Cine Europa 13 Films Synopses

8/8/2019 Cine Europa 13 Films Synopses

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The Robber tells the story of a multitalented man: Johann Rettenberger is asuccessful marathon runner and a serial bank robber. Soberly and precisely he

measures his heart rate, strain, stamina and efficiency both during trainingruns and bank raids, from which, concealed beneath a ludicrous mask andarmed with a pump gun, he takes flight from the police.................................

DER RUBER THE ROBBER

Austria

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

Benjamin Heisenberg |

Wotruba, Johann Bednar, Markus Schleinzer | 97 minutes

CASTAndreas Lust, Franziska Weisz, Florian

Ger many

Drama


2/21

Comedy

DIRECTOR RUNNING TIME

Nabil Ben Yadir |

Mounir Ait Hamou, Amelle Chahbi, Julien Courbey | 111 minutes

CASTNader Boussandel, Mourade Zeguendi,Belgium

LES BARONS THE BARONS

Young men build a philosophy around the value of laziness in this offbeatcomedy from Belgium. "The Barons" are a handful of twenty-something guys

of Moroccan heritage living in a Brussels suburb. The Barons live by thephilosophy that each person is allotted a certain number of footsteps in theirlifetime, and once they're all taken you're gone, so caution and a lack ofserious initiative are qualities to be admired. Hassan is a Baron who spendsmost of his days hanging out with his pals Mounir and Franck, the latter beingthe only non-Moroccan member of the club. Sometimes the Barons gocruising in a used car they collectively own, though there are too many ownersfor one person to have it for an entire day. Hassan has recently developed adegree of ambition unbecoming of a Baron -- he's been thinking about taking

a shot at a career as a stand-up comidian, and he's fallen in love withMounir's sister Malika, a television reporter who wants more out of arelationship than one of her brother's slacker friends can offer. But if Hassanstarts chasing his dreams, will he run out of steps before he gets to the goal?Les Barons was the first feature film from director and screenwriter NabilBen Yadir.


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Drama

Bulgaria

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

Stephan Komandarev Miki Manojlovic, Carlo Ljubek, Hristo Mutafchiev,

Ana Papadopulu, Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva | 105 minutes

| CAST

SVETAT E GOLYAM I SPASENIE DEBNE OTVSYAKADETHE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER

Based on the bestseller of Ilija Trojanow, is the story of Alex, who, with thehelp of his charismatic grandfather, Bai Dan, embarks on a journey with

tandem and backgammon in search of his real self.Bulgaria, 1980. Clouds are gathering over Alex's idyllic childhood in a smallprovincial town. Militia wants his father to spy on Alex's grandfather, Bai Dan,the local King of backgammon. The family decides to emigrate to the West.25 years later Alex is in German hospital after severe car crash in which hisparents have died. Bai Dan goes off to Germany. Alex does not recognisehis grandfather because he now suffers from amnesia as a result of theaccident. Bai Dan teaches his grandson backgammon. The ancient game

restores Alex back to life. Bai Dan drags Alex out of hospital and they setoff on the road with tandem bicycle. On this journey back to Bulgaria, whichis also a journey back to the past, Alex gets his memory back, and with it,the will to live again. The film is based on the autobiographical novel by IlijaTrojanow.

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4/21

Comedy | Romance

VRATN LAHVE EMPTIESCzech Republic

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

Jan Svrk Zdenk Svrk, Daniela Kolov, Tatiana Vilhelmov,

Ji

Machek, Pavel Landovsk, Jan Buda

| 100 minutes

| CAST

Czech literature teacher Josef Tkaloun, who is past retirement age, realizesone day that he no longer understands his pupils, and so he quits...

dramatically. What he does not predict is that in doing this he will lose hissense of place in society. He finds himself isolated in his city flat with onlyhis wife Eliska for company.

Unsure how to deal with this new situation, Josef tries to find a way out.After a few vain attempts of finding a decent job he accepts a position ata refundable bottles counter in the local supermarket. In this seeminglyinhospitable place, he solves what had been the root of his unhappiness.

Surrounded by people full of character and at the centre of a citycommunity, Josef finally finds his way back to his own wife.

This love story dramatizes the formidable moments in life, but its humoravoids sentiment in the style of a traditional Czech bitter-sweet comedy.

