Programme Guide 2012 - Abu Dhabi Film Festival (English)

PROGRAMME GUIDE

OCTOBER 11-20, 2012

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opening Night 7

Festival master Classes 9

Programme overview 11

Feature Films a-Z 12

Short Film Competition 27

emirates Film Competition 29

Special Programmes 30

Film Calendar 37

index of Films by Country 46

index of Feature Films by Genre 48

Are you ready to celebrate? For 10 days the 6th Abu Dhabi Film Festival brings the best of Arab and international cinema to the capital. Start exploring our guide to the Festival right away so you don’t miss out!

As well as taking in some of today’s best and most exciting films, ADFF gives you the opportunity to share the experience with the filmmakers and talent who come from all

over the world to attend the Festival. Between screenings there are a host of fun and engaging activities: encounters with filmmakers and talent; free master classes, workshops and other special events; and the return of ADFF On Location at Marina Mall. Whether it’s sharing new or classic films with the family or enjoying the excitement of the red carpet, everyone has something to celebrate when the Festival is on.

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•Admission and seating is guaranteed only until 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the program. Late admission is at the discretion of the theatre manager.

•There are no reserved seats for any screening.

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ArbitrAgeDIR. Nicholas JareckiUSA, UAe | 106 mIns. | EnGLIsh | ARABIC sUBTITLEs

Nicholas Jarecki’s feature-film debut is a taut, morally thorny thriller with a timely edge. Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is a Wall Street supremo desperate to offload his empire before his massive financial losses are uncovered – by his daughter and heir (Brit Marling), by his wife (Susan Sarandon) and by his business associates. When a bloody error results in the death of his mistress (Laetitia Casta), he attempts a cover-up with the help of a young friend (Nate Parker), but the investigating detective (Tim Roth) smells dirt. Will Miller’s crimes be punished or will his wealth protect him? 15+

tHU. 11 oCt. 8:00Pm - emirateS PalaCe bY iNVitatioN oNlY Director Nicholas Jarecki



Eugene Martin

Sebastian Aubert

Duncan Twells

Michael Broomberg

Angus Finney

FriDaY 12 oCtober5–7:30PmFrom moCKUmeNtarieS to DoCUDramaS: SUCCeSSFUllY bleNDiNG GeNreSFrank Ash, Creativity Consultant, BBC Academy The challenges and opportunities of combining film genres to create new formats

8-10:30PmmaNaGemeNt SKillS iN tHe Film bUSiNeSS: YoUr Film, YoUr bUSiNeSS, YoUr SUCCeSS Angus Finney, leading film-industry expert, UKKey project-management skills required to package a film effectively

SatUrDaY 13 oCtober5-7:30PmbriNGiNG YoUr Film to marKet: From tHe Set to tHe boX oFFiCe Angus Finney, leading film-industry expert, UK Strategies that filmmakers need to embrace in order to move their project from production to the marketplace

8-10:30PmCoNNeCtiNG a NeW GeNeratioN oF FilmmaKerS – tHe berliNale taleNt CamPUS Christine Tröstrum and Matthijs Wouter Knol, Berlin International Film Festival

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SUNDaY 14 oCtober5-7:30Pm3-D ProDUCtioN iN tHe 21St CeNtUrY: merGiNG realitY WitH CGClyde de Souza, author and internationally renowned 3-D specialistStereoscopic 3-D and its merger with reality

8-10:30PmHoW to maKe YoUr SHort Film reaCH aN iNterNatioNal aUDieNCe Sebastian Aubert, Adastra Films, France Developing efficient strategies to enter film festivals

moNDaY 15 oCtober5-7:30PmtHe role oF a ProDUCerChris Curling, President of the European Producers ClubFrom script stage via financing and production to distribution, the producer’s job requires a multitude of skills.

8-10:30Pm30 SeCoNDS to SUCCeSSDuncan Twells, Producer, The Pic-ture Production Company, UKThe importance of good trailer production

tUeSDaY 16 oCtober5-7:30PmtHe art oF ColoUr GraDiNG Ayman Abdel Basset, Senior Colorist, twofour54 Intaj Colour grading as a vital and irreplaceable part of modern post-production

8-10:30PmStorYtelliNG aND CoNCePt DeVeloPmeNt Eugene Martin, award-winning US film producer and directorBringing your ideas to screen

WeDNeSDaY 17 oCtober8-10:30PmGreat SoUND aND aUDio DeSiGN For bUDGet moVieS Michael Broomberg, Hollywood sound designerWhat are the missing ingredients in independent film? Music, dialogue and special effects

Stay tuned for more in ADFF's programme of Special Events. Come face to face with regional and international filmmakers, actors and industry experts; and spend some time learning about the art of cinema. Featuring one-on-one conversations with stars as well as panels with leading directors and producers, our daytime encounters are for anyone looking for inspiration from the film world. For up-to-date information, visit www.adff.ae

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Exciting and original storytelling from international filmmakers

NeW HoriZoNS / aFaQJaDiDa ComPetitioN

Presenting a director’s first or second feature film, fresh styles and challenging ideas in narrative work from around the world

DoCUmeNtarY FeatUreComPetitioN

Nonfiction films that explore remarkable stories and issues in the world around us

SHort Film ComPetitioN Inspired narrative, documentary and animated short films by emerging and established international filmmakers

emirateS FilmComPetitioN

Short films from established directors and new discoveries from the United Arab Emirates and GCC countries

Juries of esteemed film professionals convene to present the Festival’s black Pearl awards to films in each competition category.

SHoWCaSe A selection of recent outstanding feature films from around the world –

Audience members cast votes to select the Audience Choice Award winner from this programme.

SPeCial ProGrammeS ADFF’s wide range of Special Programmes celebrate the joys of cinema past and present (see pages 30-31)

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SUbtitleSADFF screens all non-English-language films with English subtitles. Select non-Arabic-language films are screened with Arabic subtitles.

CoNteNt GUiDeliNeSADFF recognizes that some films contain subject matter not suitable for all audiences. Not all films presented by the Festival have been officially rated. The guidelines below are intended to help patrons in selecting films that are appropriate for themselves and their families.

G Suitable for viewers of all ages

12+ Suitable for viewers 12 and older – Films may include subject matter that may not interest young children; or may contain mild violence or themes requiring a minimum of maturity.

15+ Suitable for viewers 15 and older – Films may include themes not suitable for children, or may contain occasional violence or occasional coarse language.

18+ Suitable for viewers 18 and older – Films may include themes requiring mature judgment; or may contain violence, coarse language or occasional instances of the unclothed human body.

a Themes requiring mature judgment

V Violence l Coarse language N Occasional instances of the unclothed

human body


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ai WeiWei: NeVer SorrY DIR. Alison Klayman CHiNa, USa | 91 MINS. | ENGLISh, MANDARIN |

ENGLISh SUBTITLES SHoWCaSe

Disney's glorious adaptation of Jules Verne's science-fiction tale is presented in a new digital restoration. Kirk Douglas stars as a shipwrecked survivor taken captive by the mysterious Captain Nemo, brilliantly played by James Mason. G

Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this is a lively, riveting portrait of China’s most famous international artist – and one of the government’s most outspoken critics. 12+

Sat. 13 oCt. 6:45 Pm – VoX 1

tHUrS. 18 oCt. 6:45 Pm – VoX 2


Sat. 20 oCt. 1:15 Pm – VoX 4

aFter tHe battle BAAD El MAwkEAA DIR. Yousry Nasrallah FraNCe, eGYPt, UNiteD arab emirateS |

116 MINS. | ARABIC | ENGLISh SUBTITLES NarratiVe ComPetitioN

ameriCaN emPire DIR. Patrea Patrick CaNaDa, USa | 96 MINS. | ENGLISh SHoWCaSe

The latest film from Egyptian veteran Yousry Nasrallah (Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story, ADFF 2009) follows an impoverished horseman whose political awakening begins after he’s coerced into attacking protesters in Tahrir Square. 15+

Director Patrea Patrick travelled the US interviewing experts in various fields to understand how the American Dream has been corrupted to create an economic power that they say destroys the environment and robs its citizens of freedom. 12+

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moN. 15 oCt. 4:00 Pm – VoX 5

Fri. 12 oCt. 4:30 Pm – VoX 1

SUN. 14 oCt. 1:45 Pm – VoX 1

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Films from the Arab world supported by the Festival's development and post-production fund

Films devoted to broadening awareness of environmental issues – sponsored by

Fun and inspiring films for audiences of all ages

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laDieS-oNlY SCreeNiNGS Gather your friends for a special girls’ day out. This year ADFF features four special screenings of films for ladies only at VOX Cinemas: • The World Before Her

(15 October)• The Patience Stone

(16 October) •When I Saw You

(16 October)• Love Is All You Need

(17 October)

DIR. Richard Fleischer USa | 1954 | 120 MINS. | ENGLISh SPeCial ProGrammeS


tHe battle oF alGierS lA BATTAgliA Di AlgEri DIR. Gillo Pontecorvo italY | 1966 | 121 MINS. | ARABIC, FRENCh |

ENGLISh SUBTITLES SPeCial ProGrammeS

Graphic novelist Jung henin is one of 200,000 adopted Koreans spread across the world. This mix of animated documentary and live footage, hailed as a Korean Persepolis, follows his journey to his birthplace to discover his roots. 12+

hala Alabdalla’s film was initially intended to be a documentary about political caricatures in Egypt and Syria, but insurgencies in both countries led to this electrifying study of Arab artists fighting for freedom. 12+

One of the most influential political films ever, Gillo Pontecorvo’s incendiary street-level agitprop classic vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous struggle for independence from the French in the 1950s. 12+

tUeS. 16 oCt. 7:00 Pm – VoX 4

WeD. 17 oCt. 1:30 Pm – VoX 4

Fri. 12 oCt. 6:00 Pm – VoX 4

SUN. 14 oCt. 4:15 Pm – VoX 1

Fri. 12 oCt. 7:00 Pm – VoX 1

aNtoN'S riGHt Here ANToN TuT ryADoM DIR. Lyubov Arkus rUSSia | 110 MINS. | RUSSIAN |

ARABIC AND ENGLISh SUBTITLES DoCUmeNtarY ComPetitioN

araF/SomeWHere iN betWeeN ArAF DIR. Yeşim Ustaoğlu tUrKeY, GermaNY, FraNCe | 124 MINS. | TURKISh

| ARABIC AND ENGLISh SUBTITLES NarratiVe ComPetitioN

bab el-oUeD CitY DIR. Merzak Allouache alGeria, FraNCe | 1994 | 93 MINS. | ARABIC |


First-time director Lyubov Arkus demonstrates dogged commitment to her subject in this devastating documentary, following an autistic teenager over six years as he struggles to survive in a system that doesn’t recognise his condition. 12+

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). 18+ a

A baker scraping a living in an impoverished neighbourhood of old Algiers destroys a rooftop speaker that keeps him from sleeping, leading to a fundamentalist takeover in Merzak Allouache’s drama, winner of the FIPRESCI prize at Cannes. 15+

SUN. 14 oCt. 6:15 Pm VoX 4

tUeS. 16 oCt. 4:00 Pm VoX 4

Sat. 13 oCt. 4:00 Pm – VoX 5

WeD. 17 oCt. 4:15 Pm – VoX 5

Sat. 13 oCt. 3:00 Pm – VoX 1

DIR. Hala Alabdalla SYria, FraNCe, UNiteD arab emirateS |

120 MINS. | ARABIC | ENGLISh SUBTITLES DoCUmeNtarY ComPetitioN

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aPProVeD For aDoPtioN coulEur DE PEAu: MiEl DIR. Jung Henin, Laurent Boileau belGiUm, FraNCe | 75 MINS. | FRENCh |

ARABIC AND ENGLISh SUBTITLES DoCUmeNtarY ComPetitioN


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CaeSar mUSt Die cESArE DEVE MorirE DIR. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani italY | 76 MINS. | ITALIAN |


