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Light Up!<br />

Alevtina Romanova is a penal<br />

officer in a women’s prison<br />

colony. Her image of a stern<br />

officer is betrayed only by<br />

her voice – one that is envied<br />

by opera stars. She has<br />

been embarrassed of her gift<br />

since childhood. Her secret<br />

is revealed when an inmate<br />

records a video and uploads<br />

it on the internet.<br />

Love Me Not<br />

A couple hires a young<br />

migrant to be their surrogate<br />

mother and moves her to their<br />

beautiful villa. While the man<br />

is away for work,she is and<br />

the girl start to bond and<br />

enjoy the couple’s wealthy<br />

way of life.<br />

✪ INDIA PREMIERE<br />

Russia | <strong>2017</strong> | Russian | 104 min | Colour<br />

Director Kirill Pletnev<br />

Producer Ruben Dishdishyan<br />

Screenplay Kirill Pletnev<br />

Cinematographer Sergey Mihalchuk<br />

Editor Vasiliy Klepatskiy<br />

Cast Inga Oboldina, Viktoria Isakova, Vladinir Ilyin, Anna Ukolova<br />

✪ INDIA PREMIERE<br />

Greece, France | <strong>2017</strong> | Greek | 99 min | Colour<br />

Director Alexandros Avranas<br />

Producer Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Kristina Larsen<br />

Screenplay Alexandros Avranas, Kostas Peroulis<br />

Cinematographer David Pimm<br />

Editor Christos Giannakopoulos<br />

Cast Eleni Roussinou, Christos Loulis<br />

Loveless<br />

Zhenya and Boris are going<br />

through a vicious divorce.<br />

Already embarking on new<br />

lives, each with a new partner,<br />

they are impatient to start<br />

again, to turn the page –<br />

even if it means threatening<br />

to abandon their 12-yearold<br />

son Alyosha. Until, after<br />

witnessing one of their fights,<br />

Alyosha disappears.<br />

M<br />

Lila and Mo meet at a bus<br />

stop. Lila has a paralysing<br />

speech impediment. Mo is<br />

chatty and exuberant. Lila<br />

is preparing for her exams.<br />

Mo illegally races cars for<br />

a living. Opposites attract,<br />

and they fall in love. But Mo<br />

carries a secret burden.<br />

Russia, France, Belgium, Germany | <strong>2017</strong> | Russian | 127 min |<br />

Colour<br />

Director Andrey Zvyagintsev<br />

Producer Alexandre Rodnyansky, Serguey Melkumov<br />

Screenplay Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Gleb Fetisov<br />

Cinematographer Mikhail Krichman<br />

Editor Anna Mass<br />

Production Designer Andrey Ponkratov<br />

Cast Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov, Varvara Shmykova<br />

✪ INDIA PREMIERE<br />

France | 2016 | French | 110 min | Colour<br />

Director Sara Forestier<br />

Producer Denis Freyd, Hugo Selignac, Seg Selignal, Vincent Mazel<br />

Screenplay Sara Forestier<br />

Cinematographer Guillaume Schiffman<br />

Editor Eric Armbruster<br />

Cast Redouanne Harjane, Sara Forestier, Jean-Pierre Léaud<br />

Mrs. Hyde<br />

✪ INDIA PREMIERE<br />

France | <strong>2017</strong> | French | 95 min | Colour<br />

Mrs. Géquil is a shy teacher<br />

despised by her colleagues<br />

and students. On a stormy<br />

night, while conducting an<br />

experiment in her lab, she is<br />

struck by lightning and faints.<br />

When she wakes up, she feels<br />

different and the appearance<br />

of the dangerous Mrs.<br />

Hyde soon impacts on Mrs.<br />

Géquil’s teaching methods.<br />

Director Serge Bozon<br />

Producer David Thion, Philippe Martin<br />

Screenplay Axelle Ropert, Serge Bozon<br />

Cinematographer Céline Bozon<br />

Editor Franois Quiqueré<br />

Cast Romain Duris, Isabelle Huppert, Jose Garcia, Adda Senani,<br />

Guillaume Verdier<br />

Marlina the Murderer<br />

in Four Acts<br />

Marlina lives quietly in<br />

Sumba until one day a man<br />

named Markus and his gang<br />

try to rob her house. She<br />

kills him. Eventually, she is<br />

haunted by Markus, and her<br />

life turns 180 degrees.<br />

Indonesia, France, Malaysia, Thailand | <strong>2017</strong> | Indonesian | 90 min<br />

| Colour<br />

Director Mouly Surya<br />

Producer Rama Adi, Fauzan Zidni<br />

Screenplay Rama Adi, Garin Nugroho, Mouly Surya<br />

Cinematographer Yunus Pasolang<br />

Editor Kelvin Nugroho<br />

Cast Egy Fedly, Dea Panendra, Yoga Pratama<br />

44 INTERNATIONAL CINEMA <strong>IFFI</strong> <strong>2017</strong>

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