IFFI 2017 Handbook

Ana, Mon Amour
Toma meets Ana while they
are both studying literature
at a university. Ana has a
neurotic disorder Toma
follows her to every dark
corner she ends up in, he
fights his parents when they
reject her he accepts being a
father and marries her. . When
Ana overcomes her fears,
Toma remains alone.
Angels Wear White
In a small seaside town, two
schoolgirls are assaulted by a
middle-aged man in a motel.
Mia, a teenager is the only
witness. For fear of losing
her job, she says nothing.
Trapped in a world that offers
them no safety, Mia and Wen
will have to find their own way
out.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Romania, Germany, France | 2016 | Romanian | 130 min | Colour
Director Cãlin Peter Netzer
Producer Cãlin Peter Netzer, Oana Iancu
Screenplay Cãlin Peter Netzer, Cezar Paul-Badescu, Iulia Lumânare
Cinematographer Andrei Butica
Editor Dana Bunescu
Cast Mircea Postelnicu, Diana Cavallioti, Adrian Titieni
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
China | 2017 | Mandarin | 107 min | Colour
Director Vivian Qu
Producer Sean Chen
Screenplay Vivian Qu
Cinematographer Benoit Dervaux
Editor Yang Hongyu
Cast Wen Qi, Zhou Meijun, Shi Ke, Geng Le
Beats Per Minute
In Paris in the early 1990s,
a group of activists goes to
battle taking on sluggish
government agencies and
major pharmaceutical
companies. Amid rallies,
protests newcomer Nathan
falls in love with Sean. Their
passion sparks as the activists
fight for a breakthrough.
Blank 13
Koji’s absent father of 13
years is found with cancer and
given three months to live.
When the inevitable day of
their father’s funeral arrives,
the siblings must confront the
void left by his abandonment
as well as a collection of
odd acquaintances who
have come to pay their last
respects.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
France | 2017 | French | 144 min | Colour
Director Robin Campillo
Producer Hugues Charbonneau, Marie-Ange Luciani
Screenplay Philippe Mangeot, Robin Campillo
Cinematographer Jeanne Lapoirie
Editor Robin Campillo, Anita Roth, Stephanie Leger
Cast Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Japan | 2017 | Japanese | 70 min | Colour
Director Takumi Saitô
Producer Yuiko Kobayashi
Screenplay Mitsutoshi Saijô
Cast Takahashi Issey, Lily Franky, Kanno Misuzu, Takumi Saitô
Dark Skull
Broken by the recent death
of his father, a troubled
young man tears through a
small, indigenous town until
his godfather gets him a
job in the mines. With jawdropping,
dreamlike visuals,
Russo’s debut offers a darkly
beautiful subterranean study
in atmosphere and mourning.
Freedom
A woman leaves her husband
and children without saying
goodbye. The radical nature
of her departure appears to
be an opportunity as well as
a trauma. Their days are still
dominated by her mysterious
leaving.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Bolivia, Qatar | 2016 | Spanish | 80 min | Colour
Director Kiro Russo
Producer Pablo Paniagua, Kiro Russo
Screenplay Kiro Russo, Gilmar Gonzales
Cinematographer Pablo Paniagua
Editor Pablo Paniagua, Kiro Russo
Cast Narciso Choquecallata, Anastasia Daza López, Felix Espejo
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Germany, Slovakia | 2017 | German, Slovak | 100 min | Colour
Director Jan Speckenbach
Producer Sol Bondy, Jamila Wenske
Screenplay Andreas Deinert, Jan Speckenbach
Cinematographer Tilo Hauke
Editor Matthias Albrecht, Henning Stöve
Cast Johanna Wokalek, Georg Arms, Hans-Jochen Wagner
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