Category: NEW MOVIES: “The Last Republican”

NEW MOVIES: Jan 2-8, 2025, “The Last Republican,” “From Ground Zero,” “Harbin,” “Vermiglio”

THE LAST REPUBLICAN

THE LAST REPUBLICAN

Documentary

In the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot, Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger teams up with Hollywood director Steve Pink, a fan of Pink’s film Hot Tub Time Machine, to shed light on the events and hold those responsible accountable.

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FROM GROUND ZERO

FROM GROUND ZERO

From Ground Zero (Arabic: قصص غير محكية من غزة من المسافة صفر, romanized: qiṣaṣ ghayr maḥkiyya min Ghazza min al-masāfa ṣifr, lit. ‘Untold stories of Gaza’s Ground Zero’) is a 2024 anthology film directed by 22 different Palestinian directors.[1] The film is made up of 22 short films, including documentaries, fiction, animation and experimental films about the current situation of the people of Gaza in the midst of the Israel-Hamas War.[2]

From Ground Zero premiered at the 5th Amman International Film Festival on 5 July 2024[3] and had its North American premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024 as part of the TIFF Docs section.[4] It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[5]

Contents

  • “Out Of Frame”, Directed by Nidaa Abu Hasna
  • “Hill Of Heaven”, Directed by Kareem Satoum
  • “Charm”, Directed by Bashar Al-Balbeisi
  • “Awakening”, Directed by Mahdi Karirah
  • “Jad and Natalie”, Directed by Aws Al-Banna
  • “No”, Directed by Hana Awad
  • “Everything is fine”, Directed by Nidal Damo
  • “Taxi Waneesa”, Directed by E’temad Weshah
  • “24 Hours”, Directed by Alaa Damo
  • “Selfies”, Directed by Reema Mahmoud
  • “No Signal”, Directed by Muhammad Alshareef
  • “Soft Skin”, Directed by Khamees Masharawi
  • “Flash Back”, Directed by Islam Al Zrieai
  • “Fragments”, Directed by Basil Al-Maqousi
  • “Offerings”, Directed by Mustafa Al-Nabih
  • “School Day”, Directed by Ahmed Al-Danf
  • “Farah and Meryam”, Directed by Wissam Moussa
  • “Overburden”, Directed by Ala’a Ayob
  • “The Teacher”, Directed by Tamer Najm
  • “Recycling”, Directed by Rabab Khamees
  • “Echo”, Directed by Mustafa Kallab
  • “Sorry Cinema”, Directed by Ahmad Hassouna

Idealization and production

After the start of the Gaza genocide, film director Rashid Masharawi founded the Masharawi Fund for Cinema and Filmmakers in Gaza with the purpose of supporting young Palestinian filmmakers to express themselves and tell their stories through cinema.[6] Masharawi supported the production and post-production of the 22 short films that make up From Ground Zero filmed in different parts of the Gaza Strip at the end of 2023.[7]

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HARBIN

HARBIN

Harbin (Korean: 하얼빈) is a 2024 South Korean biographical period drama film directed by Woo Min-ho and starring Hyun Bin as Ahn Jung-geun, a Korean independence activist who assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan, in 1909.[3]

The film had its world premiere in the Gala program of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.[4]

Plot

In 1909, Ahn Jung-geun, a resistance fighter opposing Korea’s subjugation by Japan, struggles across the frozen Tumen River. Meanwhile, his fellow resistance fighters question his whereabouts and loyalty. Ahn returns but has his leadership challenged because most of the fighters under him had died in a recent successful attack against the Japanese. Ahn had refused to commit war crimes by executing prisoners of war, including officer Tatsuo Mori, and freed them. Mori tracked down Ahn’s group and slaughtered them with cannon.

Ahn decides that he will redeem himself by assassinating Itō Hirobumi, the Prime Minister of Japan and former Resident General of Korea. Itō is currently travelling by train from China to Russian-controlled Harbin to hold meetings with Vladimir Kokovtsov, the Russian Finance Minister, in which the future of Korea will be discussed.

Cast

Special appearance

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VERMIGLIO

VERMIGLIO

Vermiglio is a 2024 drama film written, co-produced and directed by Maura Delpero. The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.[3] It was designated as the Italian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[4]

Plot

1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher’s eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone’s life.

Cast

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