Imagine 2019
a list of movies of the Imagine international film festival in Amsterdam with new releases competing for the Silver Scream Award (SSA position + endscore)
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- DirectorShin'ichirô UedaStarsTakayuki HamatsuYuzuki AkiyamaHarumi ShuhamaThings go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.SSA 1 - 8,97 AKA One cut of the dead
- DirectorZach LipovskyAdam B. SteinStarsEmile HirschBruce DernGrace ParkA bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control.SSA 2 - 8,85
- DirectorMilorad KrsticStarsIván KamarásCsaba MártonGabriella HámoriFour expert thieves attempt to steal every famous artwork that is haunting their mutual psychotherapist. A detective attempts to find out who the "Collector" is.SSA 3 - 8,81
- DirectorFatih AkinStarsJonas DasslerVasiliki Georgina PseimadaChristine JensenA serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.SSA 4 - 8,25
- DirectorAlexandre O. PhilippeStarsClarke WolfeNicholas CullWilliam LinnAn in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film Alien (1979) with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.SSA 5 - 8,21
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRebecca HallDaniel Dae KimJohn ChoA young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.SSA 6 - 8,19
- DirectorPella KagermanHugo LiljaStarsEmelie GarbersBianca CruzeiroArvin KananianA spaceship carrying settlers to Mars is knocked off course, causing the consumption-obsessed passengers to consider their place in the universe.SSA 7 - 8,10
- DirectorYong-hwa KimStarsHa Jung-wooJu Ji-hoonKim Hyang-giIn the afterlife, one guardian helps a man through his trials, while his two colleagues help a former guardian on earth.SSA 8 - 7,89 AKA Along with the Gods: the last 49 days
- DirectorTimo VuorensolaStarsLara RossiVladimir BurlakovKit DaleA follow-up to the film Iron Sky (2012) in which Nazis plan to take over the world after lying dormant in a secret military base on the moon.SSA 9 - 7,89
- DirectorChristopher CaldwellZeek EarlStarsSophie ThatcherJay DuplassPedro PascalA teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with the forest's other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father's greed-addled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape.SSA 10 - 7,87
- DirectorAbe ForsytheStarsLupita Nyong'oAlexander EnglandJosh GadA washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids'-show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.SSA 11 - 7,81
- DirectorXaver BöhmStarsNoah SaavedraMarko MandicVanessa LoiblYuri is a young musician. He is very afraid of death. For this reason, he hardly leaves his apartment. One day he meets a mysterious man who claims to be death. He takes him on an extraordinary journey.SSA 12 - 7,64
- DirectorSébastien MarnierStarsLaurent LafitteEmmanuelle BercotLuàna BajramiA substitute teacher is put in charge of a class of future geniuses after their teacher commits suicide.SSA 13 - 7,56 AKA School's out
- DirectorJong-ho HuhStarsKim Myung-minKim In-kwonLee HyeriYoon Gyeom is a loyal subject of King Jung Jong of Joseon. He struggles to fight against a monster that threatens King Jung Jong's life and a group of people trying to depose King Jung Jong.SSA 14 - 7,55 AKA Monstrum
- DirectorPeter StricklandStarsSidse Babett KnudsenMarianne Jean-BaptisteJulian BarrattIn Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.SSA 15 - 7,55
- DirectorAlejandro LandesStarsSofia BuenaventuraJulián GiraldoKaren QuinteroOn a remote mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.SSA 16 - 7,51
- DirectorJohnny KevorkianStarsSam GittinsNeerja NaikAbigail CruttendenA family's Christmas takes a strange turn when they awake to find themselves trapped inside and begin receiving mysterious instructions through the television.SSA 17 - 7,36
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsIsabelle HuppertChloë Grace MoretzMaika MonroeA young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.SSA 18 - 7,36
- DirectorRasmus Kloster BroStarsChristine SønderrisKresimir MikicSamson SemereRie visits a tunnel-boring machine being used to construct the Copenhagen Metro. When an accident occurs, she must survive the claustrophobic conditions of an airlock with Ivo and Bharan whilst reconsidering their lives.SSA 19 - 7,22
- DirectorJonas ÅkerlundStarsRory CulkinEmory CohenJack KilmerA teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.SSA 20 - 7,22
- DirectorQuarxxStarsJean-Luc CouchardMelanie GaydosZelie Rixhon30-year-old factory worker Simon lives a solitary existence on a decrepit farm in the remote French countryside. Devoting his time to caring for his sister Estelle, who was left severely disabled when a childhood game went horribly wrong, Simon is plagued by guilt and depression. But he sees a way out, looking to otherworldly forces as a means of liberating both himself and his sister from the corporeal prisons in which they are confined.SSA 21 - 7,21 AKA All the gods in the sky
- DirectorKevin ChickenStarsRichard BrakeNatalia KostrzewaKasia KoleczekKatia Matuschak, 18, a Romanian ex-au pair is now adrift in London. She befriends Bob Reid, a seemingly friendly tattoo artist but Bob is not who he seems to be. His life is spiraling out of control and in his final attempt to fulfill his dream he kidnaps her, intending her to be his muse for his lasting work of art. Her body will be his canvas.SSA 22 - 7,18
- DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsKim Da-miJo Min-sooChoi Woo-sikA high school student with amnesia tries to uncover what has happened to her. All leading her into deeper troubles ultimately revealing a darkness she could not have imagined.SSA 23 - 7,15 AKA The Witch: Subversion
