A stunning Sarah Polley documentary leads this week’s line-up, which includes a rock’n Kiwi drama, the sequel to 300, a doco for foodies, a Twilight wannabe, and a charming little indie set in Laos.
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Opening today:
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STORIES WE TELL……FILM OF THE WEEK
Canada | 108 minutes | Documentary
Director: Sarah Polley (Take This Waltz, Away From Her)
Featuring: Sarah Polley, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
Director Sarah Polley turns the camera on her family as she explores her dead mother’s past, only to uncover some startling revelations.
An absolute gem from last year’s NZIFF. Go see this!
Distributor: Palace/Madman
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3 MILE LIMIT
New Zealand | 105 minutes | Drama
Director: Craig Newland (debut feature)
Cast: Bruce Hopkins, David Aston, Matt Whelan, Murray Douglas, Belinda Crawley, Mia Koning, Tonic Pivac, Sean O’Connor, Kevin Harty
The true story of “the boat that rocked” – thanks to a group of Kiwi DJs who rebelled against the government to broadcast rock ‘n’ roll to the masses from international waters.
Fingers crossed this knocks the UK take on our story out of the water.
Distributor: Arkles
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300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
USA | 103 minutes | Action
Director: Noam Murro (Smart People)
Cast: Mark Killeen, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton, Jack O’Connell, Callan Mulvey, Hans Matheson
The Persians are still a tad annoyed that 300 Greeks held them off at the pass, so they send their entire navy to seek revenge.
This could go either way. Eva Green looks pretty badass though.
Distributor: Warner Bros
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SPINNING PLATES
USA | 93 minutes | Documentary
Director: Joseph Levy (debut feature)
Featuring: Grant Achatz, Cindy Breitbach, Mike Breitbach, Thomas Keller, Francisco Martinez, Gabby Martinez
An up close and personal look at three beloved restaurants and the challenges they face in order to continue serving up their special brand of cuisine.
If you’re a foodie, like me, you’ll be going to see this.
Distributor: Rialto
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THE ROCKET
Australia | 96 minutes | Drama
Director: Kim Mordaunt (Bomb Harvest, Jammin’ in the Middle E)
Cast: Sitthiphon Disamoe, Loungnam Kaosainam, Thep Phongam, Bunsri Yindi, Sumrit Warin, Alice Keohavong
A 10-year-old boy, who is believed to be cursed with bad luck, attempts to prove everyone wrong by building a giant rocket in order to win a lucrative, but extremely dangerous, rocket festival.
Looks a real crowd-pleaser.
Distributor: Curious Films
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VAMPIRE ACADEMY
USA | 105 minutes | Drama, Fanstasy
Director: Mark Waters (Freaky Friday, Mr. Popper’s Penguins)
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Koslovsky, Olga Kurylenko, Claire Foy, Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle, Joely Richardson, Gabriel Byrne
This latest vampire novel adaptation follows the somewhat comedic adventures of a young human-vampire hybrid sworn to protect a mortal from some rather vicious immortals.
For diehard vamp flick fans only.
Distributor: StudioCanal
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Did we choose well this week?
