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K-Films Amérique

K-Films Amérique
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Foundation date 1 january 1994

K-Films Amérique est une société de distribution cinématographique québécoise basée à Montréal, fondée en 1994.

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Filmography of K-Films Amérique (29 films)

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The Virgin, the Copts and Me, 1h31
Directed by Namir Abdel Messeeh
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion
Actors Namir Abdel Messeeh

Namir is Egyptian, a Copt and now lives in France. When there is a family reunion, he buys an old video cassette recorded many years earlier at a religious holiday in his home village, when his mother said she had had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Namir realizes he has in his hands a very interesting subject for a documentary: he convinces his producer that it is a good idea and sets off on a journey that takes him back to his origins and puts his profession as a director to the test. However, he has not reckoned with his mother, the real protagonist of the story. Eventually, in her hometown, they recreate an apparition with the help of the other villagers.
Mesnak
Mesnak (2011)
, 1h36
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Luc Morissette

Dave est un serveur dans la vingtaine vivant à Montréal et jouant Hamlet. D’origine autochtone, son adoption à l’âge de 3 ans a effacé tous ses souvenirs de sa culture d’origine. Lorsqu’il reçoit par la poste une photographie de sa mère biologique, Gertrude McKenzie, Dave se rend à Kinogamish afin de faire sa connaissance. Il réalise cependant rapidement qu’il n’est pas le bienvenu dans la réserve où il a vu le jour puisqu’il rencontre de l’hostilité de la part de Claude St-Onge, le chef de bande de Kinogamish, qui s’apprête à marier Gertrude. Néanmoins, Dave se lie d’amitié avec une jeune Innue nommée Osalic qui tente de se libérer de l’inceste dont elle est victime. Il fait également la rencontre de Sapatesh, un vieil aveugle qui lui en apprend davantage sur son père et sur les circonstances troublantes de sa mort.
Turk's Head, 1h39
Directed by Pascal Elbé
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes La banlieue française, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Roschdy Zem, Ronit Elkabetz, Pascal Elbé, Simon Abkarian, Florence Thomassin, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié

Set amidst Marseille's immigrant suburbs, a devastating chain of events unfolds when 14-year-old Turk, Bora, hurls a Molotov cocktail at a car. The occupant is an emergency doctor who has been called out to attend to a woman with cardiac problems. Regretful, the teenager rescues the injured doctor who ends up in a coma. The saga continues with the doctor's brother seeking to find the perpetrator.
Mourning for Anna, 1h27
Directed by Catherine Martin
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Guylaine Tremblay, Denis Bernard, Denise Gagnon, Paule Baillargeon, Gilles Renaud, Gary Boudreault

Après le meurtre d'Anna, une jeune violoniste assassinée par un inconnu dans son appartement, Françoise, sa mère bouleversée, tente de donner un sens à sa vie. Elle quitte Montréal pour s'installer à Kamouraska, dans la maison de ses ancêtres maternels. Elle renoue là avec un amour de sa jeunesse.
All About Actresses, 1h40
Directed by Maïwenn
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jeanne Balibar, Romane Bohringer, Julie Depardieu, Mélanie Doutey, Marina Foïs, Estelle Lefébure

Une réalisatrice veut faire un documentaire sur les actrices, toutes les actrices : les populaires, les inconnues, les intellos, les comiques, les oubliées... Filmant tout, tout, avec ou sans leur accord, la réalisatrice va se prendre au jeu et se laisser dévorer par ces femmes aussi fragiles que manipulatrices.
I Killed My Mother, 1h36
Directed by Xavier Dolan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, François Arnaud, Patricia Tulasne, Niels Schneider

The film begins with Hubert Minel giving a black-and-white monologue explaining how he loves his mother but cannot stand being her son; he also reveals that when he was younger, things were better between them.
Jaffa
Jaffa (2009)
, 1h46
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Dana Ivgy, Moni Moshonov, Ronit Elkabetz

Jaffa is a mixed Arabic - Jewish seaside city near Tel Aviv, where Reuven Wolf (Moni Moshonov) has a garage for repairing cars. His wife Ossi (Ronit Elkabetz) a vain self-centered woman just makes everybody's life difficult.
Emma's Bliss, 1h39
Directed by Sven Taddicken
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Jördis Triebel, Jürgen Vogel, Hinnerk Schönemann, Nina Petri

Après avoir appris qu'il avait un cancer, Max (Jürgen Vogel), qui travaille à un magasin de voitures d'occasion, vole une importante somme d'argent à son patron. Celui-ci, l'apercevant, le poursuit en voiture. Max décide donc intentionnellement de perdre le contrôle de sa voiture. L'homme se réveille alors dans la ferme d'une jeune femme prénommée Emma (Jördis Triebel).
Dans les villes
Directed by Catherine Martin
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Hélène Florent, Robert Lepage, Hélène Loiselle, Béatrice Picard, Pierre Collin

