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Finland

“SAUNA” (2008 feature film directed by Antti-Jussi Annila)
Reviews ****½
Sauna [2008]
Antti-Jussi Annila
In the year 1595, following the brutal war between Finland and Russia, brothers Knut and Erik are part of the commission marking the border betw… 
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CastVille Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Rain Tolk, Son…
LanguageFinnish   CountryFinland
VAN$18 Video
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“THREE WISE MEN” (2008 feature film directed by Mika Kaurismäki)
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Three Wise Men [2008]
Mika Kaurismäki
Acclaimed Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki (LA Without a Map, TIFF 1998) offers a raw and often hilarious drama about a trio of anti-heroes – an… 
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CastIrina Björklund, Tommi Eronen, Peter Franzén…
LanguageFinnish   CountryFinland
CWC$18
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France

“35 RHUMS” (2008 feature film directed by Claire Denis)
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35 Rhums [2008]
Claire Denis
The celebrated French filmmaker Claire Denis returns with 35 Rhums, exploring the working underclass of French society. Lionel, a widower, has r… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$PG
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“AFTERWARDS” (2008 feature film directed by Gilles Bourdos)
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Afterwards [2008]
Gilles Bourdos
Years after a near-death experience shook his childhood, Nathan, now a successful corporate lawyer, has buried himself in his work to escape the… 
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CastRomain Duris, John Malkovich, Evangeline Lil…
LanguageEnglish   CountryFrance
VAN$18
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“AIDE-TOI LE CIEL T'AIDERA” (2008 feature film directed by François Dupeyron)
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Aide-toi le ciel t'aidera [2008]
François Dupeyron
In his latest film, François Dupeyron (Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, TIFF 2003) again turns his attention to an underprivileged secto… 
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CastFélicité Wouassi
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$14A
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“UN BARRAGE CONTRE LE PACIFIQUE” (2008 feature film directed by Rithy Panh)
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Un Barrage Contre le Pacifique [2008]
Rithy Panh
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Marguerite Duras, Un Barrage Contre le Pacifique is directed by Rithy Panh (S21, La Machine de mort K… 
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CastIsabelle Huppert
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$$14A
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“UN CONTE DE NOËL” (2008 feature film directed by Arnaud Desplechin)
Reviews ****
Un Conte de Noël [2008]
Arnaud Desplechin
A dysfunctional family, torn apart by illness, death and loss, come together for Christmas in the North of France. Exploring the relationships a… 
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CastCatherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mat…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$14A Video
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“THE COUNTRY TEACHER” (2008 feature film directed by Bohdan Sláma)
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The Country Teacher [2008]
Bohdan Sláma
When a gifted young teacher takes a job at a grammar school in the country, he quickly forms a strong bond with Marie, a local farm owner. But t… 
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CastZuzana Bydzovská, Pavel Liska, Ladislav Sedi…
LanguageCzech   CountryFrance
CWC$18 Video
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“DERNIER MAQUIS” (2008 feature film directed by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche)
Reviews ***½
Dernier Maquis [2008]
Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
Dubbed "Mao" for his crafty management strategy of feigned benevolence, a truck yard owner (director Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche) decides to build an o… 
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CastRabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, Salim Ameur-Zaïmeche, …
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
CWC$PG Video
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“IL DIVO” (2008 feature film directed by Paolo Sorrentino)
Reviews ****
Il Divo [2008]
Paolo Sorrentino
Giulio Andreotti (Toni Servillo) has been the alpha and omega of Italian politics. Unreachable and enigmatic, he hides behind a calculated sembl… 
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CastToni Servillo
LanguageItalian   CountryFrance
SP$18 Video
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“EDEN LOG” (2008 feature film directed by Franck Vestiel)
Reviews ***½
Eden Log [2008]
Franck Vestiel
Inspired by Manga and video game imagery, Eden Log is a visually stunning sci-fi vision of a tomb-like underworld. A man regains consciousness a… 
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CastClovis Cornillac, Vimala Pons
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
MM$14A Video
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“L' EMPREINTE DE L'ANGE” (2008 feature film directed by Safy Nebbou)
