The kind, naive and lazy Evgeni and several of his comrades make their way from a Belarus village to Moscow in order to earn money. But the megapolis does not like his kind of people: it turns them into marginal groups. On the way an annoying criminal incident occurs: and Zhenia loses his money, his documents, and his fellow travellers. Trashed, plundered and intimidated, he is doomed to become yet another Moscow vagabond. But a miracle happens: the homeless man from the provinces is taken in by a Muscovite pensioner. The former engineer conquers Zhenia’s heart with his simplicity, sincerity and noble behaviour, and – above all – he removes the pathos from the struggle against the everyday nastiness of the Russian capital... A film about the good and the ridiculous, about people and about Russia.
- World Premiere – the Forum Programme, IFF Berlin 2009.
Cast: Evgeni Syty, Sergei Dreiden, Igor Chernevich, Anna Mikhalkova, Alexander Yatsenko, Nikita Emshanov
Directed by Boris Khlebnikov
Script: Alexander Rodionov
Producer: Roman Borisevich, Ruben Dishdishian
Elena is married with Enrique, successful businessman, but hers life is boring. Elena lives in her fantasy world, where she is a hero. But one day all changes: she discovers that Enrique is cheating on her and one couple steals Enrique. It’s a beginning for comedy, where meets different kind of social layer.
Cast: Fernando Luján, Julieta Egurrola, María Isasi, Carmen Guerrero, Álvaro Guerrero
Directed by María del Carmen de Lara
Scriptwriter: María del Carmen de Lara, L. Sosa
Producer: Laura Imperiale, Jorge Sánchez, Alvaro Garnila
The Malakian clan, a family of Armenian gangsters, controls the underworld of Southern France. At its head, the violent godfather Milo Malakian rules his world with an iron fist. His son and heir, Anton, dreams of breaking free in order to live out his love for Elodie, a clan outsider, and make his own choices. But the gang's inner circle is engraved in blood. To escape, not only does Anton have to counter his own destiny, but also the man who has sworn to bring his father down: Inspector Saunier. A struggle to death ensues around the audacious and spectacular heist that the Malakian clan is preparing as its final job.
Cast: Jean Reno, Gaspard Ulliel, Vahina Giocante, Sami Bouajila
Directed by Laurent Tuel
Script: Laurent Tuel
Producer: Alain Terzian, Christine Gozlan
I Cross your heart and hope to die! Can you honestly swear that at least once in your life you have not thought that robbing a bank is a good idea? Especially, if you’re five years old and that bank has just thrown your parents out of a brand new apartment, because your father has lost his job.
Robby (5) is no Zorro, but he’d like to be. His sister Louise (7) thinks he’s too childish, but can’t resist the game of robbing a bank. Together they can pull off just about anything. Getting away with it is the hard part.
Cast: Gustavs Vilsons, Zane Leimane, Karls Markovics, Artūrs Skrastiņš, Juris Žagars, Aija Dzērve, Imants Strads, Gunārs Placēns, Skaidrīte Putniņa
Directed by Armands Zvirbulis
Script: Māris Putniņš
Producer: Gatis Upmalis
In 1959, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures of what they think the future will look like. Their drawings will be sealed into a time capsule and stored for 50 years. But one mysterious girl fills her paper with rows of apparently random numbers, which she says are being whispered to her by unseen people.
A half-century later, a new generation of students examines the capsule’s contents and the girl’s cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Koestler Chandler Canterbury), but it’s Caleb’s father, astrophysics professor John Koestler (Nicolas Cage), who makes a startling discovery: the encoded message predicts the dates and death tolls of every major disaster of the past 50 years with pinpoint accuracy. As he further unravels the document’s secrets, John discovers that it foretells three additional catastrophes—the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale.
John’s efforts to alert the authorities about the impending catastrophes fall on deaf ears and his fears intensify with the realization that Caleb is somehow connected to the mystery. Enlisting the help of Diana Wayland (Rose Byrne) and Abby Wayland (Lara Robinson), the daughter and granddaughter of the prophetic message’s author, he embarks on a heart-pounding race against time to prevent the ultimate disaster.
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Ben Mendelsohn
Directed by Alex Proyas
Script: Ryne Douglas Pearson, Juliet Snowden
November 1989. The Berlin wall collapses. In Stavanger town, Jarle Klepp (17) has no idea that everything is about to change. So far he has got everything; the best girlfriend in the world and the world's coolest buddy. Together they will soon launch Stavanger's toughest punk band, "Mattias Rust Band". But then the new boy in class, Yngve, appears. He is not like anyone else, and Jarle is confused. He does not know what to do. All he knows is that he cannot stop meeting Yngve, even if it involves doing things he really hates, like listening to Duran Duran and playing tennis. Slowly but steadily Jarle lets everyone around him down, and finds out what it means to stand alone.
