Litsonero – 2009

SYNOPSIS. Fidel (Paolo Contis) is a fresh culinary arts graduate from a Swiss school, working as an under-chef in a casino restaurant in Macau. Fidel is compelled by his mother, Inay Viring (Maricel Laxa), to come back to their hometown in time for the first death anniversary of his father. Fidel starts apprenticing with the town’s lechon master, Mang Carding (Jun Urbano) and falls in love with Carding’s granddaughter, Carmel (Karylle). As the story moves forward, Fidel is constantly confronted by his familly’s over-dependence on him, even if the eldest in the family is his Kuya Roger (Gerard Pizzaras), an ill-tempered trisikad driver. Meanwhile, Fidel’s teen sister gets pregnant by her high school boyfriend, and before long has a bad miscarriage. At around the same time, Tiyo Pinoy (Michael de Mesa) stabs the lover of his wife Cora (Joanne Quintas). All this domestic turmoil happens while Fidel is struggling through his training as a litsonero with Mang Carding.

Director : Lore Reyes
Cast : Gerard Pizzaras|Isabella De Leon|Jake Vargas|Joanne Quintas|Jun Urbano|Karylle|Lester Llansang|Maricel Laxa|Michael De Mesa|Paolo Contis
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 2009-05-20

The Burnt House – 2009

The Burnt House is the story of Megan and Joe, a couple who have recently experienced the death their infant son to SIDS. The tragedy has spawned a rift between the two and driven Megan into a secret affair. After Joe loses his mother to a heart attack the couple moves out to Joe’s rural childhood home seeking a fresh start. Once in the isolated home strange things begin to occur and long kept secrets try and dig their way out of the past. What happened on November 3rd? Will it happen again?

Director : Adam Ahlbrandt
Cast : Cotton Robbins|Insik Nam|J.D. Brown|Joe Hiatt|Jon Reiss|Kathy Kriner|Michael Cardinali|Monica Knight|Philip Raymond|Tony Luke Jr.
Genre : Drama|Horror|Thriller
Release Date : 2009-06-06

Haunted Universities – 2009

Based on various horror and ghost tales set in universities, the film centers around some students who encounter paranormal events in their university. They must fight against their fears and scary things that are haunting their university.

Director : Bunjong Sinthanamongkolkul
Cast : Anna Reese|Ashiraya Peerapatkunchaya|Atis Amornwetch|Pantila Fuglin|Panward Hemmanee|Prinya Ngamwongwarn
Genre : Horror
Release Date : 2009-10-20

City of Life – 2009

A privileged young male Arab at odds with his cultural identity and his less fortunate street smart friend; a disillusioned Indian taxi driver who bears an uncanny resemblance to a famous Bollywood star; and a former Romanian ballet dancer now working as a flight attendant and searching for love and companionship … these individuals all live in Dubai and their lives are about to collide for better or for worse in a city where ambition, growth and opportunity are encouraged and dreams can still manifest. “City of Life” is an urban drama that tracks the various intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining how random interactions and their consequences can irrevocably impact another’s life.

Director : Ali F. Mostafa
Cast : Ahmed Ahmed|Alexandra Maria Lara|Jason Flemyng|Kubbra Sait|Natalie Dormer|Susan George
Genre : Drama|Romance
Release Date : 2009-12-11

Nothing Personal – 2009

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.

Director : Urszula Antoniak
Cast : Ann Marie Horan|Lotte Verbeek|Stephen Rea|Tom Charlfa
Genre : Drama|Thriller
Release Date : 2009-08-14

RiffRaff – 2009

At Chicago’s North Avenue Beach, the lifeguards are the law. These ragtags will do everything in their power to make sure you don’t go out past your waist. Best friends Hughie (the hopeless romantic) and Otis (the ladykiller) get caught in one love triangle after another as young vixen Maggie and tomboy May make it hard for them to keep their eyes on the water at all times. As the summer sun heats up, so does tension among the crew, and their despotic superiors make sure that’s it’s never just another day at the beach.

Director : Jessica Volpe|Justen Naughton
Cast : Alissa Bailey|Ben Wells|Chryssie Whitehead|Joe Farina|Justen Naughton|Katie O’Hagan|Kyle Lane|Robert Belushi|Sonny Jaramilla|Tavares Davis
Genre : Comedy
Release Date : 2009-01-01

Bye-Bye Bin Laden – 2009

The Bushes and the Bin Ladens battle on national television with dueling series aimed at boosting their popularity with the masses in this animated musical satire with a cast of characters that includes Osama Bin Laden, Mullah Omar and Jenna Bush. While Bin Laden waffles on format, the Bushes come up with a surefire winner: “The George and Jenna Comedy Hour,” where dancing crucifixes and patriotic hot pants are the order of the day.

Director : Scott Sublett
Cast :
Genre : Animation|Comedy|Music
Release Date : 2009-01-01

Fishing Platform – 2009

After his mothers death, 12-year-old Jaya (Iqbal S. Manurung) is sent to his father, Johar (Didi Petet), who works as a supervisor on a jermal (a fishing platform perched on log stilts in the middle of the sea). Johar is shocked, never knowing he has a son, and rejects the boy as his kin. Fully aware he cant bring Jaya back to land due to a dark past, Johar is forced to accept the boy as a worker on the site. Faced with constant rejection from his father and relentless bullying by the other boys who work on the jermal, Jaya decides to take fate into his own hands. He gives up hope on being accepted and learns the skills and attitude needed to survive on the jermal. Jaya increasingly becomes like the other boys: a tough, rough survivor; while Johar is forced to gradually face and accept his past. Eventually, both Johar and Jaya learn that they are bound by their past, united by the space in which they move, and connected by the inescapable truth.

Director : Adi Pranoto|Ravi L. Bharwani|Rayya Makarim|Utawa Tresno
Cast : Chairil Anwar Dalimunthe|Didi Petet|Febri Hansah Pulungan|Iqbal S. Manurung|M. Rifai Andhika Piliang|Ribut Waluyo Ritonga|Rudi Hartono|Yayu A.W. Unru
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 2009-03-15
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