Canada 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
On New Year's Day, a storm rages in Montreal while a large group of friends and family gather in a funeral home to pay their respects to Jos, who died in his 70s. Despite the solemnity of the occasion, a celebratory atmosphere starts to take hold among the people gathered to console Jos's daughter Jeanne and his ex-wife Blanche. Over the course of the day, through the memories of those gathered to mourn, Jeanne learns surprising secrets about her family's past.
This delightful French comedy from Quebec is highly entertaining and visually engaging, The “family secret" gradually unfurls with intelligent use of colour, music and a superbly written script that is constantly twisting and turning. One minute its serious drama, the next it deeply comedic.
A Family Secret was a huge box office hit in Canada . With its sparkling ensemble cast and perfectly controlled direction, its easy to see why.
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.
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, 
