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XVII New British Film Festival
October 26 - November 09
Formula Kino Horizon Formula Kino Horizon

As always, this year's New British Film Festival presents a varied programme of films from the best of contemporary British cinema. The programme includes more then 20 films of every genres from comedies and documentaries to dramas and mysteries. The part of the festival is a program of BAFTA nominees - short and animation films.

The opening film of the festival is I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach. The film won Palme d'Or, Ecumenical Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival and Audience Award from Locarno Internatonal Film Festival. This film comes together with documentary Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach, directed by Louise Osmond. Will be shown historical drama from Oscar's laureate Asif Kapadia and black comedy from John Michael McDonagh. Promissing debutants, three women directors, meditated on moving to adulthood: Chanya Button in Burn Burn Burn, Hope Dickson Leach in The Levelling and Rachel Tunnard in Adult Life Skills.

As usual, the great chapter of the Festival are documentary films. This year in the focus will be two legendary story: Bobby, dedicated to 50th anniversary of England's victory in the 1966 World Cup; and Bobby Sands: 66 days, about 66-day hunger strike of Irish Republican Bobby Sands in 1981. Guests of the Festival this year will be writer Paul Laverty, actor Brian Cox and director, writer and editor Rachel Tunnard.

This year, the festival also travels to such Russian cities as St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk, Ekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk, Perm and others. All films will be demonstrated in English with Russian subtitles.

The main place for festival 2016 in Moscow will be Formula Kino Horizon.

Festival Films

I, Daniel Blake
Drama. Great Britain, France, Belgium 2016, 100 min. Directed by Ken Loach. Starring: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy. Daniel Blake, 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, after a heart attack and nearly falling from a scaffold, he needs help from the State for the first time in his life. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern day Britain. Awards: Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Palm Dog; Locarno Internatonal Film Festival - Audience Award.

Versus. The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Documentary. Great Britain 2016, 93 min. Directed by Louise Osmond. In English with Russian subtitles. Versus is a funny, provocative and revealing account of the life and career of one of Britain’s foremost filmmakers, Ken Loach, as he turns eighty and looks back at over fifty years of filmmaking. Versus presents a surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of Ken Loach’s career as he prepares to release his latest feature film I, Daniel Blake, later this year. Director Louise Osmond was granted exclusive access on set and uses this as a starting point to look at Loach’s career, from his first job as understudy in a Kenneth Williams revue to ground-breaking TV dramas like Up The Junction and Cathy Come Home and later as an award- winning feature director of films like Kes, Riff-Raff, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, and The Angels’ Share. As well as inter-views with Loach, Osmond talks with a host of his friends, adversaries, actors and collaborators. This year will see Ken Loach celebrate his 80th birthday, release his 50th major work and commemorate Cathy Come Home’s 50th anniversary in November. Versus is more than just a document of Loach’s work but a playful study on the process and struggles of creating such a unique body of work.

War on Everyone
Comedy. Great Britain 2016, 98 min. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Pena, Theo James, Stephanie Sigman. In English with Russian subtitles. Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they are. Or is he?

This Beautiful Fantastic
Comedy/Drama. Great Britain 2016, 100 min. Directed by Simon Aboud. Starring: Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine. In English with Russian subtitles. A young woman who dreams of being a children's author makes an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous, rich old widower.

The Confession
Documentary. Great Britain 2016, 96 min. Directed by Ashish Ghadiali. In English with Russian subtitles. From supporting the Bosnian Mujahideen to being imprisoned in Bagram and Guantanamo, from the rebel training camps in Syria to the prison cells of Belmarsh in Britain, Moazzam Begg has experienced a generation of conflict. This is his first-hand account, a chronicle of the rise of modern jihad, its descent into terror and the disastrous reaction of the West.

Anthropoid
Drama/Thriller/History. Great Britain, Czech Republic, France 2016, 120 min. Directed by Sean Ellis. Starring: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Brian Caspe. In English with Russian subtitles. Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the World War II mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich. The Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler, Heydrich was the main architect behind the Final Solution and the leader of occupying Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia whose reign of terror prompted self-exiled Czech and Slovak soldiers to hatch a top-secret mission that would change the face of Europe forever.

The Carer
Comedy. Great Britsain 2016, 89 min. Directed by János Edelényi. Starring: Brian Cox, Anna Chancellor, Emilia Fox. In English with Russian subtitles. Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an incurable disease, and has one desire: be left alone. When Dorottya becomes his carer they both hope their wish will be fulfilled. Awards: Edinbourgh International Film Festival - Audience Award (3d Place); Chichester International Film Festival - Audience Award (3d Place); Palm Springs International Film Festival - participation.

Ali and Nino
Drama/Romance/History. Great Britain 2016, 100 min. Directed by Asif Kapadia. Starring: Adam Bakri, María Valverde, Mandy Patinkin. In English with Russian subtitles. Ali is an upper class Muslim man, whose family holds a great deal of power in Baku, Azerbaijan. At that time, before World War One, Azerbaijan was part of the Russian Empire. Nino, Ali's lover, is from neighboring Georgia and is christian, but the two are deeply in love and elope to the countryside. The story follows the two, who get married, through World War One, which only sees some of Ali's friends sent off to war. After the Russians surrender, however, conflict comes to Baku. Ali fights the Bolsheviks with the Azerbaijani militia and Nino helps nurse wounded soldiers during the March Days massacre in Baku.

