Line Up CANNES 2008
INTERNATIONAL CRITIC’S WEEK
Children of Don Quixote (Enfants de Don Quichotte - act 1)
2008 – France – 75min – Color – Documentary
Directed by Ronan DENECE, Augustin LEGRAND & Jean-Baptiste LEGRAND
Synopsis: On the 26th of October 2006, two citizens, Augustin Legrand and Pascal Oumaklouf decided to federate the homeless people and force the French government to respect their fundamental rights. They set up a true entrenched camp in the heart of Paris, on the Canal St Martin, where a new resistance stood up.
This is the story of their struggle and this film was conceived as a tool, a weapon to extend their fight.
Produced by Jean-Baptiste LEGRAND (SOCIETE CENTRALE ELECTRIQUE)
International Critic’s Week – Official Screening:
Monday, 19th May, 8 PM, Espace Miramar – Official Screening
CANNES CLASSICS
Lola Montes
2008 – France – 105min – Color – Drama/Historical
Directed by Max OPHULS
Based on the book by Cecil St. Laurent
Cast: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook
Synopsis: Reduced to a state the total degeneration, Lola Montès, under the big top of a gigantic circus, is forced to reinact her dramatic past. The life story of a 19th century courtesan told via flashbacks while being exhibited in a stylised circus somewhere in America. Lola Montes pantomimes her own image, caught between being a caged animal and a femme fatale, she travels around the world creating a caricature of her decline until the tragic conclusion during a show : a leap into the void...
Produced by Les Films du Jeudi
OPENING FILM - OFFICIAL SELECTION - CANNES CLASSICS
THE FIRST ORIGINAL VERSION - HD REMASTERED
Cannes Classics – Official Screening:
Saturday, 17th May, 7 PM, 60th Birthday Anniversary Theater (Time TBC) – Official Screening
Market Screenings:
Saturday, 17th, 10:30 PM PALAIS E
Sunday, 18th May, 10:30 PM PALAIS E
PAVILLON DES CINÉMAS DU SUD
Another Love Story (Maré, Nossa História de Amor)
2008 – Brasil – 104min – Color – Drama
Directed by Lucia MURAT
Synopsis: Living in a slum divided between two rival gangs of drug traffickers, Analídia is the daughter of one of the gangs’ leaders and Jonatha is a childhood friend of the other gang leader. Both study in a dance group situated exactly in the middle of the two territories, looking for solace in art. Openly inspired by Romeo and Juliet, the film is a salute to the strong sense of Brazilian music, to the relevance of national contemporary dance, and to the strange mix found today in slums, where violence lives alongside the artistic paths enabled by social projects.
Produced by Lucia Murat (Taiga Filmes e Video)
Awards:
- Special Jury Prize for Babu Santana - Rio International Film Festival
- Behind the Scenes Award – Film Festival Open Doek 2008
Festivals:
- Rio International Film Festival -“Premiere Brasil” Section
- São Paulo International Film Festival, Brasil - Mostra Brasil Perspectiva
- Berlin International Film Festival 2008 – Panorama Section
Pavillon des Cinemas du Sud Selection:
Tuesday May 20th, 11:00, PAVILLON DES CINEMAS DU SUD
Market Screening:
Friday May 16th, 15:30, PALAIS B
Wednesday May 21, 15:30, GRAY 4 (PAVILLON DES CINEMAS DU SUD selection)
El Camino
2008 – Costa Rica – 91min – Color – Drama - HD
Directed by Ishtar YASIN
Synopsis: In Nicaragua, Saslaya, a 12 year old girl, runs away with her brother, Darío, to look for their mother, who immigrated to neighbouring Costa Rica 8 years before. The children travel from Managua to Granada, cross the lake, walk by the volcano, through the jungle; sometimes just following the wind, other times planning their itinerary. In their journey, they encounter different characters and face many challenging situations. That’s how they meet a foreigner who travels with his hand puppet theatre, a boy who sells his products on the streets and undocumented immigrants. At the border, the girl and his brother get lost and so she has to face the hardships by herself. Along their journey, Saslaya and Darío rewrite their destiny...
