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JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARYA WORLD NOT OURSALAM LAYSA LANADirector Mahdi Fleifel’s first documentary feature isa uniquely engaging and personal project. Drawingon a family history of video-taping, Fleifel offers anintimate glimpse into the Ain el-Helweh refugee campin Lebanon – a settlement of less than a square milethat’s home to over 70,000 people and has existedfor over 60 years. Dubai-born and London-basedwriter, director and cinematographer Fleifel spenthis formative years in the camp in the 1980s, beforehis family settled in Denmark. For years he’s beenreturning and keeping a video diary, and in A WorldNot Ours he provides a frank yet affectionate portraitof the community.‘flips storytelling and Mideast-Arab clichés on their heads’VarietySat 15 Feb / Cineworld 12 / 1.45pm / 93 minutesWriter-director: Mahdi Fleifel 2012 Lebanon/UK/Denmark/UAEWinner, Best Film in the International Competition, EdinburghInternational Film FestivalWinner, Peace Film Award, Berlin Film FestivalWinner, Best Documentary, Abu Dhabi Film FestivalFleifel’s conversations with the camp residentsprovide an unfiltered take on Palestinian grievanceswith Israel, Lebanon and their own political leaders.Elsewhere he explores how residents use theWorld Cup to articulate their own ideas of home,community, victory and hope. Engaging andaccessible, with a quirky, upbeat soundtrack, Fleifel’spersonal journey offers a fresh and inviting pointof entry to a thorny political history.Seattle International Film FestivalTHE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTELFrom his audacious debut Bottle Rocket to thesparkling Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson hascreated a singular body of work and stands aloofwithin the pantheon of contemporary Americancinema. He creates fabulist family dramas filled withlabyrinthine plots, outrageously ornate productiondesign and casts that only Woody Allen can dreamof, and his latest film The Grand Budapest Hotel isanother bespoke masterpiece.Ralph Fiennes plays Gustave H, the legendaryconcierge of the titular hotel, and newcomer TonyRevolori plays Zero Moustafa, his young friend andsidekick. Together they become embroiled in a plotrevolving around a priceless Renaissance paintingand a family fortune.Sat 15 Feb / Cineworld 9 / 2pm / 100 minutesWriter-director: Wes Anderson 2013 USCast: Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Léa SeydouxSet between the wars, against the backdrop ofa dramatically changing continent, The GrandBudapest Hotel is a sumptuous Andersonextravaganza. Aided by such regulars as Bill Murray,Jason Schwartzman, designer Adam Stockhausenand composer Alexandre Desplat, his latestcinematic amuse bouche is rich in detail and epicin scale, suffused with the detached dry wit that isAnderson’s trademark.Gráinne HumphreysBOOK ONLINE AT JDIFF.COM 31