MAIN OFFICE GRAND HYATT BERLIN Suite 342 - 343 MARLENE-DIETRICH-PLATZ 2 Tel: +49 30 2553 4370 Fax: +49 30 2553 3342 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2008 7 - 17 February 2008   TRANSSIBERIAN COMPLETED   With lies you can go ahead in the world, but you can never go back SCREENING SCHEDULE: 8th Feb. - 18:30 - CinemaxX 2 9th Feb. - 13:40 - CineStar 3 Directed by: Brad Anderson Cast: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann, Ben Kingsley, Etienne Chicot, Sean Power Produced by: Julio Fernández Thriller, English, 111 min. TRANSSIBERIAN is a thriller set on the legendary train that links the Far East and Europe, running from China and Mongolia to Russia. Following a stay in Peking, Roy and Jessie, a couple who are going through a rocky patch, decide to give their relationship one last go and have another adventure together, travelling on the Transsiberian from China to Moscow through exotic, wild and snow-laden places. On the train, Roy and Jessie discover that the days of the Transsiberian’s glorious luxury have faded since the fall of the USSR. The famous train’s former glamour has disappeared, leaving cold steel carriages and taciturn fellow passengers, reputed to include drug traffickers. They take refuge in the company of a fellow western couple who arrive in their shared compartment, Carlos and Abby, who travel throughout the world giving language classes and re-selling handcraft, such as, on this occasion, Russian “Matryoshka” dolls. Everything is going well until the four decide to get off the train at one stop. Roy gets separated from the rest of the group and the train carries on with the other three already back on board. Jessie, by now extremely worried, has no other option but to get off at the next station and wait until Roy comes on the following train. Abby and Carlos offer to wait with her. However, while they wait for him, Carlos tries to take advantage of Jessie and, in trying to defend herself, she ends up accidentally killing him. Terrified, she buries the corpse in the snow and returns to the station, where Roy has finally arrived. Back together at last, Jessie tries to forget about what has happened. But the nightmare is only just beginning. She will soon discover that Carlos and Abby were in fact drug dealers who were being pursued by several corrupt police officers, and they are now chasing her. Unwittingly, Roy and Jessie get caught up in the dark world of smuggling and betrayal. And they know that while the train is in motion, there is no means of escape! More Info DIARY OF A SEX ADDICT POST-PRODUCTION   Directed by: Christian Molina Cast: Belén Fabra, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Llum Barrera, Geraldine Chaplin, Angela Molina, Pedro Gutiérrez, Jose Chaves Produced by: Julio Fernández, Mariví De Villanueva, Fernando Monje Drama, Spanish Val is a young French woman, a business executive, a sensual lady and, above all, sexual:  she’s a nymphomaniac. She also likes to write and does so in her personal diary, where she keeps a record of her most intimate confessions. More Info SULTANS OF THE SOUTH COMPLETED   No honour among thieves SCREENING SCHEDULE: 8th Feb. - 9:30 - CineStar 5 12th Feb. - 19:30 - CineStar 4 Directed by: Alejandro Lozano Cast: Jordi Mollà, Tony Dalton, Ana De La Reguera, Silverio Palacios, Celso Bugallo, Brian Maya, Rosa María Bianchi, Mario Alarcón Produced by: Marco Polo Constandse, Julio Fernández, Fernando Rovzar, Billy Rovzar Action, Spanish Four thieves steal 11 million dollars from a Mexican bank and head off to Buenos Aires to change their greenbacks into pesos, with the help of The Texan, one of the city’s big racketeers.The Texan sends three of his men to carry out the transaction in a parking lot.  However, when the money is exchanged, a group of unknown gunmen open fire, massacring the Texans’ men and escaping with all the cash. Suddenly, the thieves are given a very short period of grace to recover the money before The Texan takes his revenge. More Info UNDERGROUND POST- PRODUCTION   Directed by: Tinieblas González Cast: Francia Raisa, Doug Haley, Brendan Coughlin, Deance Wyatt, Robert Miano Produced by: Rafael Valentín Pastrana, José María Calleja, Miguel Toledo, Tinieblas González Horror The 1970s, industrialisation. The movement of people from the provinces to the cities in search of more opportunities creates a huge number of tramps and homeless people who huddle together in communes, hidden beneath the city. The underground, reservoirs and other subterranean passages serve as improvised homes. In this period, an urban legend appears concerning a creature, born from the womb of a dead woman, who manages to survive. This deformed creature wanders through the depths of the city and dismembers its victims. The Press call it the “Unowned Soul”. 2007, post-modernity. Nathan, Joe and Fu are three young graffiti artists, experts in street paintings. Motivated by the possible media impact of an act of sabotage, they plan to “decorate” a new underground station on the day before it is opened. They are helped by Rat, who is capable of outwitting any security system. When they are unexpectedly interrupted by the violent Police Chief and his men in the station, the youngsters are forced to flee and penetrate the dark tunnels of the underground. To the threat posed by their pursuers is added the presence of a creature which stalks them, the “Unowned Soul”. Both the police and graffiti artists will fall like flies in his hands. They wanted to make headlines. Now they will.       