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Sebastien Chesneau, Head of International Salessebastien.chesneau@rezofilms.com+336 2171 3911in venice: September 4 - September 8in toronto: September 9 - September 17

Laurent Danielou, Acquisitions & Productionlaurent.danielou@rezofilms.com+336 6420 9160in venice: September 6 - September 8in toronto: September 10 - September 15 Paris office:29, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière75009 Paris / Francetel: +331 4246 4630fax: +331 4246 4082www.rezofilms.com

(Qu’un seul tienne et les autres suivront)

a film by Léa Fehner

ScreeningsSaturday 5 at 4PM, Sala Pasinetti Press/industryMonday 7 at 5PM, Sala Perla 2 officialWednesday 9 at 10.45PM, Sala Perla 2 Additional

Venice Days 09World Premiere

With Farida rahouadj (How Much Do You Love Me?), reda Kateb (A Prophet), Pauline etienne (Private Lessons), Marc Barbé (La vie en rose), vincent rottiers (the Passenger), Julien Lucas (regular Lovers), Dinara Droukarova (Guilty)Produced by Jean-Michel rey, Philippe Liégeois (rezo Productions)

Léa Fehner reveals an unblinking commitment to human nature, injecting adrenaline to the audience; with standing performances. A must see!

SynopsisAn elderly woman wants to meet her son’s murderer. A sixteen-year-old girl who has crossed paths with a young hoodlum needs an adult to accompany her to the prison visiting room. A young medical supplies delivery man is offered a deal to take the place of a gangster inmate so that the latter may escape. two women, one man, three destinies that come together in the visiting room of a prison…

Drama, 2009, 114 min, France

(la sangre y la lluvia)

a film by Jorge navasWith Gloria Montoya, Quique MendozaProduced by vicky idrobo, carlos Julio Acero, Julian Giraldo, carolina Barrera, Hugo castro

A frightening plunge into the dark nights of Bogota.

SynopsisJorge and Angela, two lonely beings, searching for the meaning of their existence, meet on a rainy night in the dark and violent streets of Bogota. Jorge, a young cab driver, emotionally destroyed by the recent death of his brother at the hands of a group of criminals, seeks revenge. Angela is an artist and princess of the night, addicted to cocaine and the labyrinths of the city. the loneliness of the night, always the same night, the void of the street, always the same void, and the city’s violence will lead them to a dark and redeeming encounter with themselves, much in the same way that rain, like tears and blood, calms thirst and brings life to cold asphalt.

Drama, 2009, 90 min, colombia

Screeningstuesday 8 at 4PM, Sala Pasinetti Press/industryFriday 11 at 5PM, Sala Perla 2 official

Venice Days 09Closing Film World Premiere

Screeningstuesday 8 at 4PM, Sala Pasinetti Press/industryFriday 11 at 5PM, Sala Perla 2 official

(j’ai tué ma mère)

a film by Xavier Dolan

Premiered at cannes 2009 – Directors’ Fortnight

With Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, Suzanne clément, François Arnaud, Patricia tulasne, niels SchneiderProduced by Xavier Dolan, Daniel Morin (Boréal Films), carole Mondello (Mifilifilms inc.)

Aged only 19, Dolan wrote, directed, produced and toplined his film. A buzz in Cannes, it swept all prizes at the Directors’ Fortnight, finding theatrical distribution in many territories. «Entertaining enough to attract paying customers and imaginative enough to attract criticalsupport» according to The Hollywood Reporter.

ScreeningsMonday 14 at 8.45PM, varsity 6 Press/industrytuesday 15 at 9.30PM, isabel Bader theatre Public 1thursday 17 at 3.45PM, Scotiabank theatre 2 Public 2Friday 18 at 4.30PM, varsity 5 Public 3

SynopsisHubert Minel doesn’t love his mother. the 17-years-old haughtily regards her with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters, kitsch decorations and the breadcrumbs that get stuck on the corner of her lips when she munches. in addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parents’ cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him more and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of an adolescence both marginal and typical – artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, sex and ostracism.

Drama, 2009, 90 min, canada

«A stunning tour de force» SCREEN «A funny and audacious comedy» HollywooD REpoRtER

«pic is a crowd-pleaser» VARIEty

toronto 09Special Presentation

a film by Keren Yedaya

Premiered at cannes 2009 – official Selection – out of competition

With Dana ivgy (or), Moni Moshonov (two Lovers), ronit elkabetz (the Band’s visit)Produced by emmanuel Agneray, Jérôme Bleitrach (Bizibi Productions), Marek rozenbaum (transfax Film Production), Benny Drechsel, Karsten Stöter (rohfilm)

Romeo & Juliet in a modern-way setting.