ClaNDeStiNe CHilDHooD iNFANciA clANDESTiNA DIR. Benjamín Ávila arGeNtiNa, SPaiN, braZil | 110 MINS. | SPANISh |


A precocious six-year-old and her mythic bayou community face the aftermath of an apocalyptic storm in Benh Zeitlin’s utterly original, spellbinding debut feature, winner of major prizes at both Sundance and Cannes. 15+

Italian veterans Paolo and Vittorio Taviani won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale with this fascinating, visceral staging of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in a real-life maximum security prison in Rome. 15+

Benjamin Ávila drew on his own childhood to create a visceral debut narrative about militant resistance to Argentina’s military dictatorship seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy. 12+

tUeS. 16 oCt. 7:00 Pm - VoX 6

Fri. 19 oCt. 2:30 Pm - VoX 5

SUN. 14 oCt. 6:45 Pm – eP

Fri. 19 oCt. 7:00 Pm – VoX 1

Fri. 12 oCt. 9:15 Pm – VoX 5

SUN. 14 oCt. 1:45 Pm – VoX 5

betraYal izMENA DIR. Kirill Serebrennikov rUSSia | 115 MINS. | RUSSIAN |

ARABIC AND ENGLISh SUBTITLES NarratiVe ComPetitioN

beYoND tHe Hill TEPENiN ArDi DIR. Emin Alper tUrKeY | 94 MINS. | TURKISh |

ARABIC AND ENGLISh SUBTITLES NeW HoriZoNS

CHroNiCle oF tHe YearS oF emberS chroNiquE DES ANNéES DE BrAiSE

CloSeD DoorS Al ABwAB Al MoghlAkA DIR. Atef Hetata eGYPt, FraNCe | 1999 | 110 MINS. | ARABIC |


tHe CitiZeN DIR. Sam Kadi USa | 99 MINS. | ENGLISh |

ARABIC SUBTITLES NeW HoriZoNS

ComiNG FortH bY DaY Al-khoroug lEl-NAhAr DIR. Hala Lotfy eGYPt, UNiteD arab emirateS | 95 MINS. |

ARABIC | ENGLISh SUBTITLES NeW HoriZoNS

Kirill Serebrennikov’s metaphysical noir about the eternal circle of love and deception is built around an impressive performance by German star Franziska Petri. 18+ N

First-time director Emin Alper uses the Turkish landscape to create a menacing atmosphere, as a forester’s paranoia about nomads sparks a bloody feud during a family visit. 15+

The first and only film from the Arab world to be awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Mohammed Lakhdar-hamina’s lyrical epic traces the Algerian revolution against the French through the experiences of a peasant. 12+

Set during the First Gulf War, this drama touches on social issues in contemporary Egypt. Sawsan Bader stars as the mother of a troubled teenager torn between his fundamentalist beliefs and his intense desire for life. 15+

Ibrahim Farrah wins the US Green Card lottery but arrives in New York just before 9/11. Syrian director Sam Kadi’s debut is a gripping tale of courage, love and perseverance. 12+

Award-winning Egyptian filmmaker hala Lofty’s feature debut is a reflection on how people create their own prisons, told through the everyday story of two women caring for a sick man. G

WeD. 17 oCt. 9:15 Pm - VoX 5

tHUrS. 18 oCt. 4:00 Pm - VoX 5

Sat. 13 oCt. 7:00 Pm - VoX 6

moN. 15 oCt. 2:15 Pm - VoX 6

moN. 15 oCt. 9:00 Pm – VoX 2



Sat. 20 oCt. 4:00 Pm – VoX 6

SUN. 14 oCt. 9:45 Pm – eP

moN. 15 oCt. 9:45 Pm – VoX 5

DIR. Benh Zeitlin USa | 92 MINS. | ENGLISh |


DIR. Muhammad Lakhdar Hamina alGeria | 1975 | 177 MINS. | ARABIC, FRENCh |



tHe ComPaNY YoU KeeP DIR. Robert Redford USa | 125 MINS. | ENGLISh |

ARABIC SUBTITLES SHoWCaSe

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eat SleeP Die ÄTA SoVA Dö DIR. Gabriela Pichler SWeDeN | 104 MINS. | SERBO-CROATIAN,

SWEDISh | ARABIC AND ENGLISh SUBTITLES NeW HoriZoNS

A gripping political thriller about the ethics of political radicalism, directed by and starring Robert Redford as a former activist in hiding for 50 years, who fears his identity will be uncovered by an ambitious journalist (Shia LaBeouf). 15+

Three years before Tunisian dictator Ben Ali’s government was toppled, an uprising in phosphate-rich Gafsa was brutally suppressed. Director Sam Tlili investigates the fates of the dissidents and life in the region today. 12+

Eat, sleep, die – is that all there is left for Rasa, a young Muslim immigrant living in a remote village in Sweden, when she loses her job? She thinks she deserves more and she’ll fight to get it. 15+

Fri. 12 oCt. 6:15 Pm – eP

WeD. 17 oCt. 6:45 Pm – VoX 4

Fri. 19 oCt. 2:15 Pm – VoX 1

Sat. 13 oCt. 9:15 Pm – VoX 6

moN. 15 oCt. 4:30 Pm – VoX 6

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DIR. Sami Tlili tUNiSia, UNiteD arab emirateS, lebaNoN, Qatar | 84 MINS. | ARABIC | ENGLISh SUBTITLES DoCUmeNtarY ComPetitioN


eND oF WatCH DIR. David Ayer USa | 109 MINS. | ENGLISh |


FraNCoPHreNia (or: DoN’T kill ME, i kNow whErE ThE BABy iS) DIR. James Franco, Ian Olds USa | 70 MINS. | ENGLISh | SHoWCaSe

GiNGer aND roSa DIR. Sally Potter UK, CaNaDa, Croatia, DeNmarK |

90 MINS. | ENGLISh | ARABIC SUBTITLES NarratiVe ComPetitioN

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña star as young Los Angeles police officers marked for death after they confiscate money and arms from a notorious gang in this gripping thriller from David Ayer (writer of Training Day). 18+ Vl

Actor/co-director James Franco toys with the notion of celebrity in this intriguing chronicle of his stint on long-running American soap opera General Hospital, a deliberately oddball hybrid of documentary and video art. 12+

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. 18+ a

Sat. 13 oCt. 6:15 Pm – eP

SUN. 14 oCt. 3:45 Pm – VoX 4

moN. 15 oCt. 7:15 Pm – VoX 1

WeD. 17 oCt. 2:30 Pm – VoX 1

Sat. 13 oCt. 9:30 Pm – VoX 5

SUN. 14 oCt. 4:15 Pm – VoX 5

eVerYDaY DIR. Michael Winterbottom UK | 94 MINS. | ENGLISh |

ARABIC SUBTITLES NarratiVe ComPetitioN

FliGHt DIR. Robert Zemeckis USa | 138 MINS. | ENGLISh |


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Gebo aND tHe SHaDoW o gEBo E A SoMBrA DIR. Manoel de Oliveira PortUGal, FraNCe | 91 MINS. | FRENCh |


Shot over five years, this documentary-like narrative from prolific cinematic explorer Michael Winterbottom reveals the travails of a mother of four struggling to keep the family together while her husband is in prison. 15+

Denzel Washington stars in Robert Zemeckis’ first live-action film since Cast Away. An airline pilot heroically crash-lands a plane after a mid-air catastrophe – but an investigation reveals he was under the influence of alcohol. 18+ N

Acclaimed artists Christo and Jean-Claude spent 26 years and US $21 million on an installation in New York’s Central Park which was up for one month in 2005. This film documented the project for years, providing exceptional insight into their work. G

Kim Jee-woon’s Sergio Leone-inspired Korean Western is a rollicking adventure about two outlaws and a bounty hunter and their battle to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits. 15+

103-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. G

French directing duo Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern show us punk is greying but not yet dead with this anarchic satire of soulless consumerism – winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at Cannes. 18+ a

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le GraND Soir DIR. Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern FraNCe, belGiUm | 92 MINS. | FRENCh |


DIR. Antonio Ferrera, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Matthew Prinzing USa | 2007 | 98 MINS. | ENGLISh | ARABIC SUBTITLES SPeCial ProGrammeS

DIR. Kim Jee-woon SoUtH Korea | 2008 | 139 MINS. | KOREAN,

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HiDDeN beaUtieS MANMouTEch DIR. Nouri Bouzid tUNiSia, FraNCe, UNiteD arab emirateS |

105 MINS. | ARABIC | ENGLISh SUBTITLES NarratiVe ComPetitioN

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! 15+

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a HiJaCKiNG kAPriNgEN DIR. Tobias Lindholm DeNmarK | 99 MINS. | DANISh, ENGLISh |


tHe HoUSe i liVe iN DIR. Eugene Jarecki USa | 108 MINS. | ENGLISh |

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Denmark’s Tobias Lindholm delivers a gripping psychological drama about negotiations between Somali pirates and the CEO of a shipping company, and the terrible toll taken on the ships’ crew. 15+

This Sundance award-winner, described as ‘the definitive film on the failure of America’s drug war’, portrays an economic, political and moral dilemma with heart-wrenching humanity. 15+

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gebo and the Shadow

Great eXPeCtatioNS DIR. Mike Newell UK | 128 MINS. | ENGLISh SHoWCaSe

HaUte CUiSiNe DIR. Christian Vincent FraNCe | 95 MINS. | FRENCh |


Ralph Fiennes and helena Bonham Carter lead a star-studded cast in Mike Newell’s highly anticipated adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic about a poor orphan who becomes a gentleman. G

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. 12+

A culinary comedy from Christian Vincent, based on the story of former French president François Mitterand’s personal chef, who wins him over with her cooking even as she discovers the corridors of power are littered with traps. G


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HarraGa blUeS DIR. Moussa Haddad alGeria | 106 MINS | ARABIC, FRENCh |

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iN SearCH oF oil & SaND AlBAhTh AAN AlNAFT wA AlriMAl

This semi-improvised drama follows a young woman who sets out on a quest to discover the identity of a labourer who collapsed while painting her apartment, uncovering manifold stories of displacement in the streets of Mumbai. 15+

Korean director hong Sang-soo weaves an airy but beguiling comedy from three stories imagined by a young writer, each set in a Korean resort town and featuring a ‘charming French visitor’ (Isabelle huppert). 15+

This documentary uncovers a fascinating historical footnote: in 1952, members of the Egyptian royal family shot a film extravaganza about a coup d’état – just weeks before they were swept from power by a real revolution. 12+

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The last Supper

iN aNotHer CoUNtrY DA-rEuN NA-rA-E-Suh DIR. Hong Sang-soo SoUtH Korea | 89 MINS. | ENGLISh, KOREAN |


i.D. DIR. Kamal K.M. iNDia | 90 MINS. | ENGLISh, hINDI |


DIR. Wael Omar, Philippe Dib eGYPt, UNiteD arab emirateS | 58 MINS. |

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it WaS tHe SoN È STATo il Figlio DIR. Daniele Ciprì italY, FraNCe | 90 MINS. | ITALIAN |


This sophisticated drama from acclaimed French auteur François Ozon (Potiche, ADFF 2010) is about a teacher inspired by a student’s perceptive essays, until he realizes their blurring of reality and fiction may conceal dark intent. 18+ a

The Adventures of Inspector Tahar was a well-loved series of comedies directed by Moussa haddad in the 1960s and 1970s featuring a comic pair of detectives. here the duo investigate a murder at a Tunisian resort. G

Daniele Ciprì gets personal with this realist drama about a Sicilian family who live a tough but peaceful life until a child is killed by a stray bullet. The promised compensation brings the ‘misery of wealth’. 15+


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JoiNt SeCUritY area goNgDoNg gyEoNgBi guyEok DIR. Park Chan-wook SoUtH Korea | 2000 | 110 MINS. | KOREAN |


laWreNCe oF arabia DIR. David Lean UK | 1962 | 222 MINS. | ENGLISh SPeCial ProGrammeS

