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Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise
By Dai Sijie
Chine - 2002 - 116mn
two teenage best friends, Luo and dai, are sent to a far-flung outpost af maoist reeducation. Sons of "reactionary intellectuals", the boys keep their spirits up after arduous work in the filds and coal mines by playing Dai's violin wich they save from destruction by re-inventing Mozart lieder as songs of the chinese revolution.

America so beautiful
By babak Shokrian
Etas-Unis - 2001 - 91mn
America so Beautiful follows a group of Iranian immigrants in Los Angeles, trying to find their place in America at the start of the 1979 Iranhostage crisis. houshang believes his ticket out of his uncle's market is to become a partner of a glittery disco-if he can just come up with the money. Houshang's desperate night of attmpted assimilation becomes a moving search for identify, culture, and affecting dissection of the American dream.

au dela de gibraltar
By taylan Barman & Mourad Boussif
Belgique/Maroc/Turquie - 2001 - 105mn
Karim loves his family and respects Moroccan culture. One day he falls in love with Sophie, a young Belgian woman. confronted by a cultural and social environment that is often hostile, Karimmust free himself from stifling tradition and outsmart the traps posed by racism. In the search for his own identity, he will discover that only love allows him to reconcile tradition and modernity.

Bend it like Beckam
By gurinder Chadha
Grande-bretagne - 2002 - 112mn
If you're 18, love Beckam and can bend a ball like him the word's your oyster, right? Wrong. If you rae jess-18, Indian and a girl- forget it Do you think your marriage-obsessed folks will let you play a man's game? if you're Jules -18, English and a girl-that means going to the States where the girls get paid, get sponsorship andget proper respect. Jess and Jules are well on their way with help from their coach, Joe, until they both fall in love with him...

Et après
By Mohamed Ismail
Maroc/France - 2002 - 92mn
Mustapha, a youngman of humble origins who deals drugs, tries to immigrate to Spain with his younger sister Ibtissam. Their attempt meets with failure...

Go
By Isao Yukisada
Japon - 2001 - 122mn
Sugihara is korean and has a rather unsual personal history.He was born and grew up in Japan where he attended school for Korean immigrants. After competing junior high scool, he decides to go to a japanese high school wchool where he has a good reputation, thanks to his sporting abilities. He falls in love with a young japanese girl at a party,Sukari. Sugihara has not confided to her that he is not japanese, believing that this piece of informationcould bring their their tender young relationship to an abrupt end. one night, Sugihara receives a telephone call from an old friend...

cidade de dedus
By Fernando Mereilles & Katia Lund
Bresil - 2002 - 135
City of God details the influx of organised crime in the Cidade de Dedus, suburb of Rio de Janeiro, from the end of the sixties to the beginning of the eighties. The Cidade de Dedus, known as one the most dangerous places in Rio, is one of the film's main characters. Fus?, a young black man too shy and fragile to be an outlaw but smart enough to become an artist and photographe on the action. It's through his eyes that we see a dozart of thhe Cidade's characters intersct, fight, love and die as their lives interweave and history unfolds.

Rana's wedding
Hanny Abu-Assad
palestine - 2002 - 87mn
A romantic drama set just befor the israeli army into Palestinian territories. Rana, a young Palestinian woman sneaks out of her father's house at daybreak to find her forbiden love Khalil. Her fother intends to take her abroad that day, to separate her from this young man, unless she chooses a husband from the list of men proposed by her fother. She wants to stay in east-Jerusalem with her boyfriend and now has ten hours to find him in the chaotic and and accupied city,to make preparations for the widding and to confront her fother with a fait accompli-just like he did to her.
But the determined Rana confronts her fears, decides not to let anyone control her life and goes all out to get her father's consent.

Les diables
By Christophe Ruggia
France - 2001 - 105mn
two children of twelve or so, a boy and a girl, brother and sister, run away from every home that are sebt to. Joseph and Chloé two lost children, abandoned at birth. cloé doesn't speak, flees the world and can't stand being touched. She always draws the same house. She also walks, staright ahead, an odd smile on her face, as if her footsteps were leading her to a specific destination. Joseph organizes their escapes, then follows her and protect her, convinced that she wants to find their parents' home. that she has the power to do so. And that once she reaches thatgoal, she will get better. this is what Josef dream of a home of his own, a family, a sister with whom he can communicate and play... A sister who will return a little of the unbridled love that he feels for her.

matir moina
By Tareque Masud
Bangladesh - 2002 - 94
In the context of political tension in the late 60s, Anu, a shy boy from rural East Pakistan (Bangladesh, as it is now known) is sent away by his fother, an orthodox Muslim, to a "Madrasah", or islamic school. A long way from his family and the warmth of his region's Hindu festivities. Amu struggles to adapt to the harsh monastic life. Back in the village, the gulf of misunderstanding between his parents grows, mirroring the increasing divide between moderate and extremist forces in the Madrasah. The conflicts intensify and the country is wracked by political upheavals, culminating in the outbreak of civil war.

