WORLD CINEMA: FEATURE MOVIES
BASEBALL DREAMS (BOKUTACHINO PLAYBALL)
Directed by Junichi Mimura – Produced by Hye-young Choi
Cast: Yuki Kohara, Eisaku Yoshida, & Michiko Hada
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Dream come true to go to the Little League World Series. Love, Friendship and strong family bond thru Baseball.
Japan 2011 – Family Drama – 111mn
BECOMING EDUARDO
Directed & Written by Rod McCall – Produced by Bradley Littlefield
With Elizabeth Pena, A. Martinez & Julian Alcaraz
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Meet Eddie Corazon-a teenage boy who identifies himself with “all the other semi-literate at-risk underprivileged economically deprived youth at the alt school who don’t really give a rip about getting an education because what difference would it make if we did.”
USA 2010 – Drama – 85mn
BLACK GOLD – STRUGGLE FOR THE NIGER DELTA
Directed & Written by Jeta Amata – Produced J. Amata, Wilson Ebiye, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Dede Mabiaku Ori Ayonmike
Cast; Mbong Amata, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Billy Zane, Sarah Wyne Callies, Viveca Fox, Michael Madsen & Eric Roberts.
OUT OF COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
One local Niger Delta community’s struggle against their own government and a multi-national oil corporation who has plundered their land and destroyed the environment.
Nigeria 2011 – Political Drama – 95mn
BLACK, WHITE & BLUES
Directed by Mario Van Peebles – Written by Morgan Simpson & George Richards – Produced by Jeff Balis, Rhoades Radar & Morgan Simpson
Cast: Michael Clarke Duncan, Tom Skerritt & Kiele Sanchez
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
A Tennessee-set drama focused on an individual’s spiritual redemption.
USA 2010 – Drama – 93mn
THE CHILD PRODIGY (L’Enfant Prodige)
Directed Luc Dionne – Produced by Denise Robert & Daniel Louis
Cast: Patrick Drolet, Marc Labreche, Macha Grenon & Karine Vanasse
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA
The incredible destiny of Andre Mathieu. Adulated, hailed, praised the child prodigy, called the “Canadian Mozart” seemed to have everything to succeed…. But another destiny awaits him!
Canada 2010 – Bio Drama – 99mn
EXODUS FALL
Directed by Ankush Kohli & Chad Waterhouse – Written by C. Waterhouse – Produced by Adriana Lacorte, Sudarshan Kohli, A Kohli & C. Waterhouse
With Rossana Arquette, Jesse James, Dee Wallace, Leo Rossi, Adrien Finkel & Devon Gray
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA
Set in 1974 Texas, three teen siblings struggle with the death of their father and try to live with their abusive mother. When one of the teens is sent away because the mother can’t cope with his autism, the teens embark on a life changing road trip to freedom.
USA 2009 – Drama/Road Trip – 92mn
FACE TO FACE
Directed & Written by Michael Rymer, based on a play by David Williamson – Produced by Leanne Hanley, Gabrielle Christopher, M. Rymer & D. Williamson
Cast: Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton, Matthew Newton, Luke Ford & Lauren Clair
COMPETITION – 1st Time Director – WORLD CINEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
A group of Australians from diverse backgrounds gather to decide the fate of a violent young man. As powerful and riveting as 12 Angry Men!
Australia 2010 – Drama – 85mn
SOIL
Written/Produced & Directed by Adam Wilkinson
Cast Baaba Cantaah, Ken Fiati & Kofi Davies
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
After being banished from his village, the son of a chief asked to return as his dying father’s last wish. However, complications arise in his new home when people find out he is not just another poor man.
Ghana 2011 – Drama – 50Mn
FALLEN LEAVES, GOLDEN SKY
Directed by Len Rosen – Produced by Lilly Berger
Cast: Lin Zi Xin, Xue Fei, Cao Li Ying & Cao Wei Min
COMPETION – WORLD CINEMA – WORLD PREMIERE
After the death of her mother and grandfather, a little girl leaves home in search of a better life.
