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UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER AT 6:15PM There is certainly something rotten in the state of Norway: Satanism, the killing of ‘faggots’, the burning of churches, and lead singer Dead shooting his brain out with a shotgun, prompting an interviewee to opine how ‘Dead was dead in a bed’. It can only be one thing: Black Metal. This doc concentrates on some of the key players in the Black metal scene and investigates the influences, characters, art and the often-disturbing belief systems that are present in this morbidly engaging world. We hear the case against Christianity and its inherent disrespect for other cultures. American imperialism, consumerism and the tabloids also get it in the neck. Often the music takes a back seat to the sensational events that are discussed. But there’s enough to sate anyone from the darkside. The main Norwegian bands featured are Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone, a wave of metal acts that take their cue from metal veterans Venom and Celtic Frost – with that regimented sound of distorted guitars, double-kick drums and the kind of vocals that make one want to eat one’s own ears. A healthily objective viewpoint is achieved by the directors who take matters pretty seriously, though at times, it’s the interviewees who seem to find the bizarre incidents almost amusing. GB Country USA Running Time 93 mins Format 35mm Director/Producer Aaron Altes, Audrey Ewell DoP Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen, Audrey Ewell Featuring Varg Vikernes, Gylve Nagell, Harmony Korine P/S Field Pictures E [email protected] Website www.blackmetalmovie.com SEVENTEENTH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 83 WE FUN SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER AT 7:15PM We Fun is the story of a burgeoning musical scene in Atlanta, which was the home of the Black Lips, Mastodon, Deerhunter, King Khan & The Shrines and a whole host of other great bands. The Black Lips get most of the airtime, which isn’t such a bad thing considering how hot a ticket they are right now with their balls-out, train-wreck of a live show. They create mayhem and play wild energetic, cranked-up garage rock. The name for the film is apt as it really seems that everyone is having the time of their lives – (and that includes the girl who operates a make-shift flamethrower from out of her private quarters). It’s not only about the music, this film is about the solidarity, community and sense of self-sufficiency that these people have – in spades. They make stuff happen and they don’t stall any of their creativity waiting for big record deals. It’s a trajectory that, for me, is a pleasure to watch. It’s genuine. Director Matthew Robison, producer of Silver Jew, about David Berman, keeps things snappy, intelligent and charmingly crude. There’s a lot going on and it’s pretty inspirational. GB Country USA Running Time 69 mins Format Mini DV Director Matthew Robison Producer Bill Cody, Geoffrey Leek DoP Zack Wilson Featuring Black Lips, Deerhunter, Mastodon Print Source Matthew Robison Email [email protected] Website www.myspace.com/wefunmovie 84 SEVENTEENTH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SEVENTEENTH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 39 25 CARATS [25 KILATES] FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER AT 7PM + MONDAY 5 OCTOBER AT 1:45PM Set in Barcelona’s criminal underbelly, this sizzling, tense thriller is a fantastic debut from Patxi Amezcua, a name worth following. A cross between Nine Queens and Leon, it follows Kay, a sassy car thief living with her conman father Sebas. Together they scrape by on earnings from petty theft in the hope that one of Sebas’ bigger scams will eventually take them away from a life of crime. One day, Kay is caught red-handed, but a mysterious, A DAILY DAY handsome stranger, Abel, impulsively rescues her from the police. France 5 mins Mini DV Director/ Abel has also been forced to work in the criminal underworld to S’play/DoP Elsa Blayau Producer support the upbringing of his young son Adrian. The chemistry Moteur S’il Vous Plaît Print Source Elsa Blayau Email [email protected] between Kay and Abel cannot be denied and as their bond Website www.elsablayau.com strengthens they realise they can help each other. When their An ordinary woman will question lives are threatened, their trust is tested, and they are forced herself on all the strange and nonsense to choose where their loyalties lie. things that surrounds us in our daily 25 Carats combines gripping plot twists and a virulent cat environment. Through her reflections she will imagine poetic and absurd answers. and mouse chase as well as a distinctly subtle portrayal of the tenderness and delicacy of love, trust and loyalty between the protagonists. Executed with a fresh and exciting fervour, brilliantly shot with muted sepia tones and held together by an outstanding SCREENING SPONSOR cast, 25 Carats demonstrates a remarkable collusion between violence combined with a delicate sensitivity to vulnerability. SD Country Spain Running Time 86 mins Format 35mm Director/Screenplay Patxi Amézcua Producer Jose