MWFF 2017: Films in Competition

Montreal World Film Festival
41th Edition

August 24 - September 4, 2017

The 41th edition of the Montreal World Film Festival will open with a Russian film by Karen Shakhnazarov ANNA KARENINA. VRONSKY’S STORY  on Thursday August 24, 2017. at 7 p.m. at the Cinema Imperial. This film will also compete in the WORLD COMPETITION – FEATURE FILMS category.

Competitions

WORLD COMPETITION
FEATURE FILMS 

There are 18 films in this competition.

 

A PROMINENT PATIENT / MASARYK by Julius Ševcík (Czech Republic / Slovakia)
100 min; anglais s.t.f & s.t.a

AND SUDDENLY THE DAWN / Y DE PRONTO EL AMANECER by Silvio Caiozzi (Chile)
195min; espagnol s.t.f & s.t.a

ANNA KARENINA. VRONSKY’S STORY / ANNA KARENINA. ISTORIYA VRONSKOGO by Karen Shakhnazarov (Russia), 138 min; russe s.t.f & s.t.a

APPENDIX by Hossein Namazi (Iran)
83 min; farsi s.t.f & s.t.a

CARDINAL X by Angie Wang (USA)
98 min; anglais s.t.f

DEAR ETRANGER / OSANAGO WARERA NI UMARE by Yukiko Mishima (Japan) 
127 min; japonais s.t.f & s.t.a

ELVIS WALKS HOME by Fatmir Koçi (Albania / UK)
94 min; anglais s.t.f

FALLING IN /OUT OF LOVE by Dominic Bachy (France)
95 min; français s.t.a

FOOTPRINTS by Wong Wai (Hong Kong, China)
120 min; mandarin s.t.f & s.t.a

FROZEN IGNAT / CINE A UCIS CRACIUNUL? by Dinu Tãnase (Romania)
81 min; roumain  s.t.f & s.t.a

PATH OF MARYAM by Atia Aldaraji (Iraq / Germany)
76 min; arabe  s.t.f & s.t.a

RECONCILIATION / ZGODA by Maciej Sobieszczanski (Poland)
87 min; polonais  s.t.f & s.t.a

SAYAKBAY - HOMER OF 20TH CENTURY by Ernest Abdyjaparov (Kyrgyzstan)
82 min; kyrgyz  s.t.f & s.t.a

THE BASICS OF KILLING / DRUŽINICA by Jan Cvitkovic (Slovenia / Serbia)
99 min; slovène  s.t.f & s.t.a

THE HIDDEN SWORD by Xu Haofeng (China)
137 min; chinois s.t.f & s.t.a

UNAWARE CONTROL / HUA SE by Xiaoyan Xu (China)
94min; chinois  s.t.f & s.t.a

UNSUNG HEROES / NOI ERAVAMO by Leonardo Tiberi (Italy)
9 0min; italien  s.t.f & s.t.a

UPSTREAM by David Chuang (Taiwan)
80 min; mandarin  s.t.f & s.t.a

Check the film schedule here.

FIRST FILMS WORLD COMPETITION

There are 19 films in this competition.

BEHIND THE COLUMN / HETEDIK ALABÁRDOS by Csaba VÉKES (Hugary)
87 min; hungarian; s.t.a

CACAYA by Peter AZEN (Brazil / USA)
80 min; english, portugese, tupi; s.t.a

DOMINIKA by Oleg AGEYCHEV  (Russie)
79 min; russian; s.t.a

KILL THE SHADOW / PI CHENG by  SUN Liang (China)
85 min; chinese; s.t.a
LOST ELEPHANTS / LES ELEPHANTS PERDUS by Claude ANDRIEUX  (France)
93 min; french; s.t.a

MY SEE-THROUGH HEART by David and Raphaël VITAL-DURAND (France)

NOISE by Yusaku MATSUMOTO (Japan)
23 min; japanese; s.t.a

PATRICIA, THE RETURN FROM THE DREAM / PATRICIA, EL REGRESO DEL SUEÑO by René FORTUNATO (Dominican Republic), 116 min; spanish; s.t.f & s.t.a

PROVENANCE by Ben HECKING  (France / UK)
90 min;

RESIN / RESINA by Renzo CARBONERA (Italy)
90 min; italian;

RIGHT OF WAY by Miki and Yoni BENYAMINI (USA)
116 min; english; s.t.f & s.t.a

SUSU by Yixi SUN  (UK)
105 min; english; s.t.f

SWEET PARENTS by David BLY  (Canada / USA)
108 min; english

TAZZEKA by Jean-Philippe  GAUD  (France / Maroc)
95 min;  french/ arabe;  s.t.a & s.t.f;

THE BAULKHAM HILLS AFRICAN LADIES TROUPE by Ros HORIN  (Australia)
84 min; english

THE RETURN / DOLAONDA by Chul HEO  (South Korea)
96min; korean; s.t.a
THE SOUL OF HIMALAYA by Zeng YUNHUI  (China)
108 min; tibetan; s.t.a;

VERONICA by Carlos ALGARA  & Alejandro MARTINEZ BELTRAN (Mexico)
81 min; spanish; s.t.a;

WATCH THE SUNSET by Tristan BARR (Australia)

80 min; english; 

Check the film schedule here.

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