SHORT FILMS

200 Dirhams
By Laila Marrakchi
Maroc - France - 2002 - 15mn
200 Dirhams tell the story af Ali, a young shepard who lives in the Moroccan contry

Cry for Bobo
By David Cairns
Ecosse - 2001 - 09mn
Frantic Knockabout tragedy ensues when Bobo is sent to prison for commiting a daring but silly crime. Can he escape in time to prevent his family from briging shame on all clowndowm?

Small moments
By Jeremy Raison
Ecosse - 2001 - 09mn
Taking place in real time over 8 1/2 minutes. A disparate group of people fin themselves linked by an event that will change ther lives forver.

..Ya no puedo caminar
By Luiso Berdejo
Espagne - 2001 - 13mn
Pacheco's father teaches him to overcome the repulsion he feels for animals






International Film Festival Of Marrakech Competition 2002 FEATURE FILMS Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise By Dai Sijie Chine - 2002 - 116mn two teenage best friends, Luo and dai, are sent to a far-flung outpost af maoist reeducation. Sons of "reactionary intellectuals", the boys keep their spirits up after arduous work in the filds and coal mines by playing Dai's violin wich they save from destruction by re-inventing Mozart lieder as songs of the chinese revolution. America so beautiful By babak Shokrian Etas-Unis - 2001 - 91mn America so Beautiful follows a group of Iranian immigrants in Los Angeles, trying to find their place in America at the start of the 1979 Iranhostage crisis. houshang believes his ticket out of his uncle's market is to become a partner of a glittery disco-if he can just come up with the money. Houshang's desperate night of attmpted assimilation becomes a moving search for identify, culture, and affecting dissection of the American dream. au dela de gibraltar By taylan Barman & Mourad Boussif Belgique/Maroc/Turquie - 2001 - 105mn Karim loves his family and respects Moroccan culture. One day he falls in love with Sophie, a young Belgian woman. confronted by a cultural and social environment that is often hostile, Karimmust free himself from stifling tradition and outsmart the traps posed by racism. In the search for his own identity, he will discover that only love allows him to reconcile tradition and modernity. Bend it like Beckam By gurinder Chadha Grande-bretagne - 2002 - 112mn If you're 18, love Beckam and can bend a ball like him the word's your oyster, right? Wrong. If you rae jess-18, Indian and a girl- forget it Do you think your marriage-obsessed folks will let you play a man's game? if you're Jules -18, English and a girl-that means going to the States where the girls get paid, get sponsorship andget proper respect. Jess and Jules are well on their way with help from their coach, Joe, until they both fall in love with him... Et après By Mohamed Ismail Maroc/France - 2002 - 92mn Mustapha, a youngman of humble origins who deals drugs, tries to immigrate to Spain with his younger sister Ibtissam. Their attempt meets with failure... Go By Isao Yukisada Japon - 2001 - 122mn Sugihara is korean and has a rather unsual personal history.He was born and grew up in Japan where he attended school for Korean immigrants. After competing junior high scool, he decides to go to a japanese high school wchool where he has a good reputation, thanks to his sporting abilities. He falls in love with a young japanese girl at a party,Sukari. Sugihara has not confided to her that he is not japanese, believing that this piece of informationcould bring their their tender young relationship to an abrupt end. one night, Sugihara receives a telephone call from an old friend... cidade de dedus By Fernando Mereilles & Katia Lund Bresil - 2002 - 135 City of God details the influx of organised crime in the Cidade de Dedus, suburb of Rio de Janeiro, from the end of the sixties to the beginning of the eighties. The Cidade de Dedus, known as one the most dangerous places in Rio, is one of the film's main characters. Fus?, a young black man too shy and fragile to be an outlaw but smart enough to become an artist and photographe on the action. It's through his eyes that we see a dozart of thhe Cidade's characters intersct, fight, love and die as their lives interweave and history unfolds. Rana's wedding Hanny Abu-Assad palestine - 2002 - 87mn A romantic drama set just befor the israeli army into Palestinian territories. Rana, a young Palestinian woman sneaks out of her father's house at daybreak to find her forbiden love Khalil. Her fother intends to take her abroad that day, to separate her from this young man, unless she chooses a husband from the list of men proposed by her fother. She wants to stay in east-Jerusalem with her boyfriend and now has ten hours to find him in the chaotic and and accupied city,to make preparations for the widding and to confront her fother with a fait accompli-just like he did to her. But the determined Rana confronts her fears, decides not to let anyone control her life and goes all out to get her father's consent. Les diables By Christophe Ruggia France - 2001 - 105mn two children of twelve or so, a boy and a girl, brother and sister, run away from every home that are sebt to. Joseph and Chloé two lost