24th Sept - 1st Oct 2009
Jayee Deegar
Iran | 2003 | 84 min. | OV with English s.t.
Mehdi Karampour describes his debut film as a �mixture of drama, cartoon and clip, an experiment in form and context�. Five characters are stuck on an island, from where they hope to escape to �somewhere else�, the utopia of their dreams. Dr. Tavussi ...
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Jan Plewka singt Rio Reiser - Eine Reminiszenz an den K�nig von Deutschland
Germany | 2005 | ca. 90 min. | OV
The 20th of August 2006 will mark the tenth anniversary of the death of German rock star Rio Reiser. At the beginning of 2005, Jan Plewka put together a concert performance using Reiser�s songs, and reanimated the ideals of a generation. Director Ste ...
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Jazireh Ahani
Iran | 2005 | 90 min. | OV with English s.t.
A leaky freighter is drifting offshore somewhere on the Persian Gulf. While the captain is still trying to persuade the owner to give up the ageing vessel, poverty-stricken locals have claimed it for themselves. Births, deaths and marriages take plac ...
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Janem Janem
Israel, France | 2005 | 100 min. | OV with English s.t.
When 40-year-old teacher Aldi returns traumatised from his military service, he decides to have a break. Having arrived at the airport, however, he cancels his flight to Paris and disappears among Tel Aviv�s Turkish immigrant community. He experience ...
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Jiang cheng xia ri
People | 2006 | 100 min. | OV with Engl. s.t.
Village schoolteacher Li is searching for his lost son. He goes to the big city Wuhan, where his daughter lives in the red-light district, as the girl-friend of a brothel keeper. Li finds an aide in an old policeman but tragedy ensues in this subtle ...
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Jezile
South Africa, United Kingdom | 2006 | 86 min. | OV with Engl. s.t.
Love, hope, and betrayal: in powerful images the life of Jesus is transported into a country torn apart by civil war, military dictatorship, and revolt. British theatre and opera director Mark Dornford-May won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale 2005 wi ...
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Junebug
USA | 2006 | 106 min. | OV with German s.t.
Journalists at Cannes this year were gushing over this eccentric and deeply human family history remindful of John Irving. Chicago-based art dealer Madeleine visits her husband's family in the sticks for the first time, also, because an interesting p ...
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Joki
Finland | 2006 | 106 min. | OV with Engl. s.t.
An hour in a small town on a Saturdaymorning � and one of the best European fi lms in recent years. Life�s big issues are tackled with a casualness reminding of �Short Cuts�. Every character is at a crossroad contemplating suicide, love or a date or ...
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Jasminum
Poland | 2007 | 107' | OV with engl. st
A magical lovestory for grown-ups enfolds in an idyllic setting where monks exude scents that mirror their names - Brother Plum is one, Brother Cherry another. When a restaurator who dabbles in love potions arrives at the monastery, with her five-yea ...
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