SCREENINGS Edited by Paul Lindsell paullindsell@gmail.com


FESTIVAL & PRESS & INDUSTRY


SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1.00PM


FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS (Pales-Isr-Fr) 90mins. Dirs: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi. Documentary following a Palestinian farmer’s nonviolent resistance to the Israeli army. Borderlines Corso 4


THE WAITING ROOM (US) 81mins. Dir: Peter Nicks. A look behind the scenes at an American public hospital. International Documentary Film/Competition Arena 9


1.15PM


IN A BEDROOM (W SYPIALNI) (Pol) 74mins. Dir: Tomasz Wasilewski. Key cast: Katarzyna Herman, Tomek Tyndyk, Agata Buzek. A woman in the midst of a crisis hatches a plan to overcome her difficulties. International Feature Film/ Competition Corso 3 Press & industry screening


SWEDISH SHORTS (Swe) 88mins. Dirs: Jonathan Lewald, Jonas Odell, Jens Assur, Ruben Ostlund, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Charlotta Miller, Johannes Nyholm. A look at the richness and sheer variety of the Swedish short film scene of today. New World View Arena 8


1.30PM


GATTU (Ind) 80mins. Dir: Rajan Khosa. Key cast: Mohammad Samad, Naresh Kumar. A young boy with a passion for flying kites dreams of mastering the Kali, a black flying


dragon that reigns over the skies of Gattu’s hometown. Special Screenings Corso 2


2.15PM


A SEPARATION (Iran) 123mins. Dir: Asghar Farhadi. Key cast: Peyan Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat. A married couple makes the decision to separate but they find things prove as tricky apart as they were together. Master Class Screenings Filmpodium


3.15PM


VIRGISS MEIN NICHT (Ger) 88mins. Dir: David Sieveking. Key cast: Gretel Sieveking, Malte Sieveking. A film-maker takes on the role of carer to his mother and documents it all with his camera. Special Screenings Arena 9


3.30PM


PLAY See box, right.


3.45PM


TRANSPAPA (Ger) 90mins. Dir: Sarah-Judith Mettke. Key cast: Luisa Sappelt, Devid Striesow, Fritzi Haberlandt. When a young girl decides to get in touch with the father she hasn’t seen for years, her mother finally spills the beans. German Language Feature Film/Competition Corso 2


4.00PM


CORNELIS (Swe) 101mins. Dir: Amir Chamdin. Key cast: Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby, Malin Crepin, Helena af Sandeberg. A chronicle of one of Sweden’s music legends — Cornelis Vreeswijk. New World View Arthouse Le Paris


4.15PM


THE MOSUO SISTERS (US) 81mins. Dir: Marlo Poras. A pair of sisters are


forced to return to their Himalayan village after losing their jobs in a bar in Peking. International Documentary Film/Competition Corso 4


5.00PM


LIFE IS NOT FOR COWARDS (DAS LEBEN IST NICHTS FUR FEIGLINGE) (Ger) 98mins. Dir: Andre Erkau. Key cast: Wotan Wilke Mohring, Helen Woigk, Rosalie Thomass. When a 15-year-old girl runs off with a dropout, her father sets off in search of her. German Language Feature Film/Competition Corso 3 Press & industry screening


5.15PM


NUCLEAR NATION (Jap) 96mins. Dir: Funahashi Atsushi. Key cast: Susumu Yanai, Yuuichi Nakai, Ichiro Nakai. A documentary about the exile of the residents of Futaba, the region housing the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Border Lines Arena 9


6.00PM


3 ZIMMER/KUCHE/BAD (Ger) 118mins. Dir: Dietrich Bruggemann. Key cast: Jacob Matschenz, Katharina Spiering, Anna Bruggemann


n 10 Screen International at the Zurich Film Festival September 23-25, 2012


Drama following a group of friends in their twenties as they move to new flats across Berlin and throughout Germany. German Language Feature Film/Competition Arena 8


6.15PM


BREAKING HORIZONS (AM HIMMEL DER TAG) (Ger) 89mins. Dir: Pola Beck. Key cast: Aylin Tezel, Henrike von Kuick, Tomas Lemarquis. A woman gets pregnant after a one-night stand but the gynaecologist has some bad news for her. German Language Feature Film/Competition Corso 2


6.45PM


WOMEN WITH COWS (KOKVINNORNA) (Swe) 93mins. Dir: Peter Gerdehag. Key cast: Britt Georgsson, Inger Gusafsson. A study of two strong women dealing with differing life choices and very different ideas of what brings happiness. New World View Corso 4


7.00PM


ABOUT ELLY (Iran) 119mins. Dir: Asghar Farhadi. Key cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidousti, Mani Haghighi. A woman disappears while on holiday at a


FESTIVAL 3.30PM


PLAY (Swe-Fr-Den) 118mins. Dir: Ruben Ostlund. Key cast: Anas Abdirahman, Sebastian Blyckert, Yannick Diakite. Based on a series of real-life incidents in


beach house with a group of friends. Master Class Screenings Filmpodium


BROKEN (UK) 90mins. Dir: Rufus Norris. Key cast: Tim Roth, Eloise Laurence, Cillian Murphy. A young girl’s peaceful world is left in tatters. International Feature Film/ Competition Arthouse Le Paris


THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES (US) 100mins. Dir: Lauren Greenfield. Documentary following a family’s plan to build the largest private residence in the US. Gala Premieres Arena 5


7.15PM


ONE MONTH IN THAILAND (LUNA IN THAILANDA) (Rom) 84mins. Dir: Paul Negoescu. Key cast: Andrei Mateiu, Ioana Anastasia Anton, Sinziana Nicola. A young man splits up with his girlfriend on New


Gothenburg, Sweden, Ruben Ostlund’s film tells the story of how a group of young kids were allowed to consistently mug other youths in broad daylight. New World View Arena 8


Year’s Eve and hits the town with his friends. International Feature Film/ Competition Corso 3 Press & industry screening


SAN AGUSTIN — MAREA BAJA EN ELMAR DEL PLASTICO (Ger) 71mins. Dir: Gudrun Gruber, Alexander Hick, Michael Schmitt. Documentary about a Spanish village and the changing nature of its agricultural life. German Language Documentary Film/ Competition Arena 9


7.45PM


ARBITRAGE (US-Pol) 100mins. Dir: Nicholas Jarecki. Key cast: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth. When the cracks in the financial markets start to show, a hedge fund magnate finds his life spiralling out of control. Gala Premieres Corso 1


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