28th WFF
by glorfindel_z_rivendell | created - 13 Feb 2013 | updated - 12 Oct 2020 | Publicfilms seen on 28th Warsaw Film Festiwal 12-21.X.2012
Summary: 40 total; 35 tickets (6 shorts on 1); 40 reviews
PS 3/18; IC 12/17; 1-2 3/15; FS 4/13; DOC 2/18; SH 6; ODK 3/18; X 6/14; XX 1/9
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1. Room 514 (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
A beautiful, determined Israeli military investigator fights for justice when she interrogates ruthless young officers accused of brutalizing Arab civilians. Her only escape is a torrid affair with a fellow officer.
Director: Sharon Bar-Ziv | Stars: Asia Naifeld, Ohad Hall, Guy Kapulnik, Udi Persi
Votes: 164
12.X.2012; 9:30; ODK (Discoveries);+;;N1 (Notebook 1 - review);;
2. Camp 14: Total Control Zone (2012)
106 min | Documentary, Biography
Shin Dong-Huyk was born on November 19, 1983 as a political prisoner in a North Korean re-education camp. He was a child of two prisoners who had been married by order of the wardens. He ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Wiese | Stars: Dong-Hyuk Shin, Oh Yangnam, Hyuk Kwon, August Diehl
Votes: 1,163
12.X.2012; 11:00; DOC (Documentary); +; director; N1;;I cried
3. Hitler's Children (2011)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, History
A look into the lives of the descendants of the top Nazi officials who worked under Hitler's command.
Director: Chanoch Ze'evi | Stars: Bettina Göring, Katrin Himmler, Monika Hertwig, Rainer Höß
Votes: 1,296 | Gross: $0.03M
12.X.2012; 14:00; DOC; +; director; N1;;
4. Aquí y Allá (2012)
110 min | Drama
"AQUÍ": Pedro returns home to a small mountain village in Guerrero, Mexico after years of working in the US. He finds his daughters older, and more distant than he imagined. His wife still ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza | Stars: Pedro De los Santos, Teresa Ramírez Aguirre, Lorena Guadalupe Pantaleón Vázquez, Heidi Laura Solano Espinoza
Votes: 241
12.X.2012; 16:00; X (World Today - this category was only in 28th WFF ?); +;;N1;;
5. Poka noch ne razluchit (2012)
63 min | Comedy, Drama
A satirical look at one day of an expensive restaurant. Based on the real life.
Director: Boris Khlebnikov | Stars: Aleksandr Yatsenko, Evgeniy Sytyy, Sakhat Dursunov, Irina Butanaeva
Votes: 368
12.X.2012; 18:30; IC (International Competition);+;director;N1;;
6. Operación E (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
A thriller centered on a family taken hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Director: Miguel Courtois | Stars: Luis Tosar, Antonio Ferreira, Eileen Moreno, Francisco Pérez
Votes: 625
12.X.2012; 21:30; IC; +;;N1; Ecumenical Yury Award;
7. Imagine (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.
Director: Andrzej Jakimowski | Stars: Edward Hogg, Alexandra Maria Lara, Melchior Derouet, Francis Frappat
Votes: 2,768
14.X.2012; 21:30; PS O (Opening film); +;composer, producer; N1; Viewers Award, Best Director Award;
8. The Blindfold (2012)
90 min | Drama
Director: Garin Nugroho | Stars: Eka Nusa Pertiwi, Jajang C. Noer, M. Dinu Imansyah, Taslim Idrus
Votes: 51
15.X.2012; 9:30; ODK; +;;N1;;
9. The Domino Effect (2012)
100 min | Drama
If global economy came to a sudden stop what would be the effect on families worldwide? People in different countries or continents might not seem to be interrelated but there is more than ... See full summary »
Director: Paula van der Oest | Stars: Theo James, James D'Arcy, Harriet Walter, Tiya Sircar
Votes: 284
15.X.2012; 11:15; IC; +;;N1;;
10. Lilet Never Happened (2012)
105 min | Drama
A look at child prostitution in Manila.
