I Believe In Angels
Director: Niksa SvilicicStarring: Vedran Mlikota, Dolores Lambasa, Aljosa Vuckovic and Marija KohnSynopsis: The mailman, Sime, is one of the most popular inhabitants of a small Croatian town. Sime is very intelligent and the locals have high regards for him because he is unusually well versed in all the events and destinies in the small town. For all the locals Sime is an untouchable genius. Soon we find out that Sime s ingenuity is based on his reading of the mail. Fascinated by other people s stories, Sime has perfected a way for opening letters and keeping complete records on the people living on the island.Showing at: Good News, 4 pm.
Casanegra
Director: Nour Eddine LakhmariStarring: Anas Elbaz, Omar Lotfi and Mohamed BenbrahimSynopsis: Nour-Eddine Lakhmari s sophomore feature, Casanegra, is a cross between classic film noir and Mean Streets, a dark tale of two small-time hustlers with big dreams looking to escape their dead-end lives in Casablanca. Lakhmari s crafted memorable portraits of not-so-quiet desperation, helped considerably by Italo d.p. Luca Coassin s tonally muted but intense visuals.Showing at: Good News Cinema, 6.30 pm.
Amelia
Director: Mira NairStarring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor and Christopher EcclestonSynopsis: A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. The life of Earhart, who burst on the scene in 1928 flying airplanes when they were still the province of men, is exactly the sort of saga Nair loves to tell. Themes of the unconventional woman have long found their way into her work.Showing at: Good News Cinema, 12 pm.
Française
Directed by: Souad El-BouhatiStarring: Hafsia Herzi, Ikrame Akaarour, Sofia Alami Hamdouri and Amal AyouchSynopsis: With millions of maghrebins and their descendants in France, Belgium, and elsewhere in Europe, the North African countries of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia have plenty of cross-Med visitors all year round, but especially in the summer. As in Souad El Bouhati s latest film, entitled simply Française, some of these families decide to stay home. But are they simply transplanted immigres, French, or what? Showing at: Metro cinema, 9 pm.
