2015 Miami Film Festival
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- DirectorSergio CabreraStarsTahimi AlvariñoFélix AntequeraMaría Teresa CarrascoThe movie is based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Cuban writer Wendy Guerra, which has been translated into five languages. Nieve, an eight year old Cuban girl, is involved in the struggle of her parents to get her custody. Eva is her mother, an artist who believes in the revolution without censorship or authoritarianism. She remarried to Dan, a Swede who works in the construction of a nuclear plant. Manuel is her father, a playwright who sacrifices himself to writing pamphleteer plays in a remote area of the country. This story is a celebration of freedom and a confrontation to authority that takes place in the '80s, in the midst of one of the worst economic crisis in Cuba.
- DirectorÁlex PinaStarsÁlex GarcíaEduardo BlancoVerónica EcheguiSlastan, from Karadjistan, is willing to immolate himself on a plane from Moscow to Madrid, but a storm forces a change in his plans.
- DirectorAlberto RodríguezStarsJavier GutiérrezRaúl ArévaloMaría VarodTwo cops lost in the deep south of Spain. One serial killer to catch. A lot of secrets and lies to disclose.
- DirectorDaniel AugustoStarsJúlio AndradeRavel AndradeFabiana GugliA chronicle of Paulo Coelho's rise from his troubled life to become one of the most influential writers in Brazilian history.
- DirectorPavel GiroudJuan Manuel Villar BetancortStarsRaimundo AmadorAna BelénMichel CamiloA fabulous documentary with the all star Latin Jazz pianists and musicians doing the narration. Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdez and Ganzalo Rubalcaba. Music is the universal language.
- DirectorCarlos QuintelaStarsMario BalmasedaMario GuerraLeonardo GascónIn an abandoned nuclear project conceived by Cuba and the USSR, a disillusioned engineer survives with his mean father and his frustrated son, while 1970s found footage of the "project of the century" describe its ambitious scope.
- DirectorÁlvaro Fernández ArmeroStarsRaúl ArévaloInma CuestaAlberto San JuanThree couples in their forties attempt to navigate through interpersonal relationships, facing day-to-day challenges in the search for love and a better future in life.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
- DirectorRodrigo SepúlvedaStarsAmparo NogueraLuis GneccoJaime VadellAfter she reads in the newspaper that a newborn baby is found in a dumpster, a teacher feels that the baby deserves a burial. But because the baby has no legal identity, she goes to a judge.
- DirectorLírio FerreiraStarsDaniel de OliveiraCaroline AbrasSandra CorveloniTwenty two years ago, an arid, volcanic and island paradise nestled in the middle of the South Atlantic, a nine year old boy, Pedro was separated from his sister, Raquel. Rosa, their mother, fearful of a forbidden attraction between them, decides to send his son, not daughter, for the continent. The boy was taken by Kaleb, the rider of an old circus, passing by the island. On the mainland, Kaleb instructed the boy in circus arts and spirit, where the former islet became Zolah the Bullet Man. BLUE BLOOD begins when Zolah and the circus back to paradise. The circus is established as an island within an island, and the most solitary of these isles Zolah himself, a beautiful man who seduces everyone and everything, yet remains deeply lonely, because he could not love anyone.
- DirectorÓscar Ruiz NaviaStarsJovan Alexis MarquinezCalvin BuenaventuraAtala EstradaRas is a construction worker and graffiti artist in his neighborhood of east Cali, Colombia. After he loses his job he sets off on a journey across the city to find another graffiti artist.
- DirectorAbner BenaimStarsRufina AlfaroAbner BenaimRubén BladesINVASION is a documentary about the collective memory of a country. The invasion of Panama by the U.S in 1989 serves as an excuse to explore how a people remember, transform, and often forget their past in order re-define their identity and become who they are today.
- DirectorAndreas DalsgaardVivana GomezViviana Gómez EcheverryViolence is a fact of everyday life in Colombia, where the drug cartels have kept the country in an armed conflict for decades, and where almost all families have lost a loved one.
- DirectorErnesto ContrerasStarsJosé María YazpikCecilia SuárezIrene AzuelaIgor and Pina long for each other but cannot act. When spring comes, their passions are unleashed, though burdened by guilt.
- DirectorKenny RichesStarsLisa BanesAshly BurchPaul ChamberlainThe Strongest Man is a Miami-centric comedy about an anxiety-ridden Cuban man, who fancies himself the strongest man in the world. In a quest to recover his most beloved possession, a stolen bicycle, he finds and loses so much more.
