IFFI 2017 Handbook

Frost
Frost tells the story of Rokas,
a young Lithuanian man
who wants to understand
war in order to understand
his people. On a convoy
transporting humanitarian
aid from Lithuania to the
Ukraine, he meets a couple
of reporters. The trio will
be forced to overcome their
psychological limits.
A Gentle Creature
A woman lives alone on
the outskirts of a village
in Russia. One day she
receives a parcel she sent to
her incarcerated husband,
marked ‘return to sender’.
Shocked and confused, the
woman has no choice but
to travel to the prison in a
remote region of the country
in search of an explanation.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Lithuania, France, Ukraine, Poland | 2017 | Lithuanian | 90 min |
Colour
Director Sarunas Bartas
Producer Valery Kalmykov, Maria Blicharska, Rémi Burah
Screenplay Sarunas Bartas, Anna Cohen-Yanay
Cinematographer Eitvydas Doskus
Editor Dounia Sichov
Cast Vanessa Paradis, Weronika Rosati, Andrzej Chyra
France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands | 2017 | Russian | 143 min
| Colour
Director Sergei Loznitsa
Producer Marianne Slot
Screenplay Sergei Loznitsa
Cinematographer Oleg Mutu
Editor Danielius Kokanauskis
Cast Vasilina Makovtseva, Marina Kleshcheva, Lia Akhedzhakova,
Valeriu Andriuta, Boris Kamorzin, Sergei Kolesov
Her Love Boils
Bathwater
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Japan | 2016 | Japanese | 125 min | Colour
The Sachino family used to
run the Sachi no Yu bathhouse
but it has been dormant since
the sudden disappearance of
the father a year ago. Futaba,.
The cheerful and determined
mother works part-time and
brings up her daughter on her
own, until one day she is told
she has only a little time left
to live.
Director Ryôta Nakano
Producer Kazumi Fukase, Yusuke Wakabayashi
Screenplay Ryôta Nakano
Cinematographer Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
Sound Design Masahide Koura
Cast Rie Miyazawa, Hana Sugisaki, Tori Matsuzaka, Joe Odagiri
High Noon Story
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Iran | 2017 | Farsi | 110 min | Colour
After the dismissal of
president, Bani-Sadr, by
the Iranian parliament,
terrorist groups begin to
assassinate Iranian officials.
The government and the
revolutionary guards are after
the terrorists. A member of
the guard and a woman from
the terrorist groups know
each other.
Director Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
Producer Seyed Mahmoud Razavi
Screenplay Ebrahim Amini and Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
Cinematographer Hadi Behrouz
Editor Sajad Pahlavan Zadeh
Cast Mehrdad Sedighian, Ahmad Mehranfar, Javad Ezati, Mehdi
Hostages
The Georgian Soviet Socialist
Republic in 1983. Border
guards are keeping an
eye on a group of young
Georgians who are enjoying
a boisterous dip in the Black
Sea. The group includes Anna
and Nika, who are about to
marry. Post the wedding they
plan to hijack the aircraft at
gunpoint..
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
Georgia, Russia, Poland | 2017 | Georgian, Russian | 103 min |
Colour
Director Rezo Gigineishvili
Producer Mikhail Finogenov, Tamara Tatishvili, Vladimer Katcharava,
Rezo Gigineishvili
Screenplay Lasha Bughadze, Rezo Gigineishvili
Cinematographer Vladislav Opelyants
Editor Jaroslav Kaminski, Andrey Gamov
Cast Irakli Kvirikadze, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Avtandil Makharadze
The House by the
Sea
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France | 2017 | French | 107 min | Colour
By a little bay near Marseille
lies a picturesque villa owned
by an old man. His three
children have gathered by his
side for his last days: Angela,
an actress living in Paris;
Joseph, who has just fallen in
love with a girl half his age;
and Armand, the only one
who stayed behind to run the
family’s small restaurant.
Director Robert Guédiguian
Producer Robert Guédiguian, Marc Bordure
Screenplay Robert Guédiguian, Serge Valletti
Cinematographer Pierre Milon
Editor Bernard Sasia
Cast Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan,
Anaïs Demoustier, Robinson Stévenin, Jacques Boudet
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