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5/21

Drama

FRYGTELIG LYKKELIG TERRIBLY HAPPY

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Christensen, Lars Brygmann | 95 minutes

Henrik Ruben Genz Jakob Cedergren, Kim Bodnia, Lene MariaCAST

Denmark

Robert has a number of skeletons in his closet, which he is determined tobury. Although hardly his dream job, Robert sees the position of temporary

village constable as a necessary stage on the road to rehabilitation. He justneeds to do well and generally behave by the book. However, village life andthe macabre provincial order don't fit easily into Robert's plans. Nothing isever straightforward, and certainly not when you are way out in the country.


6/21

Drama

KIELLETTY HEDELM FORBIDDEN FRUITFinland

DIRECTOR CAST

RUNNING TIME

Dome Karukoski | Marjut Maristo, Amanda Pilke, Joel Mkinen,

Jarkko Niemi, Olavi Uusivirta, Malla Malmivaara | 98 minutes

Forbidden Fruit is a story of two teenage girls from a very restrictive faithcommunity travelling to the capital city of Finland to search for freedom

and get new experiences while facing the world they have previously beenforbidden from.


7/21

Comedy | Mystery

LHEURE ZERO TOWARD ZERO

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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107minutes

Pascal Thomas John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique HorwitzCAST

France

Whatever possessed Guillaume Neuville to invite his ex-wife Aude and his current wifeCaroline to his rich Aunt Camilla Tressilian's house in Pointe-aux-Mouettes to spendthe end of summer vacation? Friends they will never be. It was completely foolhardyfor, although these two women who have nothing in common have yet to tear eachother to pieces, although they hold back for the moment, things won'tstay that wayfor long. Two Mrs. Neuville beneath the same roof is one too many.Zero Hourapproaches, that moment when all converges for the perfect crime to be committedright down to the last detail. Reluctant at first to welcome two Mrs Neuville in herhome, Camilla Tressilian finally accepts the idea. She knows there is no fighting theevolution of modern life. A magistrat's widow, she is very open-minded and sharp-

witted, demonstrating a mocking brusqueness that woman with experience oftenpossess. She is torn between her fondness for Guillaume, who she has raised likea son, and the tenderness she feels for Aude, a young, sensitive woman who keepsher feelings and emotions well hidden. This strange family reunion takes a tragic turnwhen Mrs Tressilian is found murdered in her bed.


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Victor lives in Vienna with Annette and their little daugher, Pamela. It's spring andVictor, who avoids working, spends his days, and sometimes his nights, outside.

Deeply in love with him, Annette trusts him to get himself together as soon asthey get back to Paris.

But in France, Victor picks up his bad habits again. After a violent argument, hemoves in with a junkie with whom he's fallen in love. Annette leaves Victor anddisappears with Pamela.

Eleven years later, Pamela is seventeen years old. She lives in Paris, at her

mother's place. One day, she learns that her father is also living in the city. Shedecides to see him again.

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Drama

TOUT EST PARDONN ALL IS FORGIVEN

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Marie-Christine Friedrich | 105 minutes

Mia Hansen-Love Paul Blain, Pascal Bongard, Constance Rousseau,CASTFrance


9/21

Biography | Drama

EL GRECO

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Lazopoulos, Dimitra Matsouka, Sotiris Moustakas | 119 minutes

Iannis Smaragdis Nick Ashdon, Juan Diego Botto, Laia Marull, LakisCAST

Greece

An epic tale of an uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, DomenicosTheotocopoulos, known to the world as El Greco, since he was born Greek.

Set in the 16th century, El Grecos search for freedom, and love, ranges fromthe courts of Crete and Venice to Toledo in Spain. Here he is confronted byhis greatest adversary the Holy Inquisition.

Never backing down in his fight with the establishments of his day El Grecosstory is one of unusual heroism, betrayal, love, and the power of one man andhis creative consciousness to stand out and overcome barbarity and ignorance.

An inspiration which lives on to this day.

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10/21

Comedy | Drama

MIO FRATELLO E FIGLIO UNICO MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

Daniele Lucchetti Riccardo Scamarcio, Elio Germano, Angela

Finocchiaro, Luca Zingaretti, Massimo Popolizio | 100 minutes

| CAST

I taly

Accio and Manrico are two brothers always at odds due to their choices andtheir life in a provincial Italian town during the sixties and the seventies. Their

formative years are completely different; a succession of extraordinary andintense adventures tests their relationship: stormy and uneasy, but alwaysmarked by reciprocal affection and solidarity.

Philippine-ItalianAssociation


11/21

Comedy

Philippine-ItalianAssociation

I SOLITI IGNOTIPERSONS UNKNOWN

I taly

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Salvatori, Carlo Pisacane, Tiberio Murgia | 111 minutes

Mario Monicelli Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, RenatoCAST

It is considered to be among the masterpieces of Italian cinema. Its originaltitle translates as "the usual unknown persons", a journalistic and bureaucratic

euphemism for "unidentified criminals".