China/Austria 2011 – Urban Drama – 65mn
HELLO! HOW ARE YOU? (BUNA, CE FACI?)
Directed by Alexandru Maftei – Written by Lia Bugnar – Produced by Antoni Sole, Maurizio Santarelli, Tudor Reu
Cast: Dana Voicu, Ionel Mihailescu, Paul Diaconescu & Ana Popescu
COMPETITION – 1st Time Director – WORLD CINEMA
Musician Gabriel and dimpled dry-cleaning proprietress Gabriela live like two strangers who no longer see each other. But in humorous contrast to their staid, passionless lives, characters in a constant state of sexual arousal surround them. Their libidinous teen son, whose hilarious voiceover commentary intermittently provides important narrative information, prides himself on being the high school stud and aspires to a career in porn. Gabriela’s sexy employee switches boyfriends the way she changes clothes. And despite being married, Gabriel’s colleague is working his way through the female members of their orchestra. Ultimately, the two Gabys find their virtual affairs reconnect them with their own desires, but in a way less movie-fantasy and more satisfyingly real-life.
Romania 2010 – Dramedy – 105mn
HOMELAND (Hora Proelefsis)
Directed by Syllas Tzoumerkas – Produced by Maria Drandaki, Thanos Anastopoulos Written by Youlia Boudai & S. Tzoumerkas
COMPETITION – 1st time Director – WORLD CINEMA
In a country shaken by major political events, three generations of a Greek family clash over an inside-the-family adoption.
Greece 2010 – Drama – 111mn
INALÉ (BEAUTY)
Directed & Written by Jeta Amata – Producer Keke Bongos
Cast: Caroline Chikezie, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, & Dede Mabiaku
COMPETION – WORLD CINEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
An enchanting musical from the heart of Africa. Shot entirely on location in Nigeria.
Nigeria 2010 – Musical – 124mn
JAPAN
Directed & Written by Fabien Pruvot Delesalle – Produced by F. Pruvot Delesalle & Bianca Chiminello
Cast: Peter Fonda, Shane Brolly, Tanya Raymonde & B. Chiminello
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA – WORLD PREMIERE
A cat and mouse game set in a hotel in the middle of nowhere…
USA 2009 – Thriller – 96mn
LEAVING HONG KONG
Directed by Susanne Oorzhak – Screenplay S.O. & Irina Engelis – Executive Producer Marianna Skrybykina – Produced by Sophia Popova
Cast: Qi Hong Tao, Alexandra Solovieva, Stepan Anisimov, Illiana Pavlova, Tuyaara Popova, Stepanida Borisova, Stanislav Potapov.
COMPETITION – 1st Time Director – WORLD CINEMA – WORLD PREMIERE
In the space metropolis lives lost girl Orlandina, which is programmed to self-destruct. But gene memory returns to the circle of Samsara birth a miracle – the Yakut Choron … This film is about the present, about the very real – the human soul. You live, breathe, walk, and the soul subconsciously, unconsciously returns you to your roots and evokes the memory gene.
Russia 2011 – Drama – 65mn
LOVERS IN KIEV (Влюбленные в Киев)
Directed by Ilia Yablokov, Nataliya Klimenko, Artem Semakin, Olga Gibelinda, Valery Bebko, Denis Gamzinov, Taras Tkachenko & Oleg Borshchevsky.
Produced Vladimir Horunzhy
Cast: Grigory Kalinin, Artem Semakin, Dasha Astafieva, Alexander Yatsenko, Ilia Isayev, Ada Rogovtseva, Mykola Olyinik, Vitaliy Linetsky, Olga Fesunenko & Joseph Naiduk.
OUT OF COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA – WORLD PREMIERE
Kiev – the city of love!
