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Aswesuma (2001)
when a promise is kept
Guneris' wife has just died and after her cremation, the old man goes to the police and asks to be taken into custody after he satisfies his conscience by confessing to murders he committed as a young man, 52 years previously. At this time, Guneris' infant child died of malaria and at the same time a rare gem came into his possession. A group of thugs somehow found out about it and ransacked his house looking for it. They then molested Guneris' wife after trying her to a tree. After enduring this horrific time, she escapes and sets Guneris free too, but when the thugs try to catch them again, Guneris kills them and makes his wife promise that it will not be revealed until one of them dies. This award-winning film is directed by Bennette Rathnayake and stars Joe Abeywickrema, Jackson Anthony and Sangeetha Weerarathna. (From Sri Lanka, in Sinhalese and English, English subtitles)
Emil und die Detektive (2001)
Don't mess with the worlds smallest detectives
This movie is based on the popular children's book, Emil and the Detectives. Emil lives with his long-term unemployed father in a small town in eastern Germany. His father finally finds work as a vacuum-cleaner salesman. Emil's mother has left to start a new life in Canada, so when his father has a car accident, has his license revoked and is in hospital, Emil is sent to stay with his teacher's sister in Berlin. However, on the train to Berlin he befriends a stranger, who drugs and robs him. From there, it's an old-fashioned adventure as Emil meets some street smart local kids who help him track down the thief. Stars Tobias Retzlaff, Anja Sommavilla and Jürgen Vogel. Directed by Franziska Buch
Ébrenjárók (2002)
outline of movie
Sandor (Gyorgy Gazso) is a middle-aged office worker who is fired from his job. He decides to start a whole new life, and takes off in his car with caravan attached, headed for the Adriatic coast. He hasn't got very far when he is pulled over by police and is booked, unjustly, for drunk driving. Things only seem to get worse for Sandor as he falls in and out of various comedic situations, including one where he befriends a youth who painted graffiti all over Sandor's caravan while he was held up at the police station. Sandor decides he prefers his caravan that way. This film also stars Eszter Marko and Peter Laszlo and was directed by Bence Miklauzik. (In Hungarian, English subtitles)