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Paterson A wry comedy which chronicles the challenges of work and love and observes the quiet triumphs and defeats of daily life, and the poetry evident in its smallest details.
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The Seagull Short Promo Screening: Feb 2nd 1.40pm, CineStar4 Promo will be screened in a loop for 1 hour.
The Seagull is a sexy, hilarious, and heartbreaking story of 8 people, all of whom are fatally in love with the wrong person. Beautiful but aging actress Arkadina (played by 4-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) gathers her friends on her country estate to watch her son’s new play which stars his great love Nina (Saoirse Ronan – Oscar nominated for Brooklyn). But no one in this movie is in love with the right person.
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Der Nachtmahr Screening: Feb 14th 2pm, Zoopalast
Fast becoming a festival favourite after successful showings in Toronto, London, Munich, Zurich and Rio, Der Nachtmahr has been dazzling audiences and critics alike with its frenetic pace, extraordinary soundtrack and arresting visuals “a pounding blitzkrieg of a movie” (Screen International) A Berlin teenage girl discovers her true self while getting in touch with a hideous creature that turns out to be a personification of her fears.
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Mine After a failed assassination mission, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Tired and thirsty, he is horribly exposed to the elements and must survive the many dangers of the desert while also battling the psychological toll of his treacherous situation.
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Land of Mine The film that took Toronto International Film Festival by storm and which continues to rack up awards and nominations everywhere from its Best Actor Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (shared between Roland Moller and Louis Hofmann), the Audience Award in Gijon to the 14 Danish Film Award nominations and other hugely successful festival showings including London Film Festival, Rome Film Festival, Hamburg Film Festival and many more. On top of all this the film has been a huge success at the Danish Box Office and continues strongly in its 7th week already! Considered one of the best films of Toronto in numerous round-up articles (including LA Weekly’s list of 10 stand-out movies from the festival) the film has been described in glowing terms everywhere. Consumer publications have been spectacular. Here are just a few trade examples: “this potent and accomplished feature.” (Variety) “The film works as a moving anti-war essay and as a gripping thriller.” (The Hollywood Reporter). Sony Classics has North America and a bunch of other territories including South America and the film is sold out in all major territories. A story never told before. WW2 has ended. A group of German POWs captured by the Danish army, boys rather than men, are forced into a new kind of service under the command of a brusque Danish Sergeant. The boys soon discover that the war is far from over.
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Born to be Blue Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival where the film was picked up by IFC who enjoyed so much success with Ethan Hawke on Boyhood. The film has had further successful screenings at festivals including Tokyo International Film Festival. Hawke‘s performance in the film has been praised by everyone. Here are a couple of examples.. “Ethan Hawke gives one of the best performances of his career in Robert Budreau‘s Chet Baker non-biopic…” (Variety) “It‘s another nuanced, mature turn as good as his other recent appearances in classy fare like Boyhood and Before Sunset.” (The Hollywood Reporter) Jazz legend Chet Baker has it all. Talent to burn and movie-star looks that have him dubbed the “James Dean of Jazz”. His commitment to his art is total but his self-destructive streak risks destroying the one good relationship he has with the woman who supports him through the ups and downs and, after a vicious beating leaves him unable to play, nurses him towards an incredible comeback.
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25 April From award-winning director Leanne Poolley and premiered to great acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival. The story of six strangers thrown together by history and the battle that would change everything.
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The Survivalist Just nominated for a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Stephen Fingleton’s The Survivalist premiered at Tribeca Film Festival to fantastic reviews and praise for Fingleton as an important new cinematic voice. Since Tribeca the film has gone on to play other festivals such as London, Zurich, Strasbourg, Sitges, Dinard, Haifa, Galway and many more to come. The film will be released in cinemas next year in the US and UK. Here are some press reactions. “Riveting” “Mad Max in the countryside” (Indiewire) “..may turn out to be the best genre film at Tribeca this year.. Grade: A” (Sound on Sight) “..a film that will shake you for days. ” (Time Out New York) In a dystopian, kill-or-be-killed world where strangers are always dangerous, The Survivalist lives off the grid, and by his wits. Until two starving women, a mother and her daughter, find his forest refuge...
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One More Time AKA When I Live My Life Over Again Jude, her life a shambles, returns home to her father, the legendary crooner Paul Lombard, who is on the verge of a big comeback. For proud, feisty Jude spending time with her ego-centric, impossible-to-please father is her worst nightmare.
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Orthodox Benjamin, a boy bullied for his Jewish faith, takes up boxing as a means of self-defense, alienating himself from his religious community. As an adult his desperation to provide for his family becomes the catalyst for a devastating series of events.
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