KeeP SmiliNG kEEP SMiliNg ANu gAgigiMET DIR. Rusudan Chkonia GeorGia | 91 MINS. | GEORGIAN |


tHe laSt SUPPer wÁNg DÈ ShÈNg yÀN DIR. Lu Chuan CHiNa | 120 MINS. | MANDARIN |


liKe SomeoNe iN loVe DIR. Abbas Kiarostami FraNCe, JaPaN | 109 MINS. | JAPANESE |


tHe liSt DIR. Beth Murphy USa | 82 MINS. | ENGLISh |


A box-office hit for renowned director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy), this gripping thriller follows the investigation of an incident in the demilitarised zone that leaves two North Korean soldiers dead. 15+

A new digital restoration marks the 50th anniversary of a masterpiece that is grand in every sense. A British officer (Peter O’Toole) unites Bedouin tribes with the help of a local chieftain (Omar Sharif) and goes to war against the occupying Turkish army. G

Georgian director Rusudan Chkonia’s feature-film debut is a tragicomedy about women who enter a beauty contest for mothers, only to discover the show is a farce that exploits their misery for entertainment. 18+ N

Lu Chuan (City of Life and Death) directs a visually stunning historical epic about the rise of the han Dynasty at the end of the third century BC. 15+

Tokyo is the setting for the latest from Iranian master and ADFF alumni jury president Abbas Kiarostami (Certified Copy), a tender and melancholic three-way drama of mistaken identities layered over something much darker. 15+

This compelling and inspiring documentary follows Kirk Johnson, an American foreign-aid worker who compiles a list of thousands of Iraqis being persecuted at home and fights to get them refuge. 12+

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iN tHe HoUSe DANS lA MAiSoN DIR. François Ozon FraNCe | 105 MINS. | FRENCh |


DIR. Moussa Haddad alGeria | 1972 | 110 MINS. | ARABIC |



lore DIR. Cate Shortland GermaNY, aUStralia, UK | 108 MINS. |

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loVe iS all YoU NeeD DEN SkAlDEDE FriSør DIR. Susanne Bier DeNmarK | 112 MINS. | DANISh, ENGLISh |


maSQUeraDe gwANghAE: wANgyiDoEN NAMJA DIR. Choo Chang-min SoUtH Korea | 131 MINS. | KOREAN |


A teenaged girl leads her siblings across postwar Germany after their Nazi parents are arrested by Allies in this sensual and intelligent sophomore film from Australia’s Cate Shortland (Somersault). 18+ a

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 bought together by the wedding of their children. 18+ N

This lavish epic in the mode of Kurosawa’s classic Kagemusha is set in the Joseon dynasty under the rule of King Gwanghae, who puts an impoverished look-alike on the throne when he fears assassination. 15+


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meaNWHile iN mameloDi DIR. Benjamin Kahlmeyer GermaNY | 75 MINS. | ENGLISh, SEPEDI, ZULU

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mooN maN DIR. Stephan Schesch FraNCe, irelaND, GermaNY | 85 MINS. |

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mUmbai'S KiNG MuMBAi chA rAJA DIR. Manjeet Singh iNDia | 78 MINS. | hINDI |


No DIR. Pablo Larraín CHile, USa | 108 MINS. | SPANISh |


The 2010 FIFA World Cup took place mere miles away from Mamelodi, a South African township without running water or electricity – but as this intimate portrait of one struggling family makes clear, they might as well have been on the moon. 12+

The man in the moon catches a ride to Earth on a comet and discovers how much children love and need him in this gorgeous adaptation of Tomi Ungerer’s international bestseller, the directorial debut for Germany’s Stephan Schesch. G

On orders from their spiritual leader, three Islamic fundamentalists kidnap a troupe of actors; but when the group are cut off from contact, kidnappers and hostages alike must confront their prejudices and beliefs. 15+

Egyptian director Safaa Fathy explores issues of poverty and public health through the story of a boy facing renal failure from polluted Nile waters; the film was inspired by her own brother’s illness. 12+

Manjeet Singh’s debut feature is a highly lyrical and observational slice of realism that follows a young boy contending with his long-suffering mother and violent father as he grows up in a Mumbai slum. G

Top prize winner at Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight, Pablo Larraín’s third film about Pinochet-era Chile stars Gael García Bernal as the visionary adman whose bold marketing campaign helped bring the regime to an end. 12+


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tHe miSCreaNtS lES MécréANTS DIR. Mohcine Besri moroCCo, SWitZerlaND | 88 MINS. |

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DIR. Safaa Fathy eGYPt, FraNCe, UNiteD arab emirateS |

95 MINS. | ARABIC | ENGLISh SUBTITLES DoCUmeNtarY ComPetitioN

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NomaD oF art DIR. Antonio Ferrera USa | 33 MINS. | ENGLISh | SPeCial ProGrammeS

oPiUm aND tHe batoN l'oPiuM ET lE BAToN DIR. Ahmed Rachedi alGeria | 1969 | 135 MINS. | FRENCh, ARABIC |


oUtraGe beYoND AuTorEiJi: BiyoNDo DIR. Takeshi Kitano JaPaN | 110 MINS. | JAPANESE |


This homage to artist Jean-Claude and her work with Christo assembles rare footage, and features some of their fabulous major works including Wrapped Coast, The Umbrellas, Wrapped Reichstag and The Gates. G

Ahmed Rachedi’s adaptation of Mouloud Mammeri’s novel about resistance fighters follows members of a family who are at once separated and united by the war for independence. 12+

Director Takeshi Kitano plays a gangster embroiled in a nationwide war set off by a Machiavellian cop. This ambitious (and bloody) crime epic gleefully deconstructs the romantic idea of honour among the yakuza. 15+

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love is All you Need

SCreeNS WitH the gates (See P.16)


PerFUmeS oF alGierS PArFuMS D'AlgEr DIR. Rachid Benhadj alGeria | 108 MINS. | ARABIC, FRENCh |

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tHe PatieNCe StoNe SyNguE SABour DIR. Atiq Rahimi aFGHaNiStaN, FraNCe, GermaNY | 98 MINS. |

FARSI | ARABIC AND ENGLISh SUBTITLES NeW HoriZoNS

PiNoCCHio DIR. Enzo D’Alò italY, FraNCe, belGiUm, lUXemboUrG |

84 MINS. | ITALIAN | ENGLISh SUBTITLES SHoWCaSe

PollUtiNG ParaDiSe DIR. Fatih Akın GermaNY | 98 MINS. | TURKISh |


Rachid Benhadj’s seventh feature is the story of Karima, a photographer living in Paris who returns to Algeria after a 20-year absence to rescue her brother, who is facing a death sentence for terrorist activities. 18+ a

Atiq Rahimi adapted his internationally acclaimed novel about an Afghan woman who finds the courage to speak to her husband, a war hero, only when he is in a coma with a bullet in his head. 18+ a

Carlo Collodi’s classic children’s tale of the puppet who dreams of being a boy is given fantastic new life in this all-Italian animated feature directed by Enzo D’Alò. G

Celebrated director Fatih Akın (Head-On) raises a stink with a highly personal documentary about the open-air garbage dump blighting his Turkish grandparents’ village in the lush hills above the Black Sea. G

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a reSPeCtable FamilY yEk khANéVADéh-E MohTArAM DIR. Massoud Bakhshi FraNCe, iraN | 90 MINS. | FARSI |


room 237 DIR. Rodney Ascher USa | 102 MINS. | ENGLISh SHoWCaSe

rUbY SParKS DIR. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris USa | 106 MINS. | ENGLISh |


Documentarian Massoud Bakhshi’s first feature, about an expat professor returning to Shiraz, is a modern Cain-and-Abel story and a caustic portrayal of corruption in post-revolutionary Iran. 15+

Experimental filmmaker Rodney Ascher investigates the enduring power of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 classic The Shining in this documentary exploring five compelling theories about the film’s meaning. 15+ N

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris follow up their indie smash Little Miss Sunshine with a quirky romantic comedy about a novelist who writes his dream girl into being. 18+ a

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Satellite boY DIR. Catriona McKenzie aUStralia | 92 MINS. | ENGLISh SHoWCaSe

SoNGlaP DIR. Fariza Azlina Isahak, Effendee Mazlan malaYSia | 100 MINS. | MALAY |


SaViNG FaCe DIR. Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy PaKiStaN, USa | 52 MINS. | ENGLISh, URDU |


SiNGiN' iN tHe raiN DIR. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen USa | 1952 | 103 MINS. | ENGLISh SPeCial ProGrammeS

SParKle DIR. Salim Akil USa | 116 MINS. | ENGLISh |


SPriNG, SUmmer, Fall, WiNter... aND SPriNG BoM yEorEuM gAEul gyEoul gEurigo BoM

A young Aboriginal boy and his friend set out across a barren wilderness to save his home from demolition in Catriona McKenzie’s first feature film, a spirited and textured portrait of childhood and indigenous culture. G

Set in the sprawling metropolis of Kuala Lumpur, this is a gritty story of two brothers carving out an existence as brokers with murky criminal dealings. 18+ a

This Oscar-winning documentary is about Pakistani women who suffer disfiguring acid attacks by their husbands and families, and Dr. Mohammad Jawad, the selfless plastic surgeon who works to help them. 15+

Commemorating the late Gene Kelly's 100th anniversary, this new digital restoration celebrates one of the most beloved movie musicals of all time. Kelly plays a dancer-turned-matinee-idol caught in the bumpy transition to sound. G

This dynamic musical melodrama stars Jordin Sparks and Whitney houston, who plays a soul matriarch in her final role. Three sisters become Motown sensations in the 1960s, only to find that fame tears them apart. 18+ a

Kim Ki-duk received international acclaim for this sublimely beautiful meditation on the life of a Buddhist monk as he passes through the seasons of his life, from childhood to old age. 15+

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StorieS We tell DIR. Sarah Polley CaNaDa | 108 MINS. | ENGLISh |


tHe SUiCiDe SHoP lE MAgASiN DES SuiciDES DIR. Patrice Leconte FraNCe, belGiUm, CaNaDa | 79 MINS. |

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tora bora DIR. Walid Al Awadi KUWait | 2011 | 102 MINS. | ARABIC, PAShTO |

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Oscar nominee Sarah Polley (director of last year’s acclaimed Take This Waltz) is both filmmaker and detective in this inspired, genre-twisting documentary exploring the secrets of a family of storytellers. 15+ a

Patrice Leconte’s first venture into animation turns Jean Teule’s cult novel about a Parisian family catering to the needs of the suicidal into a surprisingly upbeat 3-D musical. 12+

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DIR. Kim Ki-duk SoUtH Korea | 2003 | 100 MINS. | KOREAN | ENGLISh SUBTITLES SPeCial ProGrammeS

Tora Bora tells the heartbreaking story of an elderly Kuwaiti couple forced to take a dangerous journey to Afghanistan in search of their son who has been brainwashed by the Taliban. 15+


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Cat RunTwo detectives are tasked with protecting a prostitute who has key evidence to a scandalous government cover-up.

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LockoutDangerous criminals in a safe house millions of miles away in space stage a mutiny and take

the daughter of the US president hostage. Enter Agent Snow (Guy Pearce), who has to get her out unharmed.

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ShanghaiThis Bollywood thriller charts the lives of the people and politicians whose days cross amid a dream to transform a city in India into the next Shanghai. Hindi, with English and Arabic subtitles.

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A Few Best MenA groom and his best men head to the Australian outback, where they meet the bride’s family in a comedy of errors leading up to the wedding day.