Reviews ****
L' Empreinte de l'ange [2008]
Safy Nebbou
While picking up her son at a birthday party, Elsa (Catherine Frot) finds her entire world turned upside down. Believing Lola, a little girl at … 
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CastCatherine Frot, Sandrine Bonnaire, Wladimir …
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
CWC$18 Video
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“EMPTY NEST” (2008 feature film directed by Daniel Burman)
Reviews ***½
Empty Nest [2008]
Daniel Burman
Superbly imaginative and entertaining, Empty Nest offers a heartfelt look at the marital tensions between Martha (Cecilia Roth, All About My Mot… 
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CastCecilia Roth, Oscar Martinez
LanguageSpanish   CountryFrance
SP$$14A Video
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“ENTRE LES MURS” (2008 feature film directed by Laurent Cantet)
Reviews ****
ENTRE LES MURS [2008]
Laurent Cantet
NOTE: SCHEDULE CHANGE / ENTRE LES MURS (THE CLASS) BY LAURENT CANTET WILL HAVE IT'S NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE AS THE OPENING FILM FOR THE NEW YOR… 
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CastFrançois Bégaudeau
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$18 Video
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“EXPECTATIONS” (2008 short film directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun)
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Expectations [2008]
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's follow-up to the 2006 award-winning Daratt (Dry Season) charts the journey of a man fleeing his debts by attempting an ar… 
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CastYoussouf Djaoro, Mata Gabin, Assane Kheiro, …
LanguageUnknown   CountryFrance
VIS$18
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“FAUBOURG 36” (2008 feature film directed by Christophe Barratier)
Reviews ***½
Faubourg 36 [2008]
Christophe Barratier
A dazzling musical from the director of Les Choristes (TIFF 2004), Faubourg 36 is set between December 1935 and July 1936 in a working-class nei… 
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CastGérard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad, …
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$$18 Video
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“LA FILLE DE MONACO” (2008 feature film directed by Anne Fontaine)
Reviews ***½
La Fille de Monaco [2008]
Anne Fontaine
A brilliant and neurotic attorney (Fabrice Luchini) goes to Monaco to defend a famous criminal. But instead of focusing on the case, he falls fo… 
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CastFabrice Luchini, Louise Bourgoin, Roschdy Ze…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
GALA$$18A Video
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“FOUR NIGHTS WITH ANNA” (2008 feature film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski)
Reviews ***½
Four Nights With Anna [2008]
Jerzy Skolimowski
From influential Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski comes the story of Leon, a hospital worker who once witnessed the brutal rape of Anna, now a… 
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CastKinga Preis, Artur Steranko
LanguagePolish   CountryFrance
MAST$18
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“L' HEURE D'ÉTÉ” (2008 feature film directed by Olivier Assayas)
Reviews ***½
L' Heure d'été [2008]
Olivier Assayas
After siblings Adrienne (Juliette Binoche), Frédéric (Charles Berling) and Jérémie (Jérémie Rénier) return home to the countryside for their mot… 
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CastJuliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie R…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
CWC$18 Video
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“HOOKED” (2008 feature film directed by Adrian Sitaru)
Reviews ****
Hooked [2008]
Adrian Sitaru
A Sunday picnic seemed like the best way for Mihai and Sweetie to spend some quality time together and take their relationship to a new level. B… 
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CastAdrian Titieni, Ioana Flora, Maria Dinulescu
LanguageRomanian   CountryFrance
DISC$18
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“INJU, LA BÊTE DANS L'OMBRE” (2008 feature film directed by Barbet Schroeder)
Reviews ***
Inju, la bête dans l'ombre [2008]
Barbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder directs this thriller starring Benoît Magimel (La Pianiste) as Fayard, a successful crime novelist. Invited to Japan for the re… 
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CastBenoît Magimel
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$$18A Video
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“JCVD” (2008 feature film directed by Mabrouk El Mechri)
Reviews ****½
JCVD [2008]
Mabrouk El Mechri
Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Jean-Claude Van Damme in the comeback story of one of the biggest action stars in movie history. When a trip to t… 
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CastJean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zin…
LanguageFrench, English   CountryFrance
MM$18 Video
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“KABULI KID” (2008 feature film directed by Barmak Akram)
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Kabuli Kid [2008]
Barmak Akram
Kabul taxi driver Khaled picks up a woman and, after settling on a price, takes her to her destination. The woman gets out and a new passenger c… 
