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FILMART 2020
@Hong Kong International Film & TV Market on 26-29.08.2020
APOCALYPSE, PLEASE!
Technical Information
2020; Comedy; Austria; 85 min; German; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
A dysfunctional group of wannabe survivalists hunkers in a bunker to prepare for doomsday. But will their narcissism, delusions and jealousies end up killing them off before their long-awaited dream of a global cataclysm? Read More
THE ELECTRIFIERS
Technical Information
2019; Comedy, Music; Israel; 90 minutes; DCP, ProResHQ; 5.1 mix; Original Language: Hebrew; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
The Electrifiers is a coming of age comedy centred on a 60-year-old teenager. Mickey Tevel, the Electrifiers’ lead singer, keeps dreaming and believing he could take America by storm with his music. But when the geographical distance between Mickey and his fantasy is diminished, the distance between reality and dream becomes ever so clear, and forces Mickey to finally grow up. Read More
THE SIGN PAINTER
Technical Information
2020; Drama, War; Latvia, Czech Republic; 110 minutes; DCP, ProResHQ; 1:2,33; 5.1 mix; Original Language: Latvian, German; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
The Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a young Latvian man (ANSIS) with simple dreams: to marry the free-spirited and beautiful daughter (ZISLA) of a local Jewish merchant and to pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his home during the WWII era. Read More
Eaten By Lions
Technical Information
2018; United Kingdom; Comedy, Coming of Age; 95 minutes; DCP, ProRes; 2,35:1 (16:9); 5.1 mix, Stereo; Original Language: English
Synopsis
Eaten by Lions tells the heart-warming story of half-brothers Omar (Antonio Aakeel) and Pete (Jack Carroll), who were raised by their Grandma after their parents were tragically killed by lions in a bizarre accident. When their beloved Gran passes away, they embark on
a life-changing journey to find Omar’s real dad (Asim Chaudhry). Read More
Festivals
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival
Tangeld Web
Technical Information
2018; The Netherlands, Belgium; Thriller, Football; 92 minutes; DCP, ProRes; 2,35:1 (16:9); 5.1 mix, Stereo; Original Language: English, Mandarin, Dutch; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
When his gambling addiction blows up his life on every front, low-tier professional footballer Jermaine tries to escape, making one bad choice after another. Read More
Festivals
The Netherlands Film Festival
The Accidental Rebel
Technical Information
2019; Drama, War; Germany, UK; 108 minutes; DCP, ProRes; 1:2,33; 5.1 mix; Original Language: German, English, Syrian Arabic; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
The Accidental Rebel is a tense drama about a young musician who flees the Syrian civil war to attend university in Germany. Read More
Festivals

Land of Hope
Technical Information
2018; Finland; Drama, Romance; 108 minutes; DCP, ProRes; 1:2,33 (16:9); Stereo; Original Language: Finnish; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
After WWII, a young woman named Anni defies her upper-middle class family of bakers by marrying Veikko, a young lumberjack and wounded war veteran. Read More
Festivals



Revenge of the Necromancer
Technical Information
2018; Lad de døde hvile; Denmark; Supernatural Comedy; 104 minutes; DCP, ProRes; 1:1,77 (16:9); 5.1 mix; Original Language: Danish; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
Revenge of the Necromancer is a supernatural comedy about a teenaged heavy-metal Satanist named Jimmy who wants to use magic to bring his dead mother back to life. Read More
Festivals

Time Out
Technical Information
2018; Finland; Family, Comedy; 94 minutes; ProRes; 1:1,77 (16:9); 5.1 mix, Stereo; Original Language: Finnish; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
Harri, a deeply troubled father seeking to reconnect with his son, Simo, soon finds that escaping his past mistakes will take more than moving to a remote Finnish village. Read More
Festivals

Cops
Technical Information
2018; Austria; Drama; 93 minutes; ProRes; 1:2,33 (16:9); 5.1 mix, Stereo; Original Language: German; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
Chris is a young police recruit with a special forces unit where the working atmosphere is rife with male rivalry, testosterone and peer pressure. Read More
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SUPER FURBALL
Technical Information
2018; Finland; Family, Adventure; 90 minutes; DCP, ProRes; 1:2,33 (16:9); 5.1 mix, Stereo; Original Language: Finnish; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
Emilia is a child of divorce from Helsinki. She goes to school, lives with her Mom and sometimes her Dad, and her life couldn’t be more ordinary. Read More
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THE LIMIT OF
Technical Information
2017; Ireland; Drama, Thriller; 89 minutes; DCP, ProRes; 1:1,77 (4:3); 5.1 mix, Stereo; Original Language: English
Synopsis
James Allen is a man in control. He lives alone and works as a banker. He does his best to look after his widowed mother. What he doesn’t know is that the bank he works for is about to repossess her home. Read More
Festivals

PONY AND BIRDBOY
Technical Information
2018; Finland; Family; 72 minutes; 1.33:1 (4:3); Original Language: Finnish; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
Pony and Birdboy tells the story of a spirited seven-year-old girl named Pony, who doesn’t want to go to school. Her imaginary friend Birdboy is there to help get her through the first day and give her lots of fun tips for life. Read More
Festivals


87 Children
Technical Information
2017; Ukraine, Georgia; Drama; 92 minutes; 1:1,77 (4:3); Original Language: Russian; Subtitles: English
Synopsis
The true story of a Crimean Tatar woman named Saide Arifova, who saved orphaned Jewish children during the Nazi occupation. Read More
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