October 16, 2019
THE ROCKET
DescriptionBiosDescription THE ROCKET begins with the birth of twin boys in rural Laos. Local superstition dictates that one is blessed, while the other is cursed, and the only way to return balance to the village is to get rid of them both. But when the second baby emerges stillborn, the young mother hides the truth –...
October 16, 2019
#POSTMODEM
DescriptionDescription A pop musical that predicts technological singularity in the form of a series of cinematic tweets.
October 16, 2019
R100
DescriptionBiosDescription Takafumi Katayama is a single father, signing up for an exclusive new bondage club. Eager to enhance the S&M experience, the club offers a service where the dominatrix will surprise the customer at work, at home or even in the street and subject them to the pleasures of pain. When the line is crossed...
October 16, 2019
PICKPOCKET
DescriptionBiosDescription Narrated in the first-person from diary entries, PICKPOCKET tells the story of young Michel, a wandering soul who secretly steals from strangers in public places. He spends his days choreographing and rehearsing his technique in his modest apartment, and later with fellow thieves in cafes. – Dilcia Barrera PICKPOCKET is a definite masterpiece and...
October 16, 2019
THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVED
DescriptionTrailerDescription His parents are selling his childhood home. What a terrible, terrible feeling. Trailer
October 16, 2019
THE OWNERS (LOS DUEÑOS)
DescriptionBiosDescription Taking inspiration from cinema masters like Claude Chabrol, Luis Buñuel and Woody Allen, theater veterans Agustin Toscano and Ezequiel Radusky present the timeless theme of class struggle in their comedic first feature film, THE OWNERS. Sergio, Ruben and Alicia are caretakers of an Argentine countryside estate in the northern province of Tucumán. Secretly squatting...
October 16, 2019
PHILOMENA
DescriptionBiosDescription During the 1950s, Philomena Lee conceived a baby boy out of wedlock in a conservative Irish Catholic community. Her father placed Philomena in a convent, where her child was taken from her and sent away to the U.S. for adoption. Following church policy, she was forced to sign a contract that prevented any inquiry...
October 16, 2019
THE PAST (LE PASSÉ)
DescriptionBiosDescription Returning to AFI FEST, Academy Award® winner Asghar Farhadi continues his career-defining exploration of family dynamics, morality and class conflict. After four years of separation, Ahmad returns to Paris from Tehran to finalize his divorce with his wife Marie. Almost immediately, Ahmad becomes entangled in a new crisis when he discovers his ex- is...
October 16, 2019
OUR SUNHI
DescriptionBiosDescription Both longtime devotees as well as strangers to the work of Hong Sang-soo will find a delightful meeting point with the prolific auteur’s 15th feature. Hong’s second film this year alone, and one of his most accessible efforts, finds him cleverly toying with variations on some of his favorite archetypes: self-involved people with misogynist...
October 16, 2019
OUT OF THE FURNACE
DescriptionBiosDescription From Scott Cooper, the critically acclaimed writer and director of CRAZY HEART (2009), comes a gripping drama about family, fate, circumstance and justice. Russell Baze (Christian Bale) has a rough life: he works a dead-end blue collar job at the local steel mill by day, and cares for his terminally ill father by night. When...