More Info CIRCUS PRE PRODUCTION   Come see the show! Tonight, Frankie and his family are the main attraction! Directed by: Paco Plaza Horror An American family is driving across the Nevada desert, along an endless empty highway. Suddenly a tiger crosses the road ahead of them, causing an accident. What the hell was a tiger doing in the middle of the highway? In the distance they see a station wagon, which draws level and pulls to a halt. Its three odd-looking occupants offer them a tow: they live nearby. At the end of a twisting, turning dirt track, they reach their destination… a circus! The rest of the troupe is waiting for them – a bizarre welcoming committee of clowns, animal trainers, trapeze artists, strongmen, little people and acrobats. These fantastical characters greet their visitors, surrounded by the dust and dirt of their run-down camp and their half-starved animals. Without much choice in the matter, the family accepts an invitation to stay the night. While his family sleeps, Frankie, the eldest of the children, goes exploring among the circus people’s caravans, hoping for glimpse of a beautiful circus girl. But to his horror he finds the whole troupe gleefully destroying the car.  Frankie runs to warn his family: they have to escape. But where can they run to, in the middle of the desert? It’s too late – the show has begun. The family tries to get away as best they can, but run up against one bizarre and sinister character after another, each set on using their circus skills to deadly effect.  More Info PAINTBALL PRE PRODUCTION   There’s nothing like a brush with death to make you feel alive Directed by: Daniel Benmayor Horror A truck rumbles down a potholed track. In the back sit a group of passengers, their eyes blindfolded. They don’t know each other, but they have a lot in common: they’re young, urban workaholics, with an appetite for extreme experiences. They’ve signed up for a weekend of adventure. As they head out into the unknown, they hear the others breathing in the darkness, steadying their pulses in silence as the adrenaline begins to flow… The blindfolds come off to reveal in a dense forest. Each player is equipped with supplies to last the weekend, a powerful paintball gun, ammunition, maps and instructions. They have to complete an adventure trail that takes in ravines, caves and obstacle-ridden trekking paths. The group is split into two teams. The winners will be the team that wipes out their opponents and completes the circuit. They wanted adventure? They got it. Deep in the woods, one group is ambushed. Invisible snipers pin them down in a hail of paint – then one of their number collapses, writhing in agony.  Red blood mixes with the paint. Confusion reigns. Who is shooting at them? In the silence, they stare round at each other, and into the forest, looking for a traitor – or some kind of  explanation. The rules of the game have changed. The only law is the law of the jungle, and nobody trusts anybody else. Hidden among the trees, camouflaged by leaves and branches, there are deadly traps. Hunted down like prey in a lethal game, the teams face a desperate struggle for survival. There’s nothing like a brush with death to make you feel alive. More Info THE HAIRY TOOTH FAIRY II PRODUCTION   Directed by: Andrés Shaer Animation, Spanish Perez has changed a great deal in the last few months. Since Shooter betrayed him, he doesn’t trust anyone anymore. Now he’s sad and an over-employed sea dog:  by day he works on the pearl factory ship and at night he accomplishes his mission… If poor Perez could only get some rest! Tonight, Perez is on his way to pick up the tooth Lucas lost, but when he reaches the boy’s room, the little mouse discovers that the boy is awake and waiting for him! Perez’s eyelids begin to drop as he waits for the boy to fall asleep…Lola is an attractive little mouse that lives in Lucas’s home. On her nightly rounds to make sure the boy is asleep, she sees Perez dozing on the night table. “What is that crazy mouse doing there?” Lola wakes Perez up just on time and they manage to escape together, away from the boy. Perez is wary but he decides to follow Lola.  She is friendly and extroverted, and realizes that what this mouse is missing is… energy and rhythm! Lola makes Perez move to the Latin beats of salsa and bachata. Lucas wakes up the next morning and he’s when he realizes that Perez has left him a coin without him noticing once again… so, how does he do it?! Once again, a trap lurks over Perez the tooth mouse. Gil Penkoff, a mad show business producer wants to become rich and set up a show scheme by taking advantage of Perez. For this purpose he will use Lucas, who is so eager to meet Perez, and tricks him into setting a trap for the mouse the next time one of his teeth falls. When Perez is caught, he doesn’t put up a fight - he knew he couldn’t trust anyone… but this time he made a big mistake! Lola, Lucas and all his faithful crewmembers will eventually help Perez escape from the hands of the evil Penkoff. Perez has gotten his smile back once again and has begun to trust others again. So now it’s time to celebrate! Our little rodent starts dancing to the salsa beat to everyone’s amazement.         