IFFI 2017 Handbook

The Great Buddha+
Pickle is a night security
guard at a bronze statue
factory. His colleague, Belly
Bottom, works as a recycling
collector, Pickle’s biggest
pleasure in life is flicking
through porn magazines,
Television is an integral part
of their lives. One day when
the television is broken, their
lives are changed forever.
Kachcha Limbu
Kachcha Limbu, slang for
underdog, is the poignant
tale of a couple and their
everyday trials in nurturing
their mentally challenged
child, Bachchu. The story
takes us through Mr. and
Mrs. Katdare’s dilemmas and
their attempt at sanity and
togetherness despite teeming
odds.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Taiwan | 2017 | Minnan | 102 min | Colour
Director Hsin-yao Huang
Producer Mong-Hong Chung, Ju Feng Yeh
Screenplay Hsin-yao Huang
Cinematographer Mong-Hong Chung
Editor Hsiu-hsiung Lai
Cast Cres Chuang, Bamboo Chen, Leon Dai, Na-Dou Lin
India | 2017 | Marathi | 116 min | Colour and B/W
Director Prasad Oak
Producer Mandar Bhaskar Devasthali
Screenplay Chinmay Mandlekar
Cinematographer Amalendu Choudhary
Editor Jayant Jathar
Cast Sachin Khedekar, Sonali Kulkarni, Ravi Jadhav, Manmeet Pem,
Ananth Mahadevan, Uday Sabnis, Ajit Kelkar
A Man of Integrity
Reza leads a simple life along
with his wife and child in a
remote village in Northern
Iran. A private company
controls nearly every aspect
of regional life. Under their
pressure many villagers have
themselves become part of
the exisitng corruption. Reza
strives to resist coercion and
preserve his farm.
Marionette
A high school teacher
named Seo-Rin encounters
a mysterious person called
Master through instant
messaging. This figure
reminds her of the past
that she has always wanted
to forget. As her students,
boyfriend and acquaintances
get involved in this incident,
the situation turns grave
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Iran | 2017 | Farsi | 117 min | Colour
Director Mohammad Rasoulof
Producer Mohammad Rasoulof, Kaveh Farnam, Rozita Hendijanian,
Michal Krecek
Screenplay Mohammad Rasoulof
Cinematographer Ashkan Ashkani
Editor Meysam Muini, Mohammedreza Muini
Cast Reza Akhlaghirad, Soudabeh Beizaee, Nasim Adabi, Missagh Zareh,
Zeinab Shabani, Zhila Shahi
South Korea | 2017 | Korean | 116 min | Colour
Director Lee Hanuk
Producer Lee Gun Woo
Screenplay Lee Hanuk
Cinematographer Park Kyung Kun
Editor Won Chang Jae
Cast Kim Hie Won, Lee You-young
✪ WORLD PREMIERE
Racer and the
Jailbird
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
France, Belgium | 2017 | French | 130 min | Colour
When Gino meets Bénédicte,
it is love at first sight,
passionate, unconditional
and fiery.Gino hides a secret
that can endanger his and the
lives of those around him.
Gino and Bénédicte will have
to fight against fate, reason
and their own weaknesses to
save their love.
Director Michaël R. Roskam
Producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Bart Van Langendonck
Screenplay Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré, Michaël R. Roskam
Cinematographer Nicolas Karakatsanis
Editor Alain Desssauvage
Cast Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Shuttle Life
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Malaysia | 2017 | Mandarin | 91 min | Colour
Director Tan Seng Kiat
Producer Roland Lee, Jin Ong
Screenplay Tan Seng Kiat, Chris Leong Siew Hong
Cinematographer Chen Ko Chin
Editor Chen Hsiao Tung, Yue Ba Ren Zi
Cast Sylvia Chang, Jack Tan, Angel Chan
Qiang struggles to take care of
his mentally unstable mother
and a five-year-old sister,
Hui Shan. When a speeding
car kills Hui Shan, Qiang is
desperate to claim his sister’s
body. Qiang’s mother is of no
help given her condition, so
Qiang is forced to face this
predicament on his own.
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