Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

114 FILMS A – Z [M] The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival
UNITED AIRLINES WORLD TOUR
GEORGE GUND III MEMORIAL
CENTRAL AND EASTERN
EUROPEAN FILM COMPETITION
Mumbai’s King
(Mumbai Cha Raja)
Directed by Manjeet Singh
INDIA 2012
78 minutes
Thursday, April 4 Sunday, April 7
2:20 PM I Code MUMB04 4:10 PM I Code MUMB07
Tuesday, April 9
9:45 PM I Code MUMB09
MUMBAI’S KING is a kaleidoscopic blur of color and sound;
a freewheeling, episodic film reminiscent of “Slumdog
Millionaire.” Teenage Rahul avoids home in the slums of
Mumbai since his dad is a violent drunkard. He prefers to do
backflips into a fetid waterway or to roam the city as it prepares
for the carnival-like Ganesh festival with his friend Arbaaz, a
12-year-old balloon seller. The boys play pranks: they steal
potatoes and roast them in an improvised fire; they horse
around in a stream overlooking the smoggy city; they chase
roosters in the rain. While Rahul plots revenge on his father,
a pretty girl in a yellow dress catches his eye, providing a
moment of happiness. As the celebration culminates with the
lowering of the effigy of Lord Ganesh, Remover of Obstacles,
into the sea, it looks like some of Rahul’s troubles might also be
washed away. MUMBAI’S KING is an exhilarating cocktail of joy
and sorrow, celebration and misfortune, whose stories are taken
from the director’s own life. (In Hindi with subtitles) —B.B.
Producer~Manjeet Singh Screenwriting~Manjeet Singh Cinematography~
Siddharth Kay Editing~Tinni Mitra Principal Cast~Rahul Bairagi, Arbaaz Khan,
Tejas Parvatkar, Dhanshree Jain, Aftab Khan
Print Source~All Rights Entertainment Ltd. / allrightshk@gmail.com /
www.allrightsentertainment.com
About the Director~Manjeet Singh was born in Jamnagar, Gujrat, India. He studied
mechanical engineering at the University of Mumbai and received a M.S. from
the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. Filmography~MUMBAI’S KING (2012)
Mushrooming
(Seenelkäik)
Directed by Toomas Hussar
ESTONIA 2012
93 minutes
Thursday, April 11 Friday, April 12
9:20 AM I Code MUSH11 2:10 PM I Code MUSH12
Saturday, April 13
7:20 PM I Code MUSH13
In case you didn’t know it, mushroom-gathering is a big thing
in Estonia. Aadu Kägu, a sad-sack lawmaker subject to the
indignities of a political race, is not one to pursue such woodsy
pastimes. His miseries are compounded when his handlers
book him on a ridiculous TV show, where political opponents
bat at each other while bouncing on exercise balls. Aadu’s
chipper wife Viivi persuades him to take a mushrooming break.
En route, reluctant Aadu picks up a hitchhiker who turns out
to be Zäk, of the famous metal band Zik-Zäk. No fan of fresh
air, Zäk waits in the car while the couple plunges into the endless
forest. But Aadu and Viivi are soon lost and begin running
desperately in circles with their mushroom baskets, while a
crazy local attacks Zäk, convinced he’s in cahoots with the
Bank of Estonia and everyone else he’s ever seen on TV. Back in
Tallinn, the press is going crazy over their disappearance.
Simultaneously pathetic and laugh-out-loud funny, MUSHROOM-
ING is an acerbic commentary on the absurdities of fame in our
media-obsessed society. (In Estonian with subtitles) —B.B.
Producer~Piret Tibbo-Hudgins Screenwriting~Toomas Hussar Cinematography~
Rein Kotov Editing~Tambet Tasuja Principal Cast~Raivo E. Tamm, Elina
Reinold, Juhan Ulfsak, Üllar Saaremäe, Hendrik Toompere, Jr.
Print Source~Allfilm / piret@allfilm.ee / www.allfilm.ee
About the Director~Toomas Hussar was born in Tallinn, Estonia. He studied
mathematics at Tartu University and acting at the Estonian Academy of Music
and Theatre. Filmography~MUSHROOMING (2012)
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