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2011 SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL (ARCHIVE)

[This page is the archive of 2011 Sydney Film Festival coverage. For news, reviews and full coverage of the 2012 Sydney Film Festival, CLICK HERE]

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Sydney Film Festival program

Get a comprehensive overview of what's playing at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival.

REVIEWS

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The Tree of Life

(US)

Writer/director: Terrence Malick Read synopsis and review

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Norwegian Wood

Writer/director: Tran Anh Hung

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Sleeping Beauty

(Australia)

Writer/director: Julia Leigh

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The Future

(USA)

Writer/director: Miranda July

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Take Shelter

(US)

Writer/director: Jeff Nichols

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13 Assassins

(Japan)

Director: Takashi Miike

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A Separation

(Iran)

Writer/director: Asghar Farhadi

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Toomelah

(Australia)

Writer/director: Ivan Sen

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Meek's Cutoff (US)

Director: Kelly Reichardt Read synopsis and review

Le Quattro Volte (The Four Times) (Italy)

Writer/director: Michelangelo Frammartino

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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

(US)

Co-writer/director: Morgan Spurlock

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The Beaver

(US)

Director: Jodie Foster

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Cedar Rapids

(US)

Director: Miguel Arteta

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The Trip

(UK)

Director: Michael Winterbottom

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Amador

(Spain)

Writer/director: Fernando León de Aranoa

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Cairo 678

(Egypt)

Director: Mohamed Diab

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Sacrifice

(China)

Director: Chen Kaige

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Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

(USA)

Co-writer/director: Alex Stapleton

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33 Postcards

(China/Australia)

Writer/director: Pauline Chan

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Attenberg

(Greece)

Writer/director: Athina Rachel Tsangari

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Target

(Russia)

Director: Alexander Zeldovich

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Armadillo

(Denmark)

Director: Janus Metz Pedersen

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LennoNYC

(USA)

Director: Michael Epstein

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Happy Happy

(Norway)

Director: Anne Sewitsky

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The Forgiveness of Blood

(Albania)

Director: Joshua Marston

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Life, Above All

(South Africa)

Director: Oliver Schmitz

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Microphone

(Egypt)

Writer/director: Ahmad Abdalla

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Tucker & Dale vs Evil

(USA)

Co-writer/director: Eli Craig

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Silent Souls

(Russia)

Director: Aleksei Fedorchenko

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The Troll Hunter

(Norway)

Writer/director: André Øvredal

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Scarlet Road

(Australia)

Director: Catherine Scott

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Stake Land

(USA)

Co-writer/director: Jim Mickle

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Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure

(Australia)

Writer/director: Matthew Bate

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Tiong Bahru

(Singapore)

Directors: Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy

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Jane Eyre

(UK)

Director: Cary Fukunaga

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How to Start Your Own Country

(Canada)

Co-writer/director: Jody Shapiro

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Martha Marcy May Marlene

(USA)

Writer/director: Sean Durkin

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Project Nim

(UK)

Director: James Marsh

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