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DAY 2
Wednesday 9 May 2018

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DOVLATOV
Russia, Poland, Serbia, 126’, Drama.
Lerins 2
Sales: Alpha Violet (Booth E18)
Section: Market
Director: Alexey German Jr.
Casting: Milan Maric, Helena Sujecka, Danila
Kozlovsky, Artur Beschastny, Anton Shagin
Synopsis: Dovlatov charts six days in the life of
brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the
rigid limits of 1970s Soviet Russia. Sergei
Dovlatov fought preserve his own talent and
decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky
while watching his Soviet artist friends getting
crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.
Next screening: 17 May, 09:30, Riviera 2

One Day © DR MY BROTHER'S NAME IS ROBERT
AND HE IS AN IDIOT (Premiere)
Germany, France, Switzerland, 172’, Drama.
in mortal danger… as the world around is put to the test. Together they will discover Golden Globe-nominee Jeff Conaway, Italian Lerins 4
Randal deteriorates further and further into that time and distance can change everything. legends Franco Nero (Golden Globe and David Sales: The Match Factory
chaos. Next screening: 11 May, 13:30, Riviera 2 di Donatello winner), Arnoldo Foà and (La Bagatelle/25 La Croisette) +33493398860

ZAGROS 17:30 Monsignor Marco Frisina from The Vatican, to Section: Market
mention a few. The Infernal story is presented
Belgium, 103’, Drama. circle by circle in an unprecedented and unique Director: Philip Gröning
Palais E KEEP AN EYE OUT (Premiere) Casting: Josef Mattes, Julia Zange, Urs Jucker,
Sales: Global Screen France, Comedy. way that no other film has done up until now. Stefan Konarske, Zita Aretz
(Booth L7) +04 92 99 33 33/35 Arcades 3 (Priority Badges Only) Visually, it features over 300 paintings and illus-
Section: Market Sales: Wtfilms trations by Gustave Dore, Francesco JIM BUTTON AND LUKE THE ENGINE
Director: Sahim Omar Kalifa Section: Market Scaramuzza, Amos Nattini and Giovanni DRIVER (Premiere)
Casting: Feyyaz Duman, Suat Usta, Maaike Director: Quentin Dupieux Stradano among many other artists. In addition, Germany, 105’, Family.
Neuville Casting: Benoit Poelvoorde, Grégoire Ludig, it features 75 original paintings, by Dino Di Olympia 7
Synopsis: While Zagros, a young Kurd, is herd- Anaïs Demoustier Durante, a remake from the earlier 72-piece Sales: Timeless Films (The Bettina Yacht)
ing his sheep in the mountains, his wife is Synopsis: Louis just found the corpse of a man collection, already published in books in 33 lan- Section: Market
accused of infidelity by her in-laws. In a culture in front of his apartment building. Taken in for guages, Inferno - The Art Collection. It also fea- Director: Dennis Gansel
where that is as good as a death sentence, she custody by Captain Buron, he finds himself on tures some dramatic and thrilling animation Casting: Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon,
flees to Belgium together with her nine-year- the wrong end of a surreal interrogation. But clips from the historic animation films Dante's Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Uwe
old daughter. The poisonous seeds of doubt how can you prove you are innocent when the Hell Animated featuring Eric Roberts as Dante Ochsenknecht, Michael Herbig
keep however growing in Zagros mind... A grip- cops are crazy? as well as the award-winning Inferno Dantesco Synopsis: Once upon a time there was a tiny
ping cross-culture drama about a husband torn Animato featuring Franco Nero. Furthermore, island called Morrowland, which consisted of
between his loyalty to his family and his wife, SHOTGUN (Premiere) the final touch of this great film is the addition
from the producers of Vincent and Moscow, USA, 95’, Comedy. only two mountains, a picturesque palace, one
Belgium. Gray 2 of some excerpts from the first Italian feature house, a grocery store, a set of train tracks and
film L'Inferno (1911). Furthermore, but not least
four inhabitants. They lived in peace for many
Sales: The Exchange
RAFIKI (Premiere) by any means, it is based on the newly written years until one day the mailman delivers a mys-
Kenya, 82’, Drama. Section: Market thesis Dante's Inferno Decoded, a never talked terious package — in it, an adorable, baby boy
Palais G Director: Hannah Marks about vision of hell until now, as a physical from a far away, unknown land. So the
Sales: MPM Premium (Marina Club H6) Casting: Jeremy Allen White, Maika Monroe, development in hollow Earth. Such revolution- Morrowlanders took in the orphan boy and
Section: Market (Un Certain Regard) Gina Gershon, Sasha Lane, Dean Winters, Joe ary vision is visually backed up by Dino Di named him Jim. When Jim turns 10, he discov-
Director: Wanuri Kahiu Keery, Marisa Tomei Durante's new collection stated above. This is ers he is not from Morrowland and becomes
Synopsis: Kena and Ziki, two girls living in Next screening: 10 May, 15:30, Gray 2 the story of Dante's own journey through the desperate to know who is he and where is he
Nairobi, fall in love and must ultimately choose first part of the afterlife. Virgil guides and pro- from? As Jim grows older King Alphonse also
between love and safety. INFERNO BY DANTE (Premiere) tects Dante on his dark journey descending cir- worries about the day when he will need his
Next screening: 10 May, 13:30, Palais J USA, 108’, Documentary. cle-by-circle to the centre of the Earth, and out
Gray 4 (Press allowed) own house, for which there is no space on the
DISTANCES (Premiere) Sales: Global Film Sales into purgatory. The greatest love story ever tiny island. So one day the King commands that
Spain, 99’, Drama. Section: Market written, the one of a man who went through Luke, who has become Jim’s best friend, get rid
Riviera 1 Director: Boris Acosta worst of the afterlife to consummate his love of his beloved steam engine Emma, in order to
Sales: True Colours Glorious Films Casting: Eric Roberts, Franco Nero, Nia Peeples, relationship at the Gates of Paradise (sequel). create room on the island. As Luke doesn't
(Booth C1) Al Sapienza, Jeff Conaway, Vittorio Gassman, This first slate of a trilogy is based on one of the have the heart to break away from dear Emma
Section: Market Silvia Colloca, Vittorio Matteucci, Veronica De greatest stories of all time, The Divine Comedy he quickly decides to leave the island with her
Director: Elena Trapé Laurentiis, Adrian Paul — Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise. This story without telling anyone. Unbeknownst to Luke
Casting: Alexandra Jimenez, Bruno Sevilla Synopsis: Inferno by Dante is a compelling has a built-in fanbase like only The Bible can young Jim overhears his plans to run away and
Synopsis: Olivia, Eloy, Guille and Anna travel to four-quadrant documentary presented as a vis- rival, 60 million in Italy alone! Inspiring films secretly stows away, hidden from sight until
Berlin to visit by surprise their friend Comas ual and narrative journey to Inferno told by that answer all humans' basic questions is Morrowland is far behind them. When Luke dis-
who turns 35-years-old. He doesn’t receive over 30 celebrities, scholars and artists from quite unique, mainly when it features an amaz- covers Jim and agrees to take him along, they
them as they expected, and during the week- both Italy and the United States. It features ing international cast.
end their contradictions emerge and friendship Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominee Eric Roberts, Next screening: 16 May, 20:00, Gray 5

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