Silver 2009-06-08

Brittiskt drama från 2005

An exhausted Catholic priest and a young idealistic English teacher find themselves caught in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. They must now choose whether to stay with the thousands of Tutsis about to be massacred or to flee for safety. The barbarity is beyond imagination as a small African country is turned upside down.

Michael Caton-Jones (Regissör)

John Hurt (Skådespelare)

Hugh Dancy (Skådespelare)

Dominique Horwitz (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Storbritannien

115 min.

Amerikanskt drama från 1991

Three intercut stories about outsiders, sex and violence. "Hero," is a pseudo documentary about Richie, who at age 7, kills his father and flies away. In "Horror," a scientist has managed to distil the essence of the human sex drive, drinks it, and becomes a festering, contagious murderer. "Homo" is a gay love story set in a prison.

Todd Haynes (Regissör)

Edith Meeks (Skådespelare)

Millie White (Skådespelare)

Buck Smith (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Förenta staterna

85 min.

Palestinskt drama från 1996

A Palestinian man's return to the West Bank in the months immediately following the Oslo Accord - in search of what it means to be Palestinean. The director/protagonist moves between the role of character and spectator, mediator and narrator, as the film itself moves between documentary, fiction, reminiscence and present. Winner of the Luigi De Laurentiis Award at the Venice Film Festival.

Elia Suleiman (Regissör)

Elia Suleiman (Skådespelare)

Ola Tabari (Skådespelare)

Nazira Suleiman (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

88 min.

Brittiskt drama från 2005

55 year-old and newly laid off from his job, Frank is not the likeliest candidate for an adventure. Feelings buried under years of routine and discipline compounded with a strained relationship with his grown son however leaves Frank faced with a sink or swim choice. So why not over the English channel?

Gaby Dellal (Regissör)

Peter Mullan (Skådespelare)

Brenda Blethyn (Skådespelare)

Billy Boyd (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Storbritannien

98 min.

Drama från 1998

Terek is in high school, enjoying making super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. Then the Lebanese civil war breaks out dividing Beirut into East and West. At first the war is an adventure; the school is closed and the violence fascinating but as they come of age adventure turns to tragedy. Winner of the International Film Critics award at Toronto Film Festival and the François Chalais Award at Cannes Film Festival 1998.

Ziad Doueiri (Regissör)

Rami Doueiri (Skådespelare)

Mohamad Chamas (Skådespelare)

Rola Al Amin (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

109 min.

Turkiskt drama från 2003

A photographer, haunted by the feeling that the gap between his life and his ideals is growing. He finds himself obliged to put up a young relative who has left his hometown to find work in Istanbul. Winner of the Grand Prize of the Jury, the France Culture Award - Foreign Cineaste of the Year as well as Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival.

Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Regissör)

Muzaffer Özdemir (Skådespelare)

Emin Toprak (Skådespelare)

Zuhal Gencer (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Turkiet

110 min.

Amerikanskt drama från 1999

Emmet Ray is a 1930s jazz guitarist considered to be one of the finest musicians ever. But off-stage he is a slacker, throwing his money away and having affairs with every woman that comes in his way. When he meets Hattie, a shy, mute woman who loves his music, he falls for her but his arrogance and inability to be faithful makes the relationship difficult.

Woody Allen (Regissör)

Sean Penn (Skådespelare)

Samantha Morton (Skådespelare)

Uma Thurman (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Förenta staterna

95 min.

Palestinskt drama från 1996

A Palestinian man's return to the West Bank in the months immediately following the Oslo Accord - in search of what it means to be Palestinean. The director/protagonist moves between the role of character and spectator, mediator and narrator, as the film itself moves between documentary, fiction, reminiscence and present. Winner of the Luigi De Laurentiis Award at the Venice Film Festival.

Elia Suleiman (Regissör)

Elia Suleiman (Skådespelare)

Ola Tabari (Skådespelare)

Nazira Suleiman (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

88 min.

Brittiskt drama från 2005

An exhausted Catholic priest and a young idealistic English teacher find themselves caught in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. They must now choose whether to stay with the thousands of Tutsis about to be massacred or to flee for safety. The barbarity is beyond imagination as a small African country is turned upside down.

Michael Caton-Jones (Regissör)

John Hurt (Skådespelare)

Hugh Dancy (Skådespelare)

Dominique Horwitz (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Storbritannien

115 min.

Franskt drama från 1985

Set on the French-Swiss border where five individuals are brought together through shared dreams of changing their dreary lives. The young visionaries see the opportunity of smuggling illegal goods and people across the border as a way out of their misery but before long the police is hot on their trail.

Alain Tanner (Regissör)

Hugues Quester (Skådespelare)

Myriam Mézières (Skådespelare)

Jean-Philippe Écoffey (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Frankrike

110 min.

Amerikanskt drama från 2003

At a Portland high school students go about their daily routines. Meanwhile, Eric and Alex, two seemingly ordinary students, approach the school carrying an array of assault weapons. Inspired by violent video games and Nazi iconography they randomly start killing students and teachers. Awarded Best Director, with the Cinema Prize of the French National Education System and The Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Gus Van Sant (Regissör)

Alex Frost (Skådespelare)

Eric Deulen (Skådespelare)

Carrie Finklea (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Förenta staterna

81 min.

Taiwanesiskt drama från 2005

Three love stories set in 1911, 1966 and 2005 using the same lead actors. In "A Time for Love" a young soldier searches for a woman he met one afternoon playing pool. "A Time for Freedom" finds an elegant courtesan tending to a young intellectual in a lavish brothel. "A Time for Youth" follows a singer who has an affair with a photographer.

Hsiao-Hsien Hou (Regissör)

Qi Shu (Skådespelare)

Chen Chang (Skådespelare)

Fang Mei (Skådespelare)

Film, Dramafilm

Produktion Taiwan

132 min.