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BERLINALE 2011 - PRESS ADVISORY 

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We will be open Wednesday 9 th – Friday 18 th February 

THE DDA BERLIN TEAM: 

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LAWRENCE ATKINSON +49 176 1736 8766 

MARC FOLEY-COMER +49 176 1736 8763 

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PAUL SAUNTER +49 176 1736 8802 

SAM ROSS +49 176 1736 8775 

SARAH HAMMOND +49 176 1736 8833 

TERESA KOWALSKI +49 176 1736 8756 

It would be very useful if you could let us know, as soon as possible, if you or any of your 

colleagues are going to Berlin, your arrival and departure dates and your accommodation 

address and telephone number. Would you also please supply us with any other relevant 

contact details, in particular any mobile telephone number and e-mail address you may be using 

in Berlin. For our files, could you please also confirm your home/business contact details so we 

can continue to inform you of DDA activities all year round. We look forward to hearing from 

you. 

Please email to Amy Buchanan: 

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These listings will be subject to various additions, amendments and deletions as the Festival 

approaches, so please make sure that you visit the DDA Press Office for a full update and to register 

with us, when you arrive in Berlin. 

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MARGIN CALL 

IN COMPETITION 

International Premiere 

Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, Margin Call is a thriller entangling the key 

players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 

financial crisis. 

When entry-level analyst Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) unlocks information that could prove 

to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral 

catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster. Expanding the parameters of genre, 

Margin Call is a riveting examination of the human components of a subject too often relegated 

to partisan issues of black and white. 

Propelled by a stellar cast that includes Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, 

and Demi Moore, writer/director JC Chandor‘s enthralling first feature is a stark and bravely 

authentic portrayal of the financial industry and its denizens as they confront the decisions that 

shape our global future. 

Director JC Chandor and actors Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, 

Stanley Tucci (TBC) and Penn Badgley (TBC) will be in Berlin to present the film 

Please contact: Christelle Dupont and Alyssa Grinder (margincall@ddapr.com) 

Section In Competition 

Official Screening Friday 11 Feb – 7.30pm, Berlinale Palast 

Press Screening Friday 11 Feb – 9.00am, Berlinale Palast 

Press Conference Friday 11 Feb – 11.00am, Hyatt Hotel 

Running Time 1hr 40min 

Saturday 12 Feb – 12.00pm, Friedrichstadtpalast 

Saturday 12 Feb – 8.00pm, Urania 

Additional Screenings 


Sunday 20 Feb – 10.30pm, Friedrichstadtpalast 

Int’l Press Day Saturday 12 Feb, Regent Hotel 

LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS: 

Airlines – Jaguar * Argentina/Paraguay/Uruguay/Chile - Warvich S.A. (aka Distribution Co.) * Australia – 

Becker Entertainment * Benelux – Lumiere * Brazil - Paris Filmes * Canada – Alliance Films * China - 

DDDream International Media Inc. * CIS (Russia) - CD LAND * Colombia - Cineplex Inc. * Germany 

(Theatrical/Video) - Koch Media GmbH * Germany (Television) - Degeto Film GmbH * India - Tanweer 

Group * Italy - RAI Cinema SPA * Mexico - Gussi * Middle East - Eagle Films * Pan Asia Pay TV - Star TV * 

Pan LatAm Pay TV - Leda Films/Videx * Peru - Eurofilms Peru * Poland – Monolith * Romania, Former 

Yugoslavia - Programs 4 Media Ltd * S Africa - Ster Kinekor Films Ltd * Scandinavia - AB Svensk 

Filmindustri * Turkey - D Productions * Ukraine - Aurora Distribution * USA – Roadside 

Attractions/Lionsgate 

GERMAN PRESS: 

Julia Bartelt Claudia Radeck 

T: +49 3061203030 T: +49 3061203080 

M: +49 1736030143 M: +49 1713141237 

E: julia.bartelt@aim-pr.de E: Claudia.Radeck@aim-pr.de 

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GRIFF THE INVISIBLE 

GENERATION 14 PLUS 

European Premiere 

By day Griff (Ryan Kwanten) is an everyday office worker, in an everyday town, he lives a 

secluded life, bullied by co-workers, his protective brother his only friend. By night Griff 

assumes his other identity roaming the dark streets protecting the innocent and the vulnerable 

from the dangers that lurk in the shadows – he is the hero, GRIFF THE INVISIBLE. Increasingly 

concerned by Griff’s eccentric behaviour his brother attempts to draw him back into the ‘real 

world’. In doing so he introduces Griff to Melody (Maeve Dermody) an equally eccentric and 

charming girl. Fascinated by Griff’s idiosyncrasies, which are equal only to her own, Melody 

begins to fall for Griff. As Griff is forced to face up to realities of a mundane world it is up to 

Melody to rescue GRIFF THE INVISIBLE for the sake of herself, Griff and their love for each 

other. 