Sour Grapes
Documentary. Great Britain 2016, 85 min. Directed by Reuben Atlas, Jerry Rothwell. In English with Russian subtitles. Rudy Kurniawan was, it was rumoured, a wine savant, had an expert memory for taste, a generous host, offering rare wines from his huge cellar, who in 2006 made 35 million dollars in two wine auctions from the sale of his wine. Then in 2008 a French wine producer, Laurent Ponsot, realised that wine from his family’s domain was being sold from a year they hadn’t produced it. That day, he says, he took the first plane to New York, and thus begun his crusade. Set in the super-fast, super-rich world of LA and New York during the finance boom of the early 2000s, and featuring the obsessive collectors, outraged wine producers, suspect auction houses, and specialist FBI sleuths, Sour Grapes is an ‘Emperor’s new clothes’ fable for the modern age.

Adult Life Skills
Comedy. Great Britsain 2016, 96 min. Directed by Rachel Tunnard. Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Brett Goldstein. In English with Russian subtitles. Anna is stuck: she's approaching 30, living like a hermit in her mum's garden shed and wondering why the suffragettes ever bothered. She spends her days making videos using her thumbs as actors - thumbs that bicker about things like whether Yogi Bear is a moral or existential nihilist. But Anna doesn't show these videos to anyone and no one knows what they are for. A week before her birthday her Mum serves her an ultimatum - she needs to move out of the shed, get a haircut that doesn't put her gender in question and stop dressing like a homeless teenager. Naturally, Anna tells her Mum to "back the f-off". However, when her school friend comes to visit, Anna's self-imposed isolation becomes impossible to maintain. Soon she is entangled with a troubled eight year old boy obsessed with Westerns, and the local estate agent whose awkward interpersonal skills continually undermine his attempts to seduce her.

Bobby Sands: 66 days
Documentary. Great Britain, Ireland 2016, 105 min. Directed by Brendan Byrne. In English with Russian subtitles. In the spring of 1981 Irish Republican Bobby Sands' 66-day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. Drawing on an Irish Republican tradition of martyrdom, Sands' emotive, non-violent protest to be classified as a political prisoner became a defining moment in 20th century Irish history. Sands' death after 66 days marked a key turning point in the relationship between Britain and Ireland, and brought a global spotlight to the Northern Irish conflict which eventually triggered international efforts to resolve it. 66 DAYS is a major feature length documentary exploring Sands' remarkable life and death, 35 years on from his ultimate sacrifice. The spine of the film is comprised of Sands' own words, drawn from his hunger strike diary, a unique insight into the man and his beliefs as he embarked on his final journey.

A Patch of Fog
Drama/Thriller. Great Britain 2015, 92 min. Directed by Michael Lennox. Starring: Conleth Hill, Stephen Graham, Lara Pulver. In English with Russian subtitles. A security guard catches a famous writer/television host shoplifting and blackmails him into becoming friends.

The Levelling
Drama. Great Britain 2016, 83 min. Directed by Hope Dickson Leach. Starring: Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, Jack Holden. In English with Russian subtitles. Clover, the film's clearheaded young protagonist, comes home to Somerset after learning that her younger brother Harry has killed himself. There she is met by her sullen father, Aubrey, a brooding hulk of a man whose past woes have derailed his life. Quiet and dour, unable to express himself, he finds himself trapped in quiet anger. The farm is in disrepair. Recent floods have rendered the main house uninhabitable, and Aubrey lives in a trailer. Harry was meant to take over the farm, but those plans also lie in ruins. It is not long before the simmering emotions between father and daughter break out into undisguised war. Clover instinctively blames Aubrey for the death of her brother and is determined to get to the truth. Aubrey, ex-army, has his own issues to deal with. Awards: London International Film Festival - First Film Competition participation.

Burn Burn Burn
Comedy/Drama. Great Britain 2015, 106 min. Directed by Chanya Button. Starring: Laura Carmichael, Joe Dempsie, Jack Farthing. In English with Russian subtitles. Following the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his ashes. Seph and Alex take turns driving. Dan is in the glove compartment, in tupperware, decreasing in volume as the trip progresses. Awards: BIFA Award Nomination - Raindance Award; Odessa International Film Festival - Grand Prix; London International Film Festival - participation.

Bobby
Documentary. Great Britsain 2016, 97 min. Directed by Ron Scalpello. In English with Russian subtitles. A film which marks the 50th anniversary of England's victory in the 1966 World Cup, and uncovers the truth behind the man who led them to it... Bo66y is a powerful, dramatic and deeply personal portrait of a genuine footballing icon. Moore fought many battles besides those witnessed by millions on the football field. Behind the glory lies the story of a man who faced highs and lows with the same strength and bravery. But he died young, cruelly shunned by the game and by the very people who owed him so much. The story is told by his two wives, his friends and fans, including Pele, Sir Geoff Hurst Harry Redknapp, Ray Davies, Ray Winstone and Russell Brand, and more than 30 others, whose words are mixed with as yet unseen archive footage.

