany) 92mins. Filmdelights. Dir: Ann-Kristin Reyels. Key cast: Sabine Timoteo, Thure Lindhardt, Ilse Ritter. Formentera — a holiday island in the sun. It seems like paradise to Nina and Ben, who are going on their first vacation together since their daughter was born three years ago. Leaving their child with Nina’s parents, the couple depart from Berlin with a
commitment to do something good for themselves and their relationship. On the island they are freed from the confines of everyday life but now begin to question everything they once believed in — including each other. When a beautiful young woman, to whom Ben is attracted, is presumed dead in the aftermath of a wild beach party, Nina’s and Ben’s paths back to a more normal life seems insurmountable. Palais B
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