2001-2010

Synopsis
“How I Killed a Saint” tells the story of a young woman returning from America to discover the realities of life in Macedonia, that looks as if it will explode with all the soldiers, corrupt crooks and terrorist idealists.Read More »

Katagiri, a highly ambitious young detective, teams up with older detective Takiguchi, who is about to retire, to investigate a murder that took place by Sumida River. Katagiri is annoyed by Takiguchi’s pushiness, but is surprised to hear that the victim was a suspect in the 300 million yen robbery.Read More »

Filmed on location in coastal Essex featuring particularly Maldon and Mersea Island.

A group of friends, lovers and relatives assemble for the funeral of Stuart. Devastated by Stuart’s death, his brother-in-law, lover and best friend decide to take their lives in hand. Dan is a faithful and loving father and husband, until the day he meets Corinne. This buxom and sublime Frenchwoman seduces Dan with her honesty and hedonism, so much so that he wonders if he hasn’t missed out on life. Nick, a gay restaurant owner, begins a relationship with a high-spirited young woman right after losing his lover, Stuart. When their apparently innocent relationship takes a more intimate turn, Nick is troubled by his feelings for his female comrade.Read More »

2005 Japanese drama film, directorial debut of Eiji Yamada. Taking place over the course of a single night, the film follows a woman, played by Tsugumi (Noriko’s Dinner Table, Moonlight Whispers), who loses her house keys and wanders the streets thinking of her ex-boyfriend, played by Nao Omori (Vibrator, Ichi the Killer).Read More »

François, a young recently graduated doctor, leaves Paris to settle down in Beauval, a new city, where brand new homes are monotonously lined up. Upon his arrival he becomes the target of a group of teenagers lead by the charismatic Cédric. At the edge of the forest, to kill boredom, the group play dangerous games. Until one day, one of their role playing games goes wrong…Read More »

Lyle Jensen is subject to sudden and violent outbursts, and he is committed to the juvenile wing of the Northwood Mental Institution. Several other youths are there with a variety of serious problems. Lyle interacts with other patients and staff on a human, and sometimes not so human level. The psychological problems of the patients also forms the fabric by which we see what’s right with them, and what’s wrong with the society that affects them.Read More »

A few months after May 68, Robert, a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and far-left activist, decides to get a job at Citroën as a production line worker. Like other of his comrades, he wanted to infiltrate the factory to rekindle the revolutionary fire, but the majority of workers didn’t want to hear any more about politics. When Citroën decided to pay back the Grenelle agreements by requiring workers to work 3 hours overtime a week for free, Robert and a few others saw the possibility of a social movement.

L’ETABLI is adapted from the famous novel of the same name by Robert Linhart.Read More »

Der Freund is a film by Micha Lewinsky. It won the Swiss Film Award 2008 Best Fiction Film.

Plot from imdb:
In reality Emil (Philippe Graber) and Larissa (Emilie Welti) would never have been a couple she is an idolized singer, he is a shy outsider. Ironically, Emil is just getting to know Larissa when she dies unexpectedly. He pretends to have been her boyfriend and finally gets the recognition he has always yearned for, with the added bonus of a surrogate family in the form of Larissas. Things would be just great if Emil didnt fall in love – with Larissas sister Nora (Johanna Bantzer). The more he gets to know her, the harder it becomes for him to pretend.Read More »

One of three films at Tribeca about gang warfare between the Crips and the Bloods, Antoine Fuqua-produced docu, directed by 32-year-old Los Angeles gang member Cle “Bone” Sloan, steps back from the vicious cycle of death and revenge long enough to answer the question, “How did we get here?” with economy and clarity. Tracing the evolution of the gangs through a history of racism and externally encouraged divisiveness, “Bastards” indicates paths away from self-genocide as it reveals the face of a common enemy. Must-see docu reps a promising start for Fuqua’s independent production venture.Read More »