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Nordwand aka North Face 2008, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Directed by:Phillip Stolzl. Screenwriter by: Christoph Silber, Rupert Henning and Johannes Naber. Cast: Benno Furmann, florian Lukas and Johanna Wokalek
German film depicting an attempted first ascent of the Eiger north face from 1936.
Running time: 121 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski

Our Man in Havana 1959, USA, Directed by: Carol Reed. Screenwriter by: Graham Greene. Cast: Alex Guinness and Burl lves
Jim Wormold sells vacuum cleaners in Havana. His daughter, spends a lot of money, so he accepts a job with the Intelligence Service. As he has nothing to report, he invents facts, pretends to recruit agents and to discover secret constructions.
Running time: 111 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ****
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski

Lad de sma born aka Aftermath 2004, Denmark, Directed by: Paprika Steen. Screenwriter by: Kim Fupz Aakeson. Cast: Shfie Grabol and Michel Birkkjaer
A young married couple has to deal with their emotional breakdowns after the death of their only daughter.
Running time: 104 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: **
Cast performance: **
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski

Arbeit Fur Alle aka Full Employment 2008, Germany, Directed by: Matthias Vogel and Thomas Oberlies Screenwriter by: Matthias Vogel and Thomas Oberlies. Cast: Mark Auerbach and Wolfgang Stegemann
Who says seniors can’t stay active? Employment assistance takes a surprising – and violent – turn. Someone pass the flame thrower!
Running time: 13 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ****
Cast performance: ****
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ****
Final chouski rating: Yakuza

DeUsynlige aka Troubled Water 2008, Norway, Directed by: Erik Poppe Screenwriter by: Harald Rosenlow-Eeg. Cast: Trine Dyrholm and Pal SVerre Valheim Hagen
A murder killed a 4 years old boy on his way back to the real life after years in prison.
Running time: 115 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ****
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski

Amreeka 2009, USA/Canada, Directed by: Cherien Dabis. Screenwriter by: Cherien Dabis. Cast: Nisreen Faour and Hiam Abbass
A drama centered on an immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Illinois.
Running time: 96 minutes
Direction: **
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski

Alle Anderen aka Everyone Else 2009, German, Directed by: Maren Ade. Screenwriter by: Maren Ade. Cast: Birgit Minichmayr and Lars Eidinger
A couple’s relationship is threatened after an encounter with another couple.
Running time: 119 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ****
Cast performance: ****
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Yakuza

Talhotblond 2009, USA, Directed by: Barbara Schroeder. Screenwriter by: Barbara Schroeder.
This it the true story of an Internet love triangle that takes place entirely online. Lies lead to murder in real life
Running time: 83 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ****
Cast performance: None
Music: **
Cinematography: *
Overall Production: *
Final chouski rating: Twoski

The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1973, USA, Directed by: Peter Yates. Screenwriter by: George Higgins and Paul Monash. Cast: Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle
Eddie’s friends are numerous, but the term friend is suspect. As a small time hood Eddie is about to go back to jail. In order to escape this fate he deals information on stolen guns to the feds.
Running time: 102 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ****
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski

Lille Soldat aka Little Soldier 2009, Denmark, Directed by: Annette K Olesen. Screenwriter by: Kim Fupz Aakeson and Annette k Olesen. Cast:Trine Dyrholm and Finn Nielsen
An army veteran becomes a chauffeur to her father’s mistress.
Running time: 100 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski

Away We Go. 2009, USA, Directed by: Sam Mendes. Screenwriter by: Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. Cast: Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski.
Indie comedy about a couple who go on a road trip to help them decide where is best to bring up baby.
Running time: 98 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski

Jet Zusje Van Katia aka Katia’s Sister, 2008, Netherlands, Directed by: Mijke De Jong. Screenwriter by: Jan Eilander, Jolein Laarman, based on the novel by Andrés Barba Cast: Betty Qizmolli and Julia Seijkens.
Story of a young girl, trying to cope with the fact that her mother and sister are prostitutes
Running time: 85 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ****
Music: **
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski

500 days of summer, 2009, USA, Directed by: Marc Webb. Screenwriter by: Scott Neustadter and Michel Weber Cast: Zooey Deschanel and Josph Gordon-Levitt
When an unlucky greeting card copywriter is dumped by his girlfriend, the hopeless romantic shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days ‘together’ in hopes of figuring out where things went wrong.
Running time: 92 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: **
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski

Pescuit Sportiv aka Hooked, 2008, Romanian, Directed by: Adrian Sitaru. Screenwriter by: Adrian Sitaru Cast: Adrian Titieni and Ioana Flora.
A car accident leads to a game of emotional cat-and-mouse when a street prostitute seeks revenge against two secret lovers.
Running time: 92 minutes
Direction: **
Script, overall story: **
Cast performance: **
Music: none
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski

Humpday, 2009, USA, Directed by: Lynn Shelton. Screenwriter by: Lynn Shelton Cast: Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard.
A farcical comedy about straight male bonding gone a little too far.
Running time: 92 minutes
Direction: **
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: none
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski