2009 Films
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AHASIN WETEI (BETWEEN TWO WORLDS) Muhr AsiaAfrica FeatureSri Lanka, France/2009/Sinhala dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/85 mins Directed by: Vimukthi Jayasundara A lyrical and magical look at the effects of a drawn-out and brutal civil war. |  |
DOROGIE MOI DETI (MY DEAR CHILDREN) Muhr AsiaAfrica FeatureKazakhstan/2009/Kazak, Russian dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/97 mins Directed by: Zhanna Issabayeva A musical comedy from Kazakhstan about a mother and her five very different children which proves that at heart, mothers are the same the world over. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature Iran/2009/Persian dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/88 mins Directed by: Shalizeh Arefpour During the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, millions of Afghans entered Iran, causing friction and tension. How can a romance succeed under such circumstances? |  |
KESHTZARHAYE SEPID (THE WHITE MEADOWS) Muhr AsiaAfrica FeatureIran/2009/Farsi dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/93 mins Directed by: Mohammad Rasoulof An allegorical and visually sumptuous journey into a magical world in which tears are collected for a purpose kept secret. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature China (PRC)/2009/Chinese dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/85 mins Directed by: Wenli Jiang Set in China, during the Cultural Revolution, Lan is the moving story of a young girl raised by her grandfather in difficult circumstances. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature France, Philippines/2009/Tagalog dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/110 mins Directed by: Brillante Mendoza Two grandmothers, two grandsons. One has murdered the other - and the grandmothers are fighting their respective corners. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature Japan/2009/Japanese dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCAM/115 mins Directed by: Kazuya Shiraishi A sensitive and unsettling tale of passion, aspiration and family ties in modern-day Tokyo. |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature South Korea/2009/Korean dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/129 mins Directed by: Joon-ho Bong A devoted mother sets out on a mission to prove her spoilt son is innocent in a murder case. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature Thailand, Netherlands/2009/Thai dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/94 mins Directed by: Pen-ek Ratanaruang A mysterious, haunting tale of secrets, love and fear. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature Senegal/2009/French dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCAM SR/84 mins Directed by: Leandre-Alain Baker An older woman embarks on a passionate affair with a young criminal, half her age - with unexpected consequences. |  |
SHAM MOH (AT THE END OF DAYBREAK) Muhr AsiaAfrica FeatureMalaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea/2009/Chinese, Malaysian, English dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/94 mins Directed by: Yuhang Ho A modern-day fable of morality, illicit passion - and a desperate mother. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature South Africa/2009/English, Afrikaans dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCAM/92 mins Directed by: Oliver Hermanus A single, impoverished mother in Cape Town struggles to look after her disabled son while determined to find the truth behind the shooting that paralysed him. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature India/2009/Hindi dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/135 mins Directed by: Shyam Benegal A comedic chain of events leads to a barely-believable story of family strife, a marriage-happy daughter and a stolen well. Would you believe it? |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature Germany, Austria, France/2009/Farsi dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCAM/99 mins Directed by: Shirin Neshat As the 1953 Iranian coup d'etat takes place, four women, each in desperate need, find solace in a magical orchard in which they are free. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature India/2009/Tamil dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/BetaSP/120 mins Directed by: Subramaniashiva Vadivelu Violence is the only language Yogi understands, until one day, an assault goes horribly wrong and a tiny baby changes the course of destiny for many residents of a Chennai slum. |
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