- DirectorGustavo TarettoStarsMarina BellatiElisa CarricajoLuisana LopilatoA group of girlfriends gather almost everyday to sunbathe on the terrace of a building, in an age where getting the perfect tan was everything.
- DirectorCristián JiménezStarsIngrid IsenseeMaría José SiebaldPaulina GarcíaSofia, 35, lives in Valdivia. She's beautiful and vegan. She has two kids she loves, but still everything seems to go wrong. In need of peace since her recent separation from her husband, she decides to take a reversed veil of silence: no more cell phone, TV, Internet or reading for a year. But peace doesn't occur. Following her example, her father leaves her mother. Her nasty sister comes back to Chile. Her kids become obsessed by meat. And Sofia discovers a disturbing secret about her dad.
- DirectorJanelle GueitsStarsLai-Si FernandezFelice GorordoChris Gueits13 Million Voices explores questions of peace and expression in Cuba through the parallel story lines of a massive peace concert in Cuba and the journey of young independent actors who supported, experienced, and suffered for it.
- DirectorDaniel JungeStarsKen BergSeth EnslowRay GunnThe real story behind the myth of American icon Robert 'Evel' Knievel and his legacy.
- DirectorRobert GordonMorgan NevilleStarsGore VidalWilliam F. BuckleyDick CavettA documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.
- DirectorLaura GabbertStarsDavid ChangRoy ChoiJonathan GoldA documentary portrait that takes us into Jonathan Gold's universe to tell the improbable story of a revolution inspired by the pen, but driven by the palate.
- DirectorBilly CorbenStarsAlex CaceresDhafir HarrisCedric JamesWest Perrine, Florida is a suburban ghetto in Southwest Miami-Dade County. Over 73% of its residents are African-American and more than a third of them are unemployed. Violent crimes occur on a daily basis in this neighborhood of less than two square miles, where much of its adult male population winds up dead or in prison before their 30th birthday. But there is hope in the hood... Dhafir "Dada 5000" Harris (6'3", 270lbs., bench presses 670lbs) grew up blocks away from Perrine's MMA sensation, Kimbo Slice, and spent a year traveling the world as Kimbo's bodyguard. When Kimbo's manager buried video of Dada's spectacular backyard fight debut, for fear of Dada overshadowing his rising superstar, Dada leaves Kimbo's crew and makes a life-changing decision: Dada builds a ring in his momma's backyard and transforms himself into the Don King of illegal backyard fights in Perrine. No doctors, no ambulance. Just two men in a 12'x12' ring battling in a savage bare-knuckle fight to the finish. Dada's gladiators give everything in the the backyard to feed their families and to try to fight their way out of hood. Meanwhile Dada returns to the ring, is discovered by professional scouts and gets his shot at turning pro in the octagon at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
- DirectorJulia Patricia PerezStarsGaston AcurioAndoni AdurizAlex AtalaThere are many great chefs around the world. Only one is considered to be a National hero. Meet chef Gaston Acurio and follow him in a journey to find out the stories, the inspirations and the dreams behind the man that has taken his cuisine outside the kitchen in a mission to change his country with food. Let this journey take you into the world of peruvian cuisine to discover the power of food in peru. Because the people that are passionate enough to believe they can make a difference, are actually the ones who do.
- DirectorCarla ForteEvery week, hundreds of cats and dogs are abandoned at the Miami-Dade County Animal Services. Some are brought in by their own owners; others are found wandering the streets of the city. This documentary hopes to inspire the public's consciousness to, bear the responsibility of respecting animal life and to offering them the protection they need.
- DirectorJill BauerRonna GradusStarsTressa SilgueroRiley ReynoldsRachel BernardA documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.
- DirectorAlbert MayslesStarsIris ApfelHarold KodaDries Van NotenA documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel, the 93-year-old style maven who has had an out-sized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades, from legendary late 88-year-old documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.
- DirectorBrett MorgenStarsKurt CobainWendy O'ConnorDon CobainAn authorized documentary on the late musician Kurt Cobain, from his early days in Aberdeen, Washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band Nirvana.
- DirectorAdam SmithTing SongChina's ghost city is awakened.
- DirectorAndrew LancasterStarsArron Wayne CullEwen LeslieKipan RothburySet in the Golden Age of Aviation, Andrew Lancaster follows the life and times of his great uncle, Captain Bill Lancaster. Against his family's wishes, he uncovers a fascinating tale of high adventures, obsession, a love triangle and a sensational murder trial.
