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| MARLEY by KEVIN MACDONALD |
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USA, 2012, English, Music/Documentary
Featuring: Bob Marley
| MARLEY is the definitive film about a true international icon of the 20th Century. His music and message of love and redemption are known throughout the world and his story has finally been brought to life in this definitive work by the acclaimed talent of Kevin Macdonald. Filming took place as far afield as Ghana, Japan and the UK, in addition to Bob’s beloved Jamaica and the USA and marks the first time ever his family has authorized the use of their own private archives. Macdonald joined with the Marley family, Chris Blackwell and Steve Bing to direct the ultimate, authorized documentary film on the life, legacy and global impact of a legend, one of the most influential singers, songwriters, musicians and activists in history. Only a handful of musicians have ever achieved such an impact and Bob Marley, though his life was far too short, stands among them. |
Screenings:
| Feb 11 |
(Sat) |
6.00 pm |
CinemaxX 9 (Press Screening) |
| Feb 12 |
(Sun) |
9.30 pm |
Friedrichstadt-Palast (WORLD PREMIERE) |
| Feb 13 |
(Mon) |
10.30 pm |
Haus der Berliner Festspiele (Repetition Screening) |
| Feb 14 |
(Tue) |
3.15 pm |
CinemaxX 10 (EFM) |
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| BUGIS STREET REDUX by YONFAN |
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Hong Kong, 2012, 98’, English & Mandarin, Drama
Cast: HIEP Thi Le, Michael LAM, Greg-O, Ernest SEAH, David KNIGHT
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In revisiting and reworking his earlier cult classic, Director Yonfan had all the contemporary film restoration tools and toys at his disposal. BUGIS STREET REDUX is the outcome of that effort. When it first hit the film and festival circuit BUGIS STREET was a groundbreaking film for the director and for Asia. Shot on location in Singapore, the actual spot (then called Bugis Junction/Bugis Street) was long known to locals as the center of the real nightlife there. It was where one could find local transvestites, prostitutes, and transsexuals mixing it up with both Singapore’s high society and underground gay culture together with US sailors and soldiers on military leave. The film features actress Hiep Thi Le in her first role right after her film debut in Oliver Stone’s HEAVEN AND EARTH. The film also featured and co-starred many of the real locals from Bugis Street. The film marked Yonfan’s first collaboration with Fruit Chan who served as screen writer and later went on to become a renowned director in his own right.
BUGIS STREET REDUX presents a wonderful and time encapsulated look at the color, glory, sounds and beauty of a very special timeless era of Singapore.
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Screenings:
| Feb 12 |
(Sun) |
11.15 am |
CinemaxX 10 (EFM) |
| Feb 13 |
(Mon) |
7.30 pm |
CineStar Event Cinema (WORLD PREMIERE) |
| Feb 16 |
(Thu) |
5.00 pm |
International (Repetition Screening) |
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| LOST IN PARADISE by VU NGOC DANG |
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Vietnam, 2011, 103’, Vietnamese, Drama, Gay
Cast: Luong Manh Hai, Ho Vinh Khoa, Hieu Hien, Phuong Thanh
| LOST IN PARADISE takes a provocative yet compassionate look at a group of people who live, love and exist on the fringes in modern Vietnam. Khoa, a naive, innocent 20 year old guy from the countryside arrives in Saigon to begin a new life. He is soon befriended by Dong, a handsome smooth talker who offers him a place to stay. But he discovers that there is another guy, Lam, living there too. The two guys who turn out to be boyfriends, steal all his cash and belongings and run away. Lam, who then in turn is abandoned by Dong, returns to the street as a prostitute, while Khoa, disillusioned and left penniless, takes on menial jobs to survive. Realizing that both are lonely, they begin a loving yet delicate relationship. |
Screenings:
| Feb 10 |
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5.45 pm |
CineStar 3 |
| Feb 11 |
(Sat) |
8.15 pm |
Cubix 7 & 8 |
| Feb 12 |
(Sun) |
5.10 pm |
CinemaxX 15 (EFM) |
| Feb 16 |
(Thu) |
7.00 pm |
CinemaxX 7 (PREMIERE) |
| Feb 17 |
