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Films from the Philippines, Egypt and Canada, European or international screenings mark the schedule of this Wednesday at the Grand Auditorium of Rivoli, with themes ranging from dramatic comedy to fantasy, two of which are candidates for awards in the official section Cinema Fantástico (CF) and the other two at the Directors' Week (SR) at the 38th Fantasporto - Porto International Film Festival.
At 15:00, the program of the Grand Auditorium opens with "Boy Intside", by the Filipino Joel Lamangan, in an international prelude, "about a transvestite who is looking for the mankind in the streets of Manila." It follows, also from the Philippines and also in international previews, "The Water Spirit" by Dan Villegas, "the story of a family break in the midst of a demonic attack," in which the protagonist, a reporter named Dennis, accidentally summons "Ilawod", the "spirit of water" that binds to his son, Ben ...
"Al-Aslayen" / The Originals, by Marwan Hamed in a world premiere, is an Egyptian superproduction, a dramatic comedy described as "a political fable and a human drama in a topical story," centered on a bank employee with a life apparently stable who is fired from one day to the other.
At the 9:30 pm meeting, Robin Aubert's film "Les Affamés" was shown in a remote village in Québec (Canada's French-speaking province) whose inhabitants are undergoing sudden modifications and turned against their loved ones. Robin Aubert already holds the 2006 Best Director of Fantasporto, with his film "Saints Martyrs des Damnés". "Les Affamés" has won the Toronto Film Festival (Best Picture) and won awards at the Montreal and Madrid festivals.
The program of the Small Auditorium opens with the exhibition of the competitors to the Portuguese Cinema - Film Schools Prize. At 4:00 pm the productions of ESAP - Escola Superior Artística do Porto and Lusófona University of Lisbon are shown. At 18:30, the films of Escola Artistico Soares dos Reis (Porto) are shown.
At the 9:30 pm session the German film "Freddy / Eddy" by Tini Tullman, a psychological drama by a man, is shown. As his world crumbles, his imaginary childhood friend, Eddy, reappears, who used to help him. But instead of helping him, this reappeared imaginary friend only creates complications ...
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