Wednesday | 16. July. 2014

TONIGHT: THE JAPANESE DOG AND CONCRETE NIGHT

The first film of the tonight’s selection of the international programme is the Romanian drama The Japanese Dog by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu. The film centres on the changes that occur when one starts leading a solitary life. After twenty years, an old man, widowed by the recent floods, and his son, who has been living in Japan, see each other again for the first time. When his son and his family have to part, they leave the old man a Japanese Robodog that will ultimately change his life forever. The film stars Victor Rebengiuc, Serban Pavlu, Laurentiu Lazar, Kana Hashimoto and Toma Hashimoto. The screening is scheduled for 21:30 at Kastel.

At 23:10 you can watch the premiere of the film Concrete Night by director Pirjo Honkasalo. This drama opens in a cramped, concrete-jungle home. Ilkka, the elder of the two brothers, is leaving to serve a prison sentence. During his last 24 hours of freedom, his younger brother, vulnerable Simo, follows him through the fateful events of that night. This bold and analytical urban film is a dream-like odyssey about a fragile mind of a young boy and the loss of innocence. The film stars Johannes Brotherus, Jari Virman, Juhan Ulfsak and Anneli Karppinen.

In case of rain, the screenings will take place at the Valli Cinema.