Director: Jacco Groen | Stars: Sandy Talag, Johanna ter Steege, John Arcilla, Angeli Bayani
Votes: 286
15.X.2012; 13:30; IC; +; director, actress; N1;; during Q&A evacuation due to fake bomb alarm, I cried
15.X.2012; 16:30; SH (Short films);+ 1/6 ;;N1;;Hotel Noir ticket entrance
12. Bayonet (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
When a quiet intruder enters a Manhattan loft, it becomes home to a geopolitical act that no one can notice.
Director: Gregory Horoupian | Stars: Tammy McNeill, Robert O'Gorman, Noa Livne, Lorianna Izrailova
Votes: 25
15.X.2012; 16:30; SH (Short films);+1/6;director;N1;;
13. Legacy (V) (2012)
6 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A boy is forced to face the burden of his heritage to save a child in harm's way.
Director: Adam Floeck | Stars: Alexandra Olivier, Craig Zacok
Votes: 28
15.X.2012; 16:30; SH (Short films);+1/6;;N1;;
14. Bashta (2012)
Not Rated | 16 min | Animation, Short
When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you?
Directors: Ivan Bogdanov, Moritz Mayerhofer, Asparuh Petrov, Veljko Popovic, Rositsa Raleva, Dmitry Yagodin | Stars: Harry Anichkin, Ivana Gavrilova, Eltimir Alexandrov, Delly Allen
Votes: 87
15.X.2012; 16:30; SH (Short films);+1/6;;N1;;
15. Head Over Heels (2012)
TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, the couple must face their equilibrium.
Director: Timothy Reckart | Stars: Nigel Anthony, Rayyah McCaul
Votes: 2,381
15.X.2012; 16:30; SH (Short films);+1/6;;N1;;
16. Child 31 (2012)
32 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Follow one of CNN's Heroes, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow as we get a glimpse into his simple, yet groundbreaking, idea that is working to lift the developing world out of poverty. Hailed by ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Kinnane
Votes: 36
15.X.2012; 16:30; SH (Short films);+1/6;producer; N1;;
17. Grape Candy (2012)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
After reuniting with her best childhood friend a woman realizes that the memory about their dearly mutual friend who died in a tragic accident are quite different. What really happened to ... See full summary »
Director: Hee-jung Kim | Stars: Park Jin-hee, Ji-yoon Park, Kim Jung-nan, Ahn Nae-sang
Votes: 36
15.X.2012; 21:30; IC;+;director;N1;;got and tasted candy from the title after screening
18. Los ojos de la guerra (2011)
97 min | Documentary
A direct appeal to the defense of human rights and the reporting of their violation through the lives, the eyes and the testimonies of war reporters.
Director: Roberto Lozano Bruna | Star: Hernán Zin
Votes: 27
16.X.2012; 13:30; X; +;;N1;;
16.X.2012; 16:15; 1-2 [1st 2nd film];+;director;N1;;
20. Djeca (2012)
90 min | Drama
Siblings Rahima and Nedim are the Bosnian war orphans. She works as a restaurant chef and earns just enough money to survive.
Director: Aida Begic | Stars: Marija Pikic, Ismir Gagula, Bojan Navojec, Sanela Pepeljak
Votes: 688
16.X.2012; 18:30; X; +;;N1;;
21. Follow Follow (2012)
95 min | Drama
Director: Lei Peng | Stars: Yiwen Zhao, Akira Nakano, Jennifer Panda
Votes: 15
16.X.2012; 21:30; IC; +;;N1;;
22. Diablo (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
A depressed former champion awakes. He's tired, a bit out of shape, and his conscience is draining him. His career in the ring ended abruptly when he killed his rival with a single ... See full summary »
Director: Nicanor Loreti | Stars: Juan Palomino, Sergio Boris, Luis Aranosky, Luis Ziembrowski
Votes: 294
17.X.2012; 13:30; FS (Free Spirit);+;director;N1;;
23. Loving (2012)
105 min | Drama, Romance
The relationship of a young successful couple expecting a baby is put to the test after the traumatic experience Maria has endured. Her husband Tomek wants to seek revenge but doesn't know who is to blame.
