October 16, 2019
NATIVE DANCER (BAKSY)
DescriptionDescription Co-written and produced by the Oscar-nominated Russian director Sergei Bodrov (MONGOL), this debut feature by Omarova collides two sensibilities-the rough-and -tumble nature of gangsters and the mysticism of witch doctors- in a conflict over a piece of real estate. The elderly and wise Aidai (Neisipkul Omarbekova, a real-life witch doctor) dispenses spiritual guidance, provides...
October 16, 2019
MY SEX LIFE… OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT
DescriptionDescription A prequel of sorts to KINGS AND QUEEN, Amalric (garnering his first Cesar) is a part-time philosophy lecturer laboring over a 400-page doctoral thesis while trying to break off his 10-year relationship with Devos. The film's round-robin bed swapping and hyperarticulate ensemble recalls Rohmer, but Desplechin's indefatigable exuberance is singular.
October 16, 2019
MUGS
DescriptionDescription Your favorite celebrity mug shots morph from one to the next, with a trancelike soundtrack adding to the hypnotic effect.
October 16, 2019
MR. MUSTACHE
DescriptionDescription Several interviews reveal the disadvantages and positive effects from growing hair beneath one's nose, including the complexities of kissing and eating ice cream.
October 16, 2019
MAJOR DUNDEE
DescriptionDescription Charlton Heston may be fondly remembered for his larger-than-life personifications of conquering heroes, but in a few striking examples, such as Sam Peckinpah's MAJOR DUNDEE 11965) and Orson Welles's TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)-both of which were severely edited against their directors' wishes, defended by Heston and partially restored in recent years-he proved he was...
October 16, 2019
MEGATRON
DescriptionDescription Maxim 's turning 8 years old. For his birthday, his mother takes him from the village too McDonald's in the city.
October 16, 2019
MAKE MY DAY
DescriptionDescription A boy arriving at the hospital with a sprained ankle . finds himself standing up for his father against a bullying doctor.
October 16, 2019
LIVERPOOL
DescriptionDescription Lisandra Alonso, writer-director of LA LIBERTAD and LOS MUERTOS and one of the key figures of New Argentine Cinema, elevates his austere, meditative style to poetic, provocative new levels with this tale of a loner adrift both at sea and in his life. LIVERPOOL follows the story of Farrel (Juan Fernandez), a sailor who,...
October 16, 2019
LOST GIRL
DescriptionDescription An unexpected look at the life of one young female Iraqi citizen.
October 16, 2019
LION’S DEN (LEONERA)
DescriptionDescription Director-screenwriter Pablo Trapero (ROLLING FAMILY, EL BONAERENSE) returns to AFI FEST with this redemptive story of a young pregnant woman trying to survive in prison. This film follows the ill-fated and beautiful Julia, who, after killing her lover, gives birth to a son, Tomas, in prison Helped through her early days in prison by...