Produced by Ishtar Yasin (Astarte Producciones), Luis Javier Castro (Gedeon Programmes), Loïc Magneron (Wide Management)
Awards:
- Special Mention Rubén Gámez Prize - Guadalajara International Film Festival - Cine en Construcción 2007
- Signis-Occlac Prize - Guadalajara International Film Festival - Cine en Construcción 2007
- Grand Prize CINERGIA - Audiovisual Support Fund for Central America and the Caribbean
- Special Jury Award - Fribourg Film Festival, 2008
- Oecumenical Jury Award - Fribourg Film Festival 2008
- Special Jury Mention - Guadalajara International Film Festival 2008
- FIPRESCI Award - Guadalajara International Film Festival 2008
- Rail d'or Award - Rencontres Cinéma d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse 2008
Festival :
Berlin 2008 – Forum Section
Pavillon des Cinemas du Sud Selection:
Tuesday May 20th, 18:00, PAVILLON DES CINEMAS DU SUD
Market Screening:
Saturday May 17th, 15:30, RIVIERA 2
Monday May 19th, 13:30, PALAIS B
Thursday May 22nd, 11:30, Palais H (PAVILLON DES CINEMAS DU SUD selection)
ECRANS JUNIOR
Summer Book (Tatil Kitabi)
2008 – Turkey – 90 min – Color – Drama
Directed by Seyfi TEOMAN
Synopsis: Mustafa is a hard-working and ambitious agricultural merchant who is cold and austere towards his family. One day he has a brain hemorrhage on a business trip and goes into a coma after the operation. Güler, who has been suspecting that her husband is having an affair, is now convinced of it. Veysel, their teenage son, wants to leave the military academy and start a civilian life of his own. Ali, their 10 year old son, has to cope both with his bully classmates and the chewing gums he has to sell. Hasan, Mustafa’s brother, chose to live a life in solitude after divorcing his wife and has always been an outsider to the family. But now he finds himself involved in his brother’s family after his brother goes into a coma. Hasan has to solve the mystery about his brother’s mistress and the money lost during his trip.
Produced by Yamaç Okur, Nadir Öperli (Bulut Film)
Award :
- The Best Turkish Film of the Year Award – 27th International Istanbul Film Festival 2008
Festival:
Berlin 2008 – Forum Section
Ecrans Junior - Official Selection:
Thursday, 22nd May, 9:30 AM Cinéma RAIMU – JURY, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC SCREENING
Friday, 23rd May, 2 :00 PM Studio 13 – OFFICIAL SCREENING
Market Screenings:
Monday, 19th May, 3:30 PM PALAIS B
Wednesday 21st May, 12 PM PALAIS G
MARKET SCREENINGS
La Vida Loca
2008 – France/Spain/Mexico – 115min – Color – 35mm- HD
Directed by Christian POVEDA
Synopsis: In Central America they are referred to as the maras: modelling themselves on Los Angeles youth gangs, these groups are now spreading terror in El Salvador and further afield. A childhood at once terrifying and hateful but strangely captivating which typifies the disintegration of family life within Salvadorian society and the despair in which they have grown up.
La Vida Loca is what life is realY about over there : youths who suffer; who defy us; who look down on us; who resent and dislike us. Though this vision of evil stirs up our fears and provokes nightmares, I also hope it shall invoke compassion and cause us to question our notion of the world. And so, like cornered dogs, this lost generation responds with pessimism, revolt and death. A total lack of communication!La Vida Loca is a documentary about absolute human solitude
Produced by Carole Solive (La Femme Endormie), Luis Bellaba (Aquelarre), Emilio Maillé & Gustavo Angel (El Caiman)
Market Screenings:
Saturday, 17th May, 9:30 AM PALAIS F
Sunday, 18th May, 5:30 PM PALAIS F
Wednesday, 21st May, 3:30 PM PALAIS D
That Should Not Be - Our Children Will Accuse Us (Nos enfants nous accuseront)
2008 – France – 112min – Color – Documentary - HD
Directed by Jean-Paul Jaud
Synopsis:
In Europe every year 100,000 children die of diseases caused by the environment.
In Europe 70% of cancers are linked to the environment: 30% to pollution and 40% to food.
In Europe cases of cancer in children have been increasing by 1.1% yearly for 30 years.
In France the number of cancers in males has increased by 93% in 25 years.
In a little French community at the foot of the Cévennes Mountains, the mayor has decided to take a stance by making the school canteen organic. Here as everywhere, people are confronted with the anxiety of the dangers of industrial and agro-chemical pollution. It’s the start of a fight against a process that could become irreversible, a fight to stop our children accusing us in the future.
Produced by J + B SEQUENCES (Jean-Paul Jaud & Béatrice Jaud)
Market Screenings:
Monday, 19th May, 6 PM PALAIS K BORY
Wednesday 21st May, 4 PM PALAIS K BORY
Press Screening:
WWF J+B SEQUENCES and WIDE MANAGEMENT
Thursday, 22nd May, 2 PM - Palais K BORY
I Dreamt Under the Water (J’ai rêvé sous l’eau)
2008 – France – 73min – Color – Drama –HD
Directed by HORMOZ
Synopsis: 20-years-old Antonin is secretly in love with Alex his best friend. After Alex's brutal death, Antonin succumbs to an overwhelming sexuality that leads him into prostitution. One day, he meets Juliette. It is love at first sight, but a drug issue starts to interfere between them. After some happy weeks, the young woman decides to run away. Close to despair, Antonin finally finds comfort in the arms of Baptiste, one of his former clients, while Juliette remains in his heart.
