World Cinema

• France,Germany
• 2009
• 110min

In [Father of My Children], Mia Hansen-Løve explores the consequences of a desperate but devastating act by a man on his family. On the surface Gregoire is a successful film producer with a family he adores. But beneath the glossy...

Special Programs in Focus

• Canada,Russia,Japan
• 2009
• 69min

1942. The Red Army is putting up resistance against the Germans. Nadya is shell-shocked in an air raid but soon discovers her new gift ? the ability to foresee the ‘Moments of Truth’ ? the most critical moments of future combat en...

World Cinema

• UK
• 2009
• 124min

With her debut film, [Red Road], Andrea Arnold proved that she was unafraid to shine a light on Britain’s simmering frustrations and the alienation felt by the individual. In [Fish Tank], an unflinching study of a troubled teen, A...

World Cinema

• UK,Ireland
• 2009
• 90min

Few among us would dispute that violence as a way of life is cyclical; it is something that is learned and perpetuated. And while it is easy to fall into violence, forgiveness is much more difficult. Set in Belfast in the mid ’70s...

World Cinema

• SlovakRepublic,Czech Republic,Ireland
• 2009
• 83min

“The film tells a story of sister’s love. The main drama is based on an intimate line of the sister’s relationship with the dark history, however, there is an important level of social reality. Dublin is used here as an universal ...

World Cinema

• Romania
• 2009
• 96min

Francesca is a kindergarten teacher in Bucharest, living with her mother. Desperate to better herself by moving to Italy, she accepts a dodgy job offer from a broker: For 2,000 Euro he can set her up as a nurse near Milan. She als...

World Cinema

• Kenya
• 2009
• 79min

Nairobi, Kenya. Through the tall buildings and shadows of clouds, a car with a happy family is being seen. When a woman, who appears to be the mother of the family, gets out of the car, the time shifts to the present. The film sho...

Wide Angle

• Brazil
• 2009
• 110min

United Nations statistics indicate that almost one-sixth of the world’s population suffers from chronic hunger, a concept often misrepresented or manipulated in the media. Jose Padilha removes hunger from the political arena to in...

Special Programs in Focus

• Malaysia
• 2009
• 95min

Malaysia’s first 3-D animated feature film has now arrived. Starring in the film are Upin & Ipin, the famous twins from their self-titled mini-series that has won hearts of Malaysians worldwide. This film is an event, and fun for ...

Special Programs in Focus

• Philippines
• 2009
• 88min

The first Filipino film to play at the Venice Film Festival, stars the director, Manuel Conde himself in the role of Temujin, who later became Genghis Khan. Wise, or sometimes cunning Temujin goes through several heroic episodes; ...