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Rowdy RathoreRowdy Rathore marks Akshay Kumar’s return to action films after seven years. The movie tells the story of Shiva (Kumar), a small-time thief who is in love with the beautiful Paro (Sonakshi Sinha). Shiva is happy with his lot, until a little girl enters his life, claiming to be his daughter. Investigation reveals that Shiva has a lookalike in Vikram Singh Rathore, a police officer, who happens to be the girl’s father. When Rathore is murdered in an act of vengeance, Shiva takes on the identity of the slain cop and goes about dispensing justice (as violently as possible). Rowdy Rathore makes no excuses for its masala storyline, with everything

from outlandish costumes, long song-and-dance sequences and highly exaggerated acton scenes. The film was aggressively promoted with garish, brightly coloured posters – designed in the style popular in India in the 1970s and 1980s – and all manner of silly taglines, including “Don’t Angry Me!” and “Phaulad Ki Aulad” (Son of Iron). The film is a remake of the Telugu movie Vikramarkudu, and is directed by Prabhu Deva. Abu DhabiGrand Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Mall) 10.00am 12.45pm 3.30pmGrand Al Mariah 11.00am 2.00pm 5.00pm 8.00pm 11.00pmDubaiGrand CineCity (Al Ghurair City)

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In 2008, Khan was doing what most aspiring filmmakers did in Bolly-wood – assisting other directors and counting down to her big break. It was then that she heard of this town with its own Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan.

“They were cleverly using these popular film icons for local prob-lems and issues disguised in pop-ular film satires,” says Khan, 30. “These films dealt with local prob-lems of gutkha and alcohol, with the social messages piggy-backing on them.” She adds that because the town is 80 per cent Muslim, the industry’s films are popular on the Muslim side but the Hindus don’t even know it exists.

Khan and her small crew followed Nasir for four months as he made Malegaon Ka Superman. The su-perhero character in Nasir’s movie comes to Malegaon to rectify local addiction issues in the town, while the villain is a proprietor of a gutkha factory who wants to get everyone addicted. Apart from addiction, Na-sir’s films have dealt with a number of topical problems such as the stig-ma attached to leprosy, rocketing inflation and high taxes.

Most of the actors have other full-time jobs and they do Nasir’s movies as a hobby, filming during holidays. Shafique Sheikh, the lead actor in Malegaon Ka Superman, however, took leave from his job as a loom factory worker to act in the film. To keep budgets low, Nasir uses bul-lock carts for cranes and cameras are mounted on bicycles for action shots. The graphics are cheesy and cheap-looking.

Nasir says: “All of us travel togeth-er and just eat murmura (puffed rice) and sev (a local snack). We buy the costumes from the Chor Bazaar (one of the largest flea markets in India). Lo-cations are mostly free be-cause the people know us, and we get some friends to work for free.”

Akram Khan, who plays the villain in Malegaon Ka Superman, is also the film’s ed itor a nd mu lt it ask s further by composing its songs and score.

The Muslim women of Malegaon don’t appear in

front of the camera though. “And so they would write the script in a way that avoids having women charac-ters,” says Khan.

The satires are screened at small video halls – Malegaon has 14 of them. The films are all the rage in a tiny nearby town called Khandish because of the dialect of Urdu they use, as well as in far-off cities such as Lucknow and Hyderabad, which are comfortable with Urdu.

Compared with Nasir’s early days when he had to produce a film with a mere 50,000-rupee budget, his mov-ies have now received enough atten-tion and financial support for him to double his budget. Today, he even has a television show, Malegaon Ka Chintu, based on a character from the town. Produced by the actress Deepti Bhatnagar, it is screened by India’s SAB TV channel.

Khan never thought the documen-tary, financed by producers based in Singapore, would get this much at-tention, or even ever see a commer-cial release.

All was not well with Malegaon’s leading man, though. Sheikh, the 28-year-old actor who played Super-man, was addicted to gutkha him-

self and died of mouth ca ncer 12 hours a f ter the film’s premiere last September.

Although still dealing with the death of his close friend, Nasir says he remains excit-ed for the future of his film industry. At the documen-tary’s June 29 premiere, no less than the Gangs of Was-seypur filmmaker Anurag Kashyap attended and in-augurated its release.

“I never even thought that I would get to see this in my small life in a small vil-lage,” Nasir says.

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Ujala Ali Khan loves art, photography, books, dancing and all things desi. Watch for her Desi Girl column every Tuesday on our Bollywood pagefilmThe Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has praised for Sheikh Nasir’s spoof film Malegaon Ka Superman, about the ill-effects of tobacco, tweeting: ‘Saw it. What a fantastic film! Really loved it! Go for it!’

Before Sheikh Nasir founded Mollywood, the forgotten town of Malegaon escaped a dreary existence via its small video parlours and theatres.

There were and still are Bollywood fan clubs everywhere, especially dedicated to certain ever-popular actors.

On Fridays, after the prayers, there is a stampede to the cinemas. According

to the Supermen of Malegaon filmmaker Faiza Ahmad

Khan, the first Agneepath film from 1990, starring

Mithun Chakraborty and Amitabh Bachchan, remains a favourite and is still played regularly in Malegaon. In fact, she relates, fans

of Charkraborthy will sit together on one side of the

cinema, while the Bachchan fans are on the other – both

groups competing over who can cheer the loudest whenever their idols appear on the big screen. Some even set off actual fireworks inside the hall. Outside the screening rooms are signs that say “Pathake le jaana mana hai” (no firecrack-ers in the theatre).

Chakraborthy’s fan club even has a headquarters, a little space of worship plastered with his pictures and a TV that plays only his films. Its members all sport his haircut and dress like him.

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On the coverThe film director Faiza Ahmad Khan. Courtesy Faiza Ahmad Khan

Call it Bollywood’s cousinAccolades won by Supermen of Malegaon• Jury Award for Best Documentary at Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome, Italy• Jury Award for Best Documentary at Kara Film Festival, Pakistan• Best Debut Film at Film South Asia, Nepal• Best Editing, Documen-tary and Director at Asian Festival of First Films, Singapore• Best Editing at Asian Television Awards, Singapore• Audience Choice Award for Documen-tary at Indian Film Festi-val of Los Angeles • Golden Camera Award for Best Documentary at US International Film & Video Festival• Gold Awards for Best Documentary and Edit-ing and a Silver Award for Sound Design at Indian Documentary Producers Association• Best Documentary at Bollywood and Beyond, Stuttgart, Germany• Youth Choice Award at Vesoul Asian Film Festival• Special Mention at Best Film Festival, Romania

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Sheikh Nasir had June 29 all figured out. He gathered more than a dozen of his friends, family and colleagues and rode a bus to Mumbai, about four hours away from his hometown of Malegaon.

Nasir travelled from the small town, a mill and textile city, to attend the com-mercial release of a documentary film, titled Supermen of Malegaon, which chronicles his pioneering role in Male-goan’s tiny, low-budget but popular spoof-film industry known as Molly-wood.

Years back, Malegaon’s power loom economy took a hit because of power cuts and a lack of decent wages. By sparking a mini cinematic revolution, Nasir, 35, was the cushion that sof-tened the blow of economic depression in the film-crazy town. Predominantly Muslim, it is divided by a river – with the Hindus on one side and Muslims on the other.

It all began 13 years ago when Nasir picked up a small VHS camcorder. A self-confessed movie junkie, he owned a video parlour that screened popular Hindi movies, as well as Jackie Chan, Charlie Chaplin and James Bond titles for the townsfolk. He also made post-ers, by hand, of all the films that he put up for screening – posters of city life, of Arnold Schwarzenegger and other be-loved actors.

Not surprisingly, his regular, exces-sive diet of movies seeded an ambition in him to become a filmmaker. So Nasir started to take Bollywood super hits and gave them his own spoof storyline and wacky dialogue. He would get his neighbours to act in them and edited the footage in his friend’s studio.

His first movie, titled Malegaon Ke Sholay and released in 2002, was a hi-larious take on the 1975 cult ac-tion-adventure Sholay. Nasir shot the film on his camcorder with a budg-et of 50,000 Indian rupees (Dh3,300). He quips he made a couple of lakhs off a movie that he produced on a lark.

Nasir’s Molly wood is now several films old: Malegaon Ke Karan Arjun, Malegaon Ka Ghajini, Malegaon Ka Ran-geela, Malegaon Ka Don – and the list goes on. In 2009, he and his crew decid-ed to go off-shore, to Hollywood, and make Malegaon Ka Superman. It is the making of this movie that the director Faiza Ahmad Khan chose to document and celebrate in Supermen of Malegaon.

Meera Gopal peeks inside the world of Mollywood – the film industry in the small Indian town of Malegaon that creates spoof versions of famous flicks – and its latest offering

Three more Mollywood spoof films • Malegaon Ke Sholay (2002)Sholay (1975), by far the most popular film in India’s history, is a quintessential revenge action-drama re-plete with violence, guns, songs and romance. The satirical version changed the name of Gabbar Singh, one of Hindi cinema’s most singularly malevolent villains, to Rubber Singh and the female lead was Basmati instead of Basanti.

• Malegaon Ki Lagaan (2004)Based on the 2001 film Lagaan, which told the story of a village op-pressed by high taxes, set in a time when India was still ruled by the British. The movie’s centrepiece was a cricket match that would decide whether the small town would have to continue paying high taxes. Malegaon’s spoof version features a British ruler who forces the veg-etarian Indian maharaja to swallow an egg, and if he doesn’t, then his village’s power supply would be cut off and the taxes would triple. The king refuses and a cricket battle ensues.

• Koi Hil Gaya (2009)Back in 2003, Koi... Mil Gaya, starring Hrithik Ro-shan, screened to packed theatres as one of Bolly-wood’s first “alien” movies – it was based on a story similar to Steven Spiel-berg’s ET. The cute and cuddly alien in the original movie used sunlight as its fuel and Nasir’s parody had the alien creature depend-ent on chicken tikka and vada pav (a popular Ma-harashtrian snack). Playing the lead role was Mahmood Shah, the town’s Roshan lookalike who, in real life, is a painter.

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Left and above, scenes from the film Supermen of Malegaon. Courtesy Faiza Ahmad Khan

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ú 1. Kamal Haasan to hit HollywoodThe veteran Indian actor and film-maker Kamal Haasan will make his Hollywood debut with The Lord of the Rings producer Bar-rie Osborne, who said he plans to “tell the story of Indian history and tradition in Hollywood style”. “You keep doing hard work but you are not sure if it is good work. It is only after people like Barrie approach you that you realise it,” said Haasan, 57. Osborne said he approached Haasan after watch-ing the actor’s new film Vishwa-roopam. “We started to talk about the possibility of working togeth-er. Kamal presented an idea to me that I felt was compelling.” – IANS

ú 2. Sonam Kapoor turns 27Sonam Kapoor celebrated her 27th birthday on Saturday. The eldest daughter of the actors Anil and Sunita Kapoor, the actress be-came a trending topic on Twitter, after asking her fans for a special gift: a donation to the Ogaan Cancer Foundation, which raises awareness about breast cancer. “I hope I can make a difference in my own way,” posted Kapoor, who recently lost her aunt to cancer. “Please donate generously.” Her close friend, the filmmaker Farah Khan, earlier sent her this birthday tweet: “Happy birthday to the sweetest, nicest girl. I’m in Dubai, getting you a gift from here … a camel.” – IANS

ú 3. Omi Vaidya to direct thrillerThe actor Omi Vaidya, who is best known for his performance in the 2009 comedy film 3 Idiots, announced he is directing a psy-chological thriller that he may also star in. “It’s very different from what I’ve done so far, but I don’t want to give the concept away,” said Vaidya. “It has got some big names attached to it. I might act in the film, too.” Born and raised in California, the 30-year-old New York University graduate moved to Mumbai in 2009 intending to direct a film, but ended up star-ring in 3 Idiots, which won him acting trophies from the IIFA and the Screen Awards. – IANS

ú 4. Karan Johar talks new dance gig The filmmaker Karan Johar, a judge in the celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, says although he’s not a dancer, his experience behind the screen has made him understand the art form. “I have shot about 50 songs. Dance is integral to Indian cinema,” Johar said. “It’s not about rules, but the passion you bring.” He will be joined by the actress Madhuri Dixit (pictured with Johar) and the choreographer Remo D’Souza on the panel. “While Remo is the master of his craft and Madhuri is a master executor, I’ll talk about the concept and the energy the artists bring to the table.” – IANS

ú 5. Sharman Joshi: I’m here for the long runSharman Joshi, who makes his lead actor debut in the forthcom-ing film Ferrari Ki Sawaari, says he intends to make 10 quality films in his career. “I’m not here to prove anything to anyone except to myself. I want to be part of at least 10 great films in my career as an actor. I think Ferrari is going to be one of those,” Joshi said. “I’m here for the long run – 30 to 40 years is the minimum you should expect out of me.” Ferrari Ki Sa-waari, about a boy who dreams of becoming a cricket player, is directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and will premiere in Indian cinemas on Friday. – IANS

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ú 1. Matthew McConaughey marries Camila AlvesMatthew McConaughey married his girlfriend Camila Alves on Saturday night in an intimate ceremony at their home in Texas. Alves, 29, is a Brazilian model-turned-handbag designer and TV host. The couple met in 2007 and have two children, Levi, 3, and Vida, 2. McConaughey, 42, invited just two dozen close friends and relatives, reported E! News. The family re-cently moved to Texas, where he was born and raised.