Produced by Sebastien Burnet (Triskel Film), Loïc Magneron (WIDE Management)
Market screenings:
Sunday, 18th May, 3:30 PM Palais D
Wednesday 21st May, 1:30 PM PALAIS D
A Police Romance (Un Roman Policier)
2008 – France – 95min – Color – Drama
Directed by Stéphanie DUVIVIER
Synopsis: In a small police station, Lieutenant Emilie Carange finds herself sexually attracted to Jamil Messaouden, a young rookie officer. When an old Algerian woman reports that she’s seen drug dealers operating in the neighbourhood, they find themselves in over their heads in an investigation. Night after night, Emilie’s desire grows. The drug investigation gets out of hand and so does Emilie…
Produced by Richard Magnien (Mat Films)
Market screenings:
Sunday, 18th May, 12 PM PALAIS G
Wednesday, 21st May, 10 AM PALAIS G
Unfailing
2008 – France – 90min – Color – Thriller / In post-production
Directed by Davy SIHALI
Synopsis: A secret criminal organization, headed by Mr. Takamura, arranges a tournament in order to find the perfect killer. Ten young people who have nothing to lose, accept the rules and run in this revenge. To spice up the game, Silex, the right arm of Takamura, winner of the last 5 years, was introduced anonymously in the group.
Between emerging friendships, rivalries and spirit of chivalry, the participants manage the tests. The eliminations are increasing and the losses are heavy. The tournament goes far to the point of no return.
Produced by Loïc Magneron (Wide Management)
Market screening:
Monday, 19th May, 11:30 AM Gray 2
Tuesday, 20th May, 3:30 PM Palais D
Landscape No. 2 (Pokrajina Št.2)
2008 – Slovenia/ Serbia – 90min – Color – Drama- Thriller
Directed by Vinko Möderndorfer
Synopsis: The burglars Sergej and Polde steal a valuable painting Landscape No.2. By coincidence Sergej also takes a mysterious document dating back to the end of the World War II. Instructor is ordered to recover the stolen painting and the document, which triggers a diabolic mechanism of the past.
Produced by Forum Ljubljana (Eva Rohrman), Delirium (Biljana Prvanovic), RTV Slovenija, VPK (Andrej Kregar)
Market screening:
Wednesday 21st May, 12 PM PALAIS C – Sponsored by Slovenian Film Fund
Thursday 22nd May, 3:30 PM PALAIS B
Black
2008 – France – 90 min – Color – Drama
Directed by Pierre LAFFARGUE
Synopsis: Black is a Senegalese bank-robber born and raised in France who’s getting over a disastrous heist in which he lost nearly all of his men. He’s seriously thinking of going straight when his cousin Lamine calls him from Dakar. An easy coup awaits them, a briefcase has just been deposited in the bank where he works, a briefcase full of diamonds.
Black assembles a new gang and boards a flight to Africa, where things are never as simple as they seem, and where he’s never set foot. Everybody wants to get their hands on the diamonds: the corrupt bank manager, an arms dealer suffering from suppurating psoriasis and a gang of mercenaries led by Viktor Ouliakov, on holiday from Chechen.
Arrested, quite literally, in his tracks by Pamela Jones, a disturbingly beautiful Interpol agent, Black will progressively team up with her. Together they go through a magical initiation ritual in the heart of the jungle and Black returns transformed…
Produced by Marco Cherqui & Lauranne Bourrachot
Market screening:
Friday, 16th May, 11:30 AM Palais D
Saturday, 17th May, 12 PM Gray 3
My Time Will Come (Cuando me toque a mi)
2008 – Ecuador – 84min – Color – Drama- HD
Directed by Víctor ARREGI
Synopsis: Love, chance, city and death. All these elements are articulated in thousand ways in the town of Quito, capital of Ecuador, in order to precipitate destinies of multiple characters. Arturo Fernandez, medical examiner, his mother, his brother, his assistant, a taxi driver… God gives birth to them and Quito gathers them. Only death make them equal.
Produced by Paúl Venegas
Award:
- Best Actor Award for Manuel Calisto Sanchez – Festival de Biarritz, Cinémas et Cultures d'Amérique Latine, France
Market screening:
Saturday, 17th May, 6 PM Palais G
Redemption Song
2008 – France – 90 min – Color – Documentary - HD
Directed by Markus HANSEN, Jean-Marie BOULET
Synopsis: In March 1967, Billy Bang was conscripted to fight in Vietnam, an experience that left him emotionally desolate and profoundly confused about his American identity. Upon his return, he tried to forget his nightmares through alcohol, drugs and music. Forty years later, he decides that the only way he will be able to repair his emotions and find some closure to his trauma, is to return to Vietnam, this time with his violin. This film is about the desire to overcome and transcend the trauma of war through music and art.
Produced by Loïc Magneron (WIDE Management)
Market screenings:
Monday 19th, 9:30 AM PALAIS F
Tuesday, 20th, 1:30 PM PALAIS D
Recycle (Ea' Adat Khalk)
2008 – Jordan/Germany/Netherlands – 90min – Color – Documentary - HD
Directed by Mahmoud Al Massad
Synopsis: What makes a terrorist? In Zarqa, Jordan’s second largest city with close to 1,000,000 people, it is a much-debated question. Zarqa was the birthplace of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia before being killed by American forces in 2006. Many in town knew al Zarqawi, and Zarqa continues to be a source of new recruits to jihad. With inspired cinematography and remarkable access, Jordanian/Palestinian filmmaker Mahmoud al Massad charts the daily life of an Islamic man in one of Zarqa’s poorest neighborhoods, revealing the rhythms of Jordanian life against the backdrop of the ‘war on terrorism’ that reaches into the living rooms of many Muslim families.