children, abandoned at birth. cloé doesn't speak, flees the world and can't stand being touched. She always draws the same house. She also walks, staright ahead, an odd smile on her face, as if her footsteps were leading her to a specific destination. Joseph organizes their escapes, then follows her and protect her, convinced that she wants to find their parents' home. that she has the power to do so. And that once she reaches thatgoal, she will get better. this is what Josef dream of a home of his own, a family, a sister with whom he can communicate and play... A sister who will return a little of the unbridled love that he feels for her. matir moina By Tareque Masud Bangladesh - 2002 - 94 In the context of political tension in the late 60s, Anu, a shy boy from rural East Pakistan (Bangladesh, as it is now known) is sent away by his fother, an orthodox Muslim, to a "Madrasah", or islamic school. A long way from his family and the warmth of his region's Hindu festivities. Amu struggles to adapt to the harsh monastic life. Back in the village, the gulf of misunderstanding between his parents grows, mirroring the increasing divide between moderate and extremist forces in the Madrasah. The conflicts intensify and the country is wracked by political upheavals, culminating in the outbreak of civil war. SHORT FILMS 200 Dirhams By Laila Marrakchi Maroc - France - 2002 - 15mn 200 Dirhams tell the story af Ali, a young shepard who lives in the Moroccan contry Cry for Bobo By David Cairns Ecosse - 2001 - 09mn Frantic Knockabout tragedy ensues when Bobo is sent to prison for commiting a daring but silly crime. Can he escape in time to prevent his family from briging shame on all clowndowm? Small moments By Jeremy Raison Ecosse - 2001 - 09mn Taking place in real time over 8 1/2 minutes. A disparate group of people fin themselves linked by an event that will change ther lives forver. ..Ya no puedo caminar By Luiso Berdejo Espagne - 2001 - 13mn Pacheco's father teaches him to overcome the repulsion he feels for animals La chanson-chanson By Xavier Diskeuve Belgique - 2002 - 20mn Pacheco's father teaches him to overcome the repulsion he feels for animals Les galets By Micha Wald Belgique - 2002 - 10mn Somewhere in Galicia at the beginning of the forties, Elias, 7, and his brothers schmulek and Mandeleh, both 10, spend most of their time beside a river, skimming stones and bugging each other. Schmulek is the head of the gang and Elias his scapegoat... Until Elias discovers a rabbi's body floating in the water... Miskina By Nicolas Lartigue France-Maroc - 2002 - 8mn A young woman dances in the courtyard of her building. Caight in the sway of the music's rhythms, she is transported by the dance into another dimension and carried away on an inner jorney. A surprise awakens her from her dream, forcing her to face up to reality: She dances alone in the courtyard to transgress the forbidden. But love songs will have the final word.. Malcom By Baker Karim Sued - 2001 - 18mn Malcom lives in a common lodging house, roaming the streets and managing to get along by selling surplus stock products. He has lost touch with his son and is lonely and apathetic. Then one day he receives an invitation to his son's birthday party... Rendez-vous By Mariette Monpierre Etats-Unis - 2002 - 12mn In a restaurant, a young woman waits alone for her rendez-vous. Who is the person keeping her on edge? Mala Espina By Belen Macias Espagne - 2001 - 18mn Summer holidays have just begun for Sarah, a teenager of 16, Nevertheless, this year they will be very different. The confrontation between Sarah and Elena hides a terrible secret. Only Ramon belives her daughter... Le piano By Lahcen Zinoun Maroc - 2002 - 16mn 1960. Ali, a young boy, lives with his humbele family in a working class Casablanca neighbourhood. Without his fother knowing about it, but helped by his mother and accomplice, Ali takes piano lessons at music school. he has one desire: to perform with the school's orchestra. Des anges By Julien Leloup France - 2002 - 15mn Jeremy and Abad, two teenagers, are getting bored in August-deserted Paris. Their uneasiness seems to have no barrier. Batang Trapo By Mez De Guzman Phillipines - 2002 - 15mn Batang Trapo is a narrative fiction film about two sibling-street children(batang) whose daily sustenance depends on selling rags (trapo, wich is also the nickname for traditional politicans) and wiping windshield of passing motocars on busy thoroughfares. In spite of being constantly exposed to traffic hazards and other hassles, the two manage to survive and maintain their playful spirit. Le retour de lamain habile By MTahirou Tassers Ouédraogo Burkina Faso - 2002 - 20mn Akim, a black head machanic, leaves with Isabelle, a white social worker. He quits his job to go to his country and finds a job there. His wife doesn't agree, and decides to leave him. Home road movies By Robert Bradbrook Royaume-Unis - 2001 - 12mn No langer restriced to zone three of the local buses, our dad took us on motoring olidays of a lifetime. The real-life story of a shy and awkward father who desperately wanted the family car to make him a better parent.