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Imagine yourself in South Africa's world famous vacation spot, where locals and visitors alike converge during the wine country's biggest celebration of world cinema in the Cape Winelands

Imagine you are sitting under the stars with film stars in an open air theatre venue, sipping good wine, savouring seasonal South African cuisine and socializing with new and old friends at the five screening venues.

Dozens of festivities range from open air film screenings to educational talks on film, informal receptions with guest celebrities to over a dozen cooking demos, live entertainment, barrel tastings and fun for all ages.


Imagine Stellenbosch where the oak-lined Dorp Street is home to museums and galleries as well as many student cafes and restaurants, all buzzing with film buffs. Do not be surprised if you bump into some other famous movie celebrity.

What sets the Cape Winelands Film Festival apart from the many other film festivals worldwide is the distinctive approach to film programming, committed celebrity guests and friendly leisurely pace.. You will have plenty of time to enjoy wine country's amenities.

Stellenbosch is internationally known for it’s spectacular wines and there are several celestial film nights planned for the festival.

Wine lover or not, a visit to the Cape Winelands Film Festival is an absolute must as the region is one of breathtaking vistas and majestic mountain backdrops, while being steeped in rich culture and history. Rolling vineyards and quaint Cape Dutch homesteads await you, as well as award-wining wine farms offering some of the country's best wines.

A Festival-within-a-Festival, 10 day programme will offer fascinating films, a host of special events, tributes & symposia.

The Cape Winelands Film Festival stands for quality films that engage, inspire and deepen our common humanity. Many of the films are simply unavailable elsewhere or are not distributed in South Africa.”

 

1:1

1:1Denmark 2006, Danish with English subtitles, 35mm, 90 min
Director: Annette K. Olesen
Screenplay: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Cinematography: Kim Høgh Mikkelsen
Cast: Mohammed-Ali Bakier, Joy K. Petersen, Anette Støvelbæk, Helle Hertz, Subhi Hassan, Jonas Busekist, Brian Lentz, Paw Henriksen, Nassim Al-Dosom, Rose Copty, Trine Appel
Print Source: Danish Film Institute

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2 DAYS IN PARIS

2-DAYS-IN-PARISFrance/Germany 2006, English and French with English subtitles, 35mm, 96 min
Director: Julie Delpy
Screenplay: Julie Delpy
Cinematography: Lubomir Bakchev
Cast: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Daniel Brühl
Print Source: Rezo Films

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A FAMILY SECRET (LE SECRET DE MA MERE)

A-FAMILY-SECRETCanada 2006, French with English subtitles, 35mm, 86 min
Director: Ghyslaine Côté
Screenplay : Martin Girard, Ghyslaine Côté
Cinematography: Pierre Mingot
Cast: Ginette Reno, Céline Bonnier, David Bolutin
Print Source: Seville Pictures

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AACHI AND SSIPAK (AACHI WA SSIPAK)

AACHI-AND-SSIPAKKorea 2006, Korean with English subtitles, 35mm, 90 min
Director: Joe Bum-jin
Screenplay: Jung Hye-Won, Jang Sang-Kyun
Cinematography: Kim Youn-Ki
Cast: Ryu Seung-Bum, Yim Chang-Jeong, Hyun Young, Shin Hyae-Chul, Lee Gyu-Hwa, Seo Hye-Jeong
Print Source: Tube Entertainment/ Studio 2.0

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AFTER THE WEDDING (EFTER BRYLLUPPET)

AFTER-THE-WEDDINGDenmark 2006, Danish with English, 35mm, 122 min
Director: Susanne Bier
Screenplay: Anders Thomas Jensen
Cinematography: Morten Søborg
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Badett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgård
Print Source: Danish Film Institute

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ANTONIA

ANTONIABrazil 2006, Portuguese with English subtitles, 35mm, 90 min
Director: Tata Amaral
Screenplay: Roberto Moreira, Tata Amaral
Cinematography: Jacob Sarmento Solitrenick
Cast: Negra Li, Leilah Moreno, Cindy, Quelynah, Thaide
Print Source: O2 Filmes/ Lumina Films

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AVIDA

AVIDAFrance 2006, French with English subtitles, 35mm, 83 min
Director: Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kerven
Screenplay: Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kerven
Cinematography: Hugues Poulain
Cast: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern, Velvet, Fernando Arrabal,
Print Source: Films Distribution

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AVIVA MY LOVE (AVIVA AHUVATI)

AVIVA-MY-LOVEIsrael 2006, Hebrew with English subtitles, 35mm, 107 min
Director: Shemi Zarhin
Screenplay: Shemi Zarhin
Cinematography: Itzik Portal
Cast: Asi Levy, Rotem Abuhav, Dror Keren, Levena Finkelstein
Print Source: Lilach-Adler

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BILLO, LE GRAND DAKHAAR

BILLOItaly/Senegal 2006, Italian and Wolof with English subtitles, 35mm, 110 min
Director: Laura Muscardin
Screenplay: Marco Bonini, Mbacke Gadji, Laura Muscardin, Lucilla Schiaffino
Cinematography: Teresa Punzi
Cast: Marco Bonini, Paolo Gasparini, Luisa De Santis, Thierno Thiam, Susy Laude, Lella Costa, Paul N'Dour, Carmen De Santos, Daba Soumarè, Boubacar Ba
Print Source:

