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Films 2012

NNarrative Competition

Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Turkey,  Germany,  France | Turkish
2012 | 124min.

NNarrative Competition

Araf/Somewhere in Between
( Araf )
Middle East Premiere

Zehra and Olgun, two young souls caught between the past and an uncertain future, are waiting for a chance to escape from their dull lives in this highly anticipated film by Turkish auteur Yeşim Ustaoğlu (Pandora's Box, ADFF 2009).Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Turkey,  Germany,  France | Turkish
2012 | 124min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Turkey,  Germany,  France | Turkish
2012 | 124min.

NNarrative Competition

Araf/Somewhere in Between (Black Pearl Award - Narrative Competition)
( Araf )
Middle East Premiere

Zehra and Olgun, two young souls caught between the past and an uncertain future, are waiting for a chance to escape from their dull lives in this highly anticipated film by Turkish auteur Yeşim Ustaoğlu (Pandora's Box, ADFF 2009).Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Turkey,  Germany,  France | Turkish
2012 | 124min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Russia | Russian
2012 | 115min.

NNarrative Competition

Betrayal
( Izmena )
Middle East Premiere

Kirill Serebrennikov’s metaphysical noir about the eternal circle of love and deception is built around an impressive performance by German star Franziska Petri. Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Russia | Russian
2012 | 115min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Michael Winterbottom
United Kingdom | English
2012 | 94min.

NNarrative Competition

EVERYDAY
( EVERYDAY )
Middle East Premiere

Filmed over five years, EVERYDAY is an intimate portrait of the relationship between a married couple while the husband is prison.Director: Michael Winterbottom
United Kingdom | English
2012 | 94min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Portugal,  France | French
2012 | 91min.

NNarrative Competition

Gebo and the Shadow
( O Gebo e a Sombra )
Middle East Premiere

102-year-old director Manoel de Oliveira’s 59th film is an adaptation of a Raul Brandão play about a poor French patriarch who sacrifices himself to protect his wayward thief of a son.Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Portugal,  France | French
2012 | 91min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Sally Potter
United Kingdom,  Canada,  Croatia,  Denmark | English
2012 | 90min.

NNarrative Competition

Ginger and Rosa
( Ginger and Rosa )
Middle East Premiere

This sharply observed tale of growing up amidst nuclear threat and familial discord in 1960s London tells of the lifelong friendship of two teenaged girls whose lives are shattered by personal betrayals and deeply held beliefs.Director: Sally Potter
United Kingdom,  Canada,  Croatia,  Denmark | English
2012 | 90min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Moussa Haddad
Algeria | Arabic
2012 | 116min.

NNarrative Competition

Harraga Blues
( Harraga Blues )
World Premiere

Moussa Haddad tackles the issue of illegal immigration through the story of two young harragas (migrants), Algerian friends Zine and Rayane, who dream of reaching El Dorado – which for them is the north shore of the Mediterranean.Director: Moussa Haddad
Algeria | Arabic
2012 | 116min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Nouri Bouzid
Tunisia,  United Arab Emirates,  France | Arabic
2012 | 105min.

NNarrative Competition

Hidden Beauties
( Manmoutesh )
World Premiere

With Tunisia in the turmoil of revolution two young friends, Zaneb and Aicha, are inspired to demand the same rights as men…at home, at work and in their love-lives! Director: Nouri Bouzid
Tunisia,  United Arab Emirates,  France | Arabic
2012 | 105min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: François Ozon
France | French
2012 | 105min.

NNarrative Competition

In the House
( Dans la maison )
Middle East Premiere

This sophisticated drama from acclaimed French auteur François Ozon (Potiche, ADFF 2010) is about a teacher who is inspired by a student’s perceptive essays, until he realizes their blurring of reality and fiction may conceal dark intent.Director: François Ozon
France | French
2012 | 105min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Daniele Ciprì
Italy,  France | Italian
2012 | 90min.

NNarrative Competition

It Was the Son
( È stato il figlio )
Middle East Premiere

Ciraulo’s are a miserable Sicilian family. But they own a luxury car, bought with "Serenella's money", the compensation for the death of their child during a shootout between mafia gangsters.Director: Daniele Ciprì
Italy,  France | Italian
2012 | 90min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Susanne Bier
Denmark | Danish, English
2012 | 112min.

NNarrative Competition

Ladies Only Screening: Love Is All You Need
( Ladies Only Screening: Love Is All You Need )
Middle East Premiere

Danish auteur Susanne Bier follows up her 2010 Oscar win for ADFF alumni drama In a Better World with a life-affirming comedy about two bruised souls (Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm) bought together by the wedding of their children.Director: Susanne Bier
Denmark | Danish, English
2012 | 112min.
NNarrative Competition

Director: Cate Shortland
Germany,  Australia,  United Kingdom | German
2012 | 108min.

NNarrative Competition

Lore
( Lore )
Middle East Premiere

A teenaged girl leads her siblings across postwar Germany after their Nazi parents are arrested by Allies in this sensual and intelligent coming-of-age sophomore film from Australia’s Cate Shortland (Somersault).Director: Cate Shortland
Germany,  Australia,  United Kingdom | German
2012 | 108min.
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