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OFFICIAL SELECTION – HKIFF |
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VAMPIRE by Iwai Shunji |
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USA / Canada, 2011, 120', English, Romantic Thriller |
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Cast: Kevin Zegers, Rachael Leigh Cook, Amanda Plummer, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kristin Kreuk
Synopsis: Simon seems like a fairly normal, average young man who's devoted to his teaching job and ailing mother. Underneath the surface, however, things are not what they seem. Simon hunts through online chat rooms and message boards, searching for the perfect girl: beautiful, shy and suicidal. Simon has a particular condition: he is compelled to drink blood.
Screenings:
Mar 23 (Wed) 9:30pm HKCEC Theatre 1
Mar 24 (Thu) 9:45pm HKCEC Theatre 1 |
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COME RAIN, COME SHINE by LEE Yoon-ki |
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Korea, 2011, 105', Korean, Romantic Drama |
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Cast: LIM Soo-jung, HYUN Bin
Synopsis: While driving to the airport one day, a young woman tells her husband that she wants to leave him for another man. The husband responds with muted acknowledgement and drives on. On the day she is to move out, a massive storm strikes seemingly stranding her and forcing them to spend another day together. A lot can happen in one day, as their soon to be new reality sinks in.
Screenings:
Mar 21 (Mon) 9:30pm HKCEC Theatre 2
Apr 3 (Sun) 10:30am City Hall |
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WASTED ON THE YOUNG by Ben C. Lucas |
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Australia, 2010, 97', English, Teen/Thriller |
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Cast: Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell
Synopsis: WASTED ON THE YOUNG is “Lord of the Flies” for the iPad generation. Smartly imbedding the use of chat-rooms, instant-messaging and video streaming in the narrative logic, the film is set at a posh school where the charismatic Zack and his geeky half brother, Darren, occupy opposite ends of the school hierarchy. Bullied by the cool kids, Darren finds himself forced to act when his tormentors drug and assault his best friend Xandrie. Things get horribly out-of-hand when the imploding consequences threaten Xandrie’s life, Zack’s leadership, Darren’s safety and the power structures…
Screenings:
Mar 29 (Tue) 9:40pm UA Langham Place
Apr 1 (Fri) 7:15pm City Hall |
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MY JOY by Sergei Loznitsa |
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Germany/ Ukraine/ Netherlands, 2010, 127’, Russian, Drama |
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Cast: Viktor Nemets, Olga Shuvalova, Vladimir Golovin
Synopsis: MY JOY tells the story of an ill-fated truck driver, Georgy, who takes a wrong turn on a highway and loses his way in the wilderness of the Russian countryside. In trying to find his way back to civilization, Georgy encounters a number of local inhabitants; a heart-broken veteran, an aggressive teenage prostitute, corrupt police officers and a mysterious gypsy woman. It becomes a trip where brutal force and survival instincts overcome humanity and common sense as Georgy unwittingly heads towards a dead end.
Screenings:
Mar 30 (Wed) 9:45pm UA Times Square
Apr 4 (Mon) 2:30pm The Grand |
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WINTER’S BONE by Debra Granik |
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USA, 2010, 100’, English, Drama |
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Cast: Oscar Nominees for Best Film, Best Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Best Supporting Actor (John Hawkes) and Best Adapted Screenplay
Synopsis: 17-year-old Ree Dolly is on a mission to find her father, after he uses their house as a way of securing his bail and disappears. Faced with the possibility of losing her home, Ree challenges her outlaw kin’s code of silence and risks her life in order to piece together the truth to save her family.
Screenings:
Mar23 (Wed) 3:00pm UA Times Square
Mar28 (Mon) 9:45pm Cultural Centre |
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HKIFF SPECIAL SCREENINGS – FORTISSIMO’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY |
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LOVE LETTER by Iwai Shunji
Mar 22 (Tue) 7:30pm UA I Square |
COFFEE AND CIGARETTES by Jim Jarmusch
Mar 24 (Thu) 7:15pm UA Langham Place |
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BUENOS AIRES ZERO DEGREE
by Kwan Pun-Leung, Amos Lee
Mar 30 (Wed) 6:00pm Science Museum |
HAPPY TOGETHER by Wong Kar Wai
Mar 31 (Thu) 7:15pm City Hall |
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A LIFE IN SUITCASES by Peter Greenaway
Apr 2 (Sat) 6:00pm City Hall |
DEVILS ON THE DOORSTEP by Jiang Wen
Apr 4 (Mon) 9:30pm Cultural Centre |
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CURRENT TITLES |
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678 by Mohamed Diab
Egypt. 2010. 100mins, Arabic, Drama |
ALIEN GIRL by Anton Bormatov
Russia, 2010, 95', Russian, Action Thriller |
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Synopsis: It may be a taboo subject but the simple fact is that incidences of sexual harassment in Egypt are on the rise. Fayza is a traditionally-minded mother, in search of justice. Seba is a wealthy jewelry designer, recovering from a vicious gang assault. Nelly, an aspiring stand-up comic draws national outrage for daring to file a sexual harassment lawsuit. The film follows this trio as, frustrated by the lackadaisical response from authorities, they decide to take the law into their own hands and begin exacting violent revenge on men foolish enough to try and harass them.