Nolla, Quique Camin DoP Sergi Gallardo Cast Francesc Garrido, Aida Floch, Manuel Moron Print Source Beatriz Setuain Email [email protected] 86 SEVENTEENTH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL CHAMELEON [KAMÉLEON] SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER AT 2:30PM Conmen Gabor and Tibi (played by Ervin Nagy and Zsolt Trill) at night pose as janitors in offices, digging through bins to find marks to help them pin down lonely victims. Gabor plays the slick gentleman, backed by Tibi, marrying women for access to their bank accounts. This brings them easy but not exorbitant amounts of money, but when Gabor starts to fall for a high-risk mark however, things begin to spiral out of control. Uncertain whether he is playing the beautiful dancer Hanna, or falling in love with her, he gets drawn into an increasing number of complex cons to keep their relationship up. Chameleon, unlike many of its con-film American equivalents has a certain depth, capturing the pathos of the victims, who also build an anger and ability to push back at their manipulator. Developing characters with meticulous detail, the protagonists question their tendency towards deception, disguises and sense of achievements whilst it is also uncertain who is betraying whom. The third feature from Krisztina Goda, after Just Sex And Nothing Else and Children of Glory, Chameleon is this year’s official Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language film category of the Academy Awards. JB Country Hungary Running Time 105 mins Format 35mm Director Krisztina Goda Producer Gabor Kalomista Screenplay Reka Divinyi DoP Buda Gyulas Cast Ervin Nagy, Gabriella Hamori, Zsolt Trill P/S Hungaricom Ltd Email [email protected] Website www.kameleonfilm.hu SEVENTEENTH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 87 GUTS [AGALLAS] SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER AT 5PM When small time hustler, Sebastian, gets out of prison after SCREENING SPONSOR a five-month stint, he finds that his luck has run out. His boss’ Uncle Paco has him beaten and shoved on a bus to the remote seaside Galacian region. A stranger, Raul, the foreman of a fish processing plant, offers him a job. Soon Sebastian realises there is no such thing as a free lunch – he is being used by Raul to ferry large quantities of cocaine inland. Worse comes to worse when Sebatian kills Raul when he discovers Raul is about to snitch to the cops. Now Sebastian is the pawn with the big time gangsters as he tries to extract himself from the life he created and if possible, some of the huge quantities of cash being passed around. Directed by senior figures at Spanish television broadcaster TVE Samuel Martín Mateos and Andrés Luque, this debut is an unscrupulous and unsettling look at drug trafficking in Spain’s Galician region, artfully directed and supported by outstanding performances from lead Carmelo Gomez and Hugo Silva. Recently picked up by Sony for major distribution, Guts has been one of the most talked about exports from Spain this year. EG Country Spain Running Time 99 mins Format 35mm Director Samuel Martin Mateos, Andrés Luque Pérez Producers Pancho Casal, Antonio Saura Screenplay Javier Echániz, Juan Antonio Gil Bengoa DoP Juan Carlos Gómez Cast Carmelo Gómez, Hugo Silva P/S Latido Films E [email protected] W www.latidofilms.com 88 SEVENTEENTH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL THE INVESTIGATOR [A NYOMOZÓ] FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER AT 5:15PM For pathologist Tibi, dead bodies consume his daily life. He’s a loner with serious communication problems, meticulous and silent, if slightly out of touch with life. When his sick mother seems to be on her deathbed, Tibi fails to accept it. He even makes her the empty promise that she will live. Tibi’s life takes a sudden twist when a strange man, who calls himself Cyclops, enters into it. Just at his breaking point, Cyclops presents Tibi with a scheme to allow his mother to receive the expensive treatment for her bone marrow cancer. Tibi finds himself in a dilemma of decisions. He discovers just how far he can push his limits in the hope of saving his sick mother’s life. Winner of the best actor, screenplay and editing categories at this year’s Hungarian Film Week, The Investigator by first time director Attila Gigor is bound to keep you guessing on your toes. Grotesquely humorous, it is also a remarkable take on the detective film noir genre, to which it pays homage. The protagonist Tibor, is played fantastically by Zsolt Anger, and it becomes easy to empathise with him, even though he is nothing but slightly odd. MH Country Hungary/Sweden/Ireland Running Time 110 mins Format 35mm Director/Screenplay Attila Gigor Producer Ferenz Pusztai DoP Máté Herbal Cast Zsolt Anger, Judit Rezes, Sándor Terhes Print Source Katalin Vajda Email [email protected] SEVENTEENTH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 89 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A PORNO GANG [ZIVOT I SMRT PORNO…] SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER AT 9:30PM Marko, a young director from Belgrade, wants more out of life than 15-minute quickie porn and sex with inflatable pigs.