Hot titles include Headhunters (pictured).
PIAZZA GRANDE
4 Days In May (Ger-Russ-Ukr)
Dir Achim von Borries
X Filme Creative Poole has produced this drama, loosely based on the true story of a Soviet captain and a German teen thrown together in the dying days of the Second World War.
Sales The Match Factory info@matchfactory.de
And If We All Lived Together (Fr-Ger)
Dir Stéphane Robelin
The closing-night film stars Jane Fonda, Daniel Brühl and Geraldine Chaplin in an ensemble drama about friends who move in together to avoid going to a retirement home.
Sales The Match Factory info@matchfactory.de
Bashir Lazhar (Can)
Dir Philippe Falardeau
Based on an acclaimed Quebecois one-man play, this drama is about an Algerian immigrant who becomes a substitute teacher for a traumatised class of 11 year olds.
Sales Films Distribution info@filmsdistribution.com
Headhunters (Nor-Den-Ger)
Dir Morten Tyldum
This adaptation of Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo’s crime novel arrives with high expectations, and stars Aksel Hennie as a charming headhunter who moonlights as an art thief.
Sales TrustNordisk info@trustnordisk.com
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Among Us (Neth)
Dir Marco Van Geffen
Van Geffen’s project about a young Polish woman working as an au pair in a Dutch town was the recipient of a Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers award in 2008. Among Us is produced by Lemming Film and will be distributed in the Netherlands by Cineart.
Contact Lemming Film info@lemmingfilm.com
Beirut Hotel (Leb-Fr)
Dir Danielle Arbid
This Beirut-set romantic drama stars Darine Hamze and Charles Berling as a Lebanese singer and a French lawyer who have an intense affair as the city teeters on the brink of war.
Sales Films Distribution info@filmsdistribution.com
The Art Of Love (Fr)
Dir Emmanuel Mouret
Actor, director and screenwriter Mouret returns with this comedy about the game of love and possibilities. A starry French cast is headed by Frédérique Bel, Judith Godreche, Francois Cluzet and Ariane Ascaride.
Sales Kinology gmelin@kinology.eu
Back To Stay (Arg-Switz-Neth)
Dir Milagros Mumenthaler
Debut film about three young sisters coming to terms with the death of their grandmother. Maria Canale, Martina Juncadella and Ailin Salas star.
Sales The Match Factory info@matchfactory.de
Crulic — The Path To Beyond (Rom-Pol)
Dir Anca Damian
An animated documentary exploring the true story of accused Romanian thief Claudiu Crulic, who starved himself to death in a Polish prison in a bid to prove his innocence.
Sales Wide Management info@widemanagement.com
From Love With The Best Intentions (Rom)
Dir Adrian Sitaru
This much-anticipated second film from the director of 2007 festival favourite Hooked is a black comedy about the odd reaction of a man to his mother’s survival of a stroke.
Sales Films Boutique info@filmsboutique.com
Last Days In Jerusalem (Isr-Fr-Ger)
Dir Tawfik Abu Wael
The second feature from Arab-Israeli film-maker, whose 2004 debut Thirst (Atash) won the Fipresci award at Cannes, is about an Arab couple on the brink of separation.
Contact Lama Films www.lamafilms.com (972) 3 685 0430
Last Screening (Fr)
Dir Laurent Achard
The director of The Last Of The Crazy People (aka Demented) returns with a thriller about a man who becomes a ritual murderer. Pascal Cervo, Karole Rocher and Brigitte Sy star.
Sales Les Films du Losange
a.valentin@filmsdulosange.fr
The Loneliest Planet (US-Ger)
Dir Julia Loktev
Gael Garcia Bernal stars in this English-language film depicting a love affair between two travellers. Loktev’s Day Night Day Night premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes in 2006.
Sales The Match Factory info@matchfactory.de
Low Life (Fr)
Dir Nicolas Klotz
British actress Camille Rutherford and Arash Naimian star in this drama about a young woman in love with an illegal Afghan immigrant.
Sales Les Films du Losange
a.valentin@filmsdulosange.fr
Mangrove (Swi-Fr)
Dirs Frederic Choffat, Julie Gilbert
Mangrove is the story of a young woman making her peace with the ghost of the fisherman she loved. The film stars Vimala Pons, Giovanna Cavasola and Efren Mendez Avalos.
Sales Les Films du Tigre info@lesfilmsdutigre.com
Of Women And Horses (Fr-Ger)
Dir Patricia Mazuy
Marina Hands, Bruno Ganz and Josiane Balasko star in this horse-training drama about class, money and obsession.
Sales Le Pacte c.neel@le-pacte.com
Seven Acts Of Mercy (It-Rom)
Dirs Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio
The De Serio brothers’ $1.1m (€750,000) drama is about the relationship between a young Moldovan woman and a dying Italian man, set against the hot-button issue of immigration in Italy.
Contact La Sarraz Pictures lasarrazpictures@gmail.com
Smuggler’s Songs (Fr)
Dir Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche
Smugglers Songs (Le Chants De Mandrin) explores the legend of 18th-century French bandit Louis Mandrin. The fourth title from the French-Algerian director has already won France’s prestigious Prix Jean Vigo.
Sales MK2 juliette.schrameck@mk2.com
Special Flight (Switz)
Dir Fernand Melgar
Melgar’s La Forteresse won Locarno’s Golden Leopard in the Filmmakers of the Present category in 2008. His new documentary is about human-rights issues at a Geneva prison.
It will be released in Switzerland by Look Now!
Contact Climage climage@climage.ch
The Year Of The Tiger (Sp)
Dir Sebastian Lelio
The Year Of The Tiger is set during Chile’s 2010 earthquake and portrays the survivors’ brutal fight for survival.
Sales Funny Balloons sales@funny-balloons.com
OUT OF COMPETITION
Inconsico Italiano (It)
Dir Luca Guadagnino
The first feature documentary from the acclaimed director of Melissa P and I Am Love, tackles the divisive issue of immigration in Italy.
Contact First Sun firstsun@firstsun.it
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