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The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic
surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved
her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every
assault. In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed a further
three things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never
a problem. Marilia, the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his
most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig…
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Where Do We Go Now? (Lebanon)
From Lebanese Writer/Director/Actress Nadine Labaki (“Caramel”) comes “Where Do
We Go Now?”, a heart-warming tale of a group of women’s determination to protect their
community from the outside forces that threaten to destroy it. Set in a remote village
where the church and the mosque stand side by side, the film follows the antics of the
town’s Muslim and Christian women, heartsick over sons, husbands and fathers lost to
previous flare-ups, in their efforts to keep their blowhard men from starting a religious
war.
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Adrift (Brazil)
Set on Brazil’s impossibly beautiful coastline, Adrift is a tale of nascent sexuality,
infidelity and domestic dissolution. The message? Love is illogical, kids are curious
and marriage is tough While spending summer vacation with her family on the idyllic
southeast coast of Brazil, fourteen-year-old Filipa discovers that her father, a famous
author, is betraying her mother by dallying with a beautiful young American woman.
Wrestling with the truth, Filipa will soon discover that her father’s infidelity is only the
first of many dark secrets that lurk beneath the surface of her seemingly perfect family.
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I Wish (Japan)
Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in Kagoshima, in
the southern region of Kyushu, Japan. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their
father in Hakata, northern Kyushu. The brothers have been separated by their parents’
divorce and Koichi’s only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new
bullet train line will soon open, linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle
will take place the moment these new trains first pass each other at top speed. With help
from the adults around him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each
hoping to witness a miracle that will improve their difficult lives.
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Monsieur Lazhar (France)
Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher
who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the
school is aware of Bachir’s painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at
any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere’s play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the
encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great
sensitivity and humor,the film follows a humble man who is ready to transcend his own
loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death.
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The Deep Blue Sea (UK)
In a deeply vulnerable performance, Rachel Weisz portrays Hester Collyer, a woman
whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.
Hester is the wife of an upper-class judge and a free spirit trapped in a passionless
marriage. Her encounter with Freddie Page, a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot,
throws her life in turmoil, as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and
physically isolated. The film is an adaptation of British playwright Terence Rattigan’s
1952 play, featuring one of the greatest roles for an actress in modern theatre.
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Film Schedule
Friday, February 22, 2013| 5:30 PM | Adrift |
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| 7:30 PM | The Skin I Live In |
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Saturday, February 23, 2013| 12:30 PM | I Wish |
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| 2:30 PM | Where Do We Go Now? |
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| 5:30 PM | Monsieur Lazhar |
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| 7:30 PM | The Deep Blue Sea |
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Sunday, February 24, 2013| 12:30 PM | Adrift |
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| 2:30 PM | I Wish |
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| 5:30 PM | The Skin I Live In |
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| 7:30 PM | Monsieur Lazhar |
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Monday, February 25, 2013| 5:30 PM | The Deep Blue Sea |
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| 7:30 PM | Where Do We Go Now? |
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013| 5:30 PM | The Deep Blue Sea |
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| 7:30 PM | I Wish |
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013| 5:30 PM | Monsieur Lazhar |
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| 7:30 PM | The Skin I Live In |
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Thursday, February 28, 2013| 5:30 PM | Where Do We Go Now? |
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| 7:30 PM | Adrift |
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