- DirectorShaul BetserAsaf GalayStarsJanet HaddaFlorence NoivilleBilhah RubinsteinMany books, biographies and articles have been written about the life and work of Isaac Bashevis Singer. An exclusive discovery of the filmmakers brings to light a hitherto unknown chapter of his life. In the mid 1960's Bashevis Singer established an army of female translators - more than forty women - who helped spread his work. He chose his translators carefully, was inspired by their presence, often falling in love with them. Nine of the women who were intimately familiar with the man and work are still here. Theirs will be the only voices heard in the film, as they allow us a glimpse into his complex personality and personal life.
- DirectorCurro SánchezStarsPaco de LucíaPepe de LucíaAlberto GaviraDocumentary about guitar genius Paco de Lucía and his contributions to flamenco music.
- DirectorMark MoormannStarsSteve AlaimoKyle BeckerPeter H. BrownTHE RECORD MAN is a uniquely American story of how a group of musical underdogs with raw talent and diverse backgrounds, led by the indefatigable determination of one man, Henry Stone, exported the music of Miami to the world.
- DirectorJuliano Ribeiro SalgadoWim WendersStarsSebastião SalgadoWim WendersLélia Wanick SalgadoThe life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
- DirectorBen PattersonStarsBen StillerSean PennSarodj BertinMusic and politics collide when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his homeland of Haiti following the devastating earthquake of 2010 to mobilize a presidential campaign for Haiti's most controversial musician: Michel Martelly aka Sweet Micky. The politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupted government, civil unrest, and a fixed election. When Pras's former bandmate, superstar Wyclef Jean, also enters the presidential race, their chances seem further doomed. But with the help of a few friends, including Ben Stiller and former president Bill Clinton, they never give up on their honest dream of changing the course of Haiti's future forever
- DirectorMaite AlberdiStarsMaría Teresa MuñozAlicia PérezAngélica CharpentierIt's a documentary about a group of old ladies that have been friends since high school and they decided to see each other every month. The film documents their interactions and conversations.
- DirectorTamara ErdeHow do the Palestinian and Israeli (Arab and Jewish) education systems teach the history of their nations?
- DirectorCarlos Caridad-MonteroStarsDiana Peñalver DenisJosette VidalFabiola AracePerla is obsessed with having a beauty queen in the family and she is willing to do whatever it takes to make her dream come true.
- DirectorAlejo FlahStarsErnesto AlterioQuim GutiérrezMarta EturaA screen writer writing a new romantic comedy sees his real love life mirroring that of the characters he's created.
- DirectorClaudio MarconeStarsFrancisco CelhayEmilio EdwardsDaniela RamírezBruno, an architect with a great life, is hired to build an iconic landmark, and as he works with a gay history teacher named Fer, an unexpected and intense romance starts to blossom.
- DirectorGuillermo ZouainStarsArnold MartínezJavier GrullónVic MoreyAfter finishing high school teenagers Oliver, Moises, and Heminway go on an emotive journey through the Dominican Republic in search of their life calling. What begins as a celebration of their friendship ends as a final farewell.
- DirectorBeatriz SanchísStarsElena AnayaNahuel Pérez BiscayartAngélica AragónEver since her brother died, Lupe has lived an agoraphobic life at odds with her teenage son and her superstitious Mexican mother. It takes a drastic Day of the Dead ritual to wake her up and teach her the value of saying goodbye.
- DirectorIrene Gutiérrez TorresJavier Labrador DeulofeuStarsJosefina PattersonJorge de Los Ríos VegaVivian PachecoDespite the building's imminent collapse, the last inhabitant of a once luxurious hotel refuses to leave: he remains convinced that treasures, hidden by the hotel's original owners, lie waiting within its walls.
- DirectorBenoît JacquotStarsBenoît PoelvoordeCharlotte GainsbourgChiara MastroianniA tax inspector, his new bride and her sister become entwined in a love triangle.
- DirectorAndré TéchinéStarsGuillaume CanetCatherine DeneuveAdèle HaenelAgnès Le Roux, a young independent woman, returns to Nice in 1976 to have a new start in her life after a failed marriage. All while falling in love with an older lawyer.
- DirectorAlain ChoquartStarsPeter SarsgaardJérémie RenierEmily MortimerTen years after the end of apartheid, a South African community tries to live without recalling the violent clashes of the past. But when the silence is suddenly broken, some of the most innocent citizens may be in peril.
