Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) 2012
by akishaha | created - 09 Jan 2012 | updated - 05 Nov 2012 | Public10th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF)....
12 to 19 January 2012....
Watched most of the films of (or on) Werner Herzog....
And watched 4 films of Ashok Kumar in his Restrospective....
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1. Top Floor Left Wing (2010)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
This is not the way it was supposed to happen. Like every other morning, Christian Echeveria, huissier, should have been able to levy his daily distress in this Parisian suburb, before ... See full summary »
Director: Angelo Cianci | Stars: Hippolyte Girardot, Mohamed Fellag, Aymen Saïdi, Judith Henry
Votes: 178
AKA - Top Floor Left Wing
Section - Opening Film
2. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 203,827 | Gross: $7.10M
Section - World Competition
On Torrent (BluRay)
3. Joanna (2010)
110 min | Drama, War
During the Nazi occupation, a young woman whose husband disappeared at the war decides to keep hiding a small Jewish girl. To save the child, she gets into an affair with a German.
Director: Feliks Falk | Stars: Urszula Grabowska, Sara Knothe, Stanislawa Celinska, Kinga Preis
Votes: 400
Section - World Competition
On Torrent
4. The Albanian (2010)
105 min | Drama
Handsome Albanian villager Arben wants to marry Etleva, daughter of a neighboring clan, but her father has promised her to another man who is offering a 10,000 Euros bride price. But when ... See full summary »
Director: Johannes Naber | Stars: Nik Xhelilaj, Amos Muji Zaharia, Çun Lajçi, Luan Jaha
Votes: 584
Section - World Competition
On Torrent
5. Alzheimer (2011)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A story about Human beings and their relations which has a man in the center of it. Because of a car accident he has Alzheimer and must face a different new world.
Director: Ahmad Reza Mo'tamedi | Stars: Faramarz Gharibian, Mehdi Hashemi, Mahtab Keramati, Mehran Ahmadi
Votes: 260
Section - World Competition
6. Vorobey (2010)
90 min | Drama, Family
The story of a remote Siberian village, whose main treasure is beautiful horses. According to a local legend many years ago beautiful horses appeared in the village by miracle.
Director: Yuri Schiller | Stars: Denis Babushkin, Kristina Babushkina, Aleksandr Kazakov, Aleksandr Naumov
Votes: 14
AKA 'Sparrow'
Section - World Competition
On Torrent
7. Voice Over (2010)
107 min | Drama
The end of the 70s. Anton Krastev, a DOP and his wife Diana are separated by the Iron curtain - she fled with their son Antoan to Western Berlin while he stayed in Bulgaria. She believes ... See full summary »
Director: Svetoslav Ovtcharov | Stars: Ivan Barnev, Kasiel Noah Asher, Krassimir Dokov, Gergana Pletnyova
Votes: 84
Section - World Competition
8. Black Thursday (2011)
105 min | Drama, History
Antoni Krauze reminds one of the darkest history of the cards with PRL. Spectacular reconstruction of the dramatic events in Gdynia, ended a brutal pacification of demonstrators by troops and militia in 1970.
Director: Antoni Krauze | Stars: Piotr Andruszkiewicz, Justyna Bartoszewicz, Magdalena Bochan, Ryszard Brozek
Votes: 914
Section - World Competition
9. My Little Princess (2011)
105 min | Drama
When Hanah re-emerges in the life of her pre-pubescent daughter, she comes with a strange, yet attractive proposition: she needs her own girl to pose for her in ways that would later take by surprise the Parisian art world of the 1970s.
Director: Eva Ionesco | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Anamaria Vartolomei, Georgetta Leahu, Denis Lavant
Votes: 1,402
Section - World Competition
10. The Magic of Hope (2011)
85 min | Drama
A mother's love can heal anything.