Produced by Irit Neidhardt (MEC FILM), Mahmoud al Massad (iSee Film Productions), Paul Augustijn, Omar Massad (Jo Image)
Awards:
- Cinema in Motion Award – San Sebastian International Film Festival Work in Progress 2007
- Best Cinematography Award – Sundance Film Festival 2008
Festivals:
- Sundance Film Festival 2008 – North American Premiere – “World Cinema Competition: Documentary Section”
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008 – European Premiere – “Time and Tide” Section
Market screening:
Tuesday, 20th May, 12 PM PALAIS C
Falling From Earth (Wa-Ala el Ard el Sama’a)
2008 – Lebanon / France –63 min – Color – Drama
Directed by Chadi ZENEDDINE
Synopsis: Does it really mean that we have lost our sense of reality when everything sounds like constant explosions? Youssef, a wise fool, lives in the remains of a building collecting photographs of happy people. Behind each photograph lie millions of implosions of a city wounded by time.
Chapter after chapter, they are all still waiting for…Beirut
Produced by Samuel Chauvin (Promenades Films), Neon Productions et Chadi Zeneddine (ARTWIST Production)
Festivals:
- Dubai International Film Festival, United Arab Emirates 2007 - "Muhr Awards" Competition
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007 - "Sturm und Drang" Section
- New York ND/NF / New Directors New Films Festival 2008
Market screening:
Saturday, 17th May, 12 PM Palais G – Sponsored by MedScreen
Khalass
2008 – France/Lebanon/Belgium – 100 min – Color – Drama
Directed by Borhane ALAOUIÉ
Synopsis: Present Day Beirut, in the midst of chaotic reconstruction. Ahmed and Robby became friends during the war, sharing similiar dreams, Ahmed's: poetry and theater, Robby's: cinema. Both dreamed of a better world. Like many others, they fought for that dream. But they came out of the war with a bitter feeling of betrayal and disappointment. Ahmed works as a columnist for a local newspaper. Robby tries to make ends meet by directing vague video documentaries about the environment, but nobody is interested in them.
Produced by Jacques Le Glou (JLA), Martine Levy-Lambrechts (Alexis Films), Borhane Alaouié
Awards:
- Best Screenplay Award - Dubai International Film Festival 2007
- Best Editor Award - Dubai International Film Festival 2007
Market screening:
Friday, 16th May, 9:30 AM Palais F – Supported by MedScreen
Her Name is Sabine (Elle s’appelle Sabine)
2007 – France – 85min – Color – Documentary
Directed by Sandrine BONNAIRE
Synopsis: A sensitive portrait of Sabine Bonnaire, a 38-year-old autistic woman, filmed by her closest sister. The film tells her story through personal footage filmed by the actress over a period of 25 years, and her life today in a suitable facility. After a tragic five-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, Sabine found a new lease on life-even if these capacities remain altered-in a home in the Charente region. The film exposes the penury of specialized institutions and the dramatic consequences they can lead to.
Produced by Thomas Schmitt (Mosaique Films)
Awards :
- FIPRESCI Award – Cannes Director’s Fortnight 2007
- Jury Special Prize - Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium 2007
- Audience Award - Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium 2007
- Special Citation by the Jury to Sandrine Bonnaire for her sensitive and touching portrait of her sister’s struggle with autism - COL COA - City of Light - City of Angels Los Angeles Film Festival 2008
- Audience 3rd most Popular Film - COL COA - City of Light - City of Angels Los Angeles Film Festival 2008
Children of Don Quixote (Enfants de Don Quichotte - act 1)
2008 – France – 75min – Color – Documentary
Directed by Ronan DENECE, Augustin LEGRAND & Jean-Baptiste LEGRAND
Synopsis: On the 26th of October 2006, two citizens, Augustin Legrand and Pascal Oumaklouf decided to federate the homeless people and force the French government to respect their fundamental rights. They set up a true entrenched camp in the heart of Paris, on the Canal St Martin, where a new resistance stood up.
This is the story of their struggle and this film was conceived as a tool, a weapon to extend their fight.
Produced by Jean-Baptiste LEGRAND (SOCIETE CENTRALE ELECTRIQUE)
International Critic’s Week – Official Screening:
Monday, 19th May, 8 PM, Espace Miramar – Official Screening
CANNES CLASSICS
Lola Montes
2008 – France – 105min – Color – Drama/Historical
Directed by Max OPHULS
Based on the book by Cecil St. Laurent
Cast: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook
Synopsis: Reduced to a state the total degeneration, Lola Montès, under the big top of a gigantic circus, is forced to reinact her dramatic past. The life story of a 19th century courtesan told via flashbacks while being exhibited in a stylised circus somewhere in America. Lola Montes pantomimes her own image, caught between being a caged animal and a femme fatale, she travels around the world creating a caricature of her decline until the tragic conclusion during a show : a leap into the void...
