Ixcanul Volcano, 2015. Directed by Jayro Bustamante. Starring Maria Mercedes Coroy, Maria Telon, Manuel Antun, Justo Lorenzo, Marvin Coroy. SYNOPSIS Maria is a 17 year old Mayan girl who lives and works on a coffee plantation with her family. Despite the arranged marriage that awaits her, Maria dreams of escaping to the city, but then an unwanted pregnancy […]
BIFF 2015 Movie Review – The Companion (2015)
The Companion, 2015. Directed by Pavel Giroud. Starring Yotuel Romero, Armando Miguel Gomez, Camila Arteche, Yailene Sierra, Jazz Vila, Jorge Molina. SYNOPSIS As HIV swept the globe throughout the 1980s, Cuban officials sent patients to a military facility for supervision, allowing detainees out once a week in the presence of an official “companion” sent to accompany them. Former boxing […]
BIFF 2015 Movie Review – Cafard (2015)
Cafard, 2015. Directed by Jan Bultheel. Starring Wim Willaert, Dinara Drukarova, Sebastien Dewaele, Maarten Ketels and Benoit Gob. SYNOPSIS August 1914, Ostend, Belgium. A teenage girl called Mimi (Maud Brethenoux) is violently attacked by German soldiers just as her father is crowned world wrestling champion across the other side of the globe. Upon hearing the news, […]
BIFF 2015 Movie Review – Sleeping Giant (2015)
Sleeping Giant, 2015. Directed by Andrew Cividino Starring Jackson Martin, Reece Moffett, Nick Serino and David Disher. SYNOPSIS: Expanding upon his award winning short of the same name, Andrew Cividino’s story follows three teenage boys forced to while away their summer in a sleepy Canadian resort town. At first, cousins Riley (Reece Moffett) and Nate […]