2003 Berlin International Film Festival
My Life Without Me
$20.95 | 102 minutes
Golden Berlin Bear
Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas
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Sarah Polley delivers a heartbreakingly subtle performance in Isabel Coixet's MY LIFE WITHOUT ME. Polley is Ann, a young mother and wife who works as a university janitor and lives in a trailer in her&hellip…
PTU
$21.95 | 88 minutes
Johnny To (FULLTIME KILLER) directs this Hong Kong action film noir that takes place one dangerous night on the streets where the police tactical unit (PTU) are assigned to patrol. With shadowy alleyways, dingy restaurants, and seedy video game arcades setting the scene for the constantly violent action, PTU is a street war between police&hellip&hellip…
The Event
$20.95 | 112 minutes
Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule"
In the mid- to late 1980s, films such as AN EARLY FROST, PARTING GLANCES, and LONGTIME COMPANION began examining the growing AIDS crisis. Thom Fitzgerald's moving THE EVENT shows that AIDS is still a major epidemic that is misunderstood by much of the public. The movie opens with the death&hellip…
Son Frere
$21.95 | 95 minutes
Silver Berlin Bear, Best Director
Golden Berlin Bear(Nominee)
This harrowing family tale about illness and grief is directed by the commanding Patrice Chereau (QUEEN MARGOT, INTIMACY). Captivating at every moment, the film thrives on the emotional intensity of its characters. Thomas (Bruno Todeschini) has been diagnosed with&hellip…
Alexandra's Project
$26.95 | 103 minutes
Golden Berlin Bear(Nominee)
In this Australian thriller, a happy family man finds himself the victim of a cruel prank that becomes more threatening by the minute. On his birthday, he comes home from work to a video of his wife and kids, but then realizes they're being held at gunpoint. Frantic, he must figure out where they've&hellip…
Hero
$11.95 | 99 minutes
Alfred Bauer Award
Golden Berlin Bear(Nominee)
Zhang Yimou, the director of such Chinese epics as RED SORGHUM, RAISE THE RED LANTERN, JU DOU, and SHANGHAI TRIAD, takes his first stab at a period martial arts film and succeeds wildly, making an intelligent, carefully crafted drama that pays tribute to the genre while taking&hellip…
Mango Yellow
$21.95 | 100 minutes
C.I.C.A.E. Award, Forum of New Cinema
Set in the sizeable city of Recife in Brazil, MANGO YELLOW is a tale of hardship, romance, and ordinary lives. The principle characters center around the Texas Motel, a rundown retreat that attracts a variety of weird and wonderful people. Among them are Dunga (Matheus Nachtergaele), a gay&hellip…
Edi
$21.95 | 97 minutes
Don Quixote Award
FIPRESCI Prize
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Although Polish filmmaker Piotr Trzaskalski is known primarily for his documentaries, EDI, his fiction film debut, is a notable achievement. Set in modern-day capitalist Poland, the film follows the adventures of Edi, a homeless man on the lookout for work&hellip…