Le destin de quatre personnes qui ne se connaissent pas se croise : Fanny trouve le bonheur en soignant des arbres, Joséphine, une vieille dame, n'a plus beaucoup de temps à vivre, Carole, une jeune neurasthénique, a des tendances suicidaires, Jean-Luc est un aveugle photographe. Ces êtres solitaires se rencontrent, échangent et renaissent à la beauté de l'instant, à l'horizon d'un espoir perdu.
Machuca
Machuca (2004)
, 2h
Directed by Andrés Wood
Origin Chili
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Seafaring films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Transport films, La sexualité des mineurs, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Manuela Martelli, Ariel Mateluna, Matías Quer, Aline Küppenheim, Federico Luppi, Francisco Reyes Morandé

The film is from the perspective of Gonzalo Infante, a privileged Chilean boy, during a time period in which the lower classes are politically mobilized, demanding more rights and forcing fundamental change. At the same time the upper middle class, including Gonzalo's own family, grow fearful of the growing socialist movement and plot against the country's elected president, Salvador Allende. Gonzalo's father, while sympathetic to the poor and not part of the right-wing movement, wants to leave the country to Italy, where he frequently travels for work, to avoid the Socialist policies. Sra. Infante is having an affair with a wealthy older gentleman, who gives Gonzalo gifts to keep him quiet. Gonzalo is sometimes bullied by his sister's boyfriend, who is a violent anti-Allende right-winger who uses nun-chucks to intimidate people. The family often buys products off of the black market, due to rationing and shortages.
Painted Fire, 1h57
Directed by Im Kwon-taek
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Peinture
Actors Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ho-jeong, Ahn Sung-ki, Kim Yeo-jin, Son Ye-jin, Yun Jin-seo

It begins with the Korean artist being suspicious of a Japanese art-lover who values his work. The story then goes back to his man's early years. Beginning as a vagabond with a talent for drawing, he has a talent for imitating other people's art, but is urged to go on and develop a style of his own. This process is painful and he often behaves very badly, getting drunk and being hostile to those who care about him and try to help him.
The Tunnel
The Tunnel (2001)
, 2h30
Directed by Roland Suso Richter
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina, Sebastien Koch, Claudia Michelsen, Mehmet Kurtuluş

The central character of the film is Harry Melchior, played by Heino Ferch and based on the real tunneler, Hasso Herschel. Despite being imprisoned for several years for his role in the June 1953 uprising in East Germany, Melchior competes for and wins the national swimming championship in 1961. With the aid of a false passport and disguise, Harry succeeds in fleeing to West Berlin. His best friend, Matthis (played by Sebastian Koch) manages to escape through the underground sewer, but Matthis's pregnant wife Carola (played by Claudia Michelsen) was not so lucky and remained in East Berlin.
Quicksand
Quicksand (1996)
, 1h48
Directed by Paul Carpita
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes La provence
Actors Philippe Dormoy, Georges Neri

Manuel, un jeune Espagnol fuyant le régime franquiste à la fin des années 1950, se réfugie en Camargue. Il est recruté par Roger, exploiteur de main-d’œuvre clandestine à la solde de Mercier, un promoteur cynique. D'abord employé comme homme à tout faire, il devient rapidement l’homme de confiance de Roger grâce à sa dextérité. Mais il se fait aussi le défenseur de collègues immigrés moins favorisés, ce qui va l'opposer à Roger alors qu'il va trouver une alliée en Mado, une jeune orpheline dont il s’est épris…
There Where Atilla Passes
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Émile Schneider, Roy Dupuis, Julie Deslauriers, Cansel Elçin

Atilla, un jeune homme reclus passe le plus clair de son temps dans la cave de la maison familiale à faire ses modèles d'avions. D'origine turque, Atilla a été adopté alors qu'il était enfant par Michel, un policier taciturne et Julie, mère au bord de la crise de nerfs qui ne tardera pas à quitter la maison. Dans le restaurant où il travaille il fait bientôt la connaissance de Ahmet, un cuisinier originaire lui aussi de Turquie qui lui fait faire la connaissance de ses amis. Parmi eux, la jolie Asya, une étudiante turque de passage au Québec avec qui il tombe amoureux.Progressivement, la vie change pour Atilla. Il trouve dans cette relation et dans le rapprochement avec Michel de bonnes occasions pour enfin faire la paix avec son passé douloureux.