Director Leon Ford and actors Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermondy will be in Berlin to 

present the film 

Please contact: Martin McNamara (martin.mcnamara@ddapr.com) and Sarah Hammond 

(sarah.hammond@ddapr.com) 

Section Generation 14 Plus 

Official Screening Friday 11 Feb – 7.30pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt 1 

Press Screening None 

Press Conference None 



Saturday 12 Feb – 4.30pm, CinemaxX 3 

Monday 14 Feb – 3.30pm, Cubix 8 

Int’l Press Day Saturday 12 Feb – Berlinale Palast 


Australia / New Zealand - Rights with Producer * Canada (English/French) – Indomina * India – Picture 

Works * Israel – United King Films * Korea - CJ Entertainment Inc * Latin America - HBO Latin America 

Media Services Inc * Middle East – Falcon Films * Portugal – Lusomundo/Film & TV House * Turkey – 

Yeni Bir Film Ltd * USA – Indomina * Vietnam – Galaxy * World Air Rights – Captive Entertainment 

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THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE 

PANORAMA SPECIAL 

Bagdad, the playground for the rich and infamous, where anything can be bought – but for a 

price. This is Uday Hussein’s world and with his depraved lust for debauchery and immortality, 

he helps himself to whatever turns him on. When army lieutenant Latif Yahia, is summoned to 

Saddam’s palace, he is faced with an impossible request – to be Uday’s ‘fiday’ – his body double, 

or have his family condemned to death. In a world entrenched in betrayal and corruption 

knowing who to trust becomes a matter of life or death for Latif, as he battles to escape from his 

forced existence. 

Actors Dominic Cooper and Ludivine Sagnier and - author of The Devil’s Double/real life 

body double for Uday Hussein - Latif Yahia will be in Berlin to present the film. 



Section Panorama Special 

Official Screening Friday 11 Feb – 9.00pm, Friedrichstadtpalast 

Press Screening Friday 11 Feb – 1.00pm, Cinestar 3 

Press Conference Friday 11 Feb – 3.00pm, Hyatt Hotel 


Saturday 12 Feb – 1.30pm, Cinemax 7 

Sunday 13 Feb – 5.00pm, Cubix 9 


Tuesday 15 Feb – 5.00pm, Cubix 9 

Saturday 19 Feb – 10.30pm, Cubix 7 & 8 Interlock 

Int’l Press Day Saturday 12 Feb – Berlinale Palast 


Middle East – Eagle Films * India – JRD Films * Indonesia – Parkit * Malaysia & Singapore – MVP 

Entertainment * Philippines – Viva Communication * Thailand – Media Film International * Portugal – 

Lusomundo * Scandinavia – CCV * USA - Lionsgate 

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MAMA AFRICA 

PANORAMA DOKUMENTE 

MAMA AFRICA is the biography of Miriam Makeba, South African singer and anti-apartheid 

activist, the voice and the hope of Africa. 

Miriam Makeba was an incredible person. She was the first black African musician who won 

international stardom and whose music - that influenced artists across the globe - was always 

anchored in her traditional South African roots, as was her ceaseless message against racism 

and poverty. 

Miriam Makeba was forced into a life in exile, after exposing the harsh realities of apartheid for 

the first time internationally through her participation in the 1959 documentary “COME BACK 

AFRICA”. She sang for John F. Kennedy and Marlon Brando, performed with Harry Belafonte, 

Nina Simone and Dizzie Gillespie, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. 

Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed 

most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. 

She died after collapsing immediately after leaving the stage at a concert in the Southern Italian 

town of Castel Volturno in November 2008. Makeba was 76. This documentary, directed by 

Mika Kaurismäki, traces her life and music through more than fifty years of performing. Using 

rare archive footage of her performances, interviews and intimate scenes filmed over the years, 

we are shown a unique person, a world icon. Friends and colleagues, some who knew her since 

she started performing in the dance halls of South Africa (remember “Pata Pata”), together with 

her grandchildren Zenzi Monique Lee and Nelson Lumumba Lee, allow us know the remarkable 

journey of Miriam Makeba, “Mama Africa”. 