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BROKEN PROMISES 2

South Africa 2007, English, Video, 127 min
Director: Kumaran Naidu
Screenplay: Kumaran Naidu
Cinematography: Kumaran Naidu
Cast: Parry Govender, Kogie Naidoo, Maeshni Naiker, Alisha Ramsunder, Derosha Moodley, Kajal Maharaj, Neel Pillay, Ashrika Seeripat, Sathie Moodley, Bruce Gounder, Rani Pillay, Roshni Moodley, Suren Naiker, Kumaran Naidu
Print Source: AFRICOM AND GARUDA MOTION PICTURES

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BUNNY CHOW

BUNNY-CHOWSouth Africa 2006, English, 35mm, 90 min
Director: John Barker
Screenplay: David Kibuuka, Salah Sabiti, Joey Rasdien, John Barker
Cinematography: Zeno Petersen
Cast: Kagiso Lediga, David Kibuuka, Kim Engelbrecht, Joey Rasdien, Keren Neumann, Angela Chow Print Source: Dv8 Films

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CASHBACK

CASHBACKUK 2006, English, 35mm, 92 min
Director: Sean Ellis
Screenplay: Sean Ellis
Cinematography: Angus Hudson
Cast: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans, Michelle Ryan
Print Source: GAUMONT

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COVER BOY… THE FINAL REVOLUTION

Italy 2006, Italian with English subtitles, 35mm, 97 min
Director: Carmine Amoroso
Screenplay: Carmine Amoroso, Filippo Ascione
Cinematography: Paolo Ferrari
Cast: Luca Lionello, Eduard Gabia, Chiara Caselli, Francesco Dominedò, Gabriel Spahiou, Luciana Littizzetto
Print Source: ISTITUTO LUCE

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CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA)

CURSE-OF-THE-GOLDEN-FLOWERHong Kong/China 2006, Mandarin with English subtitles, 35mm, 111 min
Director: Zhang Yimou
Screenplay: Zhang Yimou, Wu Nan, Bian Zhihong
Cinematography: Zhao Xiaoding
Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Ni Dahong, Li Man, Qin Junjie
Print Source: UIP

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DANCING BELLS (CHALANGGAI)

Malaysia 2006, Tamil, Malay and Mandarin with English subtitles, 35mm, 99 min
Director: Deepak Kumaran Menon
Screenplay: Vimala Peruman
Cinematography: Albert Hue, Mohd. Abdul Halim
Cast: Dhaarshini Sankran, Ramesh Kumar, Kaplana Sundraju, Bala Sundram, Shangkara, Ramli Ibrahim, Gandhi Nathan, Amir Muhammad
Print Source: ONE HUNDRED EYE SDN. BHD.

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DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI DOZOR)

 

Russia 2006, Russian with English subtitles, 35mm, 139 min
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Screenplay: Timur Bekmambetov, Laeta Kalogridis
Cinematography: Sergei Trofimov
Cast: Konstantin Khabensky, Aleksei Chadov, Yuri Kutsenko, Igor Lifanov, Sergei Lukyanenko, Rimma Markova, Vladimir Menshov, Nikolai Olyalin, Mariya Poroshina, Galina Tyunina, Viktor Verzhbitsky, Valeri Zolotukhin
Print Source: Nu Metro

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DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGENES)

France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium 2006, French and Arabic language with English subtitles, 35mm, 119 min
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Screenplay: Olivier Morelle, Rachid Bouchareb
Cinematography: Patrick Blossier
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy, Sami Bouajila, Bernad Blancan, Mathieu Simonet
Print Source: Films Distribution

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DOES IT HURT? THE FIRST BALKAN DOGMA

Macedonia/The Netherlands/UNMI Kosovo 2007, Macedonian, English and Dutch with English subtitles, Video, 98 min
Director: Aneta Lesnikovska
Screenplay: Aneta Lesnikovska
Cinematography: Lennert Hillege
Cast: Irina Ristik, Igor Dzambazov, Dejan Lilik, Visar Vishka
Print Source: AKA Film

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DOL

Iraq/Kurdistan/France/Germany 2006, Kurdish with English subtitles, 35mm, 90 min
Director: Hiner Saleem
Screenplay: Hiner Saleem
Cinematography: Andreas Sinanos
Cast: Nazmî Kirik, Belçim Bilgin, Sipel Dogu Lesar Erdogan
Print Source: mîtosfilm

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DREAMS (AHLAAM)

Iraq/UK/The Netherlands 2006, Arabic with English subtitles, 35mm, 110 min
Director: Mohamed Al-Daradji
Screenplay: Mohamed Al-Daradji
Cinematography: Mohamed Al-Daradji
Cast: Asel Adel, Basher Al Maijde, Mohamed Hashem
Print Source: Humanfilm

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DREAMS OF DUST (REVES DE POSSIERE)

France/Canada/Burkina Faso 2006, French and Bambara with English subtitles, 35mm, 86 min
Director: Laurent Salgues
Screenplay : Laurent Salgues
Cinematography: Crystel Fournier
Cast: Makena Diop, Rasmané Ouedraogo, Fatou Tall-Salgues
Print Source: WIDE Management

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DRY SEASON (DARATT)

France/Belgium/Chad/ Austria 2006, French and Arabo-Chadian with English subtitles, 35mm, 93 min
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Screenplay : Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Cinematography: Abraham Haile Biru
Cast: Ali Bacha Barkaï, Youssouf Djaoro, Hisseine Aziza, Khayar Oumar Defallah
Print Source: Pyramide International