Produced by Les Films du Jeudi
OPENING FILM - OFFICIAL SELECTION - CANNES CLASSICS
THE FIRST ORIGINAL VERSION - HD REMASTERED
Cannes Classics – Official Screening:
Saturday, 17th May, 7 PM, 60th Birthday Anniversary Theater (Time TBC) – Official Screening
Market Screenings:
Saturday, 17th, 10:30 PM PALAIS E
Sunday, 18th May, 10:30 PM PALAIS E
PAVILLON DES CINÉMAS DU SUD
Another Love Story (Maré, Nossa História de Amor)
2008 – Brasil – 104min – Color – Drama
Directed by Lucia MURAT
Synopsis: Living in a slum divided between two rival gangs of drug traffickers, Analídia is the daughter of one of the gangs’ leaders and Jonatha is a childhood friend of the other gang leader. Both study in a dance group situated exactly in the middle of the two territories, looking for solace in art. Openly inspired by Romeo and Juliet, the film is a salute to the strong sense of Brazilian music, to the relevance of national contemporary dance, and to the strange mix found today in slums, where violence lives alongside the artistic paths enabled by social projects.
Produced by Lucia Murat (Taiga Filmes e Video)
Awards:
- Special Jury Prize for Babu Santana - Rio International Film Festival
- Behind the Scenes Award – Film Festival Open Doek 2008
Festivals:
- Rio International Film Festival -“Premiere Brasil” Section
- São Paulo International Film Festival, Brasil - Mostra Brasil Perspectiva
- Berlin International Film Festival 2008 – Panorama Section
Pavillon des Cinemas du Sud Selection:
Tuesday May 20th, 11:00, PAVILLON DES CINEMAS DU SUD
Market Screening:
Friday May 16th, 15:30, PALAIS B
Wednesday May 21, 15:30, GRAY 4 (PAVILLON DES CINEMAS DU SUD selection)
El Camino
2008 – Costa Rica – 91min – Color – Drama - HD
Directed by Ishtar YASIN
Synopsis: In Nicaragua, Saslaya, a 12 year old girl, runs away with her brother, Darío, to look for their mother, who immigrated to neighbouring Costa Rica 8 years before. The children travel from Managua to Granada, cross the lake, walk by the volcano, through the jungle; sometimes just following the wind, other times planning their itinerary. In their journey, they encounter different characters and face many challenging situations. That’s how they meet a foreigner who travels with his hand puppet theatre, a boy who sells his products on the streets and undocumented immigrants. At the border, the girl and his brother get lost and so she has to face the hardships by herself. Along their journey, Saslaya and Darío rewrite their destiny...
Produced by Ishtar Yasin (Astarte Producciones), Luis Javier Castro (Gedeon Programmes), Loïc Magneron (Wide Management)
Awards:
- Special Mention Rubén Gámez Prize - Guadalajara International Film Festival - Cine en Construcción 2007
- Signis-Occlac Prize - Guadalajara International Film Festival - Cine en Construcción 2007
- Grand Prize CINERGIA - Audiovisual Support Fund for Central America and the Caribbean
- Special Jury Award - Fribourg Film Festival, 2008
- Oecumenical Jury Award - Fribourg Film Festival 2008
- Special Jury Mention - Guadalajara International Film Festival 2008
- FIPRESCI Award - Guadalajara International Film Festival 2008
- Rail d'or Award - Rencontres Cinéma d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse 2008
Festival :
Berlin 2008 – Forum Section
Pavillon des Cinemas du Sud Selection:
Tuesday May 20th, 18:00, PAVILLON DES CINEMAS DU SUD
Market Screening:
Saturday May 17th, 15:30, RIVIERA 2
Monday May 19th, 13:30, PALAIS B
Thursday May 22nd, 11:30, Palais H (PAVILLON DES CINEMAS DU SUD selection)
ECRANS JUNIOR
Summer Book (Tatil Kitabi)
2008 – Turkey – 90 min – Color – Drama
Directed by Seyfi TEOMAN
Synopsis: Mustafa is a hard-working and ambitious agricultural merchant who is cold and austere towards his family. One day he has a brain hemorrhage on a business trip and goes into a coma after the operation. Güler, who has been suspecting that her husband is having an affair, is now convinced of it. Veysel, their teenage son, wants to leave the military academy and start a civilian life of his own. Ali, their 10 year old son, has to cope both with his bully classmates and the chewing gums he has to sell. Hasan, Mustafa’s brother, chose to live a life in solitude after divorcing his wife and has always been an outsider to the family. But now he finds himself involved in his brother’s family after his brother goes into a coma. Hasan has to solve the mystery about his brother’s mistress and the money lost during his trip.