Director Mika Kaurismäki will be in Berlin to present the film. 



Section Panorama Dokumente 

Official Screening Saturday 12 Feb – 5.00pm, Kino International 





Sunday 13 Feb – 2.30pm, CineStar 7 

Monday 14 Feb – 5.30pm, Cubix 7 

Intl & German Press Day Sunday 13 Feb 

GERMAN PRESS: 

Panorama Entertainment 

Amelie Linder 

Ickstattstraße 1 

80469 München 

T: +49. 89. 30 90 679 -0 

F: +49. 89. 30 90 679- 11 

M: +49 172 6407242 

E: amelie.linder@panorama-entertainment.com 

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RED DOG 


Dampier in Western Australia in 1971; there’s good money to be earned working for Hamersley 

Iron. Miners, steelworkers, crawler excavator drivers – workers from all over the world come 

here to sweat away. When the sun goes down, these grafters make their way to the industrial 

hick town’s only pub where they drink, recall their homes and get involved in fights. They can 

really use a vent for all that anger and frustration. But this particular night things are somewhat 

quieter than usual. In the back room a dog is drawing its last breath. But this isn’t just any old 

cur, this is Red Dog, a dog everybody here knows and loves and about whom everyone has a 

story to tell. 

When Red Dog first turned up here, the pub at Dampier was a wild and desolate place. Drinkers, 

bruisers, gamers and con-men – everyone who came here seemed to kick up a stink. And yet, 

once a customer got to know Red Dog they were transformed. Take Peeto, for instance; the dog 

seemed to bring out a softer, more sentimental side in this brash giant of a man that nobody 

would have dreamed existed. Red Dog even helped Vanno, a lonely Italian, to find the love of his 

life; moreover, the dog managed to make miner Jocko – a man with a dark past – learn how to be 

a little friendlier. But then Red Dog lost his heart to John, a drifter who found a job working as a 

bus driver for Hamersley Iron. Clearly, this was a case of love at first sight, and from that 

moment on, Red Dog sat enthroned next to his master on the passenger seat. And it stayed that 

way – even when Nancy distracted John’s attention for a while. But John was not long for this 

world. Red Dog, who couldn’t understand this, parked himself outside John’s beach hut for 

weeks, waiting for him to return. No doubt about it, Red Dog really is a character – and tonight 

everyone is prepared to agree for once. 

Director Kriv Stenders and actors Arthur Angel and Josh Lucas (TBC) will be in Berlin to 

present the film. 



Section Generations 

Official Screening Sunday 13 Feb – 3.00pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1 





Tuesday 15 Feb – 4.30pm, CinemaxX 3 

Sunday 20 Feb – 8.00pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1 

Intl Press Day Monday 14 Feb – Berlinale Palast 

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THE GUARD 

PANORAMA SPECIAL 

THE GUARD is a comedy-thriller set on the west coast of Ireland. Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Brendan 

Gleeson) is a small-town cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humour, a 

dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in the 

international cocaine-smuggling ring that has brought FBI agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle) 

to his door. 

However, despite the fact that Boyle seems more interested in mocking and undermining 

Everett than in actively working to solve the case, Boyle finds that circumstances keep pulling 

him back into the thick of it. First his tiresomely enthusiastic new partner disappears, then his 

favourite hooker attempts to blackmail him into turning a blind eye, and finally the drugtraffickers 

themselves try to buy him off as they have every other member of the local police 

force. 

These events unwittingly offend Boyle's murky moral code. He realises that he needs to take 

matters into his own hands, and the only person he can trust is Everett. And so the scene is set 

for an explosive finale. 