Cast: Rolfs Kristians Larsens, Helge Ombo, Katrīne Halsnes
Directed by Stians Kristiansens
Scriptwriter: Tore Renbergs
Producer: Ingve Sēters
“IRON MAIDEN: FLIGHT 666” documents the first leg of Maiden’s legendary SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR which took them 50,000 miles around the planet playing 23 concerts on five continents in just 45 days. One of the stars of the movie is the band’s customised Boeing 757, Ed Force One, which carried the band, all their crew and 12 tons of stage equipment and was piloted by Airline Captain and singer Bruce Dickinson. The movie gives a close up behind-the-scenes look at what happened on and off stage, when Maiden gave full access to a film crew for the first time ever, and contains some of the most spectacular live footage yet seen of Maiden. If you want to know what it is like to be part of the most adventurous tour in Rock history, you can’t miss seeing this. Taking you from Mumbai to Santiago, LA to Sydney, Tokyo to San Paolo and all points between, through exhaustion and fan pandemonium, travelling with band and crew on the plane, to and from shows, in the bar and during leisure time, this really is Access All Areas!
"Absolutely phenomenal - Access All Areas on the most adventurous rock tour ever. Fly high and fast with Maiden, their crew and Ed Force One on a whirlwind journey around the planet. "
ABC NEWS (USA)
At the Forest Ridge Mall, head of security Ronnie Barnhardt patrols his jurisdiction with an iron fist, combating skateboarders, shoplifters and the occasional unruly customer while dreaming of the day when he can swap his flashlight for a badge and a gun. His delusions of grandeur are put to the test when the mall is struck by a flasher. Driven to protect and serve the mall and its patrons, Ronnie seizes the opportunity to showcase his underappreciated law enforcement talents on a grand scale, hoping his solution of this crime will earn a coveted spot at the police academy and the heart of his elusive dream girl Brandi, the hot make-up counter clerk who won’t give him the time of day. But his single-minded pursuit of glory launches a turf war with the equally competitive Detective Harrison of the Conway Police, and Ronnie is confronted with the challenge of not only catching the flasher, but getting him before the real cops do.
Cast: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta
Director: Jody Hill
The majority of the film's footage was shot in June, 2009 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California and The Forum in Inglewood, California, as Jackson prepared for "This Is It," the series of fifty concerts Jackson planned to present at the O2 Arena in London.
'This Is It' will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer, his career, and the stage spectacular that would have been. The film will provide moviegoers with an unforgettable front row experience compiled from extensive footage that shows Jackson's meticulous preparation for his 2009 London shows.
Director: Kenny Ortega
Producer: Randy Phillips, Paul Gongaware
“OceanWorld 3D” takes moviegoers on an awesome journey that captures the beauty and diversity of the oceans – the source of all life on our planet – and inspires them to protect its fragile ecosystem and inhabitants. Guided by a sea turtle, viewers will enjoy a close-up look at her fascinating world from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Argentina’s Peninsula Valdez to Mexico’s Roca Partida Island, home to thousands of sharks. They will witness some of the most unforgettable scenes of life beneath the waves ever captured: the manta ray’s enchanting ballet, the noble procession of hammerhead sharks; the lionfish’s relentless hunt; dolphins playing algae-soccer; the astonishing beauty of the Spanish dancer sea slug and leafy sea dragon; and an exceptional encounter with the largest cetaceans on the planet.
Exciting new underwater film „OceanWorld 3D” is the first feature-length nature documentary ever filmed and released in 3D. The film is the result of seven years of production, 25 international expeditions and 200 hours of footage shot exclusively in the wild in 3D.
Voice in Latvian: Rēzija Kalniņa
Directed by Jean-Jacques Mantello
Script: Francois Mantello, Jean-Jacques Mantello
Producer: Francois Mantello
Twelve years after his adventures in Cairo (OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies), OSS 117 is back for another mission at the end of the world. Sent on the trail of a microfilm that could compromise the French government, France's most famous secret agent must team up with the Mossad's most attractive female lieutenant-colonel to capture a Nazi blackmailer. From Rio's sunbaked beaches to the luxuriant Amazonian forests, it's a new adventure that begins. No matter the dangers, no matter the challenges or risks, we can always count on Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath to come through unscathed.
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler, Alex Lutz, Michel Aumont
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Script: Jean-François Halin
Producer: Eric Altmeyer, Nicolas Altmeyer
A music studio. He and She. The recording of a disk. Ten compositions, ten provocations, ten questions for those who want to breathe, who search for OXYGEN in their lives. Ten compositions about love, hatred, death, beauty, truth, lie… A dialogue with the spectator through the text of the play “Oxygen”, which has been translated into 70 languages.
– Prize for the best director, Michael Tariverdiev's Prize for the best music (group of composers), Prize of the Russian Film Critics' Guild "White Elephant" – Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr", Sochi, 2009.
Cast: Alexei Filimonov, Karolina Gruszka
Directed by Ivan Vyrypaev
Script: Ivan Vyrypaev
Producer: Vadim Goriainov, Leonid Lebedev, Valeri Todorovsky