Director: Paco Torres | Stars: Marian Araujo, Viviane Araujo, Rocío Borrallo, Roma Calderón
Votes: 16
11. Amnesty (2011)
83 min | Drama
Conjugal visits unite two strangers visiting a prison to meet their incarcerated spouses. During these visits, Elsa and Spetim find the companionship missing from their lives. But a ... See full summary »
Director: Bujar Alimani | Stars: Luli Bitri, Karafil Shena, Todi Llupi, Mirela Naska
Votes: 185
Section - World Competition
12. Diago (2010)
89 min | Drama
The film adaptation of the novel by Macanese writer Lio Chi Heng marks the 10th anniversary of the transfer of the Portuguese colony of Macau to Chinese administration. The year is 1999 and... See full summary »
Director: Chi Zhang | Stars: Carlos Ernesto Koo Ayala, Carlos Tin-Cheung Koo, Carl Ng, Sixuan Zhou
Votes: 10
Section - World Competition
13. The Precinct (2010)
118 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The story is set in Baku. A famous photographer has to choose between accepting a valuable job offer in Africa or marrying his fiancee - a young , talented sculptor inspired by images of ... See full summary »
Director: Ilgar Safat | Stars: Zuzu Bejashvili, Melissa Papel, Vaqif Ibrahimoglu, Teymur Odushev
Votes: 124
Section - World Competition
14. Ami Aadu (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, War
An endearing love story in the time of cultural conflicts presenting the personal tragedy of the emigrant commoner caught in the crossfire of international wars.
Director: Somnath Gupta | Stars: Angana Basu, Bidipta Chakraborty, Mithu Chakraborty, Biplab Chatterjee
Votes: 48
Section - World Competition
On Torrent
15. If Not Us, Who? (2011)
124 min | Biography, Drama
West Germany, early 1960s. Star crossed lovers Bern and Gudrun begin a life long affair in the stifling atmosphere of provincial Germany. Setting out to challenge the establishment they ... See full summary »
Director: Andres Veiel | Stars: August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, Alexander Fehling, Thomas Thieme
Votes: 1,120
Section - World Competition
16. Shala (2011)
108 min | Romance
Set in the 70's in rural India, four 9th grade kids were writing their destiny. Joshi (14) is madly in love with Shirodkar (14) a beautiful Indian looking girl. Both study in the same class. The age old question "What is love anyway?"
Director: Sujay Dahake | Stars: Anshuman Joshi, Ketaki Mategaonkar, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Nandu Madhav
Votes: 1,603
Section -Marathi Feature Film Competition
17. Deool (2011)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama
Keshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things take a drastic change.
Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni | Stars: Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Jyoti Subhash, Usha Nadkarni
Votes: 1,298
Section -Marathi Feature Film Competition
On Torrent
18. Sound of Heaven: The Story of Balgandharva (2011)
124 min | Drama
Stort tells Narayan shripad Rajhans aka Balgandharva struggle through poverty and riches.
Director: Ravi Jadhav | Stars: Subodh Bhave, Anand Abhyankar, Siddharth Chandekar, Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Votes: 245
Section -Marathi Feature Film Competition
On Torrent
19. Upside Down (II) (2012)
81 min | Drama
Upside Down is a metaphorical revelation about the ways and means of every day city life as seen through the eyes of a little village kid.
Director: Ajay Singh | Stars: Aartis Athavle, Siddhant Barve, Parth Bhalerao, Omkar Bhintade
Votes: 45
Section -Marathi Feature Film Competition
20. The Truth of Lie (2011)
98 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two women are held hostage in a deep basement of an abandoned industrial site. They're chained to the wall, sharing a moldy mattress, some food and a bucket. From time to time their captor ... See full summary »
Director: Roland Reber | Stars: Christoph Baumann, Marina Anna Eich, Julia Jaschke, Antje Mönning
Votes: 93
21. Sleeper (2005)
99 min | Drama
A story of rivalry and treachery set in a triangle of love, science and politics
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg | Stars: Bastian Trost, Mehdi Nebbou, Loretta Pflaum, Gundi Ellert
Votes: 383
22. Beloved (2011)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In London, a mother and daughter navigate their respective romances: Madeline rekindles an affair from thirty years earlier, while her daughter Vera is caught between a musician who cannot commit and her ex, who still pines for her.
