“Resurrection of a Bastard” realist drama to open Rotterdam Film FestDecember 13, 2012 - 20:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Resurrection of a Bastard, the sophomore effort from Dutch director Guido van Driel, will open the 42nd Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Hollywood Reporter said. The feature, which stars Yorick van Wageningen (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) alongside Dutch colleagues Goua Robert Grovogui and Juda Goslinga, is a magical realist drama in which an old farmer bent on revenge, a criminal from Amsterdam and an illegal immigrant all meet up under an ancient oak tree. Resurrection will have its world premiere in competition in Rotterdam, arguably the world's premier festival for new art house directors. Van Driel adapted the film from his own, acclaimed graphic novel. Resurrection began life as a development project at Rotterdam's CineMart back in 2010. An accomplished painter and visual artist, van Driel's first feature, Groen is toch de Mooiste kleur voor Gras, premiered in competition at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2007. The 2013 Rotterdam Film Festival runs Jan. 23 - Feb. 3. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |