The Zurich Film Festival has revealed the first batch of galas! Details Below! Among them: KILL YOUR FRIENDS by Owen Harris; MISTRESS AMERICA by Noah Baumbach; the dramas MISS YOU ALREADY by Catherine Hardwicke, HIGH-RISE by Ben Wheatley and MON ROI by Maïwenn and the biopic thriller THE PROGRAM by Stephen Frears….
COMEDIC, DRAMATIC, BIOGRAPHIC
ZFF ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST GALA PREMIERES
Zurich, August 4th, 2015
The 11th Zurich Film Festival announces its first Gala Premieres: the comedies KILL YOUR FRIENDS by Owen Harris and MISTRESS AMERICA by Noah Baumbach; the dramas MISS YOU ALREADY by Catherine Hardwicke, HIGH-RISE by Ben Wheatley and MON ROI by Maïwenn and the biopic thriller THE PROGRAM by Stephen Frears.
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KILL YOUR FRIENDS
Director: Owen Harris
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Ed Skrein, James Corden, Rosanna Arquette, Moritz Bleibtreu
Music manager Owen Harris (Nicholas Hoult) goes to extremes to find his next Britpop hit in this comedy thriller.
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HIGH-RISE
Director: Ben Wheatley
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Emmnauelle Bercot
A film adaptation of J.G. Ballards' 1970s novel of the same name. A Dystopic depiction of a society that starts a class war in a high-rise apartment.
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THE PROGRAM
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Ben Foster, Lee Pace, Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Dustin Hoffman
Stephen Frears' biopic thriller about the astronomical rise and fall of professional cyclist Lance Armstrong – a contemporary cult personality within whom the proximity of true greatness and megalomania is apparent.
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MISTRESS AMERICA
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Matthew Shear
In Noah Baumbach’s comedy, the life of a solitary New York student (Lola Kirke) is turned upside down by the arrival of her impetuous future stepsister Brooke (Greta Gerwig).
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MON ROI
Director: Maïwenn
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot
A woman recovering from illness reminisces about the delightful time she had with a seductive imposter. Love at first sight in the latest film from the director of ‘Polisse’ Maïwenn.
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MISS YOU ALREADY
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Toni Collette, Dominic Cooper
In this drama, the friendship of two long time friends (Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore) is put to the test when one of them gets cancer while the other one plans to raise a family.
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