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CastHadji Gul, Valéry Schatz, Amélie Glenn, Moha…
LanguagePersian   CountryFrance
DISC$14A
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“KHAMSA” (2008 feature film directed by Karim Dridi)
Reviews ****
Khamsa [2008]
Karim Dridi
Thirteen-year-old Khamsa flees his foster family for the Marseilles gypsy camp where he was born. Embraced by his old friends, Khamsa's innocenc… 
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CastMarc Cortes, Raymond Adam, Tony Fourmann, Me…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
CWC$14A Video
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“LIVERPOOL” (2008 feature film directed by Lisandro Alonso)
Reviews ***½
Liverpool [2008]
Lisandro Alonso
During an Atlantic crossing, Farrel asks the captain of the freighter he is sailing for permission to go ashore at the next port. He wants to vi… 
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CastJuan Fernandez
LanguageSpanish   CountryFrance
VIS$18
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“MARTYRS” (2008 feature film directed by Pascal Laugier)
Reviews ****
Martyrs [2008]
Pascal Laugier
One night in the early 1970s, Lucie, a little girl missing for over a year, is discovered wandering by the side of a country road, unable to say… 
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CastMorjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine B…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
MM$18A Video
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“MIA ET LE MIGOU” (2008 animated feature film directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd)
Reviews **½
Mia et le Migou [2008]
Jacques-Rémy Girerd
When her father becomes trapped in a tunnel on a construction site far from home, Mia decides to leave her village to look for him. Trekking thr… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
KID$G
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“NATIVE DANCER” (2008 feature film directed by Guka Omarova)
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Native Dancer [2008]
Guka Omarova
When a petrol station is burned to the ground, the developers blame the land owner, Batir, and kidnap his son. Batir has no choice but to seek o… 
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CastFarkhad Amankulov, Neisipkul Omarbekova, Alm…
LanguageRussian/Kazakh   CountryFrance
CWC$18
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“NUIT DE CHIEN” (2008 feature film directed by Werner Schroeter)
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Nuit de Chien [2008]
Werner Schroeter
This powerful and provocative film follows Ossorio Vignale as he arrives in his hometown in search of Clara, the woman he loves. Much to his hor… 
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CastPascal Greggory, Elsa Zylberstein, Amira Cas…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
MAST$18
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“O'HORTEN” (2008 feature film directed by Bent Hamer)
Reviews ****½
O'Horten [2008]
Bent Hamer
In the driver's cab of a train journeying through the Norwegian countryside, Odd Horten is on his penultimate journey from Oslo to Bergen. Tomor… 
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CastBaard Owe
LanguageNorwegian   CountryFrance
CWC$18 Video
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“PA-RA-DA” (2008 feature film directed by Marco Pontecorvo)
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PA-RA-DA [2008]
Marco Pontecorvo
This true story of a street clown, Miloud Oukili, charts his arrival in Romania in 1992, three years after the end of Ceausescu's dictatorship, … 
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CastUnknown
LanguageRomanian | French …   CountryFrance
VAN$18 Video
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“PANDORA'S BOX” (2008 feature film directed by Yesim Ustaoglu)
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Pandora's Box [2008]
Yesim Ustaoglu
When three fortysomething siblings in Istanbul receive a call that their aging mother has disappeared from her home along the Eastern Black Sea … 
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CastTsilla Chelton, Derya Alabora, Onur Unsal, Ö…
LanguageTurkish   CountryFrance
CWC$18
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“PARC” (2008 feature film directed by Arnaud des Pallières)
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Parc [2008]
Arnaud des Pallières
Georges Nail (Sergi López) lives in a new suburb. He's married, loves his wife, son and dog. Paul Hammer (Jean-Marc Barr) is goodlooking, rich a… 
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CastSergi López, Jean-Marc Barr
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
DISC$18
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“LES PLAGES D'AGNÈS” (2008 feature film directed by Agnès Varda)
Reviews ****
Les Plages d'Agnès [2008]
Agnès Varda
Legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda looks back on her life and work, using beaches as a window to memory. In Belgium, California, the South of Franc… 
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CastAgnès Varda
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
MAST$18
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“PLUS TARD, TU COMPRENDRAS” (2008 feature film directed by Amos Gitaï)
Reviews ***½
Plus tard, tu comprendras [2008]
Amos Gitaï
A man endeavors to collect memories of his grandparents who died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. 
