Visit www.sandcastlemovie.com Just prior to 18-year-old En’s mandatory enlistment into the Singaporean army, a series of events and disclosures threatens to alter his world view forever. The taste of his first romance, the death of his grandfather, his grandmothers worsening Alzheimers disease, his schoolteacher mothers affair with an uptight military commander, and Ens newfound awareness of his late fathers student activist past all contribute to his decision to reevaluate the pieces of his life before they are erased by the tides of time. This is Boo Junfeng’s debut feature film and it will world-premiere in-competition at the 49th International Critics’ Week at Cannes Film Festival. International Sales: Fortissimo Films Production Company: Zhao Wei Films
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Knowing (film) Knowing is an upcoming science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially backed by Summit Entertainment, which will also distribute the film. Knowing was filmed in Melbourne, Australia, using various locations to represent the film’s setting, Boston. The film is scheduled to be released in 2009. Knowing Premise A professor (Cage) finds that the contents of a time capsule at his son’s elementary school makes predictions of the future that have come true. The predictions lead the teacher to believe the world is ending, and that he and his son are involved in the apocalypse. Knowing Cast Nicolas Cage as a professor Rose Byrne as the daughter of the woman who buried the time capsule Chandler Canterbury as the professor’s son Ben Mendelsohn as Phil Bergman Adrienne Pickering as Allison Knowing Production Knowing was originally written by novelist Ryne Pearson, and the project was set up at Columbia Pictures. Directors Rod Lurie and Richard Kelly were attached as directors, but the film eventually went into turnaround. The project was picked up by the production company Escape Artists, and the script was rewritten by Stiles White and Juliet Snowden. Director Alex Proyas was attached to direct the project in February 2005. Summit Entertainment took on the …
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