ú 2. Thom Yorke and Jack White to collaborate?The Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke hinted at a potential collaboration with Jack White on Friday, while performing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival, according to The Holly-wood Reporter. “This song is for Jack White,” Yorke said, before launching into the band’s hit Supercollider. “We saw him yesterday, but we can’t tell you why. You’ll find out.” Fans are speculating a Yorke-White track could have been recorded this week.

ú 3. “Sinatra” sings for Abu DhabiA highlight of the packed Rat Pack tribute concert at Adnec on Friday night was when Roman Marek (performing as Frank Sinatra) adapted the song My Kind of Town for Abu Dhabi: “Now this could only happen to a guy like me, and only happen in a town like this,” he be-gan, prompting laughs. “This is my kind of town, Abu Dhabi … ” Marek continued singing, replac-ing Chicago with the UAE capital, while images of Abu Dhabi flashed on the screen behind him.

ú 4. Jazz guitarist Pete Cosey diesPete Cosey, an innovative guitarist who brought his distinctive distorted sound to recordings with Miles Davis, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, has died of complications from surgery. He was 68. In the 1960s, Cosey was a member of the studio band at Chess Records in Chicago, where he played with Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. He also played on many of Miles Davis’s boundary-pushing record-ings in the 1970s. – AP

ú 5. Aniston and Theroux working on spoof filmJennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are producing a short film meant to parody the paparazzi interest and tabloid coverage they’ve received since they began dating last year. The movie is expected to target the non-stop speculation about Aniston getting married or pregnant. Theroux is reportedly writing and directing the project with Aniston, with filming scheduled in July. – IANS

High-flying new Indian film brings healing touch to GujaratThe Indian-American director Prashant Bhargava is making waves at international festivals for his debut feature film Patang, which tells the story of a family transformed by India’s largest kite festival, in the state of Gujarat.

“What touched me about Gu-jarat was the way people handled

tragedy – riots, natural disasters. And kite-flying played such an im-portant role in providing that mo-mentum to persevere,” said Bhar-gava. “Kite-flying was a purifying experience for them.”

In the film, a successful Delhi businessman takes his rebellious daughter on a trip back to his

childhood home for the festival, where they end up confronting their fractured relationship.

The cast is made up of non-ac-tors; Bhargava did a three-month acting workshop with them. “I would tell them to roam around town for two weeks, do whatever they want to find their character.

Go to chai shops, listen to people, watch how they spoke. That was the way we worked,” he said.

Born and raised in Chicago, Bhargava has previously directed music videos and commercials, evident in the film’s lyrical and visual qualities.

“For the first time, here’s a film

showcasing Ahmedabad in a positive light, not the riots,” he said. “It’s very Indian in roots, very musical.”

Patang has screened in festi-vals in Berlin, New York, Hawaii, Washington and Granada. It will be shown in cinemas around the US on Friday. – IANS

Ryan Gosling was a proud son as he watched his mother graduate from Ontario’s Brock University last week. To avoid attention, the actor sat at the back of a packed auditorium in Canada and refused an interview request by a local paper, saying: ‘This is my mom’s day’

‘Indian cinema is completing 100 years and I’m proud to say that my family has been part of the industry for 80 years, starting from Prithviraj to Shammi and Raj, then me and Randhir and now our kids Ranbir, Kareena and Karisma. I hope the tradition continues’ – Rishi Kapoor

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leHmbrUCKStraSSe, FrieDriCHSHaiN, berliN DIR. Fritz Polzer | GermaNY | 12 MINS.

liNear DIR. Amir Admoni | braZil | 6 MINS.

moDerN No. 2 DIR. Mirai Mizue | JaPaN | 4 MINS.

mUrK liGHt DIR. Yassir Al Yassri | Uae | 20 MINS.

tHe HoUNDS DIR. Manuel Schapira | FraNCe | 14 MINS.



ProGramme 397 miNS.

CamelS DIR. Park Jee-youn | SoUtH Korea | 11 MINS.

CoPY leFt DIR. Ihab Jadallah | PaleStiNe | 8 MINS.

FiSHiNG WitHoUt NetS DIR. Cutter Hodierne | USa, KeNYa | 17 MINS.

limPlY, oNe SatUrDaY morNiNG DIR. Sofia Djama | FraNCe, alGeria | 28 MINS.

ParaDiSe DIR. Nadav Kurtz | USa | 10 MINS.

tHe HiDDeN Smile DIR. Ventura Durall | SPaiN | 13 MINS.

We Will NeVer be aloNe aGaiN DIR. Yann Gonzalez | FraNCe | 10 MINS.

WeD. 17 oCt. 6:30 Pm – VoX 2

Fri. 19 oCt. 1:30 Pm – VoX 2

ProGramme 292 miNS.

9 VaCCiNeS DIR. Iair Said | arGeNtiNa | 15 MINS.

beiNG SaYeD raSoUl DIR. Ray Haddad | Uae | 9 MINS.

CarGo DIR. Carlo Sironi | italY | 16 MINS.

HerD leaDer DIR. Chloé Robichaud | CaNaDa | 13 MINS.

riVerS retUrN DIR. Joe Van Houtteghem | belGiUm, SloVeNia | 12 MINS.

tHe CeNtriFUGe braiN ProJeCt DIR. Till Nowak | GermaNY | 7 MINS.

tHe DeVil DIR. Jean-Gabriel Périot | FraNCe | 7 MINS.

YarDbirD DIR. Michael Spiccia | aUStralia | 13 MINS.



ProGramme 491 miNS.

7596 FrameS DIR. Martin Georgiev | bUlGaria | 5 MINS.

For NiNa DIR. Osama El Wardani | eGYPt | 19 MINS.

KoloNa DIR. Ujkan Hysaj | KoSoVo | 22 MINS.

leGS – ataViSm DIR. Mikhail Mestetskiy | rUSSia | 11 MINS.

SiroCCo DIR. Hisham Bizri | eGYPt, USa | 15 MINS.

SUJata DIR. Shlok Sharma | iNDia | 19 MINS.

WeD. 17 oCt. 9:15 Pm – VoX 2

Fri. 19 oCt. 4:00 Pm – VoX 2

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SHort NarratiVe ComPetitioN 130 miNS.blaCK aND WHite DIR. Omar Butti | Uae | 10 MINS.

FroZeN YoGUrt DIR. Ahmed Zain | Uae | 14 MINS.

tHe JoUrNeY DIR. Hana Makki | Uae | 15 MINS.

tHe leGeND DIR. Hani Kichi | Uae | 7 MINS.

mUrK liGHt DIR. YASSIR AL YASSRI | Uae | 20 MINS.

Salma’S DiNNer DIR. Nujoom Al Ghanem | Uae | 9 MINS.

SamaKa DIR. Michael Naguib | Uae | 17 MINS.

Smaller tHaN tHe SKY DIR. Abdulla Hassan Ahmed | Uae | 18 MINS.

tHree DollS aND a PaPer PlaNe DIR. Hend Al Fahad | SaUDi arabia | 3 MINS.

tootH oF HoPe DIR. Nizar Sfair | Uae | 15 MINS.

Fri. oCt. 12 6:15 Pm – VoX 2

SUN. oCt. 14 3:15 Pm – VoX 2

SHort DoCUmeNtarY ComPetitioN 121 miNS.ForeSiGHt DIR. Ahmed Zain, Naser Al Yagobi | Uae | 40 MINS.

oNe maN’S triCYCle DIR. Fahmi Farahat, Aziz Al Nujaym | SaUDi arabia | 28 MINS.

ParaDiSe FallS DIR. Nizar Sfair | Uae | 7 MINS.

riDiNG tHe raiNboW DIR. Abas Abares | Uae | 28 MINS.

Y.e.S. to SCHool DIR. Thabit Al Mawaly | Uae | 19 MINS

SUN. 14 oCt. 6:30 Pm – VoX 2

moN 15 oCt. 3:30 Pm – VoX 2

StUDeNt SHort NarratiVe ComPetitioN 117 miNS.3aib DIR. Anonymous | Uae | 4 MINS.

alteratioN bUt DIR. Hessa Al Shuwaihi, Reem Al Falahi | Uae | 6 MINS.

aUto Pilot DIR. Najiha Hana Zaimuddin | Uae | 8 MINS.

CHilDreN DIR. Mohammad Fikree | Uae | 13 MINS.

eNDoK eNtaH DIR. Hassan Al Jabri | Uae | 6 MINS.

tHe FiNal DiViSioN DIR. Hana Kazim | Uae | 8 MINS.

tHe GUarDiaN DIR. Omnia El Afifi | Uae | 3 MINS.

maHYaS DIR. Lamya Al Mualla | Uae | 10 MINS.

tHe olD Palm DIR. Eman Al Suwaidi | Uae | 6 MINS.

PatieNCe Salt DIR. Mohammed Ibrahim | baHraiN | 15 MINS.

a riDe to Hell DIR. Nabaa Al Dabbagh | Uae | 10 MINS.

tHe Settler DIR. Maram Ashour | Uae | 10 MINS.

teN HoUrS DIR. Maram Ashour, Omnia El Afifi, Sarah Al Agroobi, Mohammed Mamdouh, Mahya Soltani | Uae | 7 MINS.

tHe tHirD DeaDlY SiN DIR. Omnia El Afifi, Sarah Zohair, Majida Al Safadi | Uae | 5 MINS.

Um DUWaiS DIR. Sarah Zohair, Majida Al Safadi | UAE | 5 MINS.

ViCtimS oF YoUr miStaKeS DIR. Sindiya Ibrahim Saad | Uae | 3 MINS.

StUDeNt SHort DoCUmeNtarY ComPetitioN 83 miNS.beaUtiFUl PeoPle DIR. Suqrat Bin Bisher, Mariam Al Nuaimi | Uae | 14 MINS.

CatS DIR. Marwan Al Hammadi | Uae | 15 MINS.

DreamS iN tHeir eYeS DIR. Abeer Al Marzooqi, Ayesha Al Ameri, Khawla Al Mamaari | Uae | 19 MINS.

eaSY oN loVe DIR. Fatma Ibrahim Musharbak | Uae | 11 MINS.

eNoUGH iS eNoUGH DIR. Aisha Al Hammadi | Uae | 10 MINS.

tHe Gamboo3a reVolUtioN DIR. Abdulrahman Al Madani | Uae | 17 MINS.

moN. 15 oCt. 6:30 Pm – VoX 2

WeD. 17 oCt. 1:30 Pm - VoX 2

oUt-oF-ComPetitioN SCreeNiNGS 89 miNS.aFWaH DIR. Khalid Ali | Uae | 5 MINS.

HamaD DIR. Eisa Al Sabousi | Uae | 7 MINS.

tHe iNtrUDer! DIR. Majid Al Ansari | Uae | 17 MINS.

metalmorPHoSiS DIR. Carrie D'Souza | Uae | 13 MINS.

mY FatHer tHeN i DIR. Obaid Al Humoodee | Uae | 5 MINS.

tHe orPHaNaGe DIR. Mohammed Al Otaiba | Uae | 15 MINS.

taiF DIR. Faisal Al Duwaisan | KUWait | 13 MINS.