- DirectorThomas CailleyStarsAdèle HaenelKévin AzaïsAntoine LaurentBetween his friends and the family business, Arnaud's summer looks set to be a peaceful one. Peaceful until he runs into Madeleine, as beautiful as she is brusque, a concrete block of tensed muscles and doomsday prophecies.
- DirectorXavier BeauvoisStarsBenoît PoelvoordeRoschdy ZemSéli GmachTwo friends decide to steal Charlie Chaplin's body, right after his death, for ransom.
- DirectorBertrand BonelloStarsGaspard UllielJérémie RenierLouis GarrelYves Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.
- DirectorAnne VillacèqueStarsKarin ViardNoémie LvovskyJacques GamblinSometimes it doesn't take much to ruin a weekend in the country. A simple misunderstanding in a supermarket parking lot, one wrong reaction and suddenly everything goes off track. Nothing seems to be going right for Christine. Jean is leaving her, Sylvette and Ulrich, her oldest friends, are a little less friendly these days. It's all falling apart. But life is always full of surprises. The lives of two couples, falling in and out of love, as weekends go by.
- DirectorJuly JungStarsBae DoonaKim Sae-ronSong Sae-byeokA young police officer is sent to work in a small village and takes in a teenager to protect her from her abusive stepfather.
- DirectorKim Seong-hunStarsLee Sun-kyunCho Jin-woongJeong Man-sikAfter trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
- DirectorKim Dong-myungStarsSin-hwan JeonKim KkobbiKwon Nam-heeAyoung is a young woman living a less-than-humble life working as an assistant at a dermatology clinic. Although Ayoung barely makes ends meet on a miserable salary earned by popping pimples, she has a secret.
- DirectorJung-chi ChangStarsYu-Kai TengYu-Ching HungKai-Yuan ChengOn his way to high school, Huang witnesses the death of Chia, a teenager in their high school, along with Lin and Yeh, the other 2 students from their high school, whom Huang has never known before. Her dead body lies in front of them, and this shocking image ties their fates together, and this twisted fate is going to change their high school lives forever cause they are now partners in crime... Because of all different reasons, Huang, Yeh, and Lin start their own investigations in order to find out the truth for Chia's death!
- DirectorPil-sung YimStarsJung Woo-sungEsomSo-young ParkSmall-town girl Deokee is abandoned by university professor Hak-kyu after a lusty affair and vengefully approaches him 8 years later when he starts suffering from blindness.
- DirectorMeng ZhangStarsHai-Bo HuangXinyi ZhangXue Guo
- DirectorJaime RosalesStarsIngrid García JonssonKarlos SastreInma NietoNatalia and Carlos, both aged 20, are in love and struggling to survive in today's Spain. Their limited resources prevent them from getting ahead as they'd like to. They have no great ambitions because they have no great hopes. To earn some money, they decide to shoot an amateur porno film. The birth of their daughter Julia is the main catalyst for the changes they make.
- DirectorMars HorodyskiStarsDan AbramoviciJessica EmbroJim AnnanHeartbroken and cynical after he's dumped by his girlfriend, Ben makes the unusual decision never to leave his house again.
- DirectorFrancesco MunziStarsMarco LeonardiPeppino MazzottaFabrizio FerracaneThe story of three brothers, the sons of a shepherd, close to the ndrangheta and of their divided soul.
- DirectorChus GutiérrezStarsCarolina RamírezJulián VillagránJorge HerreraA Colombian dancer teaches a Spanish doctor how to dance salsa.
- DirectorTony AyresStarsSullivan StapletonAlex RussellJessica De GouwAn ex-convict is trying to make a new life for himself in a new city. But his new life is challenged when his foreboding and charismatic former cell mate arrives in town.
- DirectorIvano De MatteoStarsAlessandro GassmannGiovanna MezzogiornoLuigi Lo CascioTensions between two brothers and their families escalate when a video of two teenagers, possibly son of one brother and daughter of the other, beating a homeless woman to death, shows up.
- DirectorTal GranitSharon MaymonStarsZe'ev RevachLevana FinkelsteinAliza RosenResidents of a retirement home build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend, though they are faced with a series of dilemmas when rumors of the machine begin to spread.
- DirectorMaxime GirouxStarsMartin DubreuilHadas YaronLuzer TwerskyIn Félix and Meira, an unusual romance blossoms between two lost souls who inhabit the same neighborhood but vastly different worlds.
- DirectorJon GarañoJose Mari GoenagaStarsItziar ItuñoNagore AranburuItziar AizpuruAne's life turns around when, week after week, she receives a bunch of flowers at home. Always at the same time and always without a senders note.
