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TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013 – Day 2 continued

WE ARE THE BEST!

This beautiful and charming film directed by Lukas Moodysson (SHOW ME LOVE aka FUCKING AMAL) revels in the heartache and uncertainty of youth from the viewpoint of three 12 year-old girls growing up in Stockholm. Bobo, Klara and Hedvig, played by Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin and Liv LeMoyne respectively, all deal with the tribulations of adolescence and the consequences of naivety and impulsiveness. Continue reading TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013 – Day 2 continued

TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013 – Opening Day

The 26th TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL got off to a real bang at the trendy Roppongi Hills with the trademark eco-friendly green carpet rolled out again for guests arriving from all parts of the world. Particular excitement came with the arrival of TOM HANKS and British director PAUL GREENGRASS promoting festival opening film CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, and SOFIA COPPOLA accompanied by her prolific director father FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA and mother ELEANOR COPPOLA to celebrate her latest buzz movie BLING RING. Continue reading TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013 – Opening Day