(Fri) |
5.45 pm |
CineStar 3 |
| Feb 18 |
(Sat) |
8.15 pm |
Cubix 7 & 8 |
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EL GUSTO
by SAFINEZ BOUSBIA
France/UAE/Ireland/Algeria, 2011, 93’, French/Arabic, Documentary
Featuring: Mamad Haïder Benchaouch, Rachid Berkani,
Ahmed Bernaoui
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Best Director from the Arab World – Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2011;
FIPRESCI Prize – Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2011
| The Buena Vista Social Club of the Maghreb. Safinez Bousbia’s ambitious and moving documentary tells the amazing story of the reunion and reconciliation of a group of Muslim and Jewish musicians fifty years after their separation during the Algerian Civil War. The documentary follows their story as they are brought back together to form a new orchestra, “El Gusto,” and perform at an extraordinary concert in France. |
Screenings:
| Feb 11 |
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9.30 am |
CineStar 6 |
| Feb 13 |
(Mon) |
1.10 pm |
CineStar 6 |
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ISZTAMBUL
by FERENC TÖRÖK
Hungary, 2011, Hungarian/English/Turkish, Drama
Cast: Johanna ter Steege, Lukáts Andor, Yavuz Bingöl, Varga Norbert
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| When JANOS, a popular 55 year old professor leaves home to have an affair with one of his students, nobody really bats an eye. But when his wife, KATALIN, first goes off the deep end and then hitchhikes out of the country to “find herself”, her family hits the roof and switches into high gear. First they call the police and file a missing person’s report, and then when she is found to be in Istanbul, teenage son (ZOLI) is sent to bring her back. Meanwhile his sister ZSOFI is fully occupied giving birth to the family’s first grandchild. It doesn’t occur to all of them that KATALIN may actually be doing very well without them in the exciting new environment of Istanbul. In this exotic city, KATALIN meets HAMIL, staying in the same hotel, from the Turkish provinces and also away from his family. Both having something to share, they find an uneasy but touching relationship. When ZOLI finally catches up with his Mom, he discovers that she is a changed person. She has no interest to return home with him. Ultimately he comes to see her as someone who may be happier to start a new life. |
Screenings:
| Feb 11 |
(Sat) |
12.10 pm |
MGB Kino |
| Feb 14 |
(Tue) |
10.45 am |
MGB Kino |
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MICHAEL
by RIBHU DASGUPTA
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India, 2011, 98’, Drama, Bengali/Hindi
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Mahie Gill, Purav Bhandare, Sabyasachi Chakraborty
| Set in Kolkata, this is a character-driven psychological drama in which MICHAEL (Naseeruddin Shah), a loyal, hard working police officer is ordered by his superiors to open fire on a peaceful crowd of protesters. He shoots away from the crowd but a bullet accidentally ricochets and kills a 12-year-old boy. Michael’s career, and whole life start to fall apart especially when he is fired from the force and he begins to receive threatening phone calls suggesting retribution on his own son as soon as his 12th birthday arrives. The clock starts ticking and as he struggles to protect his son, his eyesight starts to fail. Taking on odd jobs to survive he works in a local cinema and starts making extra money by pirating movies. The story of a good man falling off the path and his struggle to hold his life and family together. |
Screenings:
| Feb 09 |
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11.00 am |
MGB Kino |
| Feb 12 |
(Sun) |
10.45 am |
MGB Kino |
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SEA SHADOW
by NAWAF AL-JANAHI
United Arab Emirates, 2011, 98’, Arabic, Coming of Age/Drama
Cast: Omar Al Mulla, Neven Madi, Abrar Al Hamad,
Khadeeja Al Taie
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| Set in a small seaside neighborhood in the United Arab Emirates, SEA SHADOW follows teenagers Mansoor and Kaltham as they struggle with tradition and convention in their journey towards adulthood. Bound by family and deeply-rooted values, the pair must find the courage to forge their own paths. |
Screenings:
| Feb 10 |
(Fri) |
10.55 am |
Arsenal 2 |
| Feb 14 |
(Tue) |
12.30 pm |
Arsenal 2 |
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TORMENTED
by TAKASHI SHIMIZU
CINEMATOGRAPHY by CHRISTOPHER DOYLE
Japan, 2011, 83’, Japanese, 3D Horror/Thriller
Cast: Hikari Mitsushima, Teruyuki Kagawa, Takeru Shibuya
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| Director Takashi Shimizu's new film centers on a young boy whose family seems to be falling apart around him. The situation gets worse when he manifests a growing and dangerous friendship and reliance on a stuffed rabbit that comes to life. Is he crazy; is his sister alive or dead; is their illustrating father going insane or are they all delusional? Shimizu ventures once more into the terrifying corners of the mind. |
Screenings:
| Feb 10 |
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4.45 pm |
CineStar 6 |
| Feb 14 |
(Tue) |
4.15 pm |
CineStar 6 |
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WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE
by WEI TE-SHENG
PRODUCED by JOHN WOO
Taiwan, 2011, 150', Seediq language & Japanese, Action Epic
Cast: LIN Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, ANDO Masanobu, Vivian HSU
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TAIWAN’S ENTRY FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM FOR THE OSCARS
Winner of 5 awards at the Taipei Golden Horse Awards 2011, including Best Feature Film, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Film Score
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| Set in 1930's Formosa - now Taiwan, WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW tells the true story of the Wushe Incident in which aboriginal Seediq tribe warrior Mouna Rudo led his people to rebel against Japan then occupying the island. Rudo, assembling a Seediq force of 300 men and fighting with ancient guns, spears and minimal weaponry sought to reclaim their land, their dignity and their honor by taking on the incredible might of the Japanese army. |
Screenings:
| Feb 9 |
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5.00 pm |
CineStar 5 |
| Feb 12 |
(Sun) |
12.15 pm |
Arsenal 2 |
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WETLANDS (MARÉCAGES)
by GUY ÉDOIN
Canada, 2011, 111’, French, Drama
Cast: Pascale Bussières, Gabriel Maillé, Luc Picard
CANADA'S TOP TEN FILMS OF 2011 BY TIFF
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| Tragedy strikes a family in rural Canada struggling to keep their dairy farm from going under. The man of the family is killed in a freak accident leaving his wife as the sole provider and caregiver looking after their rebellious teenage son who is dealing with his emerging sexuality. The father's sudden death is not the first time this family suffers a loss. Now the bonds of family are being tested when the relationship between mother and son becomes strained as she seeks comfort in the arms of a stranger who arrives at the farm with questionable intent. |
Screenings:
| Feb 10 |
(Fri) |
1.00 pm |
CinemaxX 2 |
| Feb 13 |
(Mon) |
9.30 am |
CinemaxX 2 |
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CAMERA
by JAMES LEONG
Singapore, Suspense/Thriller
Status: In Production
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DJINN
by TOBE HOOPER
UAE, Arabic/English, Supernatural Horror Thriller
Cast: Khalid Laith (THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE), Razane Jammal
(CARLOS)
Status: In Post-Production
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HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES
by JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL
USA, English, Romance/Sci-Fi/Music
Status: In Development
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THE SHIP OF THESEUS
India, Hindi, Drama
Status: In Post-Production
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by SCOTT MCGEHEE and DAVID SIEGEL
USA, English, Drama
Cast: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Steve Coogan,
Onata Aprile
Status: In Post-Production
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WHITE FROG
by QUENTIN LEE
USA, English, Coming of Age/Drama
Cast: Joan Chen, BD Wong, Kelly Hu, Harry Shum Jr.,
Booboo Stewart
Status: In Post-Production
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