Director: Slawomir Fabicki | Stars: Marcin Dorocinski, Julia Kijowska, Adam Woronowicz, Agata Kulesza
Votes: 371
17.X.2012; 16:30; IC;+;writer;N1;;
24. Operation Libertad (2012)
91 min | Drama
They are four young men and four young women, from different backgrounds, united in their conviction that society must change. Revolted by the political situation in those troubled 1970s, ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Wadimoff | Stars: Laurent Capelluto, Stipe Erceg, Natacha Koutchoumov, Karine Guignard
Votes: 83
17.X.2012; 18:30; PS (Special Screenings);+;;N1;;
25. Hatred (2012)
84 min | Drama
Jaleh and Hamid are two youngsters from the third generation of Iranian immigrants in Turkey. Their families came here to have a peaceful life. We see two parallel narrations from two ... See full summary »
Director: Reza Dormishian | Stars: Mehran Ahmadi, Ali Farkhonde, Babak Hamidian, Baran Kosari
Votes: 373
17.X.2012; 21:00; IC;+;director;N1;;
26. Black's Game (2012)
R | 104 min | Crime, Thriller
After being reacquainted with a childhood friend Stebbi joins the drug trade world in order to pay off his debt. Inspired by actual events.
Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson | Stars: Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Damon Younger, María Birta
Votes: 4,360
18.X.2012; 11:30; ODK; +;;N1;;
27. Killing Time (III) (2011)
99 min | Crime, Thriller
Two hit men wait for their next target in an empty apartment. The hours go by. Little by little, they start losing their patience and their temper. Pretty soon, they may even lose their lives. Killing time can be a deadly affair.
Director: Florin Piersic Jr. | Stars: Florin Piersic Jr., Cristian Gutau, Olimpia Melinte, Florin Zamfirescu
Votes: 271
18.X.2012; 13:30; FS; +;producer;N1;;
28. Of Snails and Men (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy
The story of one man who tries to save his car factory
Director: Tudor Giurgiu | Stars: Andi Vasluianu, Monica Barladeanu, Dorel Visan, Jean-François Stévenin
Votes: 2,473
18.X.2012; 16:00; IC; +;director, producer;N1; IC Yury Special Award;
29. The Dead Man and Being Happy (2012)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
El Muerto is the story of a Spanish man in Argentina who one day becomes aware on the upper floor of a hospital in Buenos Aires of his approaching death. He decides to escape, to flee ... See full summary »
Director: Javier Rebollo | Stars: José Sacristán, Roxana Blanco, Valeria Alonso, Jorge Jellinek
Votes: 592
18.X.2012; 18:30; IC;+;director;N1;;
30. Stolen Seas (2012)
90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Crime
Stolen Seas presents a chilling exploration of the Somali pirate phenomenon and forces you to rethink everything you thought you knew about pirates. It's November 8th, 2008 and the CEC ... See full summary »
Director: Thymaya Payne
Votes: 296
19.X.2012; 13:30; X; +; director; N1;;
31. Field of Amapolas (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Family, War
A Colombian farmer and his son are exiled from their village on the high plains. They boy befriends a girl and borrows a little dog to play with, while the father is forced to work in the ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Carlos Melo Guevara | Stars: Luis Burbano Burgos, Paula Paez, Carlos Alberto Hualpa, Juan Carlos Rosero
Votes: 121
19.X.2012; 16:15; 1-2; +; director, producer; N1;;
32. Lullaby Ride (2012)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
Life could be wonderful for Livia and Marco: they are good-looking, young, and the parents of Tim. He is nine months old and his high-pitched wailing is wearing their patience thinner by ... See full summary »
Director: Christoph Schaub | Stars: Alexandra Maria Lara, Sebastian Blomberg, Georg Friedrich, Carol Schuler
Votes: 164
19.X.2012; 19:00; IC;+;director;N1;;
33. God's Neighbors (2012)
102 min | Drama
Rules must be followed. For the "supervisors" of the Bat Yam neighbourhood in Israel, this means ensuring that women are dressed appropriately, that people respect Shabbat, or that Arabs ... See full summary »
Director: Meni Yaish | Stars: Roy Assaf, Gal Friedman, Itzik Golan, Rotem Zissman-Cohen
Votes: 476
19.X.2012; 21:15; 1-2; +;;N1;; Wow. My personal best in 28th WFF. In my opinion the film is universal. I personally, as a Catholic, admire a lot the way of showing the relationship with God.