Water GeNie DIR. Eva Daoud | baHraiN | 6 MINS.

WeD. 17 oCt. 7:00 Pm – VoX 1

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SPeCial ProGrammeS

GraND eNtertaiNmeNtS: reStoreD to GlorY

Gene Kelly, Kirk Douglas, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Debbie Reynolds, Peter O’Toole and Alec Guinness are just some of the names featured in our invitation for you to rediscover classic cinema on the big screen in pristine digitally restored prints. ADFF brings you one of the greatest hollywood musicals ever made: Singin’ in the Rain, co-directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen; along with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Disney’s spellbinding adventure through an undersea world aboard the mysterious Nautilus; and Lawrence of Arabia, David Lean’s masterpiece of wartime adventure filmed across Jordan, Morocco and Spain. All three of these timeless and grand entertainments showcase the art and beauty of preserving and restoring classic films in our digital age.

lawrence of Arabia

Singin’ in the rain


art meetS art: CHriSto aND JeaN-ClaUDeChristo and the late Jean-Claude are famous for transforming the ordinary into the fabulous with grand and playful art installations. Though years in the making, their works have always been impermanent.Thanks to the great documentarians Antonio Ferrera and Albert Maysles, we can re-experience their daring vision. ADFF brings you, for the first time in the Arab world, the opportunity to meet Christo at screenings of Nomad of Art and The gates.

Spring, Summer, Fall, winter... and Spring

tHe SPirit oF iNDePeNDeNCe: alGeriaN CiNema

ADFF is proud to present two prestigious Lifetime Achievement awards to two iconic actresses representing the cream of Arab and international

talent: Sawsan Bader, star of the landmark 1999 Egyptian independent drama closed Doors, which will have a special screening at the Festival; and Italian

legend Claudia Cardinale, featured in Manoel de Oliveira's gebo and the Shadow, screening in this year's Narrative Competition.

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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of post-independence Algerian cinema, ADFF presents a programme in association with the Algerian Agency for Cultural Outreach. The selection includes two landmark films that put Algeria front and centre on the international stage: Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers and Costa-Gavras’ Z, both of which garnered Academy

Awards and had a strong influence on socially conscious films around the world. Also included are rare screenings of films that inspired a national Algerian cinema: Chronicle of the Years of Embers by Mohammed Lakhdar hamina, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes; Opium and the Baton by Ahmed Rachedi; and the delightful comedy Inspector Tahar’s Holiday by Moussa haddad.

South Korean cinema has undergone a resurgence since the late 1990s, often attributed to foreign-content quotas that allow homegrown films to prosper. Whatever the reason, the world has awakened to the multi-faceted creativity of South Korean filmmakers. The last decade has seen exponential growth of the country’s share of the international box office despite storytelling styles quite

different from typical hollywood fare. This small, tight-knit industry demonstrates rich diversity, originality and the ability to please audiences and critics alike. Our selection includes films that have marked a breakthrough in popular and critical acclaim, including Park Chan-wook’s Joint Security Area, Kim Ki-duk’s Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring and Kim Jee-won’s The Good, the Bad and the Weird; as well as new works

The Battle of Algiers

by some of today’s most exciting directors: Choo Chang-min’s Masquerade, hong Sang-soo’s In Another Country and Jo Sung-hee’s A Werewolf Boy.


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Future energy won’t come into being on its own. It won’t build new capacity, invest in new

technology or generate a single watt without new thinking and partnerships. It will take

vision, commitment, and a unique assembly of talents. At Masdar, our sole focus is future energy – and we’re making it a reality with a

uniquely holistic approach. Today our pioneering partners are global; innovating and investing to

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tHaNKYoU!

إلى المتطوعين والمتدربين معنا

يعمل المتطوعون والمتدربون بال كلل إلى جانب موظفينا،

سواء في الخطوط األمامية أو وراء الكواليس ،ويسعون معهم

لينعم رعاة المهرجان وضيوفه وسينمائييه بتجربة رائعة في

أبوظبي .بدونهم ،ما كان للمهرجان أن ينجز ،لذا ندعوكم

لمشاركتنا في تقديم الشكر لكل واحد منهم لمساعدتهم

على جعل مهرجان أبوظبي السينمائي حدثا ثقافيا

يحتفل بالسينما العالمية.

to oUr VolUNteerS aND iNterNSour volunteers and interns work tirelessly alongside our staff, both on the front lines and behind the scenes, to ensure patrons, guests and filmmakers alike have a great experience here in abu Dhabi. Without them, the Festival would not be possible, so please join us in thanking each and every one for helping to make aDFF a world-class celebration of film.

شكرا جزيال

Abu Dhabi / Dubai / Beirut / Los Angeles / Cape Town


األفالم هي للجميع، بما في ذلك األطفال. يستطيع المشاهدون من األعمار كافة االنضمام إلى هذه المغامرة الرائعة التي

يمضون فيها وقتا ممتعا من االحتفاء بفن السينما.

السبت 13 أكتوبر2pm – 6pm

التي الموقع" "في فعالية من جزء هو الذي العائلي"، "اليوم يتضمن يقدمها مهرجان أبوظبي السينمائي في "المارينا مول"، عروضا سينمائية وأنشطة وعروضا حية إضافة إلى حصول األطفال على فرصة السير على

السجادة الحمراء، والرسم على الوجوه، والتعرف على أصدقاء جدد.

مثل فعالياته في العائالت إشراك إلى السينمائي أبوظبي مهرجان يسعى مغامرة ديزني "20 ألف قدم تحت البحر"، التي تستمر طوال عشرة أيام، حيث 20 وحتى أكتوبر 13( المهرجان أيام من السبت يومي عائلية أفالما يقدم أكتوبر(، إضافة إلى األنشطة التفاعلية التي تقدم كل يوم ضمن فعالية "في

الموقع" )في منطقة العروض في مارينا مول في الطابق األرضي(.يمكنك االطالع هنا على مختاراتنا من األفالم العائلية لكي تحدد األفالم التي www.adff.ae/marinamall للمزيد من بزيارتنا على: تناسب عائلتك. تفضل

المعلومات.

Film is for everyone – kids included! audiences of all ages can join in the adventure and celebration of cinema.

FamilY DaY

اليوم العائلي

Saturday 13 october 2pm – 6pm

Part of aDFF on location at marina mall (see page 62), Family Day features film screenings, free hands-on activities and live entertainers, as well as the chance for kids to walk the red carpet, get their face painted and make new friends.

ADFF is dedicated to engaging families throughout the 10-day Festival. Family Friendly films, such as Disney's grand adventure 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, are featured on both Saturdays during the Festival (13 October and 20 October), and there are interactive activities scheduled every day at ADFF On Location (in Marina Mall's ground-floor exhibition area).

Check this guide for our selection of films marked Family Friendly or rated G and 12+ to find the best films for your family. Visit www.adff.ae/marinamall for more information.

at mariNa mall

في "المارينا مول"

For more information visit www.adff.ae/marinamall للمزيد من المعلومات تفضل بزيارة


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FRIDAY 12 oCtober

-

3 pm

EMIRATES PALACE

MARINA MALLVOx 1

MARINA MALLVOx 2

MARINA MALLVOx 4

MARINA MALLVOx 5

MARINA MALLVOx 6

4 pm

5 pm

6 pm

7 pm

8 pm

9 pm

10 pm

11 pm

12 am

6:15 pm tHe ComPaNY YoU KeeP 125 mins. p. 15

7:00 pm SoNGlaP 100 mins. p. 23

6:00 pm aS iF We Were CatCHiNG a Cobra 120 mins. p. 13

9:30 pm le GraND Soir 92 mins. p. 16

4:30 pm ameriCaN emPire 96 mins. p. 12

Screening time Film title Duration Page number

4:00 pm oUtraGe beYoND 110 mins. p. 21

9:30 pm aFter tHe battle 116 mins. p. 12

9:45 pm a HiJaCKiNG 99 mins. p. 17

3:30 pm NomaD oF art + tHe GateS 133 mins. pp. 21, 16

3:45 pm mUmbai'S KiNG 78 mins. p. 20

9:00 pm StorieS We tell 108 mins. p. 23

6:15 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: SHort NarratiVe 130 mins. p. 29

9:45 pm liKe SomeoNe iN loVe 109 mins. p. 19

9:15 pm ClaNDeStiNe CHilDHooD 110 mins. p. 14

7:00 pm tHe battle oF alGierS 121 mins. p. 13

6:45 pm it WaS tHe SoN 90 mins. p. 19

NarratiVe FeatUre ComPetitioNNeW HoriZoNS / aFaQ JaDiDa ComPetitioNDoCUmeNtarY FeatUre ComPetitioNSHoWCaSeSHort Film ComPetitioNemirateS Film ComPetitioNSPeCial ProGrammeS

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at the Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. Its automatic movement keeps pace with the constant changes in a woman’s life, as she perpetually

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SATURDAY 13 oCtober

PrOgrAm sUBjeCT TO ChANge. PLeAse visiT www.ADFF.Ae FOr UP-T0-DATe iNFOrmATiON

12 pm

EMIRATES PALACE

MARINA MALLVOx 1

MARINA MALLVOx 2

MARINA MALLVOx 4

MARINA MALLVOx 5

MARINA MALLVOx 6

1 pm

2 pm

3 pm

4 pm

5 pm

6 pm

7 pm

8 pm

9 pm

10 pm

11 pm

12 am

9:30 pm Great eXPeCtatioNS 128 mins. p. 17

7:00 pm beYoND tHe Hill 94 mins. p. 14

6:30 pm mooN maN 85 mins. p. 20

9:30 pm Z 127 mins p. 25

5:00 pm SaViNG FaCe 52 mins. p. 23

3:00 pm bab el-oUeD CitY 93 mins. p. 13

4:00 pm araF/ SomeWHere iN betWeeN 124 mins. p. 13

9:15 pm eat SleeP Die 104 mins. p. 15

6:15 pm eND oF WatCH 109 mins. p. 16

4:30 pm Satellite boY 92 mins. p. 23

4:15 pm PiNoCCHio 84 mins. p. 22

9:00 pm iN SearCH oF oil aND SaND 58 mins. p. 18

6:30 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: StUDeNt SHort NarratiVe 117 mins. p. 29

9:15 pm SPriNG, SUmmer, Fall, WiNter... aND SPriNG 100 mins. p. 23

9:30 pm GiNGer aND roSa 90 mins. p. 16

6:45 pm 20,000 leaGUeS UNDer tHe Sea 120 mins. p. 12

6:45 pm tHe laSt SUPPer 120 mins. p. 19


SUNDAY 14 oCtober

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PrOgrAm sUBjeCT TO ChANge. PLeAse visiT www.ADFF.Ae FOr UP-T0-DATe iNFOrmATiON

12 pm

EMIRATES PALACE

MARINA MALLVOx 1

MARINA MALLVOx 2

MARINA MALLVOx 4

MARINA MALLVOx 5

MARINA MALLVOx 6

1 pm

2 pm

3 pm

4 pm

5 pm

6 pm

7 pm

8 pm

9 pm

10 pm

11 pm

12 am

-

9:30 pm eVerYDaY 94 mins. p. 16

3:45 pm eND oF WatCH 109 mins. p. 16

1:45 pm ameriCaN emPire 96 mins. p. 12

9:00 pm tHe WorlD beFore Her 90 mins. p. 25

9:30 pm tHe CitiZeN 99 mins. p. 14

2:00 pm oUtraGe beYoND 110 mins. p. 21

4:30 pm StorieS We tell 108 mins. p. 23

7:00 pm a reSPeCtable FamilY 90 mins. p. 22

9:15 pm mUmbai'S KiNG 78 mins. p. 20

9:30 pm PiNoCCHio 84 mins. p. 22

6:45 pm CaeSar mUSt Die 76 mins. p. 14

7:15 pm SaViNG FaCe 52 mins. p. 23

7:00 pm No 108 mins. p. 20

1:15 pm SoNGlaP 100 mins. p. 23

6:15 pm aNtoN'S riGHt Here 110 mins. p. 13

6:30 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: SHort DoCUmeNtarY 121 mins. p. 29