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EDEN

Germany /Switzerland 2005, English, 35mm, 98 min
Director: Michael Hofmann
Screenplay : Michael Hofmann
Cinematography: Jutta Pohlmann
Cast: Josef Ostendorf, Charlotte Roche, Devid Striesow, Max Rüdlinger, Leonie Stepp
Print Source: The Match Factory

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FACES OF A FIGTREE

Japan 2006, Japanese with English subtitles, 35mm, 94 min
Director: Kaori Momoi
Screenplay : Kaori Momoi
Cinematography: Shiji Kugimiya
Cast: Hanako Yamada, Kaori Momoi, Saburo Ishikura, Katsumi Takahashi, Ryo Iwamatsu, Ken Mitsuishi, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuku
Print Source: Open Sesame Co., Ltd.

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FOURTEEN (JU-YON-SAI)

Japan 2006, Japanese with English subtitles, 35mm, 114 min
Director: Hiromasa Hirosue
Screenplay : Takahashi Izumi
Cinematography: Hashimoto Kiyoaki
Cast: Hirosue Hiromasa, Namiki Akie, Kagawa Teruyuki
Print Source: PIA Film Festival

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FROSTBITE

Sweden 2006, German and Swedish with English subtitles, 35mm, 96 min
Director: Anders Banke
Screenplay : Daniel Ojanlatva
Cinematography: Chris Maris
Cast: Petra Nielsen, Jonas Karlström, Grete Havnesköld, Carl-Åke Eriksson, Måns Nathanaelson, Thomas Hedengran
Print Source: Swedish Film Institute

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GLUE

Argentina 2006, Spanish with English subtitles, 35mm, 115 min
Director: Alexis dos Santos
Screenplay : Alexis dos Santos
Cinematography: Natasha Braier
Cast: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Nahuel Viale, Ines Efron, Verónica Llinás, Héctor Díaz, Florencia Braier
Print Source: The Bureau Film Company

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GRACIE

USA 2007, English, 35mm, 97 min
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Screenplay : Karen Janszen, Lisa Marie Petersen
Cinematography: Chris Manley
Cast: Carly Schroeder, Dermot Mulroney, Andrew Shue, Elisabeth Shue
Print Source: Videovision Entertainment

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HALF MOON (NIWEMANG)

Iran/Iraq/Austria/France 2006, Kurdish and Persian with English subtitles, 35mm, 114 min
Director: Bahman Ghobadi
Screenplay : Bahman Ghobadi
Cinematography: Nigel Block, Crighton Bone
Cast: Ismail Ghaffari, Allah Morad Rashtiani, Hedieh Tehrani, Golshifteh Farahani, Hassan Poorshirazi
Print Source: The Matchfactory

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HEARTLINES

South Africa 2006, English, IsiZulu, SeSotho and IsiXhosa with English subtitles, Video, 95 min
Director: Angus Gibson
Screenplay : Angus Gibson
Cinematography: Dewald Aukema
Cast: Mpho Joseph Molepo, Mduduzi Mabaso, Thabo Tshabalala, S'thandiwe Kgoroge, Mbongeni Ngema
Print Source: Curious Pictures

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HOUNDS (JAGDHUNDE)

Germany 2007, German with English subtitles, 35mm, 85 min
Director: Ann-Kristin Reyels
Screenplay : Marek Helsner, Ann-Kristin Reyels
Cinematography: Florian Foest
Cast: Constantin von Jascheroff, Josef Hader, Luise Berndt, Sven Lehmann, Judith Engel, Ulrike Krumbiegel, Marek Harloff
Print Source: Credofilm GmbH

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I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE (HEI YANQUAN)

aiwan/France/Austria 2006, Malay, Mandarin and Bengali with English subtitles, 35mm, 115 min
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Screenplay : Tsai Ming-Liang
Cinematography: Liao Pen-Liang
Cast: Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Siang-Chyi, Norman Bin Atun, Lee Long-Yu
Print Source: New Crowned Hope

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IRINA PALM

Belgium/Germany/Luxemburg/Great Britain /France 2007, English, 35mm, 103 min
Director: Sam Garbarski
Screenplay : Philippe Blasband, Martin Herron
Cinematography: Christophe Beaucarne
Cast: Marianne Faithfull, Miki Manojlovic, Kevin Bishop, Siobhán Hewlett, Dorka Gryllus, Jenny Agutter
Print Source: Pyramide International

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LINDA LINDA LINDA

Japan 2005, Japanese with English subtitles, 35mm, 114 min
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Screenplay : Wakako Miyashita, Kôsuke Mukai, Nobuhiro Yamashita
Cinematography : Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
Cast: Du-na Bae, Jason Gray, Yu Kashii, Aki Maeda, Shiori Sekine
Print Source: Bitters End, Inc

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MADEINUSA

Peru 2006, Spanish with English subtitles, 35mm, 122 min
Director: Claudia Llosa
Screenplay : Claudia Llosa
Cinematography : Raul Perez Ureta
Cast: Magaly Solier, Carlos de la Torre, Yiliana Chong, Ubaldo Huaman, Melvin Quijada
Print Source: The Matchfactory