- DirectorNosipho DumisaStarsIrshaad AllyMonique RockmanDanny RossEntrapped in his apartment, Randal Hendricks, a recent paraplegic, is given a gift of binoculars by his devoted girlfriend, Pam. But Randal is in financial debt to Emmie, a sadistic loan shark, and when he witnesses a powerful criminal, named Lawyer, commit murder while observing his neighbours through binoculars, he initiates a treacherous blackmail scheme. Involving Warren, his halfwit friend with unabashed lust for Pam, is probably going to cost him, but with few people to turn to, Randal does it anyway and as circumstances become more complicated, Pam is embroiled in the unravelling chain of events. Before long, a detective, named Gail February comes snooping around the neighbourhood, looking for the missing corrupt cop - her partner. As Lawyer begins his own investigation in an attempt to find his blackmailer, Emmie compounds the pressure of his looming deadline, and Detective February's investigation draws her ever closer to Randal, the wheelchair-bound Randal must rely on the physical capabilities of his reluctant girlfriend to see their plan through. With deception and greed around every corner, what follows is a thrilling ride that puts both of their lives in mortal danger.SSA 24 - 7,09
- DirectorPerry BlackshearStarsMargaret Ying DrakeMacLeod AndrewsEvan DumouchelA man searches the lake for the monster that murdered his husband, while that monster falls in love with an unsuspecting visitor.SSA 25 - 6,99 AKA The Ruslaka
- DirectorLee CroninStarsSeána KerslakeJames Quinn MarkeyKati OutinenA single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.SSA 26 - 6,99
- DirectorKiah Roache-TurnerStarsBen O'TooleMonica BellucciCaroline FordA man discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the Internet.SSA 27 - 6,99
- DirectorGabriela AmaralStarsNina MedeirosJulio MachadoLuciana PaesWhen a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of things. Childhood becomes a saga. And the frustrated parenthood turns into a conviction.SSA 28 - 6,99 AKA The Father's shadow
- DirectorAdrian PanekStarsKamil PolnisiakNicolas PrzygodaSonia MietielicaChildren liberated from a Nazi concentration camp have to overcome hunger, thirst and vicious dogs in an abandoned mansion surrounded by the forest.SSA 29 - 6,29
- DirectorHenry DunhamStarsJames Badge DaleChris MulkeyBrian GeraghtyA former cop-turned-militia man investigates a shooting at a police funeral.SSA 30 - 6,58
- DirectorLuciano OnettiNicolás OnettiStarsGermán BaudinoMaria Eugenia RigonGustavo DalessanroIn the tradition of giallos of the early 70s a magician finds himself the target of a sadistic serial killer.SSA 31 - 6,57
- DirectorAbdelhamid BouchnakStarsYassmine DimassiHela AyedAziz JebaliAn investigation into witchcraft leads a trio of journalism students to a mysterious town marked by sinister rituals. Inspired by true events.SSA 32 - 6,24
- DirectorTilman SingerStarsLuana VelisJohannes BeneckeJan BluthardtLuz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.SSA 33 - 6,20
- DirectorAdam SedlákStarsTereza HofováJirí KonvalinkaMiroslav HanusTop cyclist Roman has had enough of serving as a domestique, a bicycle racer who sacrifices for the team. And since strenuous training and a strict regimen don't lead to the type of performance he longs for, he sets up an oxygen tent at home. His obsession with having a sports career, however, renders him oblivious to his wife Sarlota's desire to have a baby.SSA 34 - 6,05
- DirectorDaniel RobbinsStarsZachery ByrdPhillip Andre BotelloZack WeinerA group of college freshmen pledge an exclusive fraternity but soon realize there's more at stake than they could have ever imagined.SSA 35 - 5,89
- DirectorJosh LoboStarsScott PoythressAJ BowenSusan BurkeA man descends into paranoia after trapping what he believes to be the devil in his basement, but things take a dark turn when his family unexpectedly arrive for Christmas.SSA 36 - 5,86
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
- DirectorPeter BraatzStarsLaura DernBrad DourifJeff Goodwin30 years after the shooting of 'Blue Velvet', the classic film of David Lynch, the German filmmaker Peter Braatz revisits his original Super-8 material and numerous photographies, filmed 30 years ago on the set in Wilmington, USA.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
- DirectorWilliam LustigStarsTom AtkinsBruce CampbellLaurene LandonA killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
- DirectorJeff LiebermanStarsGeorge KennedyMike KellinChris LemmonFive young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsBetsy PalmerAdrienne KingJeannine TaylorA group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.
- DirectorKen WiederhornStarsLauren TewesJennifer Jason LeighJohn DiSantiA news anchorwoman begins to suspect a man living in the same apartment complex as her to be the serial killer that's been raping and killing women in the Miami area.
- DirectorWilliam LustigStarsJoe SpinellCaroline MunroAbigail ClaytonA psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.
- DirectorYakov ProtazanovStarsYuliya SolntsevaIgor IlyinskyNikolai TsereteliEngineer Mstislav Sergeyevich Los travels to Mars where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group of Elders with the support of Queen Aelita who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
- DirectorJim Van BebberStarsMarcelo GamesMarc PitmanLeslie OrrA dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.
- DirectorZal BatmanglijStarsChristopher DenhamNicole ViciusBrit MarlingTwo documentary filmmakers attempt to penetrate a cult who worships a woman who claims to be from the future.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsCary GrantJoan FontaineVictor McLaglenIn 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.
- DirectorRiley StearnsStarsLeland OrserMary Elizabeth WinsteadChris EllisA cult deprogrammer is hired to help a couple whose daughter is under the influence of a mysterious cult.