Cuestión de principios. Castilla (Federico Luppi) is sure he knows what to do in every situation that involves ethics and principles. An old-fashioned man for some, a perfect gentleman for the ladies, an unsufferable idiot for others... The script was co-written by writer and cartoonist Roberto “Negro” Fontanarrosa, his sole cinema writing piece. (Argentina, 2009, in Spanish) Directed by: Rodrigo Grande - Screenplay: Rodrigo Grande and Roberto Fontanarrosa on a short story by Fontanarrosa - Featuring: Federico Luppi, Norma Aleandro, Pablo Echarri, María Carámbula, Pepe Novoa, Oscar Nuñez - G - Running time: 109 minutes.

Homero Manzi, un poeta en la tormenta. The film reconstructs the life of one of the greatest tango poets and film writers, the author of classics such as Malena, Sur and Barrio de tango, as well as a high-profile political figure. (Argentina, 2009, in Spanish) Written and directed by: Eduardo Spagnuolo - Featuring: Carlos Portaluppi, Angélica Torres, Isabel Quinteros, Silvina Bosco, Martín Slipak, Luciano Acosta - G - Running time: 96 minutes.

Il papa di Giovanna (Giovanna’s father). Bologna, 1938. A girl is sent to a mental institution after murdering a friend during a fit of jealousy. The only person who stands by her during that trying period is her father. (Italy, 2008, in Italian) Directed by: Pupi Avati - Written by: Antonio Avati and Pupi Avati - Featuring: Silvio Orlando, Francesca Neri, Ezio Greggio, Alba Rohrwacher, Serena Grandi, Manuela Morabito - PG-13 - Running time: 100 minutes.

Orphan (la huérfana). Jaume Collet-Serra’s latest horror offering. A couple is traumatized by the death of their unborn child, and adopt a young girl who is hiding a dark secret behind her sweet façade. (US/ Canada/ Germany/ France, 2009, in English, US sign language and Estonian) Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra - Screenplay: David Johnson on a plot by Alex Mace - Featuring: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Margo Martindale - NC16 - Running time: 123 minutes.

District 9 (Sector 9). Set in South Africa in the not too distant past, the riveting District 9 begins nearly three decades after a monstrous spaceship lost power over Johannesburg. There it sits still, suspended over the city like a giant metal thundercloud. (US/ New Zealand, 2009, in English, Nyanja (Chichewa) and Afrikaans) - Directed by: Neill Blomkamp - Written by: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell - Featuring: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Mandla Gaduka, Vanessa Haywood, Kenneth Nkosi - NC16 - Running time: 116 minutes.

The time traveler’s wife (TE AMARé POR SIEMPRE). A Chicago librarian has a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel randomly. Though he often disappears from her life for long periods of time, he tries to build a romantic relationship with Clare Abshire, an artist. (US, 2009, in English) Directed by: Robert Schwentke - Screenplay: Bruce Joel Rubin on a novel by Audrey Niffenegger - Featuring: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Michelle Nolden, Arliss Howard, Bart Bedford, Esther Jun - PG13 - Running time: 107 minutes.

The age of stupid (LA ERA DE LA ESTUPIDEZ). A drama-documentary-animation hybrid which stars Pete Postlethwaite as the last person alive in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance? (UK, 2009, in English) Written and directed by: Franny Armstrong - Featuring Pete Postlethwaite and testimony by Jamila and Adnan Bayyoud, Alvin DuVernay, Piers Guy, Layefa Malini, Fernand Pareau - G - Running time: 80 minutes.