- DirectorYuriy BykovStarsArtyom BystrovNatalya SurkovaYuriy TsuriloDima Nikitin is an ordinary honest plumber who suddenly decides to face the corrupt system of local politics in order to save the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dormitory, which is about to collapse.
- DirectorPat MillsStarsPat MillsZahra BenthamKevin HanchardFabricating credentials to score a last-ditch job as a high school guidance counsellor, a boozing, drug-addled former child star becomes an improbable hit with his students by dispensing the worst advice possible.
- DirectorGonzalo BendalaStarsAura GarridoMaxi IglesiasManolo SoloIn order to get out of an extreme situation, would you consider committing murder if the victim himself is asking for it?
- DirectorAbner BenaimCarolina BorreroLuis Franco BrantleyStarsLakisha MayAndre MorrisCarlos Eduardo Goldstein AlemánFive shorts spanning a century on lives impacted by the Panama Canal.
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsNina HossRonald ZehrfeldNina KunzendorfAfter surviving Auschwitz, a former cabaret singer has her disfigured face reconstructed and returns to her war-ravaged hometown to seek out her gentile husband, who may or may not have betrayed her to the Nazis.
- DirectorJacob TierneyStarsLaura HarrisCarrie RuscheinskyDenise JonesA thirty-five-year-old woman fakes being pregnant to fit in with her friends.
- DirectorIsrael CárdenasLaura Amelia GuzmánStarsGeraldine ChaplinYanet MojicaRicardo Ariel ToribioAn older European woman becomes enchanted with a young Dominican woman who must struggle to make ends meet. Love brings a flow of entanglements in a drama which unfolds like palm trees in an irresistible storm.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsNikolaj Coster-WaldauNikolaj Lie KaasUlrich ThomsenA conscientious police officer who investigates a violent case of domestic dispute in the squalid apartment of a drug addict has to make the most contemptible decision in his life. Just how far would a parent go to get a second chance?
- DirectorAndy GoddardStarsElijah WoodCelyn JonesKelly ReillyAn aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell-raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
- DirectorJuanfer AndrésEsteban RoelStarsMacarena GómezNadia de SantiagoHugo Silva1950s Madrid: The agoraphobic Montse raised her now 18 y.o. kid sister. The upstairs neighbor falls down the stairs and breaks a leg. The crazy Montse takes him in.
- DirectorHernán FindlingOliver KolkerStarsHéctor AlterioEsteban BortnikCarlos CopelloA patient expresses himself using the lyrics and titles of tango songs as a result of a post traumatic stress disorder discovered by a psychiatrist.
- DirectorNaji Abu NowarStarsJacir Eid Al-HwietatHussein Salameh Al-SweilhiyeenHassan Mutlag Al-MaraiyehIn the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.
- DirectorChristian ZübertStarsFlorian David FitzJulia KoschitzJürgen VogelBelgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. They all look forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they spend together. It's only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he's suffering from an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last. At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild and one-of-a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life as they never did before.
- DirectorKiki ÁlvarezStarsClaudia MuñizMaribel Garcia GarzónMarianela PupoHavana, summer of 2012. Mayelín, Mónica and Violeta are three friends employed in a hairdressing salon. On payday they spend a night out on the town together, and at dawn they share a common dream: Venice.
- DirectorJan KomasaStarsJózef PawlowskiZofia WichlaczAnna PróchniakA story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
- DirectorCarlos VermutStarsJosé SacristánMarina AndruixRaimundo de los ReyesThe father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.
- DirectorRoy AnderssonStarsHolger AnderssonNils WestblomViktor GyllenbergSam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.
- DirectorKornél MundruczóStarsZsófia PsottaSándor ZsótérLili HorvátThirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
- DirectorLulu WangStarsJack HustonBrit MarlingLambert WilsonAfter false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has a profound effect on him.
- DirectorNelson KimStarsAaron YooLeonardo NamJackie ChungA tale of two Korean American cousins. A shy young law student, hungry for a more vivid, risk-taking existence, visits his playboy cousin in New York City. In his quest to emulate his cousin, the law student sheds his old identity and takes a leap into the unknown, where risk, adventure, and a chance at love await. But in a series of surprising twists, his dream of growth and metamorphosis threatens to become a nightmare from which he may never awaken.
- DirectorJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsLou Taylor PucciNadia HilkerFrancesco CarneluttiA young man in a personal tailspin flees from US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.