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MAKING OF

Tunisia/France/Germany/Morocco 2006, Arabic and French with English subtitles, 35mm, 120 min
Director: Nouri Bouzid
Screenplay: Nouri Bouzid
Cinematography : Michel Baudour
Cast: Lotfi Abdelli, Lotfi Dziri, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Foued Litaïem
Print Source: CTV Services

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ME, THE OTHER (IO, L'ALTRO)

Italy 2007, Italian with English subtitles, 35mm, 72 min
Director: Mohsen Melliti
Screenplay : Mohsen Melliti
Cinematography : Maurizio Calvesi
Cast: Raoul Bova, Giovanni Martorana
Print Source: 20th Century Fox

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MEN AT WORK (KARGARAN MASHGOOLE KARAND)

Iran 2006, Farsi with English subtitles, 35mm, 75 min
Director: Mani Haghighi
Screenplay : Mani Haghighi
Cinematography : Koohyar Kalari
Cast: Mahnaz Afshar, Ahmad Hamed, Mamoud Kalari, Reza Kianian
Print Source: Iranian Independents

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NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS

UK 2006, English, 35mm, 96 min
Director: Pratibha Parmar
Screenplay : Andrea Gibb
Cinematography : Simon Dennis
Cast: Art Malik, Kilvinder Ghir, Laura Fraser, Shelley Conn
Print Source: Fortissimo Films

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NO REGRET

Korea 2006, Korean with English subtitles, 35mm, 114 min
Director: Leesong Hee-il
Screenplay : Leesong Hee-il
Cinematography : Yun Ji-un
Cast: Lee Han, Lee Young-hoon, Cho Hyun-chul
Print Source: Fortissimo Films

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PAN'S LABYRINTH (EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO)

Spain 2006, Spanish with English subtitles, 35mm, 112 min
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Screenplay : Guillermo del Toro
Cinematography : Guillermo Navarro
Cast: Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Alex Angulo, Federico Luppi
Print Source: Videovision Entertainment

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PARAGUAYAN HAMMOCK (HAMACA PARAGUAYA)

France/Argentina/Netherlands/Paraguay/Austria/Spain/Germany 2006, Guarini with English subtitles, 35mm, 78 min
Director: Paz Encina
Screenplay : Paz Encina
Cinematography : Willi Behnisch
Cast: Georgina Genes, Ramon del Rio
Print Source: New Crowned Hope

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PARIS JE T'AIME

France 2006, English and French with English subtitles, 35mm, 120 min
Director: Bruno Podalydès, Gurinder Chadha, Gus Van Sant, Joel and Ethan Coen, Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Christopher Doyle, Isabel Coixet, Nobuhiro Suwa, Sylvain Chomet, Alfonso Cuarón, Olivier Assayas, Oliver Schmitz, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Wes Craven, Tom Tykwer, Frédéric Auburtin, Gérard Depardieu, Alexander Payne
Screenplay : Various
Cinematography : Various
Cast: Bruno Podalydès, Florence Muller, Leïla Bekhti, Cyril Descours, Marianne Faithfull, Elias McConnell
Print Source: Celsius Entertainment  

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PARTING SHOT (PAS DOUCE)

France/Switzerland 2007, French with English subtitles, 35mm, 85 min
Director: Jeanne Waltz
Screenplay : Jeanne Waltz
Cinematography : Hélène Louvart
Cast: Isild Le Besco, Lio, Steven de Almeida, Yves Verhoeven, Christophe Sermet
Print Source: Pyramide International

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PLAYING THE VICTIM (IZOBRAJAAY ZHERTVY)

Russia 2006, Russian with English subtitles, 35mm, 95 min
Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Screenplay: Oleg Presnyakov, Vladimir Presnyakov
Cinematography: Sergei Mokritsky
Cast: Yuri Chursin, Vitaly Khaev, Anna Mikhalkova, Liya Akhedzhakova, Marat Basharov
Print Source: New People Film Co.

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PREY

South Africa 2006, English, 35mm, 92 min
Director: Darrell James Roodt
Screenplay : Beau Bauman, Darrell James Roodt, Jeff Wadlow
Cinematography : Michael Brierley
Cast: Bridget Moynahan, Peter Weller, Carly Schroeder, Jamie Bartlett, Conner Dowds, Marius Roberts
Print Source: Videovision Entertainment

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PRINCESS

Denmark 2006, Danish with English subtitles, 35mm, 80 min
Director: Anders Morgenthaler
Screenplay: Anders Morgenthaler, Mette Heeno
Animation: Mads Juul, Kristjan Møller
Cast: Stine Fischer Christensen, Thure Lindhardt, Tommy Kenter, Christian Tafdrup, Margrethe Koytu, Søren Lenander
Print Source: Trust Film Sales ApS

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RED LIKE THE SKY (ROSSO COME IL CIELO)

Italy 2005, Italian with English subtitles, 35mm, 96 min
Director: Cristiano Bortone
Screenplay: Cristiano Bortone, Monica Zapelli, Paolo Sassanelli
Cinematography: Vladan Radovic
Cast: Luca Capriotti, Paolo Sassanelli, Marco Cocci, Simone Colombari, Rosanna Gentili
Print Source: Adriana Chiesa Enterprises Srl

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RIVER QUEEN

New Zealand 2005, English, 35mm, 114 min
Director: Vincent Ward
Screenplay: Vincent Ward, Toa Fraser, Kely Lyons
Cinematography: Alun Bollinger
Cast: Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Cliff Curtis, Temuera Morrison, Anton Lesser, David Rawiri Pene, Stephen Rea
Print Source: Videovision Entertainment

