Cocalero
 Online TicketkaufCapitol (1) / Monday 01.October, 18:30 Uhr | Argentinien, Bolivien 2007, Director: Alejandro Landes, Producer: Alejandro Landes, Julia Solomonoff, Music: Leonardo Heiblum, Jacobo Lieberman, Camera: Jorge Manrique Behrens, Sound: Lena Exquenazi, Cut: Kate Taverna, Joge Manrique Behrens, Lorenzo Bombicci, Actors: Evo Morales, Leonilda Zurita u.a., Farbe Cocalero follows the presidential candidate Evo Morales at the end of 2005 on his election campaign through Bolivia. As the leader of the «Movimiento al Socialismo» party and an advocate for the rights of coca farmers, he gives his best to become the first indigenous president of Bolivia. With the well-organized coca union behind him – thousands of indigenous coca farmers, so-called Cocaleros – he succeeds in making the historical breakthrough. On January 22, 2006 he is endorsed as Head of State. Alejandro Landes’ debut film paints the portrait of an involved activist while simultaneously alluding to the present political upheavals in Latin America. Supporting Film: Say Can You See_Tony Caio |
Egoïste - Lotti Latrous
 Online TicketkaufCapitol (1) / Saturday 29.September, 16:00 Uhr | Deutschland, Schweiz 2007, Director: Stephan Anspichler, Screenplay: Stephan Anspichler, Producer: Stephan Anspichler, Music: Arthur Besson, Kay Scheibner, Camera: Alban Kakulya, Sound: Oliver Eberhardt, Matthias Guetersloh, Cut: Thomas Belitz, Actors: Lotti Latrous, Aziz Latrous, Selim Latrous u.a., Farbe Lotti Latrous made a serious decision when she opened her «Centre Espoir d‘Eux» on the Ivory Coast. She began to question her life as a wife and mother; exchanging luxury for material poverty and putting her mission before the interests of her own family were for her the most «egoistic actions» of her life. The young director Anspichler portrays the involved personality voted Swiss Woman of the Year 2004 at work in the Abidjanian hospice and fathoms her perspective and that of her family. Supporting Film: Überraschungsfilm |
Full Metal Village
 Online TicketkaufCapitol (1) / Wednesday 03.October, 16:00 Uhr | Deutschland Director: Sung-Hyung Cho, Producer: Florian, Farbe Introspective, unsophisticated country life with coffee parties and village dances on the one hand side and loud, pierced heavy-metal fans from around the globe on the other: The small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein and its identity without its relation to the Wacken Open-Air, one of the biggest heavy-metal festivals worldwide, appears almost unthinkable. With this backdrop, the Korean-born Sung-Hyung Cho portrays the township and its inhabitants: Everyday farm life and idyllic provinciality before the recurring madness of a crazy festival. With intuition and slapstick comedy, Full Metal Village deals with the curious encounter of two differing cultures, which, despite all extremes, proceeds with love and harmony. Supporting Film: Superdong_Pok Yue Weng |
Lagerfeld Confidential
 Online TicketkaufCapitol (1) / Wednesday 03.October, 21:00 Uhr | Frankreich 2007, Director: Rodolphe Marconi, Screenplay: Rodolphe Marconi, Producer: Gregory Bernard, Coproducer: Matthieu Warter, Camera: Rodolphe Marconi, Sound: Rodolphe Marconi, Actors: Karl Lagerfeld, Prinzessin Caroline von Monace, Nicole Kidman u.a., Farbe Grey ponytail, black sunglasses, eccentric appearance: Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s chief designer, is regarded as one of the most influential fashion designers of our time. Who is the man behind the glamorous façade, behind the Karl Lagerfeld media product? The first documentary film to be authorised by Lagerfeld allows an insight into his life and portrays him as a passionate photographer and designer. Simultaneously, the film offers a sample of his private life, reveals Lagerfeld’s obsessions, his intransigence and his propensity to provoke. This intimate portrait of a remarkable man is the result of two years work and over 200 hours of film material. Supporting Film: I Think I Thought_Matthew Modine |