3:15 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: SHort NarratiVe 130 mins. p. 29

9:00 pm iN aNotHer CoUNtrY 89 mins. p. 18

4:15 pm GiNGer aND roSa 90 mins. p. 13

4:15 pm aS iF We Were CatCHiNG a Cobra 120 mins. p. 13

1:45 pm ClaNDeStiNe CHilDHooD 110 mins. p. 14


MONDAY 15 oCtober

12 pm

EMIRATES PALACE

MARINA MALLVOx 1

MARINA MALLVOx 2

MARINA MALLVOx 4

MARINA MALLVOx 5

MARINA MALLVOx 6

1 pm

2 pm

3 pm

4 pm

5 pm

6 pm

7 pm

8 pm

9 pm

10 pm

11 pm

12 am

9:30 pm HiDDeN beaUtieS 105 mins. p. 17

9:45 pm tHe CitiZeN 99 mins. p. 14


3:30 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: SHort DoCUmeNtarY 121 mins. p. 29

6:30 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: StUDeNt SHort DoCUmeNtarY 83 mins. p. 29

2:30 pm iN SearCH oF oil & SaND 58 mins. p. 18

9:15 pm a WorlD Not oUrS 93 mins. p. 25

2:15 pm beYoND tHe Hill 94 mins. p. 14

4:30 pm eat SleeP Die 104 mins. p. 15

7:00 pm WHeN i SaW YoU 94 mins. p. 25

9:30 pm tHe PatieNCe StoNe 98 mins. p. 22

9:00 pm CHroNiCle oF tHe YearS oF emberS 177 mins. p. 14

6:15 pm SParKle 116 mins. p. 23

6:45 pm loVe iS all YoU NeeD 112 mins. p. 20

1:30 pm Great eXPeCtatioNS 128 mins. p. 17

6:45 pm le GraND Soir 92 mins. p. 16

9:15 pm a WereWolF boY 126 mins. p 25

7:15 pm FraNCoPHeNia 70 mins. p. 16

4:00 pm aFter tHe battle 116 mins. p. 12

4:30 pm liKe SomeoNe iN loVe 109 mins. p. 19

1:45 pm it WaS tHe SoN 90 mins. p. 19


TUESDAY 16 oCtober

12 pm

EMIRATES PALACE

MARINA MALLVOx 1

MARINA MALLVOx 2

MARINA MALLVOx 4

MARINA MALLVOx 5

MARINA MALLVOx 6

1 pm

2 pm

3 pm

4 pm

5 pm

6 pm

7 pm

8 pm

9 pm

10 pm

11 pm

12 am

9:30 pm maSQUeraDe 131 mins. p. 20

9:30 pm HarraGa blUeS 103 mins. p. 17

7:00 pm aPProVeD For aDoPtioN 75 mins. p. 13

3:15 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: StUDeNt SHort NarratiVe 117 mins. p. 29


4:30 pm Satellite boY 92 mins. p. 23

7:00 pm. beaStS oF tHe SoUtHerN WilD 92 mins. p. 14

9:00 pm tHe miSCreaNtS 88 mins. p. 20

6:15 pm SHortS ComPetitioN 1 107 mins. p. 27

6:30 pm HaUte CUiSiNe 95 mins. p. 17

6:45 pm lore 108 mins. p. 20

4:00 pm aNtoN'S riGHt Here 110 mins. p. 13

9:15 pm moHammaD SaVeD From tHe WaterS 95 mins. p. 20

9:45 pm PollUtiNG ParaDiSe 98 mins. p. 22



4:15 pm eVerYDaY 94 mins. p. 16




WEDNESDAY 17 oCtober

12 pm

EMIRATES PALACE

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2:30 pm FraNCoPHreNia 70 mins. p. 16

4:30 pm tHe HoUSe i liVe iN 108 mins. p. 17

9:00 pm tHe liSt 82 mins. p. 19


4:30 pm a reSPeCtable FamilY 90 mins. p. 22

6:45 pm i.D. 90 mins. p. 18

9:00 pm tHe laSt SUPPer 96 mins. p. 19

6:30 pm PerFUmeS oF alGierS 108 mins. p. 22

7:00 pm traSHeD 97 mins p. 25

1:30 pm aPProVeD For aDoPtioN 75 mins. p. 13

6:45 pm CUrSeD be tHe PHoSPHate 84 mins. p. 15


9:30 pm JoiNt SeCUritY area 110 mins. p. 19

4:15 pm araF/ SomeWHere iN betWeeN 124 mins. p. 13

7:00 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: oUt oF ComPetitioN 89 mins. p. 29

1:30 pm emirateS Film ComPetitioN: StUDeNt SHort DoCUmeNtarY 83 mins. p. 29

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2:15 pm tHe miSCreaNtS 88 mins. p. 20

6:30 pm meaNWHile iN mameloDi 75 mins. p. 20

6:45 pm 20,000 leaGUeS UNDer tHe Sea 120 mins. p.12

2:00 pm HiDDeN beaUtieS 105 mins. p. 17

1:30 pm HarraGa blUeS 103 mins. p. 17

4:30 pm tHe liSt 82 mins. p. 19

7:00 pm KeeP SmiliNG 91 mins. p. 19

9:15 pm ComiNG FortH bY DaY 95 mins. p. 14

9:15 pm CloSeD DoorS 110 mins. p. 14

6:30 pm Gebo aND tHe SHaDoW 91 mins. p. 16

9:30 pm iN tHe HoUSe 105 mins. p. 19

4:00 pm PollUtiNG ParaDiSe 98 mins. p. 22

8:45 pm ai WeiWei: NeVer SorrY 91 mins. p. 12

9:30 pm tora bora 103 mins. p. 23

1:45 pm a WorlD Not oUrS 93 mins. p. 25



7:00 pm room 237 102 mins. p. 22

6:45 pm iNSPeCtor taHar'S HoliDaY 110 mins. p. 19

4:30 pm moHammaD SaVeD From tHe WaterS 95 mins. p. 20

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8:30 pm a HiJaCKiNG 99 mins. p. 20

4:00 pm tHe HoUSe i liVe iN 108 mins. p. 17

6:30 pm SParKle 116 mins. p. 23

2:15 pm CUrSeD be tHe PHoSPHate 84 mins. p. 15

9:30 pm rUbY SParKS 106 mins. p. 22

3:30 pm i.D. 90 mins. p. 18

9:15 pm oPiUm aND tHe batoN 135 mins. p. 21

7:00 pm laWreNCe oF arabia 222 mins. p. 19

1:45 pm traSHeD 97 mins. p. 25



6:30 pm tHe GooD, tHe baD, aND tHe WeirD 139 mins. p. 16

9:00 pm iN aNotHer CoUNtrY 89 mins. p. 18

7:00 pm CaeSar mUSt Die 76 mins. p. 14

5:00 pm tHe SUiCiDe SHoP 79 mins. p. 23

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4:00 pm ComiNG FortH bY DaY 95 mins. p. 14


1:30 pm room 237 102 mins. p. 22

1:30 pm Gebo aND tHe SHaDoW 91 mins. p. 16

6:30 pm KeeP SmiliNG 91 mins. p. 19

6:15 pm tHe SUiCiDe SHoP 79 mins. p. 23

4:00 pm SiNGiN' iN tHe raiN 103 mins. p. 23

1:45 pm meaNWHile iN mameloDi 75 mins. p. 20

1:15 pm ai WeiWei: NeVer SorrY 91 mins. p. 12

6:30 pm mooN maN 85 mins. p. 20



4:00 pm HaUte CUiSiNe 95 mins. p. 17

6:15 pm FliGHt 138 mins. p. 16

3:45 pm iN tHe HoUSe 105 mins. p. 19


AFGHANISTANTHE PATIENCE STONE ............ 22

ALGERIA BAB EL-OUED CITY .................... 13 CHRONICLE OF THE YEARS OF EMBERS ........................................... 14 HARRAGA BLUES ........................ 17 INSPECTOR TAHAR’S HOLIDAY .................... 19 S LIMPLY, ONE SATURDAY MORNING ....................................... 27 OPIUM AND THE BATON ......... 21 PERFUMES OF ALGIERS ......... 22 S THE ISLAND - AL DJAZIRA .................................. 27 Z ......................................................... 25

ARGENTINA S 9 VACCINES .......................... 27 CLANDESTINE CHILDHOOD .................................. 14

AUSTRALIALORE ................................................20 SATELLITE BOY .......................... 23 S YARDBIRD .............................. 27

BAHRAIN S PATIENCE SALT .................. 29 S WATER GENIE ...................... 29

BELGIUMAPPROVED FOR ADOPTION ..................................... 13 GRAND SOIR, LE .......................... 16 PINOCCHIO ................................... 22 S RIVERS RETURN .................. 27 THE SUICIDE SHOP .................... 23

BRAZILCLANDESTINE CHILDHOOD ............................... 14 S LINEAR .................................. 27

BULGARIA S 7596 FRAMES ....................... 27 CANADA AMERICAN EMPIRE .................... 12 GINGER AND ROSA .................... 16 S HERD LEADER ...................... 27 STORIES WE TELL ..................... 23 THE SUICIDE SHOP .................... 23 THE WORLD BEFORE HER ................................................... 25

CHILENO .....................................................20

CHINAAI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY .............................. 12 THE LAST SUPPER ...................... 19

CROATIAGINGER AND ROSA ................ 16

DENMARKGINGER AND ROSA .................... 16 HIJACKING, A ................................ 17 LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED .........20

EGYPTAFTER THE BATTLE ................... 12 CLOSED DOORS .......................... 14 COMING FORTH BY DAY ......... 18 IN SEARCH OF OIL & SAND .................................... 18 MOHAMMAD SAVED FROM THE WATERS .................20 S FOR NINA ............................... 27 S SIROCCO ................................ 27

FRANCEAFTER THE BATTLE ................... 12 APPROVED FOR ADOPTION ........................... 13 ARAF/SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN ....................................... 13 AS IF WE WERE CATCHING A COBRA......................................... 13 BAB EL-OUED CITY .................... 13 CLOSED DOORS .......................... 14 S THE DEVIL .............................. 27 GEBO AND THE SHADOW ............................... 16 LE GRAND SOIR ........................... 16 HAUTE CUISINE ........................... 17 HIDDEN BEAUTIES...................... 17 S THE HOUNDS ........................ 27 IN THE HOUSE .............................. 19 IT WAS THE SON ......................... 19 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE.......... 19 S LIMPLY, ONE SATURDAY MORNING ....................................... 27 MOHAMMAD SAVED FROM THE WATERS .................20 MOON MAN ...................................20 THE PATIENCE STONE ............ 22 PINOCCHIO ................................... 22 A RESPECTABLE FAMILY............................................ 22

THE SUICIDE SHOP .................... 23 S WE WILL NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN ............................. 27 Z ......................................................25

GEORGIAKEEP SMILING ............................... 19

GERMANYARAF/SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN ....................................... 13 S THE CENTRIFUGE BRAIN PROJECT ........................................ 27 S LEHMBRUCKSTRASSE, FRIEDRICHSCHAIN, BERLIN ............................................ 27 LORE ................................................20 MEANWHILE IN MAMELODI ....................................20 MOON MAN ...................................20 THE PATIENCE STONE ............ 22 POLLUTING PARADISE ............ 22

GREECEZ ......................................................... 25

INDIAI.D. ...................................................... 18 MUMBAI’S KING ...........................20 S SUJATA ................................... 27

IRANA RESPECTABLE FAMILY............................................ 22

IRELANDMOON MAN ...................................20

ITALYTHE BATTLE OF ALGIERS .......................................... 13 CAESAR MUST DIE ..................... 14 S CARGO .................................... 27 IT WAS THE SON ......................... 19 PINOCCHIO ................................... 22

JAPANLIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE.......... 19 S MODERN NO. 2 .................... 27 OUTRAGE BEYOND .................... 21

