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MONSOON SHOOTOUTd. Amit Kumar, India, UnitedKingdom, 201220 JULY 21:45 MUSGRAVE B; 27 JULY 19:00 MUSGRAVE BThis brashly styled exploitation picture is a violent thriller set on the mean streets ofMumbai. Featuring rule-breaking, bone-breaking cops, the film tells the story of Adi, anidealistic rookie cop who works for the brutal and violent Khan who believes in shootingfirst and not bothering to ask questions later. When he gets involved in a tense shootoutwith a gangster named Shiva in the middle of the driving monsoon rain, the soured anddisillusioned Adi is paralysed with indecision since he can’t tell which set of events andconsequences he wants to trigger. African Premiere.Hindi with English subtitles, 96 minNOd. Pablo Larráin, Chile, United20 JULY 20:15 SUNCOAST A; 28 JULY 14:30 SUNCOAST AStates, France, 2012In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet was forced, due to internationalpressure, to call for a referendum on his presidency and whether he could extend hisrule for another eight years. In response, opposition leaders persuaded a brash, youngadvertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaignfor the ‘No’ vote. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot’sminions, Saavedra and his team devised an audacious plan to win the election and setChile free. Both pointedly political and highly personal, No is a concise study of how weare manipulated from all sides by the media. African Premiere.Spanish with English subtitles, 117 minOF GOOD REPORT (OPENING FILM)d. Jahmil XT Qubeka, South Africa, 18 JULY 19:00 SUPERNOVA; 21 JULY 14:15 SUNCOAST B;201324 JULY 20:15 SUNCOAST B; 27 JULY 18:00 EKHAYAThis third film from South African director Jahmil XT Qubeka tells the sombre tale of a smalltownhigh-school teacher with a penchant for young girls. The result is an hypnoticallyengaging journey into the soul of a mentally troubled man. The trouble for Parker Sitholebegins when he meets the undeniably gorgeous Nolitha Ngubane at a local tavern.Captivated by her beauty, an illicit affair ensues. However, there’s just one problem: Nolithais one of Parker’s pupils and is just sixteen years old. Parker quickly spirals into a deepobsession that ultimately becomes violent and unquenchable. World Premiere.Filmmakers in attendanceXhosa, Zulu and Sotho with English subtitles, 104 min34th Durban International Film Festival 65