Produced by Yamaç Okur, Nadir Öperli (Bulut Film)
Award :
- The Best Turkish Film of the Year Award – 27th International Istanbul Film Festival 2008
Festival:
Berlin 2008 – Forum Section
Ecrans Junior - Official Selection:
Thursday, 22nd May, 9:30 AM Cinéma RAIMU – JURY, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC SCREENING
Friday, 23rd May, 2 :00 PM Studio 13 – OFFICIAL SCREENING
Market Screenings:
Monday, 19th May, 3:30 PM PALAIS B
Wednesday 21st May, 12 PM PALAIS G
MARKET SCREENINGS
La Vida Loca
2008 – France/Spain/Mexico – 115min – Color – 35mm- HD
Directed by Christian POVEDA
Synopsis: In Central America they are referred to as the maras: modelling themselves on Los Angeles youth gangs, these groups are now spreading terror in El Salvador and further afield. A childhood at once terrifying and hateful but strangely captivating which typifies the disintegration of family life within Salvadorian society and the despair in which they have grown up.
La Vida Loca is what life is realY about over there : youths who suffer; who defy us; who look down on us; who resent and dislike us. Though this vision of evil stirs up our fears and provokes nightmares, I also hope it shall invoke compassion and cause us to question our notion of the world. And so, like cornered dogs, this lost generation responds with pessimism, revolt and death. A total lack of communication!La Vida Loca is a documentary about absolute human solitude
Produced by Carole Solive (La Femme Endormie), Luis Bellaba (Aquelarre), Emilio Maillé & Gustavo Angel (El Caiman)
Market Screenings:
Saturday, 17th May, 9:30 AM PALAIS F
Sunday, 18th May, 5:30 PM PALAIS F
Wednesday, 21st May, 3:30 PM PALAIS D
That Should Not Be - Our Children Will Accuse Us (Nos enfants nous accuseront)
2008 – France – 112min – Color – Documentary - HD
Directed by Jean-Paul Jaud
Synopsis:
In Europe every year 100,000 children die of diseases caused by the environment.
In Europe 70% of cancers are linked to the environment: 30% to pollution and 40% to food.
In Europe cases of cancer in children have been increasing by 1.1% yearly for 30 years.
In France the number of cancers in males has increased by 93% in 25 years.
In a little French community at the foot of the Cévennes Mountains, the mayor has decided to take a stance by making the school canteen organic. Here as everywhere, people are confronted with the anxiety of the dangers of industrial and agro-chemical pollution. It’s the start of a fight against a process that could become irreversible, a fight to stop our children accusing us in the future.
Produced by J + B SEQUENCES (Jean-Paul Jaud & Béatrice Jaud)
Market Screenings:
Monday, 19th May, 6 PM PALAIS K BORY
Wednesday 21st May, 4 PM PALAIS K BORY
Press Screening:
WWF J+B SEQUENCES and WIDE MANAGEMENT
Thursday, 22nd May, 2 PM - Palais K BORY
I Dreamt Under the Water (J’ai rêvé sous l’eau)
2008 – France – 73min – Color – Drama –HD
Directed by HORMOZ
Synopsis: 20-years-old Antonin is secretly in love with Alex his best friend. After Alex's brutal death, Antonin succumbs to an overwhelming sexuality that leads him into prostitution. One day, he meets Juliette. It is love at first sight, but a drug issue starts to interfere between them. After some happy weeks, the young woman decides to run away. Close to despair, Antonin finally finds comfort in the arms of Baptiste, one of his former clients, while Juliette remains in his heart.
Produced by Sebastien Burnet (Triskel Film), Loïc Magneron (WIDE Management)
Market screenings:
Sunday, 18th May, 3:30 PM Palais D
Wednesday 21st May, 1:30 PM PALAIS D
A Police Romance (Un Roman Policier)
2008 – France – 95min – Color – Drama
Directed by Stéphanie DUVIVIER
Synopsis: In a small police station, Lieutenant Emilie Carange finds herself sexually attracted to Jamil Messaouden, a young rookie officer. When an old Algerian woman reports that she’s seen drug dealers operating in the neighbourhood, they find themselves in over their heads in an investigation. Night after night, Emilie’s desire grows. The drug investigation gets out of hand and so does Emilie…
Produced by Richard Magnien (Mat Films)
Market screenings:
Sunday, 18th May, 12 PM PALAIS G
Wednesday, 21st May, 10 AM PALAIS G
Unfailing
2008 – France – 90min – Color – Thriller / In post-production
Directed by Davy SIHALI
Synopsis: A secret criminal organization, headed by Mr. Takamura, arranges a tournament in order to find the perfect killer. Ten young people who have nothing to lose, accept the rules and run in this revenge. To spice up the game, Silex, the right arm of Takamura, winner of the last 5 years, was introduced anonymously in the group.
Between emerging friendships, rivalries and spirit of chivalry, the participants manage the tests. The eliminations are increasing and the losses are heavy. The tournament goes far to the point of no return.
Produced by Loïc Magneron (Wide Management)
Market screening:
Monday, 19th May, 11:30 AM Gray 2
Tuesday, 20th May, 3:30 PM Palais D
Landscape No. 2 (Pokrajina Št.2)
2008 – Slovenia/ Serbia – 90min – Color – Drama- Thriller
Directed by Vinko Möderndorfer
Synopsis: The burglars Sergej and Polde steal a valuable painting Landscape No.2. By coincidence Sergej also takes a mysterious document dating back to the end of the World War II. Instructor is ordered to recover the stolen painting and the document, which triggers a diabolic mechanism of the past.