More Info DONKEY XOTE COMPLETED   The donkey, Rucio, tells the “true” story of Don Quixote and defends the idea that he wasn’t mad. SCREENING SCHEDULE: 13th Feb. - 11:30 - CinemaxX 8 Directed by: Jose Pozo Cast: José Luis Gil, Andreu Buenafuente, David Fernández, Sancho Gracia, Sonia Ferrer, Jordi González, Luis Posada, María Luisa Solá Produced by: Julio Fernández Animation, Spanish, 86 min. Official Site: http://www.donkeyxote.com This is a true adventure comedy. The donkey, Rucio, tells the ”true“ story of Don Quixote and defends the idea that he wasn’t mad, but in reality, Quixote was a very intelligent, passionate and enthusiastic fellow. We then follow Don Quixote, his ”squire“, Sancho Panza (Quixote’s best friend and the wealthiest man in town), Sancho’s donkey, Rucio (who wants to be a horse) and a real horse, Quixote’s faithful steed, Rocinante (who hates leaving his stable) on their adventure to duel the ”Knight of the Moon“ where, if Quixote wins the duel the true identity of Dulcinea will be revealed. More Info COWARDS POST- PRODUCTION   Gaby is a victim of constant bullying by his schoolmates. But he doesn’t want to be a hero and decides to act like a coward: “…an eye for an eye” Directed by: José Corbacho, Juan Cruz Cast: Lluís Homar, Elvira Mínguez, Paz Padilla, Antonio De La Torre, Javier Bódalo, Eduardo Espinilla, Eduardo Garé, Ariadna Gaya Produced by: Julio Fernández, Tedy Villalba Drama, Spanish Gaby is 14 years old and hates school. He knows that every day he goes, Guille and his gang will make his life impossible:  humiliation in front of his classmates, mocking and even beatings. The rest of the class doesn’t react out of fear.   Neither his family nor his teachers are aware of what is happening. Gaby takes comfort both in Carla, a friend from school whom he’s in love with, and Silverio, an old pizza maker.   Alongside the school and adolescent life, the life of the adults around them is also tarnished with fear. Gaby’s father is also terrified under the constant threat of being fires by his boss; his mother is fearful that her family is going to crumble and passively observes what is happening with her husband and son. Guille’s father is an important businessman who disguises his fear of failure by projecting superiority and disdain; his mother is afraid to admit that her family is not perfect and looks the other way.   Gaby is fed up and decides to take action. He can’t think of any more alternatives so he decides to listen to the advice of the pizza maker: “an eye for an eye,…”.   Gaby is finally free, but he has paid a high price for it:  he has learned that the World is a jungle where the strongest ones survive and there is no place for the weak. He has lost his first true love, Carla.   To live like a coward is the easiest solution in a world dominated by fear.   More Info DO I KNOW YOU? COMPLETED   Only love can rescue him from oblivion SCREENING SCHEDULE: 7th Feb. - 17:30 - CinemaxX 10 Directed by: Antonio Mercero Cast: Manuel Alexandre, Cristina Brondo, Monti Castiñeiras, Álvaro De Luna, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángeles Macua, Amparo Moreno Produced by: Miguel Menéndez De Zubillaga Drama, Spanish, 95 min. The Rivero family sets out on summer holiday: Luis (Álvaro de Luna) takes his wife and two sons to San Sebastian, while his only daughter Ana (Cristina Brondo) and his father (Manuel Alexandre) stay behind in Madrid.   Ana is studying to sit a competitive examination and decides to stay in the capital to prepare and be near her grandfather, Ricardo (Manuel Alexandre), who has been placed in a home for the elderly over the summer.   At the home, Ricardo meets Andrés (José Luis López Vázquez), his roommate who soon becomes a good friend.  Together they reminisce about the days of their youth, which gives rise to several tender and entertaining episodes in the film.  Over the course of the summer, Ricardo is slowly debilitated by the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. More Info THE LAST OF THE JUST COMPLETED   THE FINAL ONE MUST DIE. THE PROPHECY WILL BE COMPLETED SCREENING SCHEDULE: 7th Feb. - 11:15 - CinemaxX 2 Directed by: Manuel Carballo Cast: Diego Martín, Ana Claudia Talancón, Antonio Dechent, Raúl Méndez, Goya Toledo, Pedro Armendáriz, Brian Thompson, Federico Luppi Produced by: Billy Rovzar, Sandra Fernández, Tedy Villalba, Fernando Rovzar Thriller, Spanish, 102 min. Two ancient armies have been secretly fighting since the beginning of time. Their conflict is based on the belief that the guardians of the Apocalypse, the Just, men far beyond their own kind, exist, and that the Final Judgement would depend on their survival. Both organizations act in the name of Good, but their purposes are strictly opposed. One of them wants to protect « the Just » for the sake of humanity while the other group looks forward to destroying them in order to regenerate the human kind. Now, after years of conflict, there’s only one Just man left, Theo. He is a common fellow suddenly involved in a war in which he ‘s both the cause and the aim. After an attempted murder, Theo leaves the city to hide away in his birth town where an old teacher seems to be clued on what’s happening. However both armies follow him, in hot pursuit. More Info ATTENDING: Vicente Canales (Head of International Division) + 34 629 185 688 Ivan Diaz (Head of TV Sales) +34 629 340 070 To arrange a meeting, please e-mail fa.rodriguez@filmax.com or send us a fax: +34 932 63 08 24.     FILMAX INTERNATIONAL Miguel Hernández 81-87, Distrito Económico de L´Hospitalet 08908 L´Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. Tel: +34/93-3368555 E-mail: filmaxint@filmax.com Visit our web site: WWW.FILMAXINTERNATIONAL.COM