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CastJeanne Moreau, Hippolyte Girardot, Emmanuell…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$14A Video
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“LA POINTE COURTE” (1956 feature film directed by Agnès Varda)
Reviews ****½
La Pointe courte [1956]
Agnès Varda
La Pointe courte (1956) introduced the world to Agnès Varda, one of the most unique directors of French cinema. She will be at TIFF08 to present… 
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CastSilvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
DIAL$PG
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“PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE (PART 1)” (2008 feature film directed by Jean-François Richet)
Reviews ****½
Public Enemy Number One (Part 1) [2008]
Jean-François Richet
Vincent Cassel plays Jacques Mesrine, the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1. I… 
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CastCécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Roy Dupu…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
GALA$$14A Video
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“RESTLESS” (2008 feature film directed by Amos Kollek)
Reviews ***½
Restless [2008]
Amos Kollek
Recently discharged from the Israeli army, Tzach travels to New York to confront his father Moshe, a struggling artist who left his family behin… 
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CastRan Danker, Moshe Ivgy
LanguageHebrew   CountryFrance
CWC$18 Video
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“SALAMANDRA” (2008 feature film directed by Pablo Agüero)
Reviews ***
Salamandra [2008]
Pablo Agüero
In the valley of El Bolson in Patagonia - a haven for renegades from all over the world - Alba and Inti try to build a normal life as mother and… 
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CastDolores Fonzi
LanguageSpanish   CountryFrance
VIS$18
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“THE SECRET OF MOONACRE” (2008 feature film directed by Gabor Csupo)
Reviews ***½
The Secret of Moonacre [2008]
Gabor Csupo
Thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather is sent away to live with her uncle, Sir Benjamin, in the mysterious Moonacre Manor. There Maria unc… 
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CastIoan Gruffudd, Tim Curry, Natascha McElhone,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryFrance
KID$G
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“SÉRAPHINE” (2008 feature film directed by Martin Provost)
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Séraphine [2008]
Martin Provost
Based on a true story, Séraphine delves into the relationship between naïve painter Séraphine Louis (1864–1942) and art collector Wilhelm Uhde. … 
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CastUlrich Tukur, Yolande Moreau, Françoise Lebr…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$18 Video
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“SERBIS” (2008 feature film directed by Brillante Mendoza)
Reviews ****
Serbis [2008]
Brillante Mendoza
The Pineda family operates a run-down movie house that shows sexy double features. While they endure each other's sins and vices, the matriarch,… 
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CastGina Pareño
LanguageFilipino | Tagalog…   CountryFrance
VAN$18 Video
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“LE SILENCE DE LORNA” (2008 feature film directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne)
Reviews ***½
Le Silence de Lorna [2008]
Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc…
Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, becomes entangled in a sham marriage orchestrated by mobster Fabio, an arrangement that will en… 
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CastArta Dobroshi, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rong…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
MAST$14A Video
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“SNOW” (2008 feature film directed by Aida Begic)
Reviews ****
Snow [2008]
Aida Begic
Eastern Bosnia, 1997. Headed by the young and stubborn Alma, the residents of the war-ravaged and isolated village of Slavno face a dilemma. Sho… 
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CastZana Marjanovic, Jasna Beri, Sadzida Setic, …
LanguageCroatian   CountryFrance
DISC$18
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“SÜT” (2008 feature film directed by Semih Kaplanoglu)
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Süt [2008]
Semih Kaplanoglu
Young Yusuf is upset when he learns that his mother Fatma is having a secret affair with the town's railroad stationmaster. He must decide wheth… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageTurkish   CountryFrance
VIS$18 Video
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“TEZA” (2008 feature film directed by Haile Gerima)
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Teza [2008]
Haile Gerima
Upon graduating from a university in Germany, Anberber returns to his native Ethiopia during the war of the 1990s. Hoping to put his newly acqui… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageGerman/Amharic   CountryFrance
CWC$14A
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“THREE MONKEYS” (2008 feature film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Reviews ***½
Three Monkeys [2008]
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Winner of Best Director at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Climates, TIFF 2006) tells the story of a dislocated family batt… 
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CastYavuz Bingol, Hatice Aslan, Rifat Sungar
LanguageTurkish   CountryFrance
MAST$18 Video
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“UNWANTED WITNESS” (2008 feature film directed by Juan Jose Lozano)
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Unwanted Witness [2008]
Juan Jose Lozano
Témoin indésirable depicts Colombia’s social and political situation through the work and life of investigative journalist Hollman Morris. Morri… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageSpanish   CountryFrance
RTR$18 Video
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“VINYAN” (2008 feature film directed by Fabrice du Welz)
Reviews ****
Vinyan [2008]
Fabrice du Welz
Eastern spiritual themes of despair are paired with maternal concerns in du Welz's second film after his 2004 Midnight Madness debut, Calvaire. … 
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CastRufus Sewell, Emmanuelle Béart, Julie Dreyfu…
LanguageEnglish   CountryFrance
VIS$18 Video
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“WALTZ WITH BASHIR” (2008 animated feature film directed by Ari Folman)
Reviews ****½
Waltz with Bashir [2008]
Ari Folman
One night in a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare. The two men conclude that there's a connection to their… 
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CastAri Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner
LanguageHebrew | German   CountryFrance
SP$14A Video
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“WAVELENGTHS 1” (2008 presentation)
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WAVELENGTHS 1 [2008]
Nathaniel Dorsky and Jean-Ma…
This year's Wavelengths begins with a programme of avant-garde masters. One of the most gifted 16mm filmmakers of our time, Nathaniel Dorsky has… 
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CastVarious
LanguageVarious   CountryFrance
WL$18
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“IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T'AIME” (2008 feature film directed by Philippe Claudel)
Reviews ****
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime [2008]
Philippe Claudel
Coming off a hugely successful run in France, I've Loved You So Long is written and directed by acclaimed novelist/filmmaker Philippe Claudel. I… 
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CastKristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Laur…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$18 Video
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