Director: Christophe Honoré | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier, Chiara Mastroianni, Paul Schneider
Votes: 2,168 | Gross: $0.12M
AKA 'Beloved'
Section - Global Cinema
23. Vavien (2009)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A reckless electrician, who is struggling with debt, decides to kill his wife and use her savings as a way out. His plan takes an unexpected twist when his loving wife, comes back from the dead to be with her family.
Directors: Durul Taylan, Yagmur Taylan | Stars: Engin Günaydin, Binnur Kaya, Settar Tanriögen, Ilker Aksum
Votes: 10,131
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
24. Hi-so (2010)
102 min | Drama
Ananda has returned home from abroad. Unsure of his career plans, he accepts an invitation to act in a new movie for a famous director. During the filming in a small seaside town, Zoe, his ... See full summary »
Director: Aditya Assarat | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Sajee Apiwong, Cerise Leang, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee
Votes: 97
Section - Global Cinema
May come on torrent
25. The Other Side of Sleep (2011)
88 min | Drama, Mystery
Rebecca Daly's first feature film The Other Side of Sleep is the haunting journey of Arlene (Antonia Campell Hughes). Arlene is a ghost in her own life. She lives in a small town in the ... See full summary »
Director: Rebecca Daly | Stars: Sam Keeley, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Olwen Fouéré, Cathy Belton
Votes: 174
Section - Global Cinema
26. Littlerock (2010)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
A powerfully intimate drama that captures the fears and desires of a young Japanese woman lost in the U.S., 'Littlerock' is an affectingly authentic portrait of the bitter-sweet pain of ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Ott | Stars: Atsuko Okatsuka, Cory Zacharia, Rintaro Sawamoto, Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez
Votes: 489 | Gross: $0.01M
Section - Global Cinema
May come on torrent
27. The Prize (2011)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
Ceci, a seven year old girl, has to keep a huge secret, but she doesn't completely understand what is the secret about. The life of her family depends on her silence. But what exactly must ... See full summary »
Director: Paula Markovitch | Stars: Paula Galinelli Hertzog, Laura Agorreca, Viviana Suraniti, Sharon Herrera
Votes: 370
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
28. A Föld szeretöje (2010)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Family
It sometimes happens that you do not have to part with your hometown to find bliss and fame.
Director: Zsolt Pozsgai | Stars: Áron Öze, Gábor Koncz, László Görög, Gabi Paczuk
Votes: 11
29. Just Married (2009)
118 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Luca Lucini | Stars: Luca Argentero, Moran Atias, Dario Bandiera, Isabella Ragonese
Votes: 406
AKA 'Just Married'
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
30. Basilicata Coast to Coast (2010)
105 min | Comedy, Musical
A music group and a journalist cross the region of Basilicata by foot to attend a music festival.
Director: Rocco Papaleo | Stars: Alessandro Gassmann, Paolo Briguglia, Max Gazzè, Rocco Papaleo
Votes: 1,883
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
31. Daddy (2011)
70 min | Thriller
A girl talks her boyfriend and her sister into traveling to the Lika backwoods. Their father, who abandoned the family years ago, lives there. Having found out that he is ill, this is the ... See full summary »
Director: Dalibor Matanic | Stars: Judita Frankovic, Iva Mihalic, Igor Kovac, Ivo Gregurevic
Votes: 180
Section - Global Cinema
32. Stormland (2011)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
The tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern Iceland. Boddi hates materialistic modern society in its entirety and on his blog-page he ... See full summary »
Director: Marteinn Thorsson | Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Votes: 377
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
33. Flying Pigs (2010)
99 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A member of a group of big football team fans gets a job as a cheer conductor for the enemy team.