Director John Michael McDonagh and lead actor Brendan Gleeson will be in Berlin to 


Please contact: Alice Gledhill Hall and Adele Ibbotson (TheGuard@ddapr.com) 

Section Panorama Special 

Official Screening Sunday 13 Feb – 8.00pm, Kino International 

Press Screening Sunday 13 Feb – 2.55pm, CineStar 3 

Press Conference Sunday 13 Feb – 4.40pm, Hyatt Hotel (Press Centre) 


Intl Press Day 

Monday 14 Feb –10:00am – 12pm (Print interviews) Grand Hyatt 

12:00pm- 2pm (TV interviews) Berlinale Palast 

***Interviews are by distributor nomination only*** 

LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS 

Airlines - Jaguar Distribution * Australia/NZ - Transmission * Benelux - Entertainment One * Canada - 

Alliance Atlantis Releasing * C.I.S/Balkans - CP Digital * Eastern Europe - Freeman * France - SND * 

Germany / Switzerland - Ascot Elite * Ireland - Element * Italy - Eagle Pictures * Middle East - Phars * 

Portugal - Lusomundo * Scandinavia - Scanbox * UK - Optimum Releasing * USA – Sony Pictures 

GERMAN PRESS: 

Holger Böckner, Eastside Communications 

Tel: +49 89 230 991 50 

h.boeckner@eastside-story.de 

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THE DYNAMITER 


It’s another summer in Glen Allan, Mississippi for fourteen-year-old Robbie Hendrick. His 

wayward Mother has run off again fearing a breakdown and he’s left to pass the days caring for 

his halfbrother, Fess. But he’s as hopeful as ever that his dream of a family will be realized this 

year. As Robbie and Fess burn the days together, Robbie’s dream becomes closer than ever 

before. His older brother Lucas returns to the home and postcards begin to arrive from their 

Mother promising that she’s better and that she’ll return home soon. 

But Robbie knows the futility of keeping faith in promises. As the deep days and nights begin to 

pass without his mother’s return and with the ever-present threat of social services closing in 

on the brothers, Robbie must face the fact that he may just lose the only family he’s ever had: 

Fess. 

Filmed on location in the Mississippi Delta town of Glen Allan, MS with all non-actors from the 

region, The Dynamiter is a story of family in the forgotten America, uncompromisingly told by 

the very people who live it everyday. 

Talent to be confirmed 

Please contact: DDA Press office to schedule interviews 

Section Generation 14Plus 

Official Screening Sunday 13 Feb – 8.00pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1 



Running Time 1hr 13 min 


Monday 14 Feb – 11.00am, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 2 

Saturday 19 Feb – 4.30pm, CinemaxX 3 

Intl Press Day TBC 

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VAMPIRE 

PANORAMA 

For those of you expecting anything remotely resembling Twilight, Nosferatu, or Bela Lugosi, 

Vampire may not be your cup of the red elixir of life. Simply put, VAMPIRE gives new meaning to 

the word vampire. 

Simon Wade is a fairly normal, average young man, dedicated to both his teaching job and ailing 

mother. Underneath the surface, however, things are not what they seem. Simon hunts through 

online chat rooms and message boards, searching for young, suicidal women. Simon has a 

particular condition: he craves blood. Breathtaking and beautifully shot, acclaimed Japanese 

director Iwai Shunji’s English language debut explores obsession, the essence of existence and 

what drives some to end it. 

Director Iwai Shunji will be in Berlin to present the film. 



Section Panorama 

Official Screening Sunday 13 Feb – 9.30pm, CinemaxX 7 



Running Time 2hr 


Monday 14 Feb – 5.45pm, CineStar 3 

Tuesday 15 Feb – 10.30pm, Cubix 7 & 8 Interlock 

Intl Press Day Monday 14 Feb – Berlinale Palast 

LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS 

Canada (English/French) – Rights with Producer * Indonesia – PT Amero Mitra Film * Japan – Rights with 

Producer * Latin America - HBO Latin America Media Services Inc * USA – Rights with Producer 

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SING YOUR SONG 

SPECIAL SCREENING 

Singer, actor, activist – over the past seventy years Harry Belafonte has had many roles. In fact, 

the entertainer, who was born in New York in 1927, doesn’t even see himself as a singer – at 

least not when he thinks of the singers that took to the stage in his day. He is an actor, he says, 

whenever he is asked about his main profession – the best proof of this being the number of 

people who believe him to be a singer. Easy-going understatement and ebullient friendliness are 

the salient characteristics of his art. The young Belafonte’s greatest role model was singer, actor 

and left-wing activist Paul Robeson, who once visited Belafonte’s dressing room to give him a 

piece of advice: persuade the audience to sing your song, then they will feel what you feel and 

share your conviction. His admiration for Robeson, who was persecuted in the USA on account 

of his left-wing views, but also his friendship with Martin Luther King and the ubiquitous 

discrimination against Afro Americans in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s to which black 

celebrities were also subjected, are just some of the things that made Harry Belafonte one of the 

most popular propagandists of the American civil rights movement. Harry Belafonte is still 

politically active today, and his criticism of America’s foreign and social policies still causes a 

stir. Susanne Rostock’s film follows the personal trajectory of this extraordinary artiste. 

