Inspired by a true story: In 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards, causing anti-Sikh riots to erupt throughout the country. A teacher travelling back from a field trip with her class of 10-year-old students struggles to protect Kush, the only Sikh student in the class, from the growing violence around him.
In a township in South Africa, an argument about which apple is better, the red or the green, causes the greatest divide in the towns history. A big white line is drawn through the middle of the town and everyone who believes that the green apple is better lives on the right side of town, in a green house and only wears green clothing. While everyone who believes that the red apple is better lives on the left side of town in a red house and only wears red clothing. The one rule that greens and reds do not mix is broken when Thomas a boy from the green side of town falls in love with Thandi a girl from the red side of town.
Sea, sun, island, a family on vacation and all Yuval wants is to get the heck out of there.
13th December 2013
INTERNATIONAL JURY MAEVE DERMODY Maeve Dermody made her feature film debut in 1993 as a young child in the feature film Breathing Underwater. Moving into adulthood she has established herself as one of the Australia’s most admired and respected young actresses in her age group. Maeve’s most recent feature film appearance was opposite Ryan Kwanten in Griff, The Invisible, directed by Leon Ford, which had its world premiere in competition at the Be…
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Mr Hublot lives in a world where characters made partially of mechanical parts, driving huge vehicles, rub shoulders with each other. A world where the giant scale of machines and the relentless use of salvaged materials, reigns supreme. A withdrawn, idiosyncratic character with OCD, Mr Hublot is scared of change and the outside world. His solution, he doesn’t step foot outside his apartment! The arrival of the dog Robot Pet will turn his life upside down: he has to share his home with this very invasive companion…
A son is reunited with his long lost father for the first time. You might imagine it’s time to discover everything about where he’s come from and where he’s going. But he’s about to get a surprise…
A young man is dead. We experience a moment from the night before, frozen in time.
Nothing is comparable to the success of Maureen, the ventriloquist singer, except her belly: it is simply outrageous. But a shadow is hanging over her career and that of her manager husband’s. The entrancing voice that comes out of Maureen’s insides has a name: Charles. He will soon be 18, the rebellious age, and he has one sole objective in life: to be born.
Colin and David have an argument. Things get messy.
Iceland, year 1000, Magnus, a fearless Viking warrior, confronts Bjarni, the Berserker who abducted his wife and child. Their rivalry is only beginning.