Movies - Eurozoom: an original and intriguing line-up

By Mulder, 24 september 2021

Within the framework of the exhibitors' convention, the distributor Eurozoom unveiled its line-up and its highlights. Distributor of independent cinema since 1997, Eurozoom has an unparalleled experience of animated films in French theaters. This distributor has been working for nearly 10 years to recognize new talents and give their chance on the big screen to all the genres of the rich universe of Japanese anime culture, in all its diversity.

7 days war 


Directed by Yuta Murano
Produced by Shuhei Arai, Shin'ichirô Ozawa, Takashi Tachizaki 
Written by Ichirô Ôkouchi
Starring Takumi Kitamura, Kyôko Yoshine, Rie Miyazawa
Music by Jun Ichikawa
Cinematography : Toshiya Kimura
Edited by Rie Matsuhara, Takeshi Seyama 
Distributed by Eurozoom (France)
Release date : October 6 , 2021 (France)
Running time : 88 minutes
Synopsis :  On a hot day right before the summer vacation, all first-year male students of the second class from a junior high school disappear. Was it an accident? A group abduction? In fact, they were hiding in an abandoned factory near the river, and used it as a liberation area to rebel against the adults. The adults are in great confusion by the huge and unexpected operations cooperated by the female students; entangled with real abduction cases, a corrupted mayor election, and even involving parents and television reporters who are thrilled by the liberation broadcast and barricade. The comedy mystery progresses in a light tempo that doesn't give the audience a chance to breathe until the brilliant end that is full of satire.
Note: Japanese animation has always been an important part of Eurozoom's business and Yuta Murano's new film, 7 Days war, looks like an event for all manga fans.  The film will be released in France on October 6th.

Frida, viva la vida


Directed by Giovanni Troilo
Produced by Manuela Calabrò 
Written by Jacopo Magri, Marco Pisoni
Starring Asia Argento 
Music by Remo Anzovino
Edited by Maria Fantastica Valmori
Production companies : Nexo Digital
Distributed by Eurozoom (France)
Release date : December 1, 2021 (France)
Running time : 98 minutes
Synopsis : The film presents the two sides of Frida Kahlo: on the one hand, the revolutionary artist, pioneer of contemporary feminism; on the other, the human being, victim of a tortured body and a tormented relationship. Through Asia Argento's narration, these two aspects of the artist are revealed through Frida's words, taken from her letters, diaries and private confessions. The film presents interviews, original documents, captivating reconstructions and paintings of the artist kept in some of the most extraordinary museums in Mexico.
Mais aussi le documentaire Frida, viva la vida de Giovanni Troilo, sur l’œuvre de Frida Kahlo et commenté par Asia Argento – sortie le 1er décembre.

Next door

Directed by Daniel Brühl
Produced by Daniel Brühl, Malte Grunert
Written by Daniel Kehlmann
Starring Daniel Brühl, Peter Kurth
Music by Moritz Friedrich, Jakob Grunert
Cinematography : Jens Harant
Edited by Marty Schenk
Production companies : Amusement Park Films, Gretchenfilm, Erfttal Film, Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (Germany), Eurozoom (France)
Release date : March 1, 2021 (Berlinale), January 5, 2022 (France)
Running time : 92 minutes
Synopsis : In Berlin, Daniel is a famous actor who lives in a beautiful apartment with his charming girlfriend, their two children and the nanny. He is about to leave for London where the casting of a superhero movie awaits him. While waiting for his driver, Daniel goes to the local bar without knowing that he is being followed by his mysterious neighbor, Bruno. This premeditated meeting will take Daniel to the dark corners of his intimacy. Bruno is determined to make his life hell.
Note : Daniel Brühl's first feature film, Next Door was selected in Berlin this year and will be released in France on January 5th 2022.

Women Do Cry 


Directed by Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova
Produced by Christophe Bruncher, Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva
Written by Bilyana Kazakova
Starring Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Ralitsa Stoyanova, Bilyana Kazakova, Kiril Miloushev, Siana Georgieva, Dobriela Popova, Dragomir Kostadinov 
Music by Andy Cowton
Cinematography : Dimitar Kostov, Jerome Godfrey
Edited by Yann Dedet, Donka Ivanova
Production companies : Ici et Là productions, Activist 38, Arte France Cinema
Distributed by Eurozoom (France)
Release date : March 9, 2022
Running time : 107 minutes 
Synopsis : A wounded stork, a woman in the midst of postnatal depression, a young girl confronted with the stigma of HIV, a mother looking for a little magic in the lunar calendar... Sisters, mothers and daughters confront their frailties and the absurdity of life, at a time when violent demonstrations and debates on gender are tearing their country, Bulgaria, apart. Based on a true story.

Employé/patron  

Written and directed by Manuel Nieto
Produced by Manuel Nieto, Bárbara Francisco, Paola Wink, Nathalie Trafford, Cecilia Salim, Michael Wahrmann, Juan José López, Pedro Barcia
Starring Cristian Borges, Fátima Quintanilla, Justina Bustos, Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Jean Pierre Noher
Music by Holocausto Vegetal
Cinematography : Arauco Hernández Holz
Edited by Pablo Riera, Luisa Cavanagh
Production companies : Roken Films, Pasto, Paraiso Production Diffusion, Murillo Cine, Sancho&Punta, Vulcana Cinema, Nadador Cine
Distributed by Eurozoom (France)
Release date : March 30, 2022 (France)
Running time : 106 minutes
Synopsis : A small farm owner, concerned about his baby's health, tries to combine his personal life with his time-consuming work. For his soybean farm, he recruits an 18 year old young man who urgently needs to earn money to support his recently expanded family. One day a terrible event happens on the plantation.

The King of All the World

Written and directed by Carlos Saura
Produced by Bella González Serrano,  Alexandra Fierro
Starring Ana de la Reguera, Damián Alcázar, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Manolo Cardona, Enrique Arce, Greta Elizondo, Isaac Hernández, Carlos Bardem, Eulalia Ramon, Giovanna Reynaud
Music by Alfonso G. Aguilar, Carlos Rivera Guerra 
Cinematography : Vittorio Storaro
Edited by Vanessa Marimbert, Elliot Rebollar Peregrino
Production companies : Pipa Filmes, Pacha Inversiones – Producciones Audiovisuales S.L.
Distributed by Eurozoom (France)
Release date : April 22, 2022 (France)
Running time : 95 minutes

Fortune Favors lady Nikuko (Gyokou no Nikuko-chan)


Directed by Ayumu Watanabe
Produced by Shu Kamigaso, Eiko Tanaka, Mitsugu Yamada 
Written by Satomi Oshima
Starring Stars Shinobu Ôtake, Cocomi, Natsuki Hanae
Music by Takatsugu Muramatsu
Distributed by Eurozoom (France)
Release date : June 8, 2022 (France)
Running time : 97 minutes
Synopsis : The story of a mother and daughter and their lives aboard a boat in a fishing town.