JORDANWHEN I SAW YOU ..................... 25

KENYA S FISHING WITHOUT NETS . 27

iNDeX oF FilmS bY CoUNtrY

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KoSoVo S KOLONA ................................. 27

KUWait S TAIF .......................................... 29 TORA BORA ................................. 23

lebaNoN S ABU RAMI ............................... 27 CURSED BE ThE PhOSPhATE......................... 15 A WORLD NOT OURS ............... 25

lUXemboUrGPINOCChIO ................................... 22

malaYSia SONGLAP ....................................... 23

moroCCoThE MISCREANTS ......................20

PaKiStaNSAVING FACE .............................. 23

PaleStiNe S COPY LEFT ............................ 27 WhEN I SAW YOU ..................... 25

PortUGalGEBO AND ThE ShADOW ........................................ 16

QatarCURSED BE ThE PhOSPhATE......................... 15

rUSSiaANTON’S RIGhT hERE .............. 13 BETRAYAL ..................................... 14 S LEGS - ATAVISM.................. 27

SaUDi arabia S ThREE DOLLS AND A PAPER PLANE .............. 29 S ONE MAN’S TRICYCLE ...... 29

SloVeNia S RIVERS RETURN .................. 27

SoUtH Korea S CAMELS................................... 27 ThE GOOD, ThE BAD AND ThE WEIRD .............................................. 16 IN ANOThER COUNTRY ........... 18 JOINT SECURITY AREA ............ 19 MASQUERADE .............................20 SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING .............. 23

A WEREWOLF BOY................... 25SPaiNCLANDESTINE ChILDhOOD .................................. 14 S ThE hIDDEN SMILE, .......... 27

SWeDeNEAT SLEEP DIE ............................. 15

SWitZerlaNDThE MISCREANTS ......................20

SYriaAS IF WE WERE CATChING A COBRA......................................... 13

tUNiSiaCURSED BE ThE PhOSPhATE......................... 15 hIDDEN BEAUTIES...................... 17

tUrKeYARAF/SOMEWhERE IN BETWEEN ....................................... 13 BEYOND ThE hILL ...................... 14

UNiteD arab emirateS S 3AIB .......................................... 29 AFTER ThE BATTLE ................... 12 S AFWAh ................................... 29 S ALTERATION BUT .............. 29 AS IF WE WERE CATChING A COBRA......................................... 13 S AUTO PILOT .......................... 29 S BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE .......... 29 S BEING SAYED RASOUL .... 27 S BLACK AND WhITE ........... 29 S CATS ......................................... 29 S ChILDREN .............................. 29 COMING FORTh BY DAY ......... 14 CURSED BE ThE PhOSPhATE......................... 15 S DREAMS IN ThEIR EYES ..29 S EASY ON LOVE .................... 29 S ENDOK ENTAh .................... 29 S ENOUGh IS ENOUGh ........ 29 S FINAL DIVISION, ThE ........ 29 S FORESIGhT ............................ 29 S FROZEN YOGURT ............... 29 S ThE GAMBOO3A REVOLUTION ............................... 29 S ThE GUARDIAN ................... 29 S hAMAD .................................... 29 hIDDEN BEAUTIES...................... 17 IN SEARCh OF OIL & SAND .... 18 S ThE INTRUDER! ................... 29 S ThE JOURNEY ...................... 29 S ThE LEGEND ......................... 29 S MAhYAS .................................. 29

S METALMORPhOSIS ............ 29 MOhAMMAD SAVED FROM ThE WATERS .........................................20 S MURK LIGhT .......................... 29 S MY FAThER ThEN I ............ 29 S OLD PALM, ThE ................... 29 S ORPhANAGE ........................ 29 S PARADISE FALLS ................ 29 S RIDE TO hELL, A ................. 29 S RIDING ThE RAINBOW ..... 29 S SALMA’S DINNER ................ 29 S SAMAKA ................................. 29 S SETTLER, ThE ....................... 29 S SMALLER ThAN ThE SKY 29 S TEN hOURS ........................... 29 S ThIRD DEADLY SIN, ThE .... 29 S TOOTh OF hOPE ................ 29 S UM DUWAIS........................... 29 S VICTIMS OF YOUR MISTAKES ........................ 29 WhEN I SAW YOU ..................... 25 A WORLD NOT OURS ............... 25 S Y.E.S. TO SChOOL .............. 29

UKEVERYDAY ..................................... 16 GINGER AND ROSA .................... 16 GREAT EXPECTATIONS ........... 17 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA .......... 19 LORE ................................................20 TRAShED ....................................... 25 A WORLD NOT OURS ............... 25

USa20,000 LEAGUES UNDER ThE SEA .......................... 12 AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY ..... 12 AMERICAN EMPIRE .................... 12 ARBITRAGE......................................9 BEASTS OF ThE SOUThERN WILD ................................................. 14 ThE CITIZEN .................................. 14 ThE COMPANY YOU KEEP ...... 15 END OF WATCh .......................... 16 S FIShING WIThOUT NETS ................................................ 27 FLIGhT ............................................. 16 FRANCOPhRENIA ....................... 16 ThE GATES .................................... 16 ThE hOUSE I LIVE IN ................. 17 ThE LIST .......................................... 19 NO .....................................................20 NOMAD OF ART........................... 21 S PARADISE .............................. 27 ROOM 237................................... 22 RUBY SPARKS .......................... 22 SAVING FACE ........................... 23 SINGIN' IN ThE RAIN .............. 23 S SIROCCO .............................. 27 SPARKLE ..................................... 23


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aCtioNEND OF WATCh ............................... 16 ThE GOOD, ThE BAD AND ThE WEIRD ................................................... 16 ThE LAST SUPPER ........................... 19

aDVeNtUre20,000 LEAGUES UNDER ThE SEA ............................... 12 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA ............... 19 SATELLITE BOY ............................... 23

aNimatioNAPPROVED FOR ADOPTION ....... 13 MOON MAN ........................................20 PINOCChIO ........................................ 22 ThE SUICIDE ShOP ......................... 23

ComeDYLE GRAND SOIR ................................ 16 hAUTE CUISINE ................................ 17 INSPECTOR TAhAR'S hOLIDAY 19 KEEP SMILING .................................... 19 LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED ..............20RUBY SPARKS .................................. 22 SINGIN' IN ThE RAIN ...................... 23 ThE SUICIDE ShOP ......................... 23

CrimeEND OF WATCh ............................... 16 OUTRAGE BEYOND ......................... 21 SONGLAP ............................................ 23

DoCUmeNtarYAI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY .......... 12 AMERICAN EMPIRE ......................... 12 ANTON'S RIGhT hERE ................... 13 APPROVED FOR ADOPTION ....... 13 AS IF WE WERE CATChING A COBRA ...................... 13 CURSED BE ThE PhOSPhATE .... 15 ThE GATES ......................................... 16 ThE hOUSE I LIVE IN ...................... 17 ThE LIST ............................................... 19 IN SEARCh OF OIL & SAND ......... 18 MEANWhILE IN MAMELODI........20 NOMAD OF ART................................ 21 POLLUTING PARADISE ................. 22 ROOM 237........................................... 22 SAVING FACE ................................... 23 STORIES WE TELL .......................... 23 TRAShED ............................................ 25 ThE WORLD BEFORE hER ......... 25 A WORLD NOT OURS .................... 25

DramaAFTER ThE BATTLE ........................ 12BAB EL-OUED CITY ......................... 13 BEASTS OF ThE SOUThERN WILD ............................. 14 BETRAYAL .......................................... 14 BEYOND ThE hILL ........................... 14 CAESAR MUST DIE .......................... 14 ThE CITIZEN ....................................... 14 COMING FORTh BY DAY .............. 14 EAT SLEEP DIE .................................. 15

FLIGhT .................................................. 16 GEBO AND ThE ShADOW ........... 16 GREAT EXPECTATIONS ................ 17 hARRAGA BLUES ............................. 17 hIDDEN BEAUTIES........................... 17 I.D. ........................................................... 18 IN ANOThER COUNTRY ................ 18 IN ThE hOUSE ................................... 19 KEEP SMILING .................................... 19 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE............... 19 LORE .....................................................20 MASQUERADE ..................................20 ThE MISCREANTS ...........................20 NO ..........................................................20 ThE PATIENCE STONE ................. 22 PERFUMES OF ALGIERS .............. 22 A RESPECTABLE FAMILY ............ 22 SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING ...................................... 23 WhEN I SAW YOU .......................... 25

FamilY DramaARAF/SOMEWhERE IN BETWEEN ...................................... 13 CLANDESTINE ChILDhOOD ........ 14 CLOSED DOORS ............................... 14 EVERYDAY .......................................... 16 GINGER AND ROSA ......................... 16 IT WAS ThE SON .............................. 19 MOhAMMAD SAVED FROM ThE WATERS ..............................................20 MUMBAI’S KING ................................20

eXPerimeNtalFRANCOPhRENIA ............................ 16ROOM 237........................................... 22

FaNtaSY20,000 LEAGUES UNDER ThE SEA ............................... 12 BEASTS OF ThE SOUThERN WILD ............................. 14 MOON MAN ........................................20 PINOCChIO ........................................ 22 A WEREWOLF BOY........................ 25

HiStorYIN SEARCh OF OIL & SAND ......... 18 ThE LAST SUPPER ........................... 19 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA ............... 19 LORE .....................................................20 NO ..........................................................20

HorrorROOM 237........................................... 22

literatUre/tHeatreCAESAR MUST DIE .......................... 14 GEBO AND ThE ShADOW ........... 16 GREAT EXPECTATIONS ................ 17 ThE PATIENCE STONE ................. 22 moCKUmeNtarYFRANCOPhRENIA ........................... 16

mUSiCalSINGIN' IN ThE RAIN ...................... 23 SPARKLE ............................................. 23 ThE SUICIDE ShOP ......................... 23

PolitiCSAFTER ThE BATTLE ........................ 12 AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY .......... 12 AMERICAN EMPIRE ......................... 12 AS IF WE WERE CATChING A COBRA .................................................. 13 ThE BATTLE OF ALGIERS ............ 13 ChRONICLE OF ThE YEARS OF EMBERS ................................................ 14 ThE CITIZEN ....................................... 14 CLANDESTINE ChILDhOOD ........ 14 ThE COMPANY YOU KEEP ........... 15 ThE hOUSE I LIVE IN ...................... 17 ThE LIST ............................................... 19 ThE MISCREANTS ...........................20 NO ..........................................................20 OPIUM AND ThE BATON .............. 21 PERFUME OF ALGIERS ................. 22 Z .............................................................. 25

romaNCeLOVE IS ALL YOU NEED ..............20 RUBY SPARKS .................................. 22 SPARKLE ............................................. 23 A WEREWOLF BOY........................ 25

tHrillerARBITRAGE...........................................7 ThE COMPANY YOU KEEP ........... 15 A hIJACKING ...................................... 17 JOINT SECURITY AREA ................. 19 SONGLAP ............................................ 23 Z .............................................................. 25

WarThE BATTLE OF ALGIERS ............ 13 JOINT SECURITY AREA ................. 19 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA ............... 19 ThE LIST ............................................... 19 LORE .....................................................20 OPIUM AND ThE BATON .............. 21 ThE PATIENCE STONE ................. 22 TORA BORA....................................... 23

WeSterNThE GOOD, ThE BAD AND ThE WEIRD ................................................... 16

WomeN’S iNtereStEAT SLEEP DIE .................................. 15 EVERYDAY .......................................... 16 GINGER AND ROSA ......................... 16 hAUTE CUISINE ................................ 17 hIDDEN BEAUTIES........................... 17 KEEP SMILING .................................... 19 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE............... 19 LORE .....................................................20 LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED ..............20 SAVING FACE ................................... 23 SPARKLE ............................................. 23 STORIES WE TELL .......................... 23 ThE WORLD BEFORE hER ..................................... 25

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Programme Guide 2012 - Abu Dhabi Film Festival (English)