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Abel (Country: Mexico; Director: Diego Luna; Writer: Diego Luna and Augusto Mendoza; Cast: Christopher Ruíz-Esparza, Karina Gidi, Gerardo Ruíz-Esparza, José María Yazpik)
A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. World Premiere.
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Cane Toads: The Conquest (Cane Toads 3D) (Country: US; Director: Mark Lewis; Writer: Mark Lewis; Cast: Neil Young)
In 3D, Mark Lewis explores one of Australia's greatest environmental catastrophes as he follows the unstoppable march of the cane toad across the Australian continent. World Premiere.
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The Company Men (Country: US; Director: John Wells; Writer: John Wells; Cast: Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Craig T. Nelson, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt, John Doman, Liam Ferguson, Tonye Patano, Dana Eskelson, Kent Shocknek, Scott Winters, Cady Huffman, Tom Kemp)
Three company men attempt to survive a round of corporate downsizing while trying to fend off its effects on their families and their identities. World Premiere.
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Cyrus (Country: US; Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass; Writer: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass; Cast: John C Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, Catherine Keener.)
A recently divorced guy meets a new lady. Then he meets her son who is, well... interesting. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Days Seven and Eight Official Site, View Trailer

The Extra Man (Country: US; Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini; Writer: Robert Pulcini, Jonathan Ames, Shari Springer Berman; Cast: Katie Holmes, John C Reilly, Paul Dano, Kevin Kline, Alicia Goranson, Patti D'Arbanville, Cathy Moriarty, Jason Butler Harner, Marian Seldes, Celia Weston, Alex Burns, Justis Bolding, John Leighton, Rafael Sardina, Kevin Scullin)
A down-and-out playwright who escorts wealthy widows in Manhattan's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring writer under his wing. World Premiere.
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Get Low (Country: US; Director: Aaron Schneider; Writer: C Gaby Mitchell, Chris Provenzano, based on a story by Aaron Schneider, Scott Seeke; Cast: Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, Sissy Spacek, Gerald McRaney, Bill Cobbs, Andrea Powell, Shawn Knowles, Tomasz Karolak, Lori Beth Edgeman, Scott Cooper, Blerim Destani, Rebecca Grant, Jade Moser, Steven Stadler)
Heatwarming tale of redemption, partially based on the true story of a hermit who threw his own funeral... while he was still alive. US Premiere.
Full Review See: San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Four Diary - Get Low, The Scouting Book For Boys and Mother

It's A Wonderful Afterlife (Country: UK; Director: Gurinder Chadha; Writer: Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha; Cast: Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Shabana Azmi, Sally Hawkins, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaheen Khan, Zoë Wanamaker, Jimi Mistry, Don Warrington)
A middle class suburban widow would kill to see her daughter married - literally! Full Review Official Site, View Trailer

Jack Goes Boating (Country: US; Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman; Writer: Bob Glaudini; Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega)
A limo driver’s blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace centering on two working-class New York City couples. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Two (Part Two) Official Site

The Killer Inside Me (Country: US; Director: Michael Winterbottom; Writer: John Curran, Michael Winterbottom, based on the novel by Jim Thompson,; Cast: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Simon Baker, Elias Koteas)
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small Texan town - patient, polite and well liked... until he starts killing people. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Three Official Site, View Trailer

Nowhere Boy (Country: UK; Director: Sam Taylor-Wood; Writer: Matt Greenhalgh, based on the book by Julia Baird; Cast: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, Thomas Brodie Sangster, David Morrissey, David Threlfall, Josh Bolt, Andrew Buchan)
Biopic of John Lennon's younger years. International Premiere.
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Please Give (Country: US; Director: Nicole Holofcener; Writer: Nicole Holofcener; Cast: Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Sarah Steele)
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives next door. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Days Seven and Eight

The Runaways (Country: US; Director: Floria Sigismondi; Writer: Floria Sigismondi; Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Tatum O'Neal)
In Seventies LA, a tough teenager named Joan Jett connects with an eccentric producer to form an all-girl band that will her career and make rock history. World Premiere.
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The Shock Doctrine (Country: UK; Director: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom; Writer: Naomi Klein; Cast: Naomi Klein)
Examination of the rise of "disaster capitalism" - a doctrine which enables governments and firms to exploit the economies of countries affected by wars, terrorist attacks or natural catastrophes. North American Premiere.

Twelve (Country: US, France; Director: Joel Schumacher; Writer: Jordan Melamed, Nick McDonell; Cast: Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, 50 Cent, Zoë Kravitz)
A chronicle of the highs and lows of privileged kids on Manhattan's Upper East Side involving sex, drugs and murder. World Premiere.

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