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The VIII German Film Festival
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December 03-06
35 mm 
German Films, Goethe Cultural Center, CoolConnections and 35 mm present the VIII German Film Festival. The festival is to be hold at 35 mm on December 03-06. The program includes 12 full-length films, including feature films, documentaries, animation, TV film as well as two selections of short films "Deutschland 09" and "Next Generation 2009". Guests of the VIII German Film Festival are Henry Hubchen (actor; "Whisky mit Vodka", "My Words, My Lies - My Love"), Christoph Muller (producer; "Whisky mit Vodka"), Ines Christine Geisser (director; "Next Generation 2009"), Josef Bierbichler (actor; "Der Architekt"), Ina Weisse (director; "Der Architekt"), Lancelot von Naso (director; "Waffenstillstand"). Films are to be demonstrated in German with Russian subtitles, except "Next Generation 2009" that is to be demonstrated in German with English subtitles and Russian simultaneous interpretation in headphones.
Festival Films:
Whisky mit Vodka (Whisky with Vodka) Comedy/Drama. Directed by Andreas Dresen. Starring: Henry Hubchen, Corinna Harfouch, Sylvester Groth, Markus Hering, Valery Tscheplanowa. A renowned actor named Otto is the epitome of the problematic but beloved ladies man. Even when drunk he still knows more about filmmaking than does the amateur who is directing him in his latest movie. Germany, 2009, 104 min. Awards - 1 nomination and 1 win - Best Director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2009).
John Rabe Biography/Drama/History/War. Directed by Florian Gallenberger. Starring: Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Bruhl, Steve Buscemi, Anne Consigny, Valerie Dupres. A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38. Germany, 2009, 134 min. Awards - 4 nominations and 7 wins, including Outstanding Feature Film, German Film Awards (2009)
Hilde Biography/Drama/Music. Directed by Kai Wessel. Starring: Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens, Monica Bleibtreu, Hanns Zischler, Johanna Gastdorf. A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars. Germany, 2009, 137 min.
Waffenstillstand (Ceasefire) Drama. Directed by Lancelot von Naso. Starring: Husam Chadat, Sebastian Deyle, Harvey Friedman, Matthias Habich, Hannes Jaenicke. The situation in Falludscha is devastating - no food, no medications, no help. A group of five people sets out with the plan to help - they end up fighting for the lives of the helpless and wounded and eventually - their own. Germany/Switzerland, 2009, 96 min. Awards - 1 nomination and 3 wins including Best Film, Montreal World Film Festival (2009).
Der Architekt (The Architect) Drama. Directed by Ina Weisse. Starring: Harald Abdelhamed, Josef Bierbichler , Hark Bohm, Maria Hofstatter, Sandra Huller. Accepting a prize, architect Georg Winter explains that an architect has the good fortune of measuring every completed building against the rightness of his original idea. Germany, 2008, 93 min. Awards - 2 wins including Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, German Film Awards (2009).
Deutschland 09 (Germany 09) Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country. Directors: Fatih Akin, Wolfgang Becker, Sylke Enders, Dominik Graf, Martin Gressmann, Christoph Hochhausler , Romuald Karmakar, Nicolette Krebitz, Dani Levy, Angela Schanelec, Hans Steinbichler, Isabelle Stever, Tom Tykwer, Hans Weingartner. Germany, 2009, 151 min.
 Der Verlorene Sohn (The Prodigal Son) Drama/TV film. Directed by Nina Grosse. Starring: Kostja Ullmann, Katja Flint, Katinka Auberger, Pegah Ferydoni, Lisa Hagmeister. After two years in an Israeli jail, Rainer is deported back to Germany – as an Islamic convert terror suspect. He moves into his old home with his mother, the handball coach Stefanie Schroder. She believes what he claims to be the truth: that he is still an avowed Islamist, but that he now renounces the "Holy War", the jihad. Germany, 2009, 91 min.
Ballada Documentary. Directed by Andreas Maus. Forty years after the Lada came into production on the banks of the river Volga, the ‘lunchbox on wheels’ is still common on Russian roads, loved or at least tolerated by drivers like Murad, a Caucasian driver in Moscow, and Michail, the lonesome old man living in Taiga. Germany, 2009, 93 min.
In Berlin Documentary. Directed by Michael Ballhaus and Ciro Cappellari. A look at how the capital of Germany has evolved since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Germany, 2009, 96 min.
My Words, My Lies - My Love Comedy. Directed by Alain Gsponer. Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Hannah Herzsprung, Henry Hubchen, Kirsten Block. David, a waiter, finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller the real author introduces himself in his life and begins to take-over David's life. Germany, 2009, 104 min.
Jasper und das Limonadenkomplott (Jasper: Journey to the End of the World) Animation/Family. Directed by Eckart Fingberg. The peace of the penguin family is about to change when they cross paths with a certain Doctor Block, who has stolen a couple of the rare Kakapo birds eggs. Jasper leaves his safe and rather rigid home area to go after the evil Doctor and return the eggs to its rightful owner. Germany, 2008, 80 min.
Next Generation 2009 Selection of 12 short films (animation, action, documentaries, actions, dramas). To be demonstrated in German with English subtitles and Russian simultaneous interpretation in headphones.
Festival Program:
December 03, Thursday
20:00 - Whisky mit Vodka (Whisky with Vodka)
December 04, Friday
19:00 - Whisky mit Vodka (Whisky with Vodka)
21:00 - My Words, My Lies - My Love
23:00 - Next Generation 2009
December 05, Saturday
13:30 - Ballada
15:30 - John Rabe
18:00 - Deutschland 09 (Germany 09)
21:00 - Hilde
23:30 - Next Generation 2009
December 06, Sunday
13:00 - Jasper und das Limonadenkomplott (Jasper: Journey to the End of the World)
15:00 - Der Verlorene Sohn (The Prodigal Son)
17:00 - In Berlin
19:00 - Der Architekt (The Architect)
21:20 - Waffenstillstand (Ceasefire)
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