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THE HAIRDRESSER [DIE FRISEUSE]
Directed by Doris Dorrie
Germany, 2010, 106’, German, Comedy
Script: Laila Stieler
Cast: Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Natascha Lawiszus
Synopsis: When the Berlin wall came down, everyone waited to see what would happen when the East collided with the West. What this translates to in Kathi’s hairdressing salon is diplomacy in a peroxide bottle! Despite constant setbacks hindering the opening of her salon, Kathi perseveres in what is a colorful, if yet uncertain, journey.
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Official Screening Details To Be Announced Soon
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Private Market Screening
Please visit the Fortissimo Berlin Office for details and an invitation |
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ROAD, MOVIE
Directed by Dev Benegal
India/ USA, 2009, 95’, Hindi, Romantic Drama
Cast: Abhay Deol, Satish Kaushik, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mohammed Faizal
Synopsis: Vishnu, a restless young man, rejects his father's faltering hair oil business and hits the road with a traveling cinema. Along the way, he reluctantly picks up a young runaway, a wandering old entertainer and a striking mysterious woman.
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Screenings
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| Feb 12 (Fri) |
7:30pm |
Babylon Berlin Mitte |
Premiere |
| Feb 13 (Sat) |
4:30pm |
CinemaxX 3 |
Festival |
| Feb 14 (Sun) |
4:45pm |
CinemaxX 2 |
Market |
| Feb 16 (Tue) |
9:00am |
Babylon Berlin Mitte |
Festival |
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THE SHOCK LABRYINTH: EXTREME
Directed by Takashi Shimizu (THE GRUDGE; THE GRUDGE 2)
Japan, 2010, 89’, Japanese, Thriller
Cast: Yuya Yagira (Best Actor, Cannes 2004 for NOBODY KNOWS), Misako Renbutsu, Ryo Katsuji, Ai Maeda (BATTLE ROYALE 2)
Synopsis: A girl accompanied by her friends disappears at an amusement park’s House of Horrors. Ten years later, she inexplicably returns and reunites with these friends. However, she soon collapses and is rushed to a hospital where the group sinks deeper and deeper into the events that led to her disappearance a decade before.
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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: THE RADIANT CHILD
Directed by Tamra Davis
USA, 2010, 90’, English, Documentary
Featuring: Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Bruno Bischofberger
Synopsis: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: THE RADIANT CHILD is the first feature length documentary biography about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. In his short career, Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200, and became best friends with Andy Warhol.
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Screenings
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| Feb 11 (Thu) |
5:30pm |
CineStar 5 |
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| Feb 14 (Sun) |
1:45pm |
CineStar 5 |
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GRIFF THE INVISIBLE
Directed by Leon Ford
Australia, 2010, English, Romance/ Comedy
Producer: Jan Chapman (BRIGHT STAR), Scott Meek (VELVET GOLDMINE)
Cast: Ryan Kwanten (HBO’s TRUE BLOOD), Maeve Dermody (BEAUTIFUL KATE)
Synopsis: Griff, office worker and odd-man-out by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist. Two people who found everyone else odd suddenly find, in each other, their perfect partner. Together, these two wannabe superheroes set out to conquer the world only to discover that the greatest superpower is love. |
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REIGN OF ASSASSINS
Directed by Su Chao-Pin
Co-Directed by John Woo
China/ Hong Kong/ Taiwan, 2010, Mandarin, Action Thriller
Producer: Terence Chang, John Woo
Cast: Michelle Yeoh (TOMORROW NEVER DIES; CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON), JUNG Woo Sung (THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD), Wang Xueqi (FOREVER ENTHRALLED), Shawn Yue (INFERNAL AFFAIRS)
Synopsis: FACE/OFF meets MR AND MRS SMITH in ancient China – Set in 428AD, the film stars Yeoh as a skilled assassin who falls in love with the son of a man who was killed by her gang. Unaware that he also is a trained martial artist, their love blossoms and then tensions rise as the past comes back to haunt them. |
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NORWEGIAN WOOD
Directed by Tran Anh Hung
Japan, 2010, Japanese, Romance/ Drama
Original Story: Based on the best-selling novel by Haruki Murakami
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama (DEATH NOTE), Rinko Kikuchi (BABEL – Oscar nominated Best Supporting Actress), Kiko Mizuhara
Synopsis: Watanabe, a Tokyo college student, is deeply devoted to Naoko, a withdrawn woman scarred by the death of their best friend. But he is forced to choose between his future and his past when a girl, who is everything that Naoko is not, marches into his life. |
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DREAM HOME
Directed by Pang Ho-Cheung
Hong Kong, 2009/ 2010, Cantonese, Slasher/ Action
Cast: Josie Ho (EXILED; STREET FIGHTER – THE LEGEND OF CHUN LI), Eason Chan (LADY COP & PAPA CROOK; TRIVIAL MATTERS)
Synopsis: As a child, Cheng Lai-sheung could see Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour from her apartment. But as time passed, her view became blocked and she vowed to move into an apartment with a sea view. But her dream home seems forever out of reach… until she takes matters into her own hands. |
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THE MAGIC BUS
Directed by Alex Gibney
USA, 2010, English, Documentary
Producer: Will Clarke (THIS IS ENGLAND; DEAD MAN’S SHOES)
Synopsis: 1964. Between mindless optimism and fears of nuclear annihilation; what kind of future was it possible to imagine? One man was determined to find out – Ken Kesey, an author who decides to take a mythic trip across America, from West to East. Joined by a wacky group in a painted bus, he sets out on the ultimate road trip. |
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BURIED SECRETS [DOWAHA]
Directed by Raja Amari
Tunisia/ Switzerland/ France, 2009, 91’, Arabic, Drama
Cast: Hafsia Herzi, Sondos Belhassen, Wassila Dari
Synopsis: Aicha, Radia and their mother live removed from the world in the underground servant’s quarters of a deserted mansion. The precarious balance of their daily life is shaken by the arrival of a couple who moves into the main house. They cannot leave their hiding place as it conceals secrets. But Aicha is attracted to the newcomers…
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Screenings
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| Feb 14 (Sun) |
12:30pm |
CinemaxX 11 |
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| Feb 15 (Mon) |
11:00am |
CinemaxX 13 |
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DANCE, SUBARU!
Directed by Lee Chi Ngai
Japan/ Hong Kong/ Korea/ Singapore, 2009, 113’, Japanese, Dance/ Drama
Cast: Meisa Kuroki, Miku Sano, Ara
Synopsis: Adapted from a popular Japanese manga (comic book) of the same title, DANCE, SUBARU! is a motivating tale about the self-realization of a young ballerina under adversity. She enters an international dance competition to vie for recognition and a scholarship to any top ballet company in the world.
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Screenings
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| Feb 13 (Sat) |
11:00am |
CineStar 6 |
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| Feb 15 (Mon) |
3:00pm |
CineStar 4 |
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THE WARRIOR AND THE WOLF
Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang
China/ Hong Kong/ Singapore/ Japan, 2009, 104’, Mandarin, Epic/ Action/ Romance
Cast: Maggie Q, Joe Odagiri, Tou Chung-hua
Synopsis: More than two thousand years ago, the Han Emperor sent his army to the far western border of China to subdue rebellious tribes. After much war, Commander Lu and his men retreat. They take shelter in a strange village where Lu falls for a mysterious, nomadic widow. She warns him that any man who is with her for seven nights will turn into a wolf.
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Screenings
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| Feb 11 (Thu) |
1:30pm |
CinemaxX 12 |
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| Feb 13 (Sat) |
3:40pm |
CinemaxX 12 |
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