American Film Market Dailies

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NECKAN: JUSTICE AWAITS

Director Gonzalo Tapia  Spain   92'    2015

Historical thriller

PRMIERE MONTREAL FILM FESTIVAL

Morocco late 50’s , Santiago an young lawyer, son of an important Francoist politician, travels to Tétouan, then the Capital of the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco after receiving an anonymous  letter.

As he gradually starts to unveil the dark secrets surrounding his real family’s mysterious death he uncovers a web of political intrigue surrounding the last years of the demise of the last Spanish colony. The impact on his life will be devastating.

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THIRST

Dir Joe Houlbert    Ecuador 82'      2015

Drama arthouse

‘’impressive piece of work which looks great ‘’

BRUTAL AS HELL

Travelling as a foursome with her cousin and their respective boyfriends for a weekend away in he old family country home, makes life feel almost normal for blind 23 year old Sara.

Once there, all is not as it as seems, and the eerie abandonment of the Colonial house set in spectacular Ecuadorian tropical forest becomes the backdrop to the unraveling the past and family secrets,  and in turns creating an unsettling dynamic between the travellers voyeuristic, perverse  and sexually liberating in turns.

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THEY WILL COME BACK​

Dir Marcelo Lordello, Brazil , 92’, 2012

Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Film  - Brasilia Film Festival

Nominated  Tiger Award - Rotterdam Film Festival

San Francisco International Film Festival – Official Selection New Director

London BFI International Film Festival – Official Selection

New Directors/New Films Selection  the New York series by Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art.

‘’ Marcelo Lordello handles delicate subject matter with due sensitivity,  elegant simplicity of the storytelling’’  LETTERBOXD

‘’ remarkably touching’’ SLANT MAGAZINE

Twelve years old Cris is left on an isolated roadside in northern Brazil, and she must find her way home.

Setting off on her journey, Cris encounters people she had never met before, impoverished small land holders whose reality in a class and race divided Brazil, is in stark contrast to her privileged urban background.

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 WOLFSKINDER

ir Rick Ostermann    Germany   96’  2013

Venice Film Festival Official

Selection, Chicago International Film Festival.

Historical

‘’ The film’s evocative fairy-tale associations of children facing violence and peril, adds dark enchanted dimension to a drama of grim realism rooted in sobering 20th century history’’ HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

‘’A handsome drama’’ VARIETY

As East Prussia falls to the Soviets in the wake of World War II, local orphaned German children were forced to seek refuge hiding in the forests.

Through their grueling ordeal we are allowed an insight into the meaning of resilience, compassion, and the ultimate senselessness of war.

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