Director Susanne Rostock and actor Harry Belafonte will be in Berlin to present the film. 

Please contact: Kirsty Langsdale kirsty.langsdale@ddapr.com 

Section Berlinale Special 

Official Screening Sunday 13 Feb – 9.30pm, Friedrichstadtpalast 

Press Screening Friday 11 Feb – 4.00pm, CinemaxX 7 

Press Conference Saturday 12 Feb – 8.00pm, Hyatt Hotel (TBC) 



Monday 14 Feb – 9.30am, Friedrichstadtpalast 

Monday 14 Feb – 3.00pm, Friedrichstadtpalast 

Intl Press Day Monday 14 Feb – TBC 

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JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI 

CULINARY CINEMA 

In the basement of a Tokyo office building, 85 year old sushi master Jiro Ono works tirelessly in 

his world renowned restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro. As his son Yoshikazu faces the pressures of 

stepping into his father's shoes and taking over the legendary restaurant, Jiro - san relentlessly 

pursues his lifelong quest to create the perfect piece of sushi. 

Director David Gelb, editor Brandon Driscoll-Luttringer and son of Jiro Yoshikazu Ono 

will be in Berlin to present the film 



Section Culinary Cinema 

Official Screening Monday 14 Feb – 7.30pm, Martin Gropius Bau Cinema 

Press Screening Sunday 13 Feb – 6.45pm, Cinestar 5 


Additional Screenings Friday 18 Feb – 4.00pm, Martin Gropius Bau Cinema 

Int’l Press Day Monday 14 Feb – Berlinale Palast 

LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS * 

Austria – Koch Media * Brunei – Golden Village * Canada (English/ French) – Rights with Producer * 

France – Pretty Pictures * Germany – Koch Media * Singapore – Golden Village * Switzerland (French/ 

German/ Italian) – Koch Media * USA – Rights with Producer 

GERMAN PRESS: 

Koch Media GmbH 

Silke Wilfinger 

Lochhamer Str. 9 

D-82152 Planegg 

T: +49 89 24 245 117 

E: S.Wilfinger@kochmedia.com 

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SACRIFICE 

(ZHAO SHI GU ER) 


International Premiere 

For more than four generations the members of the Zhao clan have held the highest positions in 

the land. Zhao Dun is currently chancellor and his son, Zhao Shuo, a general in the royal army. 

He is married to the king’s older sister, Zhuang Ji. Tu’an Gu, the Zhao’s arch-enemy, is not 

content to accept the clan’s power and influence; he incites a massacre which decimates the 

entire Zhao clan – over 300 members of this family fall victim to the carnage which leaves noone 

alive. As her husband faces death, Zhuang Ji goes into labour and gives birth to the last Zhao. 

She dies in childbirth and the doctor, Cheng Ying, takes the baby into his care. 

This news reaches Tu’an Gu and, angered that his plan to wipe out the clan might be thwarted, 

he takes all the babies of the city hostage until the last descendant of the Zhao is found. The 

doctor Cheng Ying has also just become a father. When Tu’an Gu’s soldiers arrive to take away 

his son, his wife hides her own child and gives the soldiers the little Zhao, pretending that he is 

her child. Shortly afterwards they find the baby that Cheng Ying’s wife was hiding. Taking him to 

be the last member of the Zhao clan, Tu’an Gu has the boy killed. The townsfolk’s children that 

were being held hostage are given back to their families. The last Zhao now grows up as Cheng 

Ying’s son in the doctor’s house. Years go by. Cheng Ying decides to take his step-son with him to 

serve at Tu’an Gu’s court. Tu’an Gu becomes a patron of the last Zhao. But Cheng Ying has other 

plans in mind – plans in which his step-son will play a central role. 

Director Chen Kaige, producer Chen Hong and child actor William Wang will be in Berlin 

to present the film. 

