SUNDANCE FILMS: WORLD DRAMATIC

Eagle Vs. Shark December 31, 1969

Starring: Loren Horsley, Brian Sergent, Jemaine Clement Directed by: Taika Waititi More Info: Reviews, 5 Photos, Trailer, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: Which is the more dangerous predator: an eagle or a shark? That's a trick question. Don't try to answer it. You'll have your own opinion by the end of Taika Waititi's deliciously tangy, deadpan feature debut about two colorful misfits thrown into each other's orbit.

 

Once December 31, 1969

Starring: Marketa Irglova, Bill Hodnett, Glen Hansard Directed by: John Carney More Info: Reviews, 11 Photos, Trailer, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: The Irish romance ONCE may be a musical, but it is miles away from the traditional Hollywood idea of people bursting into song. Glen Hansard (frontman for indie rock band The Frames) plays the guy, a street musician who is playing for change when he meets the girl (Marketa Irglova), an immigrant from the Czech Republic.

 

Blame it on Fidel December 31, 1969

Starring: Nina Kervel, Stefano Accorsi, Julie Depardieu Directed by: Julie Gavras More Info: Reviews, 5 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: How do our experiences shape us, and how is political consciousness formed? Blame It on Fidel uses a light, charming touch to shed light on these questions. At the film's epicenter is whip-smart Anna, a feisty Parisian girl forced to assimilate cataclysmic changes when her parents decide to devote themselves full time to radical activism.

 

The Island December 31, 1969
	Starring: Viktor Sukhorukov, Piotr Mamonov, Dmitri Dyuzhev Directed by: Pavel Lounguine More Info: Reviews, 1 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: Anatoly, a stoker on a Russian barge during World War II, is captured by Germans, forced to shoot his own captain, and left for dead. Rescued by monks from a nearby monastery, he still lives among them 30 years later.

 

Khadak December 31, 1969

Starring: Byamba Tsetsegee, Khayankhyarvaa Batzul Directed by: Jessica Woodworth, Peter Brosens, More Info: Reviews, 1 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: Bagi and his grandparents live a nomadic life herding sheep in the frozen hills of Mongolia. Their pristine world is disrupted when a military convoy arrives, letting Bagi's family and others know that a plague has struck the animals in their region and they must relocate to a mining town, complete with high-rise apartments.

 

How She Move December 31, 1969

Starring: Brennan Gademans, Rutina Wesley, Cle Bennett Directed by: Ian Iqbal Rashid More Info: Reviews, 27 Photos, Trailer, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: Much like STOMP THE YARD and STEP UP, HOW SHE MOVE showcases the hypnotic choreography and mind-blowing talent that make step dancing such a popular part of youth culture. In her film debut, Rutina Wesley portrays Raya Green, a high school student hailing from the projects.

 

Ezra December 31, 1969

Directed by: Newton Aduaka More Info: Reviews, 1 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: The journey to understanding the truth during wartime often involves an intense passage through a stinging psychic landscape of secrets, lies, greed, and manipulation. Newton Aduaka's emotionally powerful feature Ezra is a well-crafted tale about a Sierra Leonean boy and his community as they attempt to heal themselves through exposing and embracing the truth.

 

Noise December 31, 1969

Starring: Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt Directed by: Henry Bean More Info: Reviews, 6 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: This is a story about the wrong person in the right place at the wrong time. Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling. Police quickly connect them but are desperate for witnesses as the local community enfolds itself in a shroud of secrecy, borne from fear and an untrammeled mistrust of authority.

 

Sweet Mud December 31, 1969

Starring: Henri Garcin, Tomer Steinhof Directed by: Dror Shaul More Info: Reviews, 1 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: While the Israeli kibbutz has been idealized as a paragon of utopian movements, Sweet Mud tells a darker, more nuanced tale of a community ill equipped to cope with individuality and deviations from a rigidly defined norm, and of an adolescent boy stretching to compensate for what the collective cannot provide.

 

Ghosts December 31, 1969
	Starring: Zhang Yu Directed by: Nick Broomfield More Info: Reviews, 1 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: This film is based on a true story. It is disturbing portrayal of a secret world that is all around us. Ai Qin, a young Chinese girl from Fujian, China, borrows $25,000 to pay Snakeheads to smuggle her into the UK illegally so she can support her son and family back in China.

 

Buried Dreams December 31, 1969
	Starring: Oumar Diop Makena, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Fatou Tall-Salgues Directed by: Laurent Salgues More Info: 1 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: After traveling across the vast desert expanses of northeast Burkina Faso, Mocktar, a Nigerian peasant, arrives in a mining camp looking for work. Racked with grief from a past tragedy, he takes a job mining gold for the camp's unpitying boss.

 

Drained December 31, 1969

Starring: Selton Mello, Paula Braun, Lourenco Mutarelli Directed by: Heitor Dhalia More Info: 7 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: Lourenço works in a pawn shop evaluating people's belongings…their pasts. Capitalizing on the misfortunes of others, he conducts some perverse power games. His office becomes a desperate place. A nauseous stench coming from the bathroom drain consumes his thoughts.

 

Driving With My Wife's Lover December 31, 1969

Starring: Kwang-jung Park, Bo-suk Jung, Eun-ji Cho Directed by: Tai-sik Kim More Info: 7 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: This beautifully stylized feature debut from Korean director Kim Tai-sik begins with a straightforward story line that revolves around marital infidelity and a scorned husband's quest for revenge, but quickly evolves into a rich and layered journey toward self-discovery.

 

Driving With My Wife's Lover December 31, 1969
	More Info: Reviews, 7 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: This beautifully stylized feature debut from Korean director Kim Tai-sik begins with a straightforward story line that revolves around marital infidelity and a scorned husband's quest for revenge, but quickly evolves into a rich and layered journey toward self-discovery.

 

How Is Your Fish Today? December 31, 1969

Starring: Hao Ning, Xiaolu Guo Directed by: Xiaolu Guo More Info: 1 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: Novelist and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo turns in an impressive debut narrative feature that ambitiously tells an enigmatic story, while simultaneously dissecting the very enigma that is storytelling. Cowritten by Guo and screenwriter Rao Hui, the film's putative story operates on two levels.

 

The Night Buffalo December 31, 1969

Starring: Diego Luna More Info: 4 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: The Night Buffalo is the latest work by Guillermo Arriaga (his first as a screenwriter/producer) and Jorge Hernandez Aldana, who is making his feature directing debut. This stunningly evocative story of romantic disillusionment and betrayal promises that this new collaboration will be as accomplished as Arriaga's previous endeavors.

 

The Legacy December 31, 1969
	More Info: Reviews, 1 Photos, About, Credits, News, Forum Synopsis: Told with captivating simplicity, Géla and Temur Babluani's story of clashing moral prerogatives starts in midstride and never looks back. A Georgian interpreter, Nikolai takes a job translating for three French friends who come to visit a ruined castle one has inherited.