34. Gimme the Loot (2012)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When their latest work is buffed by a rival crew, two determined graffiti writers embark on an elaborate plan to bomb the ultimate location: the New York Mets' Home Run Apple.
Director: Adam Leon | Stars: Ty Hickson, Tashiana Washington, Joshua Rivera, Zoë Lescaze
Votes: 2,609 | Gross: $0.10M
20.X.2012; 13:30; X;+;;N1;;
35. A Respectable Family (2012)
90 min | Drama
Upon returning home to Iran after more than two decades abroad, visiting professor Arash is quickly thrust into a past he's spent his whole life trying to escape.
Director: Massoud Bakhshi | Stars: Babak Hamidian, Mehrdad Sedighian, Mehran Ahmadi, Ahoo Kheradmand
Votes: 550
20.X.2012; 16:00; X;+;;N1;;
36. Speed: In Search of Lost Time (2012)
TV-G | 97 min | Documentary
Opitz tries to track down the reasons of our shortage of time and for the constant acceleration of our lives. In his search of lost time he visits several people, to find out how they deal ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Opitz | Stars: Hartmut Rosa, Karlheinz Geißler, Scott Kennedy, Alan Matthews
Votes: 244
20.X.2012; 19:00; XX (World Today DOX - again new category only on 28th WFF ? );+;;N1;;
37. Aftermath (2012)
Unrated | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A Polish man who returns home after the death of his father unearths a secret about the now-deceased Jewish residents of his village.
Director: Wladyslaw Pasikowski | Stars: Ireneusz Czop, Jerzy Szymkiewi, Wojciech Walasik, Zbigniew Zamachowski
Votes: 4,240 | Gross: $0.00M
20.X.2012; 21:00; PS; +; producer, actor, and psychologist, historian; N1;;
38. Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying (2011)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four couples from different nations meet in present Belgrade and experience the small impossibilities of big love.
Director: Bojan Vuletic | Stars: Marko Janketic, Julie Gayet, Anita Mancic, Jean-Marc Barr
Votes: 203
21.X.2012; 13:30; FS;+;;N1;;
39. I'll Be Around (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
(Russian with English subtitles) Inna is a typical 30-something yuppy, who also happens to be a single mother. One day discovering that she has an Incurable illness, Inna sets on finding the right adoptive parents for her son.
Director: Pavel Ruminov | Stars: Mariya Shalayeva, Roman Zenchuk, Mariya Syomkina, Ivan Volkov
Votes: 288
21.X.2012; 16:30; IC;+;;N1;;
40. Not in Tel Aviv (2012)
84 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a repressed high-school teacher loses his job, he decides to pull his entire life down with it. Within the span of a few days, he will kidnap a teenage student, reconnect with his old ... See full summary »
Director: Nony Geffen | Stars: Nony Geffen, Romi Aboulafia, Yaara Pelzig, Tal Friedman
Votes: 115
21.X.2012; 21:00; FS;+;director;N1;;
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