Away
Drama. Great Britsain 2016, 110 min. Directed by David Blair. Starring: Juno Temple, Timothy Spall, Matt Ryan. In English with Russian subtitles. This beautifully sustained and often heart wrenching drama gradually reveals the story of two lost souls who, against all the odds, offer the other a sense of hope. Timothy Spall shines as a sad and lonely widower who heads to Blackpool, the place where he and his wife spent their happiest moments, planning to kill himself. There he meets spirited Ria who is trying to escape her abusive ex-boyfriend. Love, loss and hope… in Blackpool.

Hamlet
Theatre production. Great Britsain 2015, 212 min. Directed by Margaret Williams. Starring: Maxine Peake, Josh Shrapnel, Barbara Marten, Gillian Bevan, Thomas Arnold, Ashley Zhanghaza, Katie West. In English with Russian subtitles. “A milestone Hamlet” – Manchester Evening News; “Maxine Peake’s performance is fresh, angry… full of oomph” - The Times. Shakespeare’s most iconic work explodes with big ideas and is the ultimate story of loyalty, love, betrayal, murder and madness. From its ground-breaking, sell-out run at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaimed production of Hamlet, with BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake in the title role. Shot creatively with eight cameras ‘in the round’ Hamlet captures the spirit of the play to create a visceral and cinematic experience.

Project Nim
Documentary. Great Britain, USA 2011, 93 min. Directed by James Marsh. In English with Russian subtitles. From the Oscar-winning team behind Man On Wire comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landm ark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling. Awards: Sundance Folm Festival - Best Documentary Director of Foreign Films; Newport Beach International Film Festival - Best Documentary; Boston Society of Film Critics Award - Best Documentary; Directors Guild of America Award - Best Documentary Director; Florida Film Critics Circle Award - Best Documentary; San Diego Film Critics Society Award - Best Documentary; National Board of Review Award - Best Documentary; BAFTA Award - nominated for Best Documentary; BIFA Award - nominated for Best Documentary; Chicago Film Critics Association Award - nominated for Best Documentary; Satellite Award - nominated for Best Documentary.

The Bengali Detective
Documentary. Great Britain, India, USA 2011, 110 min. Directed by Philip Cox. In English with Russian subtitles. The secrets of Kolkata revealed by overweight dance obsessed intrepid detective Rajesh Ji. Mixing dance and hit songs with the harsh lives of clients, this originally styled feature documentary provides an entertaining yet poignant look at modern India through the prism of crime. What happens when a population loses trust in the authorities? A new phenomena is happening in India today, the rise of the private detective. Poisonings, adultery, fraud, domestic abuse and the occasional murder. Such are the day-to-day investigations of the Bengali Detective. Each client walks through the door carrying a secret fear and all need help. This film follows the intrepid detective and his motley band of helpers exposing the secrets, fears and covert actions of the clients. Awards: Sundance Film Festival - participation; Berlin Film Festival - Panorama participation; Hot Docs Film Festival - participation.

Schedule

26 October, Wednesday
20:00 Formula Kino Horizont
I, Daniel Blake

27 October, Thursday
19:30 Formula Kino Horizont
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

28 October, Friday
19:00 Moscow Film School
Britfest Talks: Paul Laverty

19:30 Formula Kino Horizont
War on Everyone

29 October, Saturday
14:30 Formula Kino Horizont
Anthropoid

17:00 Formula Kino Horizont
The Confession

19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
This Beautiful Fantastic

30 October, Sunday
14:00 Moscow Film School
Britfest Talks: Brian Cox

19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
The Carer

31 October, Monday
19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
War on Everyone

21:00 Formula Kino Horizont
Ali and Nino

1 November, Tuesday
19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
Sour Grapes

21:00 Formula Kino Horizont
This Beautiful Fantastic

2 November, Wednesday
19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
Adult Life Skills

3 November, Thursday
19:00 Moscow Film School
Britfest Talks: Rachel Tunnard

19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
A Patch of Fog

21:00 Formula Kino Horizont
Bobby Sands: 66 days

4 November, Friday
16:30 Formula Kino Horizont
Burn Burn Burn

19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
The Levelling

21:00 Formula Kino Horizont
Anthropoid

5 November, Saturday
14:30 Formula Kino Horizont
Away

17:00 Formula Kino Horizont
Bobby

19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
Ali and Nino

6 November, Sunday
14:00 Formula Kino Horizont
Hamlet

19:00 Formula Kino Horizont
BAFTA 2016

7 November, Monday
19:00 ZIL Cultural Centre
Project Nim (registration)

8 November, Tuesday
19:00 ZIL Cultural Centre
The Bengali Detective (registration)

9 November, Wednesday
19:00 ZIL Cultural Centre
BAFTA Shorts (registration)

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