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Published on Wednesday, 26 August 2015 21:26

FEATURES

CLIMAS

Peru | Colombia

Spanish with English subtitles

Three women, three regions of Peru, three different stories affected by various geographies and climates. Eva lives in Amazonia, in a tropical climate where it's always humid and hot and the people are happy and friendly. She is a young adolescent girl awakening to her sexuality. Victoria is from Lima which is grey, dark and rainy. This wealthy woman has everything she could wish for: a lovely house, a husband and money; however, she is not happy. She carries a tragic secret which makes her life dull and cold like the city she lives in. Zoraida is the oldest. She lives high up in the Andes, where there's little more to see than snow-covered peaks. This reticent and restrained woman watched her children leave the inhospitable region and move to the city. Completely alone she struggles with her fears and waits to welcome her son after a very long absence. Yes, climate does affect us...

EXTRAORDINARY TALES

Luxembourg | Belgium | Spain | USA

English

Poe's spirit, embodied in his infamous Crow, meets Death while visiting his beloved wife Virginia Clemm's grave. Death says the time has come to collect the poet's soul but Poe needs to linger a little longer in the land of the living. He engages with Death in a creepy, macabre storytelling game. Directed by famed Spanish animator Raul Garica and featuring the voices of: Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands, Guillermo Del Toro, Cornelia Funke, Stephen Hugues, Roger Corman.

LA JAULA DE ORO

Mexico/Guatemala

Spanish | Tzotzil with English Subtitles

Juan, Sara and Samuel, all 15 years old, flee from Guatemala towards the USA. On their journey through Mexico they meet Chauk, a Tzotzil Indian who does not speak Spanish and has no official documents. They all believe they will find a better world beyond the USA-Mexico border but they run into a harsh reality.

MANOS SUCIAS

Colombia

Portugese with English Subtitles

From the port of Buenaventura--the most dangerous city in Colombia--three men embark on a journey over the dark murky waters of the Pacific. A set of mysterious coordinates is their guide, a fishing net is their cover, and a narco-torpedo filled with 100kg of cocaine is their cargo. Following estranged brothers as they they risk everything for a chance a better life; Manos Sucias takes a close look at life at the bottom of the food chain in the international drug trade.

MARSHLAND

Spain

Spanish with English Subtitles

The Spanish deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters - both detectives in the homicide division - to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ideology, detectives Juan and Pedro must put aside their differences if they are to successfully hunt down a killer who for years has terrorized a community in the shadow of a general disregard for women rooted in a misogynistic past.

NATURAL SCIENCES

Argentina / France

Spanish with English Subtitles

In the mountains of Argentina, in the freezing cold of winter, Lila tries to escape from a boarding school on horseback. At 12 years old, she has just hit puberty, and she's determined to track down the father she's never known. Her teacher stops her, concerned for her well-being, but Lila's force of will eventually wins her over. Against the wishes of the school principal, the teacher drives Lila to the place where her father used to work, setting in motion a twisting, turning journey through buried memories and interconnected lives. In his debut feature, director Matías Lucchesi brings sensitivity and insight to his exploration of the psychological ramifications of family connections, framing the brittle emotions of his characters against sweeping vistas of the harsh Sierras de Córdoba mountain range.

A WOLF AT THE DOOR

Brazil

Portugese with English Subtitles

Based on real events, and set in Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door is the nerve-rattling tale of a kidnapped child and the terror of the parents left behind. When Sylvia (Fabíula Nascimento) discovers her 6 year old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police summon her husband Bernardo (Milhem Cortaz) to the station for questioning. There Bernardo confesses his extra-marital affair with Rosa (Leandra Leal), whom detectives believe to be involved in the kidnapping. Inspired by real events, Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Coimbra's debut feature captures the heightened anxiety of every parent's worst nightmare, casting a light upon the cruelties of which humans are capable.