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DUBAI IFF 2010: |
BEST ACTOR AWARD |
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BEST ACTRESS AWARD |
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Synopsis: Amidst a violent clash between two rival gangs in the Ukraine during the early 1990’s, everything hinges on a woman named Angela (aka The Alien Girl). She is the sister of a gang member who is about to cut a deal with the police to testify in court against members of his own gang. In order to exert influence over him before he testifies, the boss dispatches four of his enforcers who set off on a trip to the Czech Republic to bring Angela back to the Ukraine and hold her hostage. But what starts off as a war between four gang members and all those standing in their way soon becomes a game of manipulation, seduction and betrayal in which Angela plays the gang members off of each other and manages to come out on top. |
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GRIFF THE INVISIBLE by Leon Ford
Australia, 2010, 93', English, Romantic Comedy |
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI by David Gelb
USA, 2011, 83', Japanese, Documentary |
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Cast: Ryan Kwanten (HBO's TRUE BLOOD), Maeve Dermody
Synopsis: Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, an amateur scientist who shares his passion for the impossible. |
Featuring: Jiro Ono, Yoshikazu Ono, Takashi Ono,
Masuhiro Yamamoto
Synopsis: The film centers on Jiro Ono, a Tokyo sushi master who runs the Michelin-starred restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, and his son Yoshikazy, who faces the pressure of taking over the family business from his legendary father. |
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MAGIC TRIP: KEN KESEY'S SEARCH FOR A KOOL PLACE by Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood
USA, 2011, 90’, English, Documentary |
MAMA AFRICA by Mika Kaurismäki
Germany / South Africa/ Finland, 2011, English & French, Music Documentary |
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Synopsis: In 1964, Ken Kesey, celebrated author of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, took a mythic excursion across America from the West to the East Coast. Fueled by massive doses of LSD, Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters embarked on the ultimate road trip. Their destination: Tomorrowland at the New York World's Fair. Forty-plus years later, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE) and codirector Alison Ellwood unearthed Kesey's footage, audio recordings, and photographs and created a fully immersive cinematic experience. This Magic Trip is guaranteed to blow your mind. |
Featuring: Miriam Makeba
Synopsis: A documentary about the late, incredibly talented and charismatic South African musical icon, Mariam Makeba, who traveled the world with her powerful voice speaking a message against racism and poverty and for equality and peace. MAMA AFRICA is an homage to this extraordinary and impressive artist who incarnates the voice and the hope of Africa. |
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SILENT SONATA by Janez Burger
Slovenia, 2010, 75’, Drama |
VALLANZASCA –ANGELS OF EVIL
by Michele Placido
Italy, 2010, 125', Italian, Gangster drama |
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Awards: winner of 8 awards at the Slovenian Film Festival 2010, including Best Film and Best Director
Synopsis: A family traumatised by war slowly rediscovers colour in their lives when a circus encamps by their house. |
Cast: Kim Rossi Stuart, Paz Vega, Moritz Bleibtreu
Synopsis: Set in Italy in the 1970s, Vallanzasca is the true story of the Italian underworld's most infamous outlaw. |
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UPCOMING TITLES |
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MARLEY by Kevin MacDonald
USA, English, Documentary |
RABBIT HORROR 3D (Tentative Title)
by Takashi Shimizu
Japan, Japanese, 3D Suspense
Cinematography: Christopher Doyle |
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Director’s Selected Filmography: LIFE IN A DAY (2011), STATE OF PLAY (2009), THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND(2006), ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER (Oscar Winner for Best Documentary, 1999) |
Cast: Hikari Mitsushima (VILLAIN) and Teruyuki Kagawa (TOKYO SONATA; DEVILS ON THE DOORSTEP)
Director’s Selected Filmography: THE SHOCK LABYRINTH: EXTREME (2010), THE GRUDGE 2 (2006), THE GRUDGE (2004), JU-ON (2002) |
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FORTISSIMO FILMS AT HONG KONG FILMART 2011
Attending: Michael J. Werner, Winnie Lau , Esther Yeung and Van Choi
Stand: 1C-G20, 22 (March 21 – 24)
Hall 1, Hong Kong Conversation & Exhibition Centre
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