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JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARYIT’S ALL SO QUIETBOVEN IS HET STILBachelor dairy farmer, Henk (Jeroen Willems) divideshis time between working with his cows and caringfor his bedridden father, whom he treats with far lessaffection than the sheep he keeps as pets. When wefirst meet him, he’s roughly relocating his dad froma room downstairs to a bedroom at the top of thehouse, with a view to redecorating and cleaning awaythe past. But slowly we come to realise that Henkis a man utterly trapped in isolation by a past thatconstantly hovers on the tip of his tongue, the wordsbitten back and silently swallowed.‘a poignant reflection on solitude, homosexual repressionand aging’ The Hollywood ReporterSat 15 Feb / Light House 3 / 6pm / 93 minutesWriter-director: Nanouk Leopold 2013 NetherlandsCast: Jeroen Willems, Henri Garcin, Wim OpbrouckWith meticulous attention to detail, Dutch director,Nanouk Leopold takes her time to tell Henk’s story,presenting a life and a cinematic landscape thatare as bleak as they are lyrical. Her ability to keepthe viewer riveted as she slowly drip-feeds nuggetsof information to reveal the crux of Henk’s stuntedsexuality, shows an artist in complete control of hermaterial. Men come and go, offering love to theinaccessible farmer, but it is only the dying old manupstairs who can ultimately set him free.Brian FinneganHALF OF A YELLOW SUNAn epic and striking adaptation of Nigerian writerChimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Orange Prize-winningnovel, the beautifully staged Half Of A Yellow Sun isan often gripping tale that follows two women duringthe dramas of Nigeria’s independence.‘Newton [is] at the top of her game’VarietySat 15 Feb / Cineworld 5 / 6.30pm / 106 minutesWriter-director: Biyi Bandele 2013 Nigeria/UKCast: Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni RoseDriven by powerful and moving performancesfrom Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave), ThandieNewton (The Pursuit of Happyness) and Anika NoniRose (Dreamgirls), the film, directed and adaptedby Nigerian playwright Biyi Bandele, follows sistersOlanna (Newton) and Kainene (Rose), daughters ofa well-to-do businessman who follow very differentpaths. Olanna falls in love with Odenigbo (Ejiofor), arevolutionary, while Kainene enters into a romancewith a white British writer (Joseph Mawle). As civilwar spreads, the sisters flee to Nigeria’s southeasternregion where the short-lived Republic of Biafrais formed.Thandie Newton has the showier role as thepassionate and elegant Olanna, and her vibrancyadds much to the part, while Anika Noni Rose iswonderfully sarcastic and stylish as Kainene,a driven woman who has to deal with her ownbout of heartache.Mark AdamsScreen InternationalBOOK ONLINE AT JDIFF.COM 37