Synopsisin the heart of Jaffa, a city nicknamed « the Bride of the Sea » by the Palestinians, reuven’s garage is a family business. His daughter Mali and his son Meir, as well as toufik and Hassan, a young Palestinian and his father, work there for reuven. no one suspects that Mali and toufik have been in love for years. As the two lovers are secretly making their wedding arrangements, tension builds between Meir and toufik…

Drama, 2009, 104 min, israel

Screeningstuesday 15 at 9.15AM, varsity 5 Press/industrytuesday 15 at 7PM, varsity 3 Public 1thursday 17 at 12.15PM, varsity 3 Public 2

«An outstanding achievement» lIBERAtIoN

toronto 09City to City

Screeningstuesday 15 at 9.15AM, varsity 5 Press/industrytuesday 15 at 7PM, varsity 3 Public 1thursday 17 at 12.15PM, varsity 3 Public 2

a film by Pavel Lungin

Premiered at cannes 2009official Selection – Un certain regard

With Piotr Mamonov, oleg Yankovsky, ramilia iskander, Anastassia DontsovaProduced by Pavel Lungin, olga vassilieva

With a $20M budget and a stunning cinematography by Clint Eastwood’s DoP Tom Stern, Lungin delivers a fascinating and spectacular story of the corruption of power.

Synopsis16th century. in a russia plagued by conspiracies and riots, ivan the terrible firmly believes he is invested with a divine mission. He establishes an absolute power, crushing, with a cruelty beyond belief, whoever gets in his way. in this atmosphere of terror, the Head of the church, Filipp, great scholar and close friend of ivan, dares to stand up and denounce the mystical tyranny of the Sovereign…

Drama, 2009, 114 min, russia

on release

«terrific lead perfs. Both spectacular and pious. A film between Eisenstein’s Ivan the

terrible and tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev» tHE HollywooD REpoRtER

on release

a film by Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonanno

Premiered at Sundance 2009opening documentary film at Berlin Panorama 2009

Winner Audience Award Berlin 2009

Produced by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike BonannoExecutive producers: Patrice Barrat, Alan Hayling

Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are two guys who just can’t take « no » for an answer. They have an unusual hobby: posing as top executives of corporations they hate.US release: Fall 2009

Synopsisthrough this blistering feature documentary, we nervously follow the daring political pranks of two gonzo activists ; they take on the fake identity of corporate executives in a bid to highlight the greed and brutal selfishness of some of the world’s biggest and most powerful multinational corporations.

Documentary, 2009, 90 min, USA

«It could be this season’s choice» SCREEN«It shines with raw wit and originality» NEwSwEEK

on release

a film by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld

Premiered at Berlin Panorama 2009

With isabelle Adjani, Denis Podalydès, Yann collette, Jackie BerroyerProduced by Bénédicte Lesage, Ariel Askénazi (Mascaret Films)

After six years off-screen, Isabelle Adjani as never seen before…

Synopsisone day, a school teacher takes her students hostage.

Drama, 2009, 88 min, France

«A shock film, both funny and tragic» lE MoNDE«Deliberately provocative» VARIEty

(la journée de la jupe)

on release

a film by Stéphane Brizé

With vincent Lindon (Welcome), Sandrine Kiberlain (Love Me), Aure Atika (the Beat that My Heart Skipped)Produced by Milena Poylo, Gilles Sacuto (tS Productions)

After the international success of Not Here To Be Loved (sold to over 35 territories), Stéphane Brizé returns with his usual elegance and subtle scriptwriting, in a story that echoes in each and everyone of us.French release on October 14th (over 200 prints)

SynopsisJean leads a pretty ordinary life: he spends his days happily between his construction sites and his house, with his loving wife and son. He feels confortable in his routine. one day, as he’s picking up Kevin from school, he stumbles upon Mademoiselle chambon, his son’s teacher. She’s discreet, elegant, mesmerizing, unlike any woman he has ever met before. this chance encounter will be a turning point in his well-organized life. An opportunity to change or a folly to regret?

Drama, 2009, 100 min, FranceFall delivery

a film by Stéphane Brizé

a film by Antoine Blossier

With Grégoire colin (35 rhums), François Levantal (Black), Bérénice Bejo (oSS 117)Cinematography: Pierre AïmSet Decorator: Bettina von Den SteinenAnimatronics: Pascal Molina (nomansland FX)Virtual FX: nicolas Bonnell (Plugeffects)Produced by olivier oursel (Quasar Pictures), christophe Mazodier (Polaris Film Productions)

Hunting season is not over yet. Somewhere in between The Descent, Jaws and Delivrance, Prey takes a family on the verge of explosion into a dark forest, where mysterious creatures seem to be out of control. Human nature can be scarier than the darkest woods…Shooting September 24th - Delivery Cannes 2010

Synopsisin his stepfamily’s countryside retreat, nathan knew that the traditional autumn family reunion was going to be particularly stormy. claire, his wife, was to announce her pregnancy, and tough decisions needed to be made to prevent the family’s pesticide business from closing down. But on the first night, claire’s father is mysteriously attacked by a terrorized deer. the men decide to venture into the surrounding forest to find the reason for the animal’s odd behavior. carrying a shotgun for the first time in his life and witnessing the growing tensions between the father and his sons, nathan soon discovers that the hunting season is not over yet. now they’ve become the prey.

Horror, FranceIn production