Five small time thieves living in the suburbs of Rome plan a robbery againstthe Monte di Pieta` pawn shop. Not being well versed, they ask for help fromDante Cruciani (Toto` ), a hardened criminal on parole, who teaches them howto crack a safe. The preparations for the heist go on notwithstanding variousups and downs as well as second thoughts until they reach a disastrous andcomedic end.

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12/21

Comedy | Romance

HANNAHANNAH

The N ether lands

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Janni Goslinga, Kees Boot | 77 minutes

Annemarie van de Mond Maria Kraakman, Antonie Kamerling,CAST

Hannah, a stubborn outsider within a large family, watches her family withmixed feelings as they welcome her new boyfriend.

Hannah, the headstrong rebel of seven siblings, tries to avoid the preparationsfor her parents wedding anniversary, but her charming brand-new lover Victorsort of drags her along, and soon proves to be an ideal son-in-law. As Victorassumes full responsibility for organizing the anniversary river cruise, Hannahis left with mixed feelings. Yet when Victor confides in her that her family iscommunicating terribly, she claims he is not the person to judge. SuddenlyHannah seems uncertain whether to stay with Victor who proves quite patient

and understanding...

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13/21

Adventure

DE SCHEEPSJONGENS VAN BONTEKOE STORM BOUNDThe Netherlands

DIRECTOR CAST

RUNNING TIME

Steven de Jong | Pim Wessels, Martijn Hendrickx, Billy Zomerdijk,

Reena Giasi, Peter Tuinman, Thomas Acda | 135 minutes

Three boys embark on their first voyage across the ocean and find themselvesshipwrecked on a tropical island.

Hajo, Padde and Rolf, teenagers from a Dutch harbour town set out to sea asmembers of Captain Bontekoes crew. The ship is bound for exotic lands, andevery day introduces the boys to new challenges.

When approaching Java, a fire breaks out which destroys the ship. The boysmanage to reach land but its not the haven they expected. The island nativesare intent on killing them, but one of the local girls, Dolimah, befriends theboys and leads them on a perilous journey through the jungle to safety.

Hajo and Rolf desperately want Dolimah to return with them but she is tooafraid of the unknown world beyond her island. So the boys continue withouther and finally reach Bontekoe who, in his new boat, is about to set sail backto Holland.

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14/21

Comedy | Drama

PHILANTROPIQUE PHILANTROPHYRomania

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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110 minutes

Nae Caranfil Mircea Diaconu, Mara Nicolescu, Viorica VodCAST

Ovidiu Gorea is a high-school teacher who is still living with his parents inBucharest, Romania at 35. As a teacher, he is not earning enough to

support himself so he aspires to become a writer. He strongly believes histalent in writing will bring him fame and money. One day, he meets Diane, atoothpaste commercial model who will change his low wage earner lifestyleas he tries to impress her by being extravagant.........................................


15/21

Action | Drama | History

MIRCEARomania

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Adrian Pintea | 137 minutes

Sergiu Nicolaescu Sergiu Nicolaescu, Serban Ionescu,CAST

In 1393, the Ottoman Empire was able to contain all provinces and distantlands known to them at that time except for the principality of Wallachia

which was led by the great ruler, Mircea the Old. For years, he enforced manystrongholds in their land and fought against the Turks and other invaders tokeep their country's independence. To keep his only legacy, Freedom, he facedhis final confrontation against the Turks.


16/21

Drama

POKOJ V DUI SOUL AT PEACESlovakia

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Robert Wickiewicz, Jan Vondrek, Jevgenij Libezuk | 89 minutes

Vladimr Balko Attila Mokos, Roman Luknr, Helena Krajiov,CAST

Tono returns from prison, having spent the last five years there for stealinglumber. He returns to his home village of ierny Hron to find that everything

has changed: he is a stranger to his wife, he hardly knows his 5-year oldson, and he cannot find a decent job because no one wants to hire a thief.But Tono does not want to earn his living by stealing, the way he used to. Heeven loses his close buddy tefan, an influential local businessman withgrowing power in the region.

His childhood buddies - Marek the Catholic priest and successfulbusinessman Peter - do their best to help Tono find his way back to normal

life. Unfortunately, they have their own sources of problems and suffering -the problems of men over 40 - and have to cope when their image of life isconfronted with the harshness of reality. Tono feels lonely and desperatelylooks for a way out of his problems.

