Silver 2007-03-29--2007-03-30

Drama, China. Guei moves to Beijing and gets a job as a bicycle messenger. He gets his bike from the company but has to pay for it from his wages, unfortunately the bike is stolen and he has to get it back from the more seedy side of Beijing. Director: Xiaoshuai Wang (113). With Lin Cui, Bin Li, Xun Zhou.

Drama, UK. Two Afghan refugees', Jamal and Enayat, passage to the West in search of a better life. The story is about their way from Pakistan to London, travelling in the back of trucks, by bus and on foot. Director: Michael Winterbottom. (88) With Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah, Allah Bauhsh.

Comedy, IRE. Mickey O'Neill wants the famous Josef Locke to perform at his nightclub. O'Neill's reputation was ruined when he hired an impostor claiming to be Locke and only a performance by the real Locke can make up for it. Director: Peter Chelsom (113). With Brian Flanagan, Constance Cowley, Marie Mullen.

Drama, UK. Jean is hosting a dinner party where a young man, a stranger to everyone, turns up. The next day he kills himself right in front of Jean. The police now has to try and piece together the man's background as well as the dinner party. Director: David Hare (102). With Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench.

Action, FIN. In 2009 the civilization has almost perished, choked to death by pollution. The only place where people are able to live is in the north, which is governed by a harsh military government. Director: Mika Kaurismäki (105). With Jürgen Prochnow, Fanny Bastien, Kari Väänänen.

Drama, Argentina. A young man sets out on a trip through South America to find his father. "El Viaje" won teo prizes at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992. Director Fernando E. Solanas (150). With Walter Quiroz, Soledad Alfaro, Ricardo Bartis.

Romance, FRA. Lili is a physically mature 14-year-old girl who goes camping with her family. Painfully bored Lili persuades her older brother to take her to a disco and they hitch a ride from the middle-aged Maurice who gets very interested in Lili. Director: Catherine Breillat (88). With Delphine Zentout, Etienne Chicot, Olivier Parniere.

Comedy, USA. In this biographical comedy drama we meet Harvey Pekar, a file clerk who started to write comic books about the sad monotony of everyday life. The film is a mix of live-action film, animation and documentary. Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini (100). With Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Harvey Pekar.

Drama, France. Maggie Cheung arrives in Paris to play the part of Irma Vep. Not being able to speak one word of French she tries her best to communicate with the people arounf her. Director: Olivier Assayas (98). With Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard.

Drama, UK. Matthew is an unhappy intern at a London hospital who wants to be a doctor. When a physician who looks like Matthew is killed in an accident, Matthew takes his place and gets a job. But when he makes a fatal mistake, things starts to go wrong. Director: Christopher Morahan (118). With Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe, Frederick Treves.

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. Charlie lives and New York and writes plays. When he gets the message his father, Da, has passed away he goes to Ireland to bury him. In his childhood home he relives his memories of his father. Director: Matt Clark (100). With Martin Sheen, Barnhard Hughes, William Hickey.