Kids – 2011

In Bettina Büttner’s exquisitely lucid documentary Kinder (Kids), childhood dysfunction, loneliness, and pent-up emotion run wild at an all-boys group home in southern Germany. The children interned here include ten-year-olds Marvin and Tommy. Marvin, fiddling with a mini plastic Lego sword, explains matter-of-factly to the camera, “This is a knife. You use it to cutContinue reading “Kids – 2011”

Under Snow – 2011

In Echigo in Japan the snow often lies several feet deep well into May covering landscape and villages. Over the centuries the inhabitants have organised their lives accordingly. In order to record their very distinctive forms of everyday life, their festivals and religious rituals Ulrike Ottinger journeyed to the mythical snow country – accompanied byContinue reading “Under Snow – 2011”

The Boarding School Bomber – 2011

Compelling drama-documentary which tells the story of how, three years after the 7/7 attacks on London, a busy shopping centre in Bristol was the intended target of a devastating terrorist attack. Director : Richard Penfold|Sam Hearn|Susannah Price Cast : Adam Deacon|Alanna Flyn|Bhasker Patel|Glenn Doherty|Kate Hardie|Larissa Wilson|Nabil Elouahabi|Nitin Kundra|Stefano Braschi Genre : Release Date : 11/21/2011Continue reading “The Boarding School Bomber – 2011”

Shankaranum Mohananum – 2011

A photographer is haunted by the ghost of his dead brother who always craved love. Mohan is a photographer who has separated from his wife, an aspiring actress. His brother, Sankaran is married to a much younger Rajalakshmi, whom he deeply loves. Sankaran dies due to a snakebite, but returns as a ghost. He thenContinue reading “Shankaranum Mohananum – 2011”

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