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SANKARA

Sri Lanka 2006, Sinhalese, 35mm, 85 min
Director: Prasanna Jayakody
Screenplay: Prasanna Jayakody
Cinematography: Palitha Perera
Cast: Thumindu Dodantenna, Sachini Ayendra, Nilupa Heenkenda
Print Source: Somaratne Dissanayake

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TAN LINES

Australia 2006, English, Video, 97 min
Director: Ed Aldridge
Screenplay: Ed Aldridge
Cinematography:
Cast: Jack Baxter, Daniel O'Leary, Lucy Minter, Jed Clarke, Harry Plato Catterns, Joshua Bush, Curtis Dickson, Bob Nobel, Christian Willis, Theresa Kompara, Bettina Holmes, Christine Greenough, Mary Regan, Don Atkinson
Print Source: Galloping Films

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TAXIDERMIA

Hungary 2006, Hungarian with English subtitles, 35mm, 91 min
Director: György Pálfi
Screenplay : Zsófia Ruttkay, György Pálfi
Cinematography: Gergely Pohárnok
Cast: Adel Stanczel, Csaba Czene, Geza Balkay, Peter Blasko, Ivan Dengyel
Print Source: Fortissimo Films

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THE BOSS OF IT ALL (DIREKTØREN FOR DET HELE)

Denmark 2006, Danish with English subtitles, 35mm, 100 min
Director: Lars von Trier
Screenplay: Lars von Trier
Cinematography: L ars von Trier
Cast: Iben Hjejle, Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler
Print Source: Danish Film Institute

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THE CATHEDRAL (LE CATHEDRALE)

Mauritius 2006, Creole with English subtitles, Video, 78 min
Director: Harrikrisna Anenden
Screenplay: Ananda Devi
Cinematography: Donald Delorme
Cast: Ingrid Blackburn, Ashwin Anenden, Gaston Valayden, Dharman Mootien, Geeta
Print Source: Cine Qua Non Ltd

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THE HOME SONG STORIES

Australia 2007, English and Mandarin with English subtitles, 35mm, 105 min
Director: Tony Ayres
Screenplay : Tony Ayres
Cinematography: Nigel Bluck
Cast: Joan Chen, Qi Yuwu, Joel Lok, Irene Chen, Steve Vilder, Darren Yap, Annette Shun Wah, Kerry Walker
Print Source: Fortissimo films

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THE HOST (GUIMUL)

Korea 2006, Korean with English subtitles, 35mm, 119 min
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Screenplay : Bong Joon-ho, Hah Joon-won, Baek Chul-hyun
Cinematography: Kim Hyung-goo
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doo-na, Ko A-sung
Print Source: Cineclick Asia

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THE JOURNALS OF KNUD RASMUSSEN

Canada/Denmark 2006, Inuktitut with English subtitles, 35mm, 112 min
Director: Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn
Screenplay : Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn
Cinematography: Norman Cohn
Cast: Paka Innuksuk, Leah Angutimarik, Neeve Irngaut-Uttak, Natar Ungalaaq, Samuellie Amaaq
Print Source: Lucius Barre

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THE LEGACY (L'HERITAGE)

Georgia/France 2006, English, French and Georgian with English subtitles, 35mm, 76 min
Director: Temur Babluani, Géla Babluani
Screenplay : Géla Babluani, Temur Babluani, Jacques Dubuisson
Cinematography : Tariel Meliava
Cast: Sylvie Testud, Stanislas Merhar, Olga Legrand, Pascal Bongard, Giorgi Babluani, Leo Gaparidze, Augustin Legrand
Print Source : MK2

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THE MAGIC FLUTE

UK /France 2006, English, 35mm, 135 min
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Screenplay : Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry
Cinematography : Roger Lanser
Cast: Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, René Pape, Lyubov Petrova, Benjamin Jay Davis, Silvia Moi, Tom Randle, Ben Uttley, Teuta Koço, Louise Callinan, Vanessa Ashbee, Kim-Marie Woodhouse, Rodney Clarke, Charne Rochford
Print Source: Celluloid Dreams

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TIME (SHIGAN)

Korea 2006, Korean with English subtitles, 35mm, 96 min
Director: Kim Ki-duk
Screenplay : Kim Ki-duk
Cinematography: Jong-moo Sung
Cast: Hyeon-a Seong, Jung-woo Ha , Ji-Yeon Park , Ji-heon Kim , Sung-min Kim , Yeong-hwa Seo
Print Source: Cineclick Asia

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TO GET TO HEAVEN FIRST YOU HAVE TO DIE

France/Tajikistan 2006, Tajikistan with English subtitles, 35mm, 90 min
Director: Djamshed Usmonov
Screenplay : Djamshed Usmonov
Cinematography: Pascal Lagriffoul
Cast: Khurched Golibekov, Dinara Droukarova, Maruf Pulodzoda
Print Source: Celluloid Dreams

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TRANCE (TRANSE)

Portugal/Russia/France/Italy 2006, Russian, German, Italian and Portuguese with English subtitles, 35mm, 126 min
Director: Teresa Villaverde
Screenplay : Teresa Villaverde
Cinematography: João Ribeiro
Cast: Ana Moreira, Vitor Rakov, Robinson Stéverin, Iaia Forte
Print Source: Clap Filmes