Please contact: Paul Saunter (paul.saunter@ddapr.com) 

Section Special Screening 

Official Screening Monday 14 Feb – 9.30pm, Friedrichstadtpalast 

Press Screening 

Sunday 13 Feb – 4.15pm, CinemaxX 9 

Sunday 13 Feb – 6.30pm, CinemaxX 9 

Press Conference Sunday 13 Feb – Hyatt Hotel 


Additional Screenings Tuesday 15 Feb – 5.30pm, Urania 

Int’l Press Day Tuesday 15 Feb – Berlinale Palast 

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THE KING’S SPEECH 


After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of 

King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech 

impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the 

brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the 

future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel 

Logue (Geoffrey Rush). After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of 

treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his 

government and Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), the King will overcome his stammer and 

deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle. 

Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's 

quest to find his voice. 

Director Tom Hooper and actors Colin Firth and Helena Bonham-Carter will be in Berlin 

to present the film. 

Please contact: Alice Gledhill Hall (alice.gledhillhall@ddapr.com) and Adele Ibbotson 

(adele.ibbotson@ddapr.com) 


Official Screening Wednesday 16 Feb - 9.00pm, Friedrichstadtpalast 


Press Conference: Wednesday 16 Feb – 7.55pm, Hyatt Hotel 

Running Time: 1hr 58min 

Intl & German Press Day: 

Wednesday 16 Feb – Hotel Adlon 

10.00am – 1.00pm – German & international print interviews 

with Tom. Hooper, Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter. 

2.00pm - 4:30pm – German & International TV interviews with 

Tom Hooper and Colin Firth. 



Argentina - Sun * Austria - Senator * Benelux – Paradiso * Brazil - Sun * Bulgaria - EEAP * C.I.S - TBC * 

LatAm - Sun * Croatia - Discovery Film * Czech Rep - EEAP * Denmark - Svensk * Ex-Yugoslavia - EEAP * 

Germany - Senator * Hong Kong - Sundream Motion Pictures * Hungary - EEAP * Iceland - Sam Film * 

India - TBC * Indonesia - PT Amero * Israel - Shani * Japan - Gaga * Malaysia - TBC * Norway - Svensk * 

Portugal - Lusomundo * Switzerland - Ascot Elite * Taiwan - Studio Solutions 

*Please note that only territories releasing The Kings Speech post Berlin Film Festival are listed. 

GERMAN PRESS: 

Antje Pankow 

Senator 

T: +49 (30) 880 91 551 

E: A.Pankow@senator.de 

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COME RAIN, COME SHINE 

(SARANGHANDA, SARANGHAJI 

ANNEUNDA) 

IN COMPETITION 

World Premiere 

She is going on a business trip to Tokyo. In the car on the way to the airport she tells him that 

she is leaving him. He seems to accept this. No questions, no confrontation. 

Some time later. A severe storm sweeps through the city. The couple are spending their last day 

together at the house where they have spent the last three years. Small things remind them of 

shared memories and the life they once led. But neither of them tries to turn back the clock and 

both appear to be reconciled to the situation. When the rain gets heavier, they discover a cat on 

the roof of their storehouse and bring it in. Frightened, it escapes and hides. Shortly afterwards 

the doorbell rings. It is the couple next door, looking for their cat. These unexpected guests 

bring awkwardness into the house but, at the same time, they somehow also rekindle some of 

the old feelings that have been dormant for so long. The phone rings. It’s the other guy, the one 

she’s leaving him for. She hesitates and tells him she’s going to spend one more night at the 

house; it’s because the bridge to the city is blocked due to the storm. Has she changed her mind? 

The neighbours go home at last. The cat still hasn’t surfaced. They start preparing their last 

supper together. Peeling the onions makes him cry. He goes to the bathroom to wash his face, 

but he can’t stop crying. Is it really because of the onions? They have almost finished cooking 

when the tremulous cat appears. She soothes the cat, or maybe herself: “Everything’s going to 

be alright.” 

Director LEE Yoon-ki, actress LIM Soo-jung and actor HYUN Bin will be in Berlin to 




Section In Competition 

Official Screening Thursday 17 Feb – 4.30pm Berlinale Palast 

Press Screening TBC 

Press Conference TBC 



Friday 18 Feb – 9.30am Friedrichstadtpalast 

Friday 18 Feb – 10.30pm International & Urania 

Intl & German Press Day Friday 18 Feb 

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UNKNOWN 


International premiere 

Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife 

(January Jones) suddenly doesn’t recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed 

his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds 

himself alone, tired, and on the run. 

Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that 

will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go to uncover 

the truth. 

Director Jaume Collet-Serra, producer Joel Silver and actors Liam Neeson and Diane 

Kruger will be in Berlin to present the film. 

Please contact: Kirsty Langsdale, Amy Buchanan and Alyssa Grinder (Unknown@ddapr.com) 


Official Screening Friday 18 Feb – 7.30pm, Berlinale Palast 

Press Screening Friday 18 Feb – 12.00pm, Berlinale Palast 

Press Conference Friday 18 Feb – 2.10pm, Hyatt Hotel 



Intl & German Press Day 


Saturday 19 Feb – 8.00pm, Urania 


Friday 18 Feb – Hotel Adlon (Intl & German TV) 

Saturday 19 Feb – Hotel Adlon (Intl & German Print) 



Benelux – Belga Films * France – Studio Canal * Germany – Kinowelt * Switzerland – Frenetic * UK – 

Optimum Releasing * USA / Rest of the World – Warner Bros 

GERMAN PRESS: 

Limelight PR 

Petra Schwuchow 

E: petra.schwuchow@limelight-pr.de 

Chantal Russo 

chantal.russo@limelight-pr.de 

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CORPORATE 

ESSENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT 

Founded in 2006, Essential Entertainment has quickly become one of the world’s premiere 

global film sales and finance companies under John Fremes, President of Worldwide 

Distribution. Essential will be celebrating its 5th year at the Berlin Film Festival / EFM this 

month with a rich international sales slate and in competition films. 

Essential’s The Music Never Stopped made its debut at Sundance and was picked up by 

Roadside Attractions and the Josh Lucas (The Lincoln Lawyer, Sweet Home Alabama) starrer 

Red Dog will premiere in Generation 14plus. Essential will be handling international sales on: 

John Woo’s iconic action masterpiece The Killer; Barney’s Version with the star-studded 

ensemble cast including Oscar-Winning actor Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, and Minnie 

Driver; The Expatriate starring Aaron Eckhart; and the hilarious A Good Old Fashioned Orgy 

starring Jason Sudekis, Leslie Bibb, and Will Forte. 

Essential’s President of Worldwide Distribution John Fremes will be available at Berlin for 

select meetings and interviews. Please contact Dana Archer at dana.archer@ddapr.com 

FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT 

Considered to be one of the leading independent international sales & distribution and 

production companies in the world, FilmNation Entertainment was founded in 2008 by veteran 

international sales executive Glen Basner. With veteran producer and distribution/acquisitions 

executive Aaron Ryder at the helm of the production arm, FilmNation is a first-class production 

operation tasked with sourcing, developing, packaging, and producing commercially viable 

films. 

FilmNation’s sales slate includes: the celebrated The King's Speech, Ceremony, House at the End 

of the Street, Hungry Rabbit Jumps, I Love You Too, La Piel Que Habito (The Skin I Live In), 

Looper, Red Dawn, Sanctum, Terrence Malick’s (Untitled) project, The Oranges, The Raven and 

The Ward. 

Founder and CEO Glen Basner will be available at Berlin for select meetings and interviews. 

Please contact Dana Archer at dana.archer@ddapr.com 

ALLIANCE FILMS / MOMENTUM PICTURES 

Alliance Films is one of the top five independent filmed entertainment companies in the world. 

A leading multinational distributor, co-financier and producer of filmed entertainment, its 

member companies, Alliance Films Inc. and Alliance Vivafilm Inc. (Canada); Momentum Pictures 

(UK) and Aurum Productions (Spain), offer integrated delivery of content in all media. 

Alliance Films is also a key financier of film production, either as a direct equity player or 

through territorial minimum guarantees that are a cornerstone enabling films to be financed. 

Current and upcoming theatrical releases include: The King’s Speech (Canada & UK), The 

Fighter (Canada & UK), Blue Valentine (Canada), Chalet Girl (Canada & UK), Sofia Coppola’s 

Somewhere (Canada), The Way Back (Canada & Spain) and Red (Spain). 

President of Worldwide Distribution Xavier Marchand will be available at Berlin for select 

meetings and interviews. Please contact Dana Archer at dana.archer@ddapr.com 

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