Produced by Forum Ljubljana (Eva Rohrman), Delirium (Biljana Prvanovic), RTV Slovenija, VPK (Andrej Kregar)
Market screening:
Wednesday 21st May, 12 PM PALAIS C – Sponsored by Slovenian Film Fund
Thursday 22nd May, 3:30 PM PALAIS B
Black
2008 – France – 90 min – Color – Drama
Directed by Pierre LAFFARGUE
Synopsis: Black is a Senegalese bank-robber born and raised in France who’s getting over a disastrous heist in which he lost nearly all of his men. He’s seriously thinking of going straight when his cousin Lamine calls him from Dakar. An easy coup awaits them, a briefcase has just been deposited in the bank where he works, a briefcase full of diamonds.
Black assembles a new gang and boards a flight to Africa, where things are never as simple as they seem, and where he’s never set foot. Everybody wants to get their hands on the diamonds: the corrupt bank manager, an arms dealer suffering from suppurating psoriasis and a gang of mercenaries led by Viktor Ouliakov, on holiday from Chechen.
Arrested, quite literally, in his tracks by Pamela Jones, a disturbingly beautiful Interpol agent, Black will progressively team up with her. Together they go through a magical initiation ritual in the heart of the jungle and Black returns transformed…
Produced by Marco Cherqui & Lauranne Bourrachot
Market screening:
Friday, 16th May, 11:30 AM Palais D
Saturday, 17th May, 12 PM Gray 3
My Time Will Come (Cuando me toque a mi)
2008 – Ecuador – 84min – Color – Drama- HD
Directed by Víctor ARREGI
Synopsis: Love, chance, city and death. All these elements are articulated in thousand ways in the town of Quito, capital of Ecuador, in order to precipitate destinies of multiple characters. Arturo Fernandez, medical examiner, his mother, his brother, his assistant, a taxi driver… God gives birth to them and Quito gathers them. Only death make them equal.
Produced by Paúl Venegas
Award:
- Best Actor Award for Manuel Calisto Sanchez – Festival de Biarritz, Cinémas et Cultures d'Amérique Latine, France
Market screening:
Saturday, 17th May, 6 PM Palais G
Redemption Song
2008 – France – 90 min – Color – Documentary - HD
Directed by Markus HANSEN, Jean-Marie BOULET
Synopsis: In March 1967, Billy Bang was conscripted to fight in Vietnam, an experience that left him emotionally desolate and profoundly confused about his American identity. Upon his return, he tried to forget his nightmares through alcohol, drugs and music. Forty years later, he decides that the only way he will be able to repair his emotions and find some closure to his trauma, is to return to Vietnam, this time with his violin. This film is about the desire to overcome and transcend the trauma of war through music and art.
Produced by Loïc Magneron (WIDE Management)
Market screenings:
Monday 19th, 9:30 AM PALAIS F
Tuesday, 20th, 1:30 PM PALAIS D
Recycle (Ea' Adat Khalk)
2008 – Jordan/Germany/Netherlands – 90min – Color – Documentary - HD
Directed by Mahmoud Al Massad
Synopsis: What makes a terrorist? In Zarqa, Jordan’s second largest city with close to 1,000,000 people, it is a much-debated question. Zarqa was the birthplace of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia before being killed by American forces in 2006. Many in town knew al Zarqawi, and Zarqa continues to be a source of new recruits to jihad. With inspired cinematography and remarkable access, Jordanian/Palestinian filmmaker Mahmoud al Massad charts the daily life of an Islamic man in one of Zarqa’s poorest neighborhoods, revealing the rhythms of Jordanian life against the backdrop of the ‘war on terrorism’ that reaches into the living rooms of many Muslim families.
Produced by Irit Neidhardt (MEC FILM), Mahmoud al Massad (iSee Film Productions), Paul Augustijn, Omar Massad (Jo Image)
Awards:
- Cinema in Motion Award – San Sebastian International Film Festival Work in Progress 2007
- Best Cinematography Award – Sundance Film Festival 2008
Festivals:
- Sundance Film Festival 2008 – North American Premiere – “World Cinema Competition: Documentary Section”
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008 – European Premiere – “Time and Tide” Section
Market screening:
Tuesday, 20th May, 12 PM PALAIS C
Falling From Earth (Wa-Ala el Ard el Sama’a)
2008 – Lebanon / France –63 min – Color – Drama
Directed by Chadi ZENEDDINE
Synopsis: Does it really mean that we have lost our sense of reality when everything sounds like constant explosions? Youssef, a wise fool, lives in the remains of a building collecting photographs of happy people. Behind each photograph lie millions of implosions of a city wounded by time.