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TWILIGHT DANCERS

Philippines 2006, Tagalog with English subtitles, 35mm, 105 min
Director: Mel T.Chionglo
Screenplay : Ricardo Lee
Cinematography: Nap Jamir II
Cast: Cherry Pie Picache, Allen Dizon, Tyron Perez, Lauren Novero
Print Source: Ignatius Films Canada

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VENDREDI OU UN AUTRE JOUR (FRIDAY OR ANOTHER DAY)

VENDREDI-OU-UN-AUTRE-JOURBelgium / France 2005, French with English subtitles, 35mm, 102 min
Director: Yvan Le Moine
Screenplay : Yvan Le Moine
Cinematography: Danny Elsen
Cast: Philippe Nahon, Alain Moraïda, Ornella Muti, Hanna Schygulla
Print Source: A.A. Les Films

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WHEN WE WERE BLACK

South Africa 2006, English, IsiZulu, Tsotsitaal, SeSotho and Afrikaans with English subtitles, Video, 192 min
Director: Khalo Matabane
Screenplay :
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Cast:
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WOLFSBERGEN

WOLFSBERGENThe Netherlands/Belgium 2007, Dutch with English subtitles, 35mm, 93 min
Director: Nanouk Leopold
Screenplay : Nanouk Leopold
Cinematography: Richard van Oosterhout
Cast: Tamar van den Dop, Fedja van Huêt, Jan Decleir, Karina Smulders, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Piet Kamerman, Oscar van Woensel
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Films

Features:

Features are all fiction films more than 50 minutes of length

Shorts:

Shorts are all fiction films up to 15 minutes in length. However all fiction films between 16 to 49 minutes in length will also be considered under the shorts category.

Animation:

Animation are all non-live action films, including claymation, computer and standard animation; of all lengths

Documentaries:

Documentaries are all non-fiction films of all lengths

 

2012 Film Festival Schedule of Screenings

VENUE
DATE
Time V&A WATERFRONT
CAPE TOWN
15/3/2012 10:15 The Phantom Father
15/3/2012 12:45 The End TBA
15/3/2012 15:15 Otelo Burning The Tree
15/3/2012 17:45 The Last Christeros Mama Africa
15/3/2012 20:15 Semi-Soet Yellow Mango
16/3/2012 10:15

TBA

16/3/2012 12:45 Angels of the Sun The Giants
16/3/2012 15:15 Montevideo, Taste of a Dream Cherkess
16/3/2012 17:45 Casting Me The Last Christeros
16/3/2012 20:15 11 Flowers North Sea Texas
17/3/2012 10:15 Buta
17/3/2012 12:45 Saak van Geloof Ay Carmello
17/3/2012 15:15 Mooz-lum
17/3/2012 16:00 MANON (Royal Opera Company)
17/3/2012 17:45 Appartment in Athens
17/3/2012 18:30 It's Getting Better
17/3/2012 20:15 North Sea Texas Goya in Bordeaux
18/3/2012 10:15 The Tree
18/3/2012 12:45 Otelo Burning Cinema Koministo
18/3/2012 15:15 Strikfontein &
Anderkant die Stilte
18/3/2012 16:00 MANON (Royal Opera Company)
18/3/2012 17:45 LUCKY
18/3/2012 18:30 Baba
18/3/2012 20:15 Elisa Vida Mia Tomboy
19/3/2012 10:15 Pechorin
19/3/2012 12:45 Riscardo The Queen has no Crown
19/3/2012 15:15 Yellow Mango Montevideo, Taste of a Dream
19/3/2012 17:45 The Phantom Father The End
19/3/2012 20:15 The Giants How I was Stolen by the Germans
20/3/2012 10:15

TBA

20/3/2012 12:45 The Duck Hunter
20/3/2012 15:15 White White World:
The Miner's Opera
Appartment in Athens
20/3/2012 17:45 Casting Me 11 Flowers
20/3/2012 20:15 Roepman Buta
21/3/2012 10:15

TBA

21/3/2012 12:45 The Cradock Four Insects in The Back Yard
21/3/2012 15:15 In my Mothers Arms OUT IN SILENCE (with discussion)
21/3/2012 17:45 THE JOY Book Launch
21/3/2012 20:00
21/3/2012 20:15 It's Getting Better Son of Babylon
22/3/2012 10:15

