Silver 2006-12-29--2006-12-30

Comedy, UK. When Lee loses his job his wife Daisy gets a job at a canning plant. But soon she is approached by her boss who wants her to join a group of women who has decided to secretly found Britain's first female sumo wrestling society. Director: Imogen Kimmel (92). With Charlotte Brittain, Lee Ross, Annette Badland.

Drama, UK. This film is a look at suburbia and its discontent. Four families dealing with their problems overlap each other, among them there are a mother who's life is consumed by caring for her son who's in a coma. Director: Rose Troche (115). With Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Jessica Campbell.

Crime, Can. Dan Mahowny is a quiet, modest employee of a bank in Toronto. What people doesn't know is that he has a secret life: he is a compulsive gambler. A promotion gives him the responsibility to approve loans and to cover his debts he starts to approve loans to non-existing clients. Director: Richard Kwietniowski (104). With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt.

Drama, ITA. This film tells the story of a small boy ruled by his tyrannical father. When he grows up he becomes a brilliant scholar. Padre Padrone was the first film ever to win both the Golden Palm and the International Critic's Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani (114). With Omero Antonutti, Saverio Marconi, Michella Michelangeli.

Drama, USA. Ray is a shoe salesman bored with his life. He borrows $10.000 and bets it on a horse that he's been told cannot lose. But the horse loses and trying to avoid the man who lent him the money he takes out his frustrations on his girlfriend. Director: Eric Bross (108). With Adrien Brody, Michael Gallagher, Sybil Temtchine.

Drama, UK. Vlado is a nine-year-old boy living in wartorn Bosnia. His parents are dead and Vlado is picked up by Sharkey, an Englishman who is rounding up children for a black market adoption ring. But getting Vlado out of the country isn't as easy as it seems and along the way the two become unlikely friends. Director: Tomasz Wiszniewski (95). With Bob Hoskins, Sergiusz Zymelka, Krzysztof Majchrzak.

Drama, UK. This film is a look at multiculturalism in Los Angeles. Four ethnically diverse families prepare for Thanksgiving. Among them is an african-american couple having white dinner guests and a Jewish family being confronted with their daughters lesbianism. Director: Gurinder Chadha (109). With Julianna Marguiles, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick.

Comedy, Singap. Hock is a grocery clerk who likes kung-fu movies and sees himself as a Bruce Lee macho-type girl magnet. But when he sees the Singaporean version of Saturday Night Fever he is completely overthrown and taken in by the movie. Director: Glen Goei (95). With Adrian Pang, Medaline Tan, Pierre Png.

Comedy, FRA. Tatie is a bitter and unhappy widow who mourns the death of her husband by tormenting everyone she meets. Moving in with her nephew and his wife the family is soon sick of Tatie and leaves her in the care of an equally bitter au pair called Sandrine. Director: Etienne Chatiliez (111). With Tsilla Chelton, Catherine Jacob, Isabelle Nanty.

Drama, USA. Claire is a biology student living a mundane life until she meets Jack, a master con man. They fall in love but when the police comes after Jack he's forced to break up with Claire. Heartbroken she starts down a spiraling road of self-destruction. Director: Peter Sehr (104). With Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Pam Grier.

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Drama, USA. This film is a look at a group of troubled teenagers living in Southern California. We are introduced to, among others, Tate, feeling miserable living with his grandparents, Shawn who have sex with his girlfriend's mom and Peaches living alone with her devoutly religious father. Director: Larry Clark, Ed Lachman (96). With Adam Chubbuck, James Bullard, Amanda Plummer.

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Comedy, USA. Kathy and David are having a hard time making their relationship work. When Kathy discover that David has applied for a job teaching English at a school in Vietnam she is annoyed with the fact that he never mentioned it to her. Meanwhile she's got problems of her own trying to kickstart her career as an animator. Director: Jon Sherman (90). With Susan Floyd, Dan Futterman, Joanna Chang.

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