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17/21

Drama

EL ABUELO THE GRANDFATHERSpain

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Cayetana Guillen Cuervo, Agustin Gonzalez | 151 minutes

Jos Luis Garci Fernando Fernn Gmez, Rafael Alonso,CAST

El abuelo (The Grandfather) tells the story of love, friendship, honour andbetrayal within one powerful family spanning three generations. At the turn of

the XX century, Don Rodrigo, Count of Albrit, an old Spanish aristocrat, returnspenniless and almost blind from Peru to Spain after losing his large fortunein America. The death of his only son has made him come back to his familyestate, now in the hands of his daughter-in-law, Lucrecia. Upon his return,Don Rodrigo is pleased to meet his granddaughters, Doli and Neli, both ofwhom are adorable and attentive towards him. However, he is burdened by asecret that surrounds them. When the Count was still in America, his only sondied. Upon his death, his few belongings, including an unfinished letter, were

shipped to the Count. The letter informed the Count that his daughter-in-law,the beautiful Lucrecia, was not a faithful wife to his son. Furthermore, theCount learns that one of his granddaughters is not his true heiress and he isdetermined to discover which grandchild is worthy of his name and his love.


18/21

Drama | History | Romance

JUANA LA LOCA MAD LOVESpain

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Eloy Azorn, Giuliano Gemma, Roberto lvarez | 115 minutes

Vicente Aranda Pilar Lpez de Ayala, Daniele Liotti, Rosana Pastor,CAST

In 1496, Juana de Castile, daughter of the Catholic Kings, travels toFlanders to marry the Archduke Felipe de Austria, known as El Hermoso

(The Handsome) and son of the emperor Maximilian. Even though at thebeginning this marriage is based on a political alliance between two royalfamilies, passion and desire grow between the couple later on. Juanabecomes Queen of Spain when her mother and her older brothers die in1504. However, due to the pressure of being Queen and the discovery thather husband has many lovers, her mental health starts to deteriorate. Felipe,seeing his wife in this situation, prompts the Burgos Court to declare Juanalegally insane and recluses her in the Monastery of Las Huelgas (Burgos,

Spain), proclaiming himself as King of Spain.


19/21

Drama

SVARTA NEJLIKAN THE BLACK PIMPERNELSweden

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Carsten Nrgaard | 91 minutes

Ulf Hultberg Michael Nyqvist, Lisa Werlinder, Lumi Cavazos,CAST

The Black Pimpernel is based on thelife of Harald Edelstam who was aSwedish ambassador in Chile 1973, during the junta take-over. Edelstam tried

to help refugees and struggled to maintain humanity, justice and dignity.


20/21

Drama

AN EDUCATIONU nited K ingdom

DIRECTOR

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Rosamund Pike, Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan | 100 minutes

Lone Scherfig Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper,CAST

Set in London in 1961, a city caught between the drab, post-war 50's, andthe glamorous, more liberated 60's. Jenny stands on the brink of becoming

a woman; a brilliantly witty, clever and attractive 17 year old girl whosesuburban life of dull family meals, giggling schoolgirls and homework is aboutto be blown apart by David older, urbane and unsuitable. He introducesJenny to an exciting new world of chic dinners, art auctions, smoky clubs andforeign trips. He charms her parents. But just as their long-held dream ofJenny getting into Oxford University seems within reach, another kind of lifenow tempts her. Is it one that sets her free or traps her? Will David be themaking or undoing of Jenny?


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Italy, 1956. In the picturesque island of Amatrello, a unique custom keepsthe young men of the village busy: when a girl turns eighteen, every boy is

invited to bring a gift for her first date. However the gift is not for the girl, butfor thefather who will ultimately determine which boy takes her on her firstrendez-vous! Eighteen-year-old fisherman's son Marcello doesn't care aboutthis tradition until he sets eyes on the enchanting Elena, the daughter of theMayor, who has returned to the island and according to the tradition hascome of age. As time runs out and competition rises, Marcello comes upwith the perfect gift for the Mayor. But getting that gift isn't easy.. Soon,he is forced to barter with the entire village, as everyone seems to want

something from someone else Marcello's frantic quest ensues, evolvinginto a process of reconciliation among the village's inhabitants.

MARCELLO MARCELLO

Switzerland

DIRECTOR

RUNNING TIME

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Scarpa, Antonio Pennarella, Mariano Rigillo, Peppe Lanzetta | 97 minutes

Denis Rabaglia Luigi Petrazzuolo, Alfio Alessi, Luca Sepe, RenatoCAST

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