TBA

22/3/2012 12:45 The Queen has no Crown Family Portrait in Black and White
22/3/2012 15:15 Son of Baylon White White World:
The Miner's Opera
22/3/2012 17:45 Insects in the Backyard
22/3/2012 20:00 Brazilian Evening
22/3/2012 20:15 Goya in Bordeuax
23/3/2012 10:15 Out in Africa Film Fest
23/3/2012 12:45 Out in Africa Film Fest Mooz-lum
23/3/2012 15:15 Out in Africa Film Fest So Hard to Forget
23/3/2012 17:45 Out in Africa Film Fest Tom Boy
23/3/2012 20:00 Out in Africa Film Fest
23/3/2012 20:15 Out in Africa Film Fest Greek Cons: Eternity and a Day
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DATE Time iSibaya (Artscape) Protea Hotel Fire & Ice
Cape Town
15 March 2012 10:15 1937 - 5 Pounds - 41 Days
15 March 2012 12:45 WAR MATADOR
15 March 2012 15:15 1.) A Life in Stills
2.) Barcelona in Colours
Giant Tin Can - The Kicking Game - http:// - Night Visit - Ambitious - Anima Sola
15 March 2012 17:45 Babas
15 March 2012 20:00 Another Day Another Life - At Home -
Battlefield - Before the Rain
15 March 2012 20:15 Raising Resistance
16 March 2012 10:15 A New World But We Slept - Cart Boy - Colors - Dulce - Conviction - Detective Savant - Dirty Laundry
16 March 2012 12:45 Pearls on the Ocean Floor
16 March 2012 15:15 1.) Eggs for Later
2.) Taliya.Date.com
Giant Tin Can - The Kicking Game - http:// - Night Visit - Ambitious - Anima Sola
16 March 2012 17:45 1.) A Country for my Daughter
2.) Forerunners
Kinshasa Symphony
16 March 2012 20:00 Dutch Darkness - Iberiana - Help - I Regret - Grandma must get dry - Human Nature
16 March 2012 20:15 Climbing Elements
17 March 2012 10:15 Voices in The Clouds Teté a Teté - The Old Lady... - Winter Frog - Via Mdantsane - Where Dogs Die
17 March 2012 12:45 1) Hip Hop Nafita
2) Salam Rugby

17 March 2012 15:15 Estradeiros (Wanderers) Miki Tanaka - Miuuki's Windbell -
My Tired Father - Near Life
17 March 2012 17:45 1) Captor Captive
2) Cape of German Hopes
Good Planets are hard to find -
Sex Drag and Rock and Roll
17 March 2012 20:15 In my Mothers Arms Phantom Father
18 March 2012 10:15 WAR MATADOR Captor Captive ….
18 March 2012 12:45 Kinshasa Symphony Kengere - Kinetics - Lebende Tote
18 March 2012 15:15 Komeda : Sountrack for a life
18 March 2012 16:00 On the Way to the Villa - One Spring -
Planet Z - Open Doors - Ordinary Life - Pepper - Pro Patria
18 March 2012 17:45 In my Mothers Arms
18 March 2012 20:00 1) The Last Bullet 2) http://
3) The Serenity Prayer
18 March 2012 20:15 The Dawn of a New Day
19 March 2012 10:15 1) Mama Goema
2) Porselynnkas: Dokiementer
Dutch Darkness - Iberiana - Help - I Regret - Grandma must get dry - Human Nature
19 March 2012 12:45 Our School A New World
19 March 2012 15:15 1) Eggs for Later 2) Taliya.date.com Miki Tanaka - Miuuki's Windbell -
My Tired Father - Near Life
19 March 2012 17:45 Mama Africa Prunelle and Melody - Red Shoes - Siggil - Stanka goes Home - Stanley Pickle
19 March 2012 20:15 Voices in the Clouds
20 March 2012 10:15 1) The Well: Water voices from Ethiopia
2)Tropical Amsterdam
Another Day Another Life - At Home -
Battlefield - Before the Rain
20 March 2012 12:45 Babas
20 March 2012 15:15 Samba Beats
20 March 2012 17:45 Cinema Komunisto
20 March 2012 20:15 Out in Silence Covariance - On the Way to the Villa - One Spring - Planet Z - Open Doors - Ordinary Life - Pepper - Pro Patria
21 March 2012 10:15 The Dawn of a New Day Miki Tanaka - Miuuki's Windbell -
My Tired Father - Near Life
21 March 2012 12:45 Estradeiros (Wanderers) The Serenity Prayer - Kengere - Kinetics
21 March 2012 15:15 TAC : Taking HAART
21 March 2012 17:45 Raising Resistance Lebende Tote - The Barbarians - Massimo
21 March 2012 20:00 Teté a Teté - The Old Lady... - Winter Frog - Via Mdantsane - Where Dogs Die
21 March 2012 20:15 1) Hip Hop Nafita 2) Salam Rugby
22 March 2012 10:15 1.) A Life in Stills
2.) Barcelona in Colours
22 March 2012 12:45 1.) A Country for my Daughter
2.) Forerunners
Climbing Elements
22 March 2012 15:15 The Last Bullet - Night Visit
22 March 2012 17:45 THE JOY So Hard to Forget
22 March 2012 20:15 Our School
23 March 2012 12:45 The Cradock Four
23 March 2012 17:45 TAC: Taking HAART
23 March 2012 20:15 Samba Beats
24 March 2012 12:45 Special Childrens Film Program
24 March 2012 15:15 TBA
Bookings open 1st March at : Bookings open 1st March at :


