IFFI 2017 Handbook

Amok
A man is murdered, but the
person responsible avoids
being discovered and
arrested. A few years later,
a police inspector suspects
he has found evidence in
a newly-published book
entitled Amok.
Khibula
A man, elected by his people
to become the head of a
newly independent country,
gets ousted by a coup d´état
shortly after. He flees into
the mountains, where loyal
troops are rumoured to be
waiting for him. He plans
to come back from exile to
regain his power.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Poland | 2017 | Polish | 108 min | Colour
Director Kasia Adamik
Producer Beata Pisula
Screenplay Richard Karpala
Cinematographer Tomasz Naumiuk
Editor Michal Czarnecki
Cast Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Lukasz Simlat, Zofia Wichlacz,
Zbigniew Stryj, Miroslaw Haniszewski, Jan Peszek
✪ ASIA PREMIERE
Georgia, Germany, France | 2017 | Georgian | 98 min | Colour
Director George Ovashvili
Producer George Ovashvili, Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula,
Guillaume de Seille
Screenplay Roelof-Jan Minneboo
Cinematographer Enrico Lucidi
Editor Sun-Min Kim
Cast Hossein Mahjoob, Kishvard Manvelishvili, Nodar Dzidziguri,
Zurab Antelava
Kshitij – A Horizon
Vacchi is 12 and wants to
study Poverty-ridden, her
family leaves their village to
find livelihood as labourers
in sugarcane fields. Her
unwavering determination
however, helps her combat
problems and brings her
closer to the inevitable
showdown with her father.
The Last Painting
A student and political activist
becomes the new housemate
of a solitary painter. He is
brusque and disillusioned,
she is filled with hope.
Outside, Taiwan is heading
towards new presidential
elections. A thriller about
politics, art and murder.
✪ WORLD PREMIERE
India | 2017 | Marathi | 95 min | Colour
Director Manouj Kadaamh
Producer Navroz Prasla, Karishma Mhadolkar
Screenplay Manouj Kadaamh
Cinematographer Yogesh Rajguru
Editor Neeraj Voraliya
Cast Upendra Limaye, Kanchan Jadhav, Vaishnavi Tangde,
Arnav Mandrubkar, Rajkumar Tangde, Manoj Joshi, Vidyadhar Joshi,
Sanjay Mone, Prakash Dhotre, Akansha Pingale,
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Taiwan | 2017 | Mandarin | 108 min | Colour
Director Hung-i Chen
Producer Ying-chuan Wei, Gene Yao
Screenplay Hung-i Chen, Ying-chuan Wei
Cinematographer Jing-Pin Yu
Editor Hung-i Chen
Cast J.C. Lin, Ning Chang, Wei-Yi Lin
Manusangada
Beyond the grief that his
father’s demise causes,
Kolappan dreads the
prospect of the burial that
requires a low caste Dalit,
to carry the body through
a thorny, unformed route
to an uncertain graveyard.
Deeply disturbed with the
inequalities, Kolappan begins
a protest.
Poorna
A 13-year-old Adivasi girl
from Telangana becomes the
youngest girl in history to
climb Mount Everest. The film
follows her incredible journey
to the pinnacle.
India | 2016 | Tamil | 93 min | Colour
Director Amshan Kumar
Producer Ganan Natkunan, Thara
Screenplay Amshan Kumar
Cinematographer P.S. Dharan
Editor Dhanasekar
Cast Rajeev Anand, A.S. Sasi Kumar, Sheela Rajkumar, Manimegalai
India | 2017 | Hindi | 100 min | Colour
Director Rahul Bose
Producer Rahul Bose
Screenplay Prashant Pandey, Shreya Dev Verma
Cinematographer Subhransu
Editor Manan Mehta
Cast Aditi Inamdar, Rahul Bose, S. Mariya
Sales agent Rahul Bose Productions
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