Ukraine 2011 – Comedy/Melodrama – 96mn
THE MIRROR BOY
Directed & Written Obi Emelonye – Produced by Patrick Campbell
Cast: Stars: Genevieve Nnaji, Osita Iheme, Edward Kagatuzzi Main: Fatima Jabbe, John Charles, Victor Carvalho, Modu Musa Sesay
OUT OF COMPETITION – SPECIAL GALA SCREENING EVENT
Mirror Boy is an enthralling journey through Gambia, seen through the eyes of London-born 12 year old Tijan (Edward Kagutuzi). Getting involved in a street fight, in which a boy is hurt, his mother (Genevieve Nnaji) decides to take him to the Gambia to live with her sister. On their arrival in Banjul, Tijan encounters an apparition of a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing. Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events that culminates in him getting lost. While Tijan’s panic-stricken mother struggles to find her son in an intriguing game of survival brinkmanship, Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy, who is only visible to him. A bruising spiritual rite of passage, Mirror Boy takes Tijan on a magical and mystical journey.
UK 2010 – Drama/Adventure – 100mn
NIGHT OF FISH
Directed, Written & Produced by Hiroshi Toda
Cast: Shinichi Okayama, Shyoji Yamada & Yayoi Yamamoto
COMPETITION – WORLD CIMEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Mr. & Mrs. Sasaki are struggling to make a living as a leather worker from home. One night, when Mr. Sasaki takes a walk alone at night, he finds an old man lying helpless on the street. He brings him home….
Japan 2011 – Drama – 55mn
PART TIME FABULOUS
Directed by Alethea Root – Screenplay by A. Root & Jules Bruff – Produced by J. Bruff, A. Root, Don Presley & Eleonore Dailly
Cast: Jules Bruff, Bjorn Johnson & John Combs
COMPETITION – 1st Time Director – WORLD CINEMA – EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Part Time Fabulous weaves its story of love, hurt and healing by revealing real-life stories of Clinical Depression with a modern love story.
USA 2011 – Drama – 78mn
THE RICE PADDY (La Riziere)
Directed by Xiaoling Zhu – Screenplay Simon Pradinas – Produced by Jean de Tregomain
Cast:
COMPETITION – 1st Time Director – WORLD CINEMA
*Chronicle of a village in the South of China seen thru the eyes of Qiu a 12 years old girl.
Shot entirely with non-professional actors (villagers). This wonderful ecological fable is the first movie shot in Dong Language (Tibeto-Burman).*
China/France 2010 – Drama – 82mn
ROUTE 132
Directed by Louis Belanger – Written by LB & Alexis Martin – Produced by Fabienne Larouche, Denise Robert, Michel Trudeau & Daniel Louis
Cast: Francoise Papineau, Alexis Martin, Sophie Bourgeois & Andree Lachapelle
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA
Gilles & Bob, two old friends and small time crooks, decide to hit the road: destination unknown. Filled with unpredictable events, their journey will take an unexpected turn, leading both of them on the path of hope and renewal.
Canada 2010 – Drama/Road Movie – 113mn
TWICE A WOMAN (2 fois une femme)
Directed, Written & Produced by Francois Delisle
Cast: Evelyne Rompre, Etienne Laforge, Marc Beland & David Boutin
COMPETITION – WORLD CINEMA
The story of Catherine, who, after her violent husband puts her life in serious danger one night, decides to run away with her son and start a new life under a fresh identity. An incredible journey into oneself that will lead to dignity and peacefulness.
Canada 2010 – Drama – 94mn
Vicente-Andres Zaragoza’s Sports Strategy Film called “Passion Wins” was the main feature film-Documentary for MCFF 2013.
All the players of the Monaco Football Team under the care of Dr. Philip Johnson came to view “Passion Wins” to improve the development of their Mind, Body and Spirit. Two days later.. . the Monaco football team won their game and were upgraded to league 1 level. Passion Wins was a film made by all the organizers and workers of MCFF. The project director Inga was our main sports personality in the movie. Our managing director Lia Popescu was the star. Our program director Georges Chamchoum was the adviser. Our Sports Consultant and master of ceremonies – Cedric Sbirazzoli, was also a star in the movie. Passion Wins was a joint effort from everyone involved with MCFF. .. it was our gift to Monaco and to the rest of the world…. and in the end….it became… Monaco Wins
