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Selection of 16 indpendent feature films made outside the US. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize was The Hero, while the audience favoured Brothers. A Special Jury Prize was also given to Jorge Gaggero for Live-In Maid.
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Wolf Creek and On A Clear Day
Brothers (Brødre)
(Country: Denmark; Year: 2004; Director: Susanne Bier; Writer: Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen; Stars: Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Løgstrup, Bent Mejding, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Niels Olsen, Paw Henriksen, Lars Hjortshøj, Lars Ranthe)
Two brothers are faced with a trauma that profoundly transforms their relationship, their family and their judgement between right and wrong.
Crónicas
(Country: Mexico; Year: 2004; Director: Sebastián Cordero; Writer: Sebastián Cordero; Stars: John Leguziamo, Leonor Watling, Damián Alcázar, Jose Maria Yazpik)
In a small town in Ecuador, fear grips the public as a serial rapist and murderer relentlessly stalks local children. Into the centre of the horror strides a TV journalist who has been covering the case.
The Forest For The Trees (Der Wald Vor Lauter Bäumen)
(Country: Germany; Year: 2003; Director: Maren Ade; Writer: Maren Ade; Stars: Eva Loebau, Daniela Holtz, Jan Neumann, Ilona Schulz, Robert Schupp, Heinz Röser-Dümmig, Martina Eckrich, Nina Fiedler, Hans-Rüdiger Kucich, Ruth Köppler, Achim Enchelmaier)
A girl leaves the countryside to take a city job as a high school teacher, but faces a struggle to cope with the change.
Green Chair (Noksaek Uija)
(Country: South Korea; Year: 2005; Director: Park Cheol-su; Writer: Kim Jun-han, Park Chul-soo ; Stars: Suh Jung, Shim Ji-ho, Oh Yun-hong, Kim Jeon-han)
A divorcee is convicted for seducing a minor., but can she give up her young lover?
The Hero (O Herói)
(Country: Angola, Portugal, France; Year: 2003; Director: Zeze Gamboa; Writer: Carla Baptista)
A veteran struggles to come to terms with the aftermath of the Angolan civil war.
Tony Takitani and Kekexili: Mountain Patrol
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (Kekexili)
(Country: China; Year: 2004; Director: Lu Chuan; Writer: Lu Chuan; Stars: Duo Bujie, Zhang Lei, Qi Liang, Zhao Xueying, Ma Zhanlin)
True story of poacher hunters in the mountains of Tibet.
Lila Says (Lila Dit ça)
(Country: France, Italy, UK ; Year: 2004; Director: Ziad Doueiri; Writer: Chimo, Ziad Doueiri, Mark Lawrence, Joelle Touma; Stars: Vahina Giocante, Moa Khouas, Karim Ben Haddou, Lotfi Chakri, Hamid Dkhissi, Edmonde Franchi, Carmen Lebbos, Ghandi Assad, Dominique Bluzet, Stéphanie Fatout, Barbara Chossis)
Youth and desire are explored in this film about the relationship between two friends and love rivals.
Live-In Maid (Cama adentro)
(Country: Argentina, Spain; Year: 2004; Director: Jorge Gaggero; Writer: Jorge Gaggero; Stars: Norma Aleandro, Norma Argentina, Marcos Mundstock, Claudia Lapacó, Elsa Berenguer, Monica Gonzaga, Hilda Bernard, Susana Lanteri, Marina Wollman, Harry Havilio, Raul Panguinao)
Bittersweet tale of the relationship between a spoilt socialite and her long-term live-in maid.
Monsterthursday (Monstertorsdag)
(Country: Norway; Year: 2004; Director: Arild Østin Ommundsen; Writer: Gro Elin Hjelle, Arild Østin Ommundsen; Stars: Vegar Hoel, Silje Salomonsen, Andreas Cappelen, Kim Bodnia, Christian Skolmen, Iben Hjejle, Gaute Garlid, Marko Iversen Kanic, Lasse August Dørum Backer, Kristoffer Joner, Reidar Ewing)
Quirky romance about a man who falls for his best friend's girl.
On A Clear Day
(Country: UK; Year: 2005; Director: Gaby Dellal; Writer: Alex Rose; Stars: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Sean McGinley, Jamie Sives, Ron Cook, Benedict Wong, Jodhi May, Billy Boyd, Anne Marie Timoney, Shaun Dingwall, Tony Roper)
A redundant shipworker from Glasgow dreams of swimming the English Channel.
Palermo Hollywood
(Country: Argentina; Year: 2004; Director: Eduardo Pinto; Writer: Federico Finkielstain, Brian Maya; Stars: Brian Maya, Matías Desiderio, Manuela Pal, Edgardo Nieva, Christina Banegas, Martín Adjemián, Pablo Tagliani, David Di Napoli, Luis María Montanari, Hernán Dalo, Miguel Dedovich)
Urban drama about best friends and petty thieves who become embroiled in a kidnapping.
Stranger (Ono)
(Country: Poland; Year: 2004; Director: Malgosia Szumowska; Writer: Przemek Nowakoski, Malgosia Szumowska; Stars: Malgosia Bela, Marek Waliczewski, Teresa Budzisz-Kryzanowska, Barbara Kurzaj)
A young woman on an existential journey of discovery, inspiration and love.
This Charming Girl
(Country: South Korea; Year: 2004; Director: Lee Yoon-ki; Writer: Lee Yoon-ki, based on a story by Wu Ae-ryung)
The life of a postal office worker and her struggle to connect with others.
Tony Takitani
(Country: Japan; Year: 2004; Director: Jun Ichikawa; Writer: Jun Ichikawa, based on the book by Haruki Murakami; Stars: Issei Ogata, Rie Miyazawa, Shinohara Takahumi, Hidetoshi Nishijima)
A lonely man's search for happiness.
Unconscious (Inconscientes)
(Country: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany; Year: 2004; Director: Joaquin Oristrell; Writer: Joaquin Oristrell, Teresa de Pelegri, Dominic Harari)
A heavily-pregnant woman turns Sherlock Holmes to track down her husband after he vanishes.
Wolf Creek
(Country: Australia; Year: 2005; Director: Greg McLean; Writer: Greg McLean; Stars: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, Gordon Poole, Guy O'Donnell, Phil Stevenson, Geoff Revell, Andy McPhee, Aaron Sterns, Andrew Reimer, Vicki Reimer, Isabella Reimer, David Rock, Jenny Starvall, Guy Petersen)
Backpackers go looking for hedonism in the Aussie outback... and find horror.
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