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Titles from France
A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA
Directed by Thierry Binisti
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - New York Jewish Film Festival
"[For] anyone who's just interested in a gripping, unsentimental drama with a lot of action and a pacifist message of hope and reconciliation, A Bottle in the Gaza Sea is must-viewing."
- Jeff Henrich, Montreal Gazette
"Heartfelt! [Bottle] is a gentle pairing of youthful idealism and tenacious hope."
- Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
"This is the story of people who dream big and find a commonunderstanding...No matter where your sympathies lie,it's hard not to get behind that."
- Robert Levin, AM New York
Official Selection - New York Jewish Film Festival
"[For] anyone who's just interested in a gripping, unsentimental drama with a lot of action and a pacifist message of hope and reconciliation, A Bottle in the Gaza Sea is must-viewing."
- Jeff Henrich, Montreal Gazette
"Heartfelt! [Bottle] is a gentle pairing of youthful idealism and tenacious hope."
- Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
"This is the story of people who dream big and find a commonunderstanding...No matter where your sympathies lie,it's hard not to get behind that."
- Robert Levin, AM New York
A SCREAMING MAN
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Winner - Jury Prize - Cannes Film Festival
Winner - Silver Hugo for Best Screenplay - Chicago Int'l Film Festival
"Beautifully composed...absorbing!"
- Todd McCarthy, indieWIRE
Winner - Silver Hugo for Best Screenplay - Chicago Int'l Film Festival
"Beautifully composed...absorbing!"
- Todd McCarthy, indieWIRE
AIDED MIGRATION (MIGRATION ASSISTEE)
Directed by Pauline Pinson
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ALI ZAOUA
Directed by Nabil Ayouch
Winner - Audience Award - Amiens Int'l Film Festival
Winner - Grand Prix - Buster Int'l Children's Film Festival
Winner - Grand Prix - Buster Int'l Children's Film Festival
ALIYAH
Directed by Elie Wajeman
Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival (Director's Fortnight)
Winner - Audience Award (Screenplay) - Angers Film Festival
"A subtly effective drama-cum-thriller from budding auteur Elie Wajeman!"
- Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
"Beautifully conceived and executed!"
- Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily
"Cleverly cinematic! [An] intimate and dexterous debut feature."
- Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety
Winner - Audience Award (Screenplay) - Angers Film Festival
"A subtly effective drama-cum-thriller from budding auteur Elie Wajeman!"
- Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
"Beautifully conceived and executed!"
- Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily
"Cleverly cinematic! [An] intimate and dexterous debut feature."
- Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety
DREAMS OF DUST
Directed by Laurent Salgues
Nominated - Grand Jury Prize - Sundance Film Fesival
".hypnotic widescreen photography.which is well written and directed. Salgues' screenplay is perfectly crafted."
-- Deborah Young, Variety
FOUND MEMORIES
Directed by Julia Murat
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - New Directors/New Films
"A confident and impressive first fiction feature! Offers a sweetly seductive form of intoxication."
- Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter
"Striking visuals! Lensing has an iconic power."
- Jay Weissberg, Variety
Official Selection - New Directors/New Films
"A confident and impressive first fiction feature! Offers a sweetly seductive form of intoxication."
- Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter
"Striking visuals! Lensing has an iconic power."
- Jay Weissberg, Variety
FREE MEN
Directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi
Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"Both subtle and magnetic...Tahar Rahim [is] one of France's finest young actors...[FREE MEN] contributes a worthy and interesting chapter to the tradition of World War II dramas."
- A. O. Scott, The New York Times
"A testament to Rahim's screen presence...Free Men proves that the can't-take-your-eyes-off-him charisma the Franco-Algerian actor displayed in Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was no fluke."
- David Fear, Time Out New York
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"Both subtle and magnetic...Tahar Rahim [is] one of France's finest young actors...[FREE MEN] contributes a worthy and interesting chapter to the tradition of World War II dramas."
- A. O. Scott, The New York Times
"A testament to Rahim's screen presence...Free Men proves that the can't-take-your-eyes-off-him charisma the Franco-Algerian actor displayed in Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was no fluke."
- David Fear, Time Out New York
HER NAME IS SABINE
Directed by Sandrine Bonnaire
Winner - FIPRESCI Prize - Cannes Film Festival
"Let's say it out loud; Her Name is Sabine is the most beautiful film that Cannes has given us this year."
--FIPRESCI (The International Federation of Film Critics)
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HOP
Directed by Dominique Standaert
Nominated - Best Actor, Best Actress - European Film Awards
"Hop is an admirable and technically adept effort for Standaert, whose genuine compassionate for the plight of his characters and gentle humor pervade the film's well-intentioned soul."
--Acquarello, Strictly Film School
ILLEGAL
Directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse
Winner - SACD Prize - Cannes Film Festival (Director's Fortnight)
Official Selection - London Film Festival
"[A] fascinating study of perseverance in the face of subhuman treatment."
- Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety
Official Selection - London Film Festival
"[A] fascinating study of perseverance in the face of subhuman treatment."
- Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety