IFFI 2017 Handbook

A Ciambra
Pio Amato at 14, drinks,
smokes and is one of the few
to easily slide between the
region’s factions. Pio follows
his older brother Cosimo
everywhere. When Cosimo
disappears, Pio sets out to
prove he’s ready to step into
his big brother’s shoes but
finds himself faced with an
impossible decision.
Close-Knit
One spring, Hiromi, mother
of an 11-year-old girl
Tomo, leaves home for the
umpteenth time. Tomo goes
to Makio’s place, who lives
with a transwoman Rinko.
They start to live a life
together. One day, Rinko
teaches Tomo to knit in order
to control her temper, just like
her mother did.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Italy, Germany, France, USA | 2017 | Italian | 120 min | Colour
Director Jonas Carpignano
Producer Paolo Carpignano, Jon Coplon, Christoph Daniel, Rodrigo
Teixeira, Ryan Zacarias, Gwyn Sannia
Screenplay Jonas Carpignano
Cinematographer Tim Curtin
Editor Affonso Gonçalves
Cast Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Damiano Amato
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Japan | 2017 | Japanese | 127 min | Colour
Director Naoko Ogigami
Producer Kenzô Ishiguro, Noriaki Takagi, Masashi Igarashi
Screenplay Naoko Ogigami
Cinematographer Kozo Shibasaki
Editor Shinichi Fujima
Cast Tôma Ikuta, Kenta Kiritani, Eiko Koike
Closeness
24-year-old Ilana works
in her father’s garage to
help him make ends meet.
One evening, her extended
family and friends gather to
celebrate the engagement of
her younger brother David.
Later that night, the young
couple is kidnapped, and a
ransom demand delivered.
Daybreak
Leta has not been able to pay
her rent for several months.
When she and her one-yearold
son are thrown out of
their apartment, they move in
with Sophie, an old woman
confined to bed. In order to
keep her job and a roof over
their head, Leta has to keep
Sophie alive at any cost.
Russia | 2017 | Russian | 118 min | Colour
Director Kantemir Balagov
Producer Eduard Pichugin, Aleksandr Sokurov, Nikolay Yankin
Screenplay Kantemir Balagov, Anton Yarush
Cinematographer Artem Emelianov
Editor Kantemir Balagov
Cast Atrem Cipin, Olga Dragunova, Veniamin Kac
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Albania | 2017 | Albanian | 85 min | Colour
Director Gentian Koçi
Producer Gentian Koçi
Screenplay Gentian Koçi
Cinematographer Ilias Adamis
Editor Christos Giannakopoulos, Bonita Papastathi
Cast Ornela Kapetani, Suzana Prifti, Kasem Hoxha
Disappearance
On a cold winter night in
modern Tehran, a young
couple run into a serious
problem, they have just a
few hours to come up with
a solution. They go from
hospital to hospital in search
of help, but none of the
hospitals will admit the young
woman.
El Inca
The story of undefeated twotime
World Boxing Champion
Edwin Valero. It's a biography
about talent and charisma,
love and ambition, He set
a world record by winning
his first 18 fights with a
first-round knockout. El Inca
tells of an exhilarating rise,
a tragic fall, and the riveting
displays of athletic mastery.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Iran, Oatar | 2017 | Persian | 89 min | Colour
Director Ali Asgari
Producer Pouria Heidary Oureh, Ali Sadraie
Screenplay Farnoosh Samadi, Ali Asgari
Cinematographer Ashkan Ashkani
Editor Ehsan Vaseghi
Cast Sadaf Asgari, Amirreza Ranjbaran
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Venezuela | 2016 | Spanish | 128 ßmin | Colour
Director Ignacio Castillo Cottin
Producer Nathalie Sar - Shalom
Screenplay Ignacio Castillo Cottin, Ada Hernández
Cinematographer Alexandra Henao
Editor Maikel Jimenez
Cast Alexander Leterni, Scarlett Jaimes, Miguel Ferrari
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