Naked on the Inside
 Online TicketkaufCapitol (1) / Saturday 29.September, 18:30 Uhr | Australien 2006, Director: Kim Farrant, Screenplay: Kim Farrant, Producer: Ian Walker, Camera: Andrew Commis, Sound: Jed Kurzel, Cut: Emma Hay, Actors: Dave Toole, Carré Otis, Marcus Van u.a., Farbe Never before were the inhabitants of the western world more concerned with the way they look than they are today. In her documentary film Naked on the Inside, director Kim Farrant investigates why this is so and questions who we are without our clothes. Six extraordinary people from around the world unveil their bodies for Farrant, reveal their secrets and resort to this unusual experiment in the search for their true selves. At first glance they appear entirely different but, through their intimate portrayal in front of the camera, their similarities gradually become visible. Supporting Film: Tricko/The T-Shirt_Hossein Fazeli |
Running with Arnold
 Online TicketkaufCapitol (1) / Monday 01.October, 21:00 Uhr Trailer | USA 2006, Director: Dan Cox, Screenplay: Dan Cox, Script: Jerry Decker, Producer: Mike Gabrawy, Jennifer Hughes, Music: Clifford J. Tasner, Camera: Alan Cibrian, Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, Donn Joseph Bialik u.a., Cut: Katina Zinner, Ron Frank, Rick Benavides, Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Clinton, Larry Flynt, Francis Ford Coppola u.a., Farbe In his documentary debut Running with Arnold, director Dan Cox delivers a humorous and multilayered portrait of one of the most famous and ambitious men of our time: Arnold Schwarzenegger. With his successful career from bodybuilder to Hollywood Star and on to governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger embodies the epitome of «The American Dream». But what is the downside of his fame? Cox examines Schwarzenegger’s political rise and sheds light upon the negative aspects of the «governator » – and the present American political landscape. The film is narrated by actor Alec Baldwin. Supporting Film: Shanghai Manners_Claudia Jucker |
The Business of Being Born
 Online TicketkaufCapitol (1) / Sunday 30.September, 16:00 Uhr | USA 2007, Director: Abby Epstein, Producer: Abby Epstein, Amy Slotnick, Paulo Netto, Camera: Paulo Netto, Sound: Matthew Israel, Cut: Madeleine Gavin, Actors: Mayra, Jen, Dr. Michel Odent u.a., Farbe Giving birth is a natural occurrence in the life of a woman. However, giving birth is also «Big Business». Following the delivery of her own baby, the producer Ricki Lake engaged her friend and director Abby Epstein to document the way in which women bring their children into the world. In their film they show the difference between a birth at home, a hospital birth and a scheduled caesarean section. Epstein presents an informative exposition of the healthcare system in this critical account of the history of the birth-giving culture. Supporting Film: And The Colours Are Like Summer_Gabriel Tupinambá |
The Workshop
 Online TicketkaufCapitol (1) / Thursday 04.October, 16:00 Uhr Trailer | Grossbritannien 2007, Director: Jamie Morgan, Screenplay: Jamie Morgan, Producer: Peter Martin, Piers Tempest, Music: Youth, Camera: Jamie Morgan, Sound: Daize Washbourn, Cut: Alex Moreno, Alex Soskin, Actors: Jamie, Laurel, Ryan, Maddy u.a., Farbe «What motivates me? What are my fears? What is my life actually about?» These questions led filmmaker Jamie Morgan to attend a seminar with Paul Lowe, a spiritual guru. The workshop challenges the participants with questions such as: Is there a less pretentious and better way to live? What is jealousy? Is monogamy rooted in nature? This provocative documentary film accompanies its protagonists, each in the search for their own self: Explored stark naked and without reserve, the participants reveal it all before the camera. And right in the middle we find Jamie Morgan, on his own journey to his inner self. Supporting Film: The Morning After_Casey Walker |
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