Director: Anna Kazejak | Stars: Pawel Malaszynski, Piotr Rogucki, Olga Boladz, Karolina Gorczyca
Votes: 687
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
34. The Mole (2011)
107 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Pawel, a Polish man in his early 30s, makes a living with his father Zygmunt importing second-hand clothing from the North of France to Southern Poland. On his way back from one of regular ... See full summary »
Director: Rafael Lewandowski | Stars: Borys Szyc, Marian Dziedziel, Magdalena Czerwinska, Wojciech Pszoniak
Votes: 646
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent (BluRay)
35. Some Say No (2011)
95 min | Comedy
Three former school friends meet after twenty years and realize that they pursued a common enemy: the recommended. Max (Argentero Luke) is a reporter for talent in a local newspaper that ... See full summary »
Director: Giambattista Avellino | Stars: Luca Argentero, Paola Cortellesi, Paolo Ruffini, Myriam Catania
Votes: 406
AKA 'Some Say No'
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
36. Virgin Goat (2009)
87 min
Farmer wakes up, rapes goat Climax:Goat no longer virgin.
Director: Murali Nair | Stars: Raghuvir Yadav, Sheila Naidu, Saurab Gharipurikar, Purnima Maudgil
Votes: 55
Section - Global Cinema
37. Neander-Jin: The Return of the Neanderthal Man (2011)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Romance
An instant cult classic. The Return of The Neanderthal Man is a screwball comedy with a Freudian twist. The story of a young woman's quest to find the perfect mate, who is embodied in a ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Steinbiss | Stars: Sarah Mühlhause, Jon Chardiet, Milton Welsh, Rick Zieff
Votes: 25
Section - Global Cinema
38. Bandhan (1940)
154 min | Drama, Family
Director: N.R. Acharya | Stars: Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, V.H. Desai, Purnima Desai
Section -Retrospective
39. Apartment in Athens (2011)
95 min | Drama, War
Director: Ruggero Dipaola | Stars: Laura Morante, Richard Sammel, Gerasimos Skiadaressis, Peter Boom
Votes: 191
AKA 'Apartment in Athens'
Section - Global Cinema
40. Ristabbànna (2011)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Young Niccolo decides to help an old man with a videotaped message to send to his grand daughter who left for the United States to become an actress before he dies and discovers his love for the movies.
Directors: Gianni Cardillo, Daniele De Plano | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Salvatore LI Causi, Tiziana Lodato, Adriana Parrinello
Votes: 10
AKA Here Right Here
Section- Global Cinema
41. Love Like Poison (2010)
92 min | Drama
Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local ... See full summary »
Director: Katell Quillévéré | Stars: Clara Augarde, Lio, Michel Galabru, Péline Liberty
Votes: 688
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
42. Pechorin (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Based on the Russian classic novel. While maintaining all the main plot-lines of the novel, it follows the events not as they happen but as they are reflected in the mind of the dying hero.... See full summary »
Director: Roman Khrushch | Stars: Stanislav Ryadinskiy, Dmitriy Podnozov, Ilya Sherbinin, Irina Savitskova
Votes: 34
Section - Global Cinema
43. Black Blood (2011)
123 min | Drama
An impoverished couple in a remote corner of China is forced to sell blood to raise money for their only daughter's education. Tragedy strikes when both husband and wife are infected with HIV virus.
Director: Miaoyan Zhang | Stars: Mengjuan Liu, Danhui Mao, Yingying
Votes: 29
Section - Global Cinema
44. Sing Your Song (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.
Director: Susanne Rostock | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marge Champion, Fran Scott Attaway
Votes: 416 | Gross: $0.05M
Section - Global Cinema
On Torrent
45. Mangrove (2011)
70 min | Drama
A young woman returns with her son to an isolated beach on the pacific coast in southern Mexico to find peace with her ghosts.
Directors: Frédéric Choffat, Julie Gilbert | Stars: Lucia, Patrick Pasquier, Vimala Pons, Solal
Votes: 25
Section - Global Cinema
46. Welcome to the South (2010)
102 min | Comedy