Veteran Australian director Rolf De Heer (“Ten Canoes”) is shooting a new film titled “The Mountain,” for which Italy’s Fandango Sales is launching sales at the online AFM.
“The Mountain” (pictured above in a first-look image) tells the story of a central character named BlackWoman, who is abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert. Following her escape from the cage, “she walks through pestilence and persecution, from desert to mountain to city, to find … more captivity,” reads the film’s synopsis.
“BlackWoman walks and walks, past ruins and dunes until she finds boots, and skeletons and skulls, a wrecked world where few survive and your newly gained boots can get stolen at the point of a gun.”
“Those responsible are reluctant to release their privilege, and BlackWoman, escaping once more, must find solace in her beginnings,” it adds. The film stars Mwajemi Hussein, Deepthi Sharma, and Darsan Sharma.
“The Mountain” (pictured above in a first-look image) tells the story of a central character named BlackWoman, who is abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert. Following her escape from the cage, “she walks through pestilence and persecution, from desert to mountain to city, to find … more captivity,” reads the film’s synopsis.
“BlackWoman walks and walks, past ruins and dunes until she finds boots, and skeletons and skulls, a wrecked world where few survive and your newly gained boots can get stolen at the point of a gun.”
“Those responsible are reluctant to release their privilege, and BlackWoman, escaping once more, must find solace in her beginnings,” it adds. The film stars Mwajemi Hussein, Deepthi Sharma, and Darsan Sharma.
- 11/2/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Rolf de Heer's Alexandra's Project is the kind of unknown film that doesn't oversell too much details about its story. While some may be fascinated, many, among those who've seen this Australian film, will be divided. At most, the film entertained me as much as a Hollywood blockbuster, but it was only the actors' performance that kept my attention.
The movie introduces us to Steve (Gary Sweet) is a man who seems to have it all. He lives in a peaceful neighbourhood, has a nine-to-five job that he likes, has two children (Samantha Knigge and Jack Christie) who loves him and a stable marriage with his wife, Alexandra (Helen Buday). On his birthday, Steve gets two surprises. The first one being a promotion at his job that he's been dying for.
This is why Steve leaves office earlier in order to get his second surprise. In fact, he believes...
The movie introduces us to Steve (Gary Sweet) is a man who seems to have it all. He lives in a peaceful neighbourhood, has a nine-to-five job that he likes, has two children (Samantha Knigge and Jack Christie) who loves him and a stable marriage with his wife, Alexandra (Helen Buday). On his birthday, Steve gets two surprises. The first one being a promotion at his job that he's been dying for.
This is why Steve leaves office earlier in order to get his second surprise. In fact, he believes...
- 9/10/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
- In today's foursome, we have the first of Weinstein co.'s singer-related music biographies and we've placed two highly anticipated Paramount Vantage in the mix. Curiously all four films are book novel to film adaptations.8. Into the Wild Release date: September 21st Limited Release Screenwriters: Based on Krakauer novel, the screenplay is written by Penn.Director: Sean PennDistributor: Paramount Vantage Fests: A preem at the Toronto Film Festival.Producers: Art Linson (Fight Club), William Pohlad (Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus), Sean Penn (The Pledge) Ioncinema Preview: View HereMovie Trailer: Click HereThe Gist: Based on a true story and the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer. After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless (Hirsch) abandons his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
- 8/30/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
- Following up on a Screen Daily piece written moments after the Berlin film festival, we’ve decided to go with that list and make a full breakdown of the pictures that we might find at this year’s Cannes film festival. At this point its just speculation - but hell its fun to speculate and after what many consider a long wait for quality projects – I think that buyers and sellers might find themselves in a real frenzy at the Croisette. With the opening of what will be a massive blockbuster hit (hear those cash registers ring) in Ron Howard’s The Da Vinci Code, and by the looks of the names there might be plenty of items to look forward to in the Autumn and be sure there will be plenty of leftovers for both Venice & Toronto (remember: Ang Lee avoided traffic and showcased Brokeback Mountain at Venice.
- 3/8/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
MELBOURNE, Australia -- In what is regarded as the curtain-raiser for the awards season Down Under, the psychological drama Japanese Story and crime caper comedy Gettin' Square head the nominations list for this year's Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards. The critical and commercial hit Japanese Story is nominated in a total of seven categories, including best picture, best director, and best actress (Toni Collette). Gettin' Square, which also has seven nominations, will go head-to-head with Japanese Story in the best picture and director categories, while David Wenham is the front-runner for the best actor nod for his turn as a recently released convict. The other two best picture nominees are the Rolf de Heer drama Alexandra's Project and the coming-of-age tale Swimming Upstream, helmed by Russell Mulcahy. In the best actress category, Collette is up against Helen Buday (Alexandra's Project), Susie Porter (Teesh and Trude) and Olivia Pigeot (A Cold Summer), while Wenham's fellow nominees include Geoffrey Rush (Swimming Upstream), Heath Ledger (Ned Kelly) and Gary Sweet (Alexandra's Project).
- 10/14/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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