DATE Time Oude Libertas Auditorium
Stellenbosch
Oude Libertas Amphitheatre
Stellenbosch
15 March 2012 12:45 Baba
15 March 2012 15:15 The Duck Hunter
15 March 2012 17:45 Appartment in Athens
15 March 2012 20:00 Tomboy
15 March 2012 20:15 Buta
16 March 2012 12:45 The Queen has no Crown
16 March 2012 15:15 Anderkant die Stilte
16 March 2012 17:45 Strikfontein
16 March 2012 20:00
Roepman + Bokser
16 March 2012 20:15 Cinema Komunisto
17 March 2012 10:15 Special Childrens
Film Program
17 March 2012 15:15 Son of Babylon
17 March 2012 17:45 1) Mama Goema
2) Porselynnkas: Dokiementer
17 March 2012 20:00 Covariance and Pechorin
17 March 2012 20:15 Casting Me
18 March 2012 10:15
18 March 2012 12:45 Tropical Amsterdam
The Well :Water voices….
18 March 2012 17:45 Saak van Geloof
18 March 2012 20:00 Goya in Bordeaux
18 March 2012 20:15 Cherkess
19 March 2012 12:45 To Be Announced
19 March 2012 15:15 Pearls on the Ocean Floor
19 March 2012 17:45 Eternity and a Day
19 March 2012 20:00 11 Flowers
19 March 2012 20:15 A Life in Stills -
Cape of German Hopes
20 March 2012 12:45 War Matador
20 March 2012 17:45 Voices in the Clouds
20 March 2012 20:00 Lucky
20 March 2012 20:15 The Tree
21 March 2012 12:45 To Be Announced
21 March 2012 15:15 North Sea Texas
21 March 2012 17:45 To Be Announced
21 March 2012 20:00
How I was stolen by the Germans
21 March 2012 20:15 The Giants
22 March 2012 12:45 In My Mothers Arms
22 March 2012 15:15 The Last Christeros
22 March 2012 17:45 The Phantom Father
22 March 2012 20:00 Elisa Mia Vida
22 March 2012 20:15 Appartment in Athens
23 March 2012 12:45 Ay Carmela
23 March 2012 15:15 Riscardo
23 March 2012 17:45 Komeda
23 March 2012 20:00 Semi-Soet
23 March 2012 20:15 Kinshasa Symphony
24 March 2012 10:15 Special Childrens
Film Program
24 March 2012 12:45
24 March 2012 15:15
24 March 2012 17:45
24 March 2012 20:00

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  • Cape Winelands Film Festival Awards

    2011 Awards

    CWFF AWARDS

    2011

    FEATURE FILMS

    • Grand Prix Award : Princess - Dir. Arto Halonen (Finland)
    • Best Director Award : Marko Raat - Snow Queen ( Estonia)
    • Special Mention : Do Elephants Pray ? - Dir. Paul Hills (UK)

    DOCUMENTARIES

    • Best Documentary Award : The World according to Ion B - Dir. Alexander Nanau (Romani
    • Best South African Documentary Award : Afrikaaps - Dir. Dylan Valley (South Africa)
    • Special Mention : There Once Was an Island - Dir Briar March (New Zealand)

    SHORT FILM

    • Best Short Film Award : Flock (Artalde) - Dir. Asier Altuna (Spain)
    • Best South African Short Film : The Bullet - Dir. Michael Klein (South Africa)
    • Special Mention : Through Glass - Dir. Igor Chojna (Poland)

    2010

    • Grand Prix Jury Award: Eyes Wide Open - Director: Haim Tabakman - Israel
    • Best South African Feature Film: Gugu and Andile - Director: Minky Schlesinger RSA
    • Best Short Film Award: Hammerhead - Director : Sam Donovan - UK
    • Best South African Short Film: Hidden Places - Director: Jamie Beron RSA
    • IFG Inspiration Award ( First time feature film directors):  The Other Bank (Gagma Napiri) - Director: George Ovashili - Georgia

    2009

    • Best Feature Film Award: The First Day of Winter - Director Mirko Locatelli - Italy
    • Best Documentary Award: Accidental Son - Director: Robert Zuber - Croatia
    • Best Short Film Award: The Toes - Director Laurent Denis - Belgium
    • Audience Award: My First War - Director: Yariv Mozer - Israel
    • M-Net Lifetime Achievement Award: Idrissa Quedraogo - Burkina Faso

    2008

    • Best Feature Film Award: Mutum - Director : Sandra Kogut - Brazil
    • Best Documentary Award: Taxi to the Dark Side - Director: Alex Gibney - RSA/USA
    • Best Short Film Award: Overleven - Director: Heinrich Dahms - Netherlands
    • Audience Award: Roos vir Mari - Director: Louis du Toit - RSA
    • M-Net Lifetime Achievement Award: Ousmane Sembene - Senegal
  • Masterclasses at 2012 Cape Winelands

    The Cape Winelands will again at the 2012 edition of this festival present a series of Masterclasses and workshops.  These events are sponsored by the City of Cape Town and Wesgro.

     

  • SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER IN LONDON HONOURS ANANT SINGH

    Dr Zola Skweyiya, the South African High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, hosted a cocktail party at South Africa House in London to celebrate the United Kingdom premiere of the Videovision Entertainment co-production, The First Grader which had a gala screening at the London Film Festival on Tuesday night.

  • Uncle Boonmee: Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes festival, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film has the magic of a fairy tale and the simplicity of a folk tale. Wonderfully immersive, slow and dreamy, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives centres loosely around a sick man in rural Thailand and his relatives, alive and dead.

  • UNCLE BOONMEE : Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes festival, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film has the magic of a fairy tale and the simplicity of a folk tale. Wonderfully immersive, slow and dreamy, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives centres loosely around a sick man in rural Thailand and his relatives, alive and dead.

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HEADSHOT is based on a novel called “Rain Falling Up the Sky” by a well-known Thai writer, Win Lyovarin. Initially, the author did not intend to write it as a novel, but rather as a script for an indie movie forming part of a film noir project. For some reason, it did not materialise, so the writer decided to transform the script into a novel instead; or as he called it, a film noir novel.

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