Chapter after chapter, they are all still waiting for…Beirut
Produced by Samuel Chauvin (Promenades Films), Neon Productions et Chadi Zeneddine (ARTWIST Production)
Festivals:
- Dubai International Film Festival, United Arab Emirates 2007 - "Muhr Awards" Competition
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007 - "Sturm und Drang" Section
- New York ND/NF / New Directors New Films Festival 2008
Market screening:
Saturday, 17th May, 12 PM Palais G – Sponsored by MedScreen
Khalass
2008 – France/Lebanon/Belgium – 100 min – Color – Drama
Directed by Borhane ALAOUIÉ
Synopsis: Present Day Beirut, in the midst of chaotic reconstruction. Ahmed and Robby became friends during the war, sharing similiar dreams, Ahmed's: poetry and theater, Robby's: cinema. Both dreamed of a better world. Like many others, they fought for that dream. But they came out of the war with a bitter feeling of betrayal and disappointment. Ahmed works as a columnist for a local newspaper. Robby tries to make ends meet by directing vague video documentaries about the environment, but nobody is interested in them.
Produced by Jacques Le Glou (JLA), Martine Levy-Lambrechts (Alexis Films), Borhane Alaouié
Awards:
- Best Screenplay Award - Dubai International Film Festival 2007
- Best Editor Award - Dubai International Film Festival 2007
Market screening:
Friday, 16th May, 9:30 AM Palais F – Supported by MedScreen
Her Name is Sabine (Elle s’appelle Sabine)
2007 – France – 85min – Color – Documentary
Directed by Sandrine BONNAIRE
Synopsis: A sensitive portrait of Sabine Bonnaire, a 38-year-old autistic woman, filmed by her closest sister. The film tells her story through personal footage filmed by the actress over a period of 25 years, and her life today in a suitable facility. After a tragic five-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, Sabine found a new lease on life-even if these capacities remain altered-in a home in the Charente region. The film exposes the penury of specialized institutions and the dramatic consequences they can lead to.
Produced by Thomas Schmitt (Mosaique Films)
Awards :
- FIPRESCI Award – Cannes Director’s Fortnight 2007
- Jury Special Prize - Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium 2007
- Audience Award - Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium 2007
- Special Citation by the Jury to Sandrine Bonnaire for her sensitive and touching portrait of her sister’s struggle with autism - COL COA - City of Light - City of Angels Los Angeles Film Festival 2008
- Audience 3rd most Popular Film - COL COA - City of Light - City of Angels Los Angeles Film Festival 2008
Festivals:
- Cannes International Film Festival 2007 - Directors’ Fortnight
Market screening:
Tuesday, 20th May, 11:30 Palais H
WIDE will present in Cannes 2008, the newly acquired collections including: The Kaurismäki’s “The Beginning” Collection, The Erotic Titles Collection with brand new titles such as Cold Blood with Laura Smet and Benjamin Biolay, Viva by Anna Biller and Puppy Love a classic from 1977 and several restored classics (e.g. J.-L. Godard “Vivre sa vie”), and many more…
SPECIAL - FOCUS ON PRESALES:
Gigola
In production - 2008 – France –– Color – Erotic Drama
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Cast: Asia Argento, Philippe Torreton, Marisa Paredes, Ute Lemper, Marisa Berenson
Synopsis: “GIGOLA” is the story of GEORGE, a charismatic and adventurous young woman, born from an old, catholic family, who, in her teens, falls in love with a female teacher named SYBIL. Devastated by her lover’s eventual suicide, some years later, GEORGE embarks on an exciting and reckless journey to the depths of Pigalle’s nightlife, circa 1960. After an encounter with a very wealthy, still attractive, but older woman, ODETTE, who offers her money and gifts in return for sexual favours, GEORGE becomes GIGOLA, a kind of gigolo for women only.
Produced by Denise Petitdidier (MARIE AMELIE PRODUCTION)
- Cannes International Film Festival 2007 - Directors’ Fortnight
Market screening:
Tuesday, 20th May, 11:30 Palais H
WIDE will present in Cannes 2008, the newly acquired collections including: The Kaurismäki’s “The Beginning” Collection, The Erotic Titles Collection with brand new titles such as Cold Blood with Laura Smet and Benjamin Biolay, Viva by Anna Biller and Puppy Love a classic from 1977 and several restored classics (e.g. J.-L. Godard “Vivre sa vie”), and many more…
SPECIAL - FOCUS ON PRESALES:
Gigola
In production - 2008 – France –– Color – Erotic Drama
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Cast: Asia Argento, Philippe Torreton, Marisa Paredes, Ute Lemper, Marisa Berenson
Synopsis: “GIGOLA” is the story of GEORGE, a charismatic and adventurous young woman, born from an old, catholic family, who, in her teens, falls in love with a female teacher named SYBIL. Devastated by her lover’s eventual suicide, some years later, GEORGE embarks on an exciting and reckless journey to the depths of Pigalle’s nightlife, circa 1960. After an encounter with a very wealthy, still attractive, but older woman, ODETTE, who offers her money and gifts in return for sexual favours, GEORGE becomes GIGOLA, a kind of gigolo for women only.
Produced by Denise Petitdidier (MARIE AMELIE PRODUCTION)
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