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FEATURE FILMSMIDNIGHT’S CHILDRENd. Deepa Mehta, Canada, United 19 JULY 19:00 NOuVEAU; 24 JULY 20:30 NOuVEAU;Kingdom, 201227 JULY 17:30 NOuVEAU; 28 JULY 13:00 NOuVEAUAt the stroke of midnight on August 15th, 1947, as India declares independence fromGreat Britain, two babies are switched at birth by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. And soit is that Saleem Sinai, the bastard child of a beggar woman, and Shiva, the only son ofa wealthy couple, are fated to live the destinies meant for each other in a world that isradically different to the one which birthed them. This stirring, beautifully filmed andhighly personal history of India from Deepa Mehta, perfectly captures the epic complexityof Salman Rushdie’s celebrated novel. African Premiere.English, Hindi and Urdu with English subtitles, 148 minMISS LOVELYd. Ashim Ahluwalia, India, 2012 21 JULY 16:00 MUSGRAVE B; 27 JULY 21:30 SUNCOAST CSet in the sordid world of Bombay’s exploitation-film industry during the late 1980s, MissLovely tells the devastating story of two brothers named Sonu and Vicky who producesleazy horror films. When Sonu decides that he's going to try to take their businessupmarket by making a true Bollywood style romance, Vicky starts to see his profit marginshrinking and steps on his younger sibling with every chance he gets. Nonetheless,Sonu begins casting his dream venture, titled ‘Miss Lovely’, but in the process he meets abeautiful ingénue named Pinky, and things start to fall apart. African Premiere.Hindi with English subtitles, 115 minMOBILE HOMEd. François Pirot, France, Belgium, 20 JULY 14:00 SUNCOAST A; 25 JULY 20:00 SUNCOAST C;Luxembourg, 201227 JULY 19:00 SUNCOAST CHaving broken up with his girlfriend and left his job, Simon returns to the small countryvillage where he grew up and rekindles his relationship with his old friend Julien. Not yetprepared to settle down, the two unemployed thirty-year-olds decide to resurrect theirteenage dream of an adventure on the open road and buy a mobile home. Their trip isdelayed for various reasons but they decide to live in the vehicle anyway and get migrantworkat a local timber operation. This directorial debut from screenwriter François Pirot isimbued with a wide-eyed charm tinged with skepticism and bathed in humanity.French with English subtitles, 95 min64 34th Durban International Film Festival