FIMUCINEMA 2019
Selected Features
CELESTE
Director:
Ben Hackworth
Composer:
Antony Partos y Jackson Milas
Hidden from the world at a crumbling estate in lush tropical Far North Queensland, Celeste anxiously reaches out to Jack, her late husband’s son, inviting him to return to the languid, sprawling family home for her much-anticipated recital. Jack’s reappearance after a long absence stirs up unsettling memories, pulling them both into a mutually precarious orbit.
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IN FULL BLOOM
Director:
Adam VillaSeñor, Reza Ghassemi
Composer:
Andrew Kawczynski
Set after WWII, In Full Bloom follows two fighters, a down and out boxer from the US and the Japanese champion. We follow each of their inner journeys as it culminates into a world championship fight that will test the very limits of their spirit.
JIM BUTTON AND LUKE THE ENGINE DRIVER
Director:
Dennis Gansel
Composer:
Ralf Wengenmayr
Based on the bestselling novel by Michael Ende (The Neverending Story), this epic fantasy adventure follows a young orphan boy JIM BUTTON, his best friend LUKE and a magical steam engine called EMMA as they travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from.
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LA PALMA
Director:
Erec Brehmer
Composer:
David Reichelt
Sanne's and Markus' relationship is in crisis. They go on holiday together, but accidentally fly to the wrong island. There, in desperation, they break into an empty holiday home and embark on a role-play using new identities.
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LO QUE SIENTO POR TI
Director:
Raúl Camilo
Composer:
Sergio Jiménez Lacima
Three simultaneous stories of social inclusion, based on real events, led by a single mother of two autistic teenagers, a marriage trying unsuccessfully to have a child, and the father of a Special Olympics athlete.
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THE BIRDCATCHER
Director:
Ross Clarke
Composer:
Jim Copperthwaite
On her attempt to flee the Nazi round-up in Norway, Esther finds herself alone, on an occupied farm forced to conceal her identity; leading to a series of choices and consequences which shift the paths of those around her.
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