North Sea Texas / 6th San Joaquin International Film Festival
Janet Leigh Theatre at University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
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North Sea Texas / 6th San Joaquin International Film Festival
After 10am Sunday, TICKETS are STILL AVAILABLE directly at the Janet Leigh Theatre. Please go directly there to purchase. CASH ONLY please.
North Sea Texas
California Central Valley Premiere
Directed by Bavo Defurne
Pim lives in a run-down house in a dead-end street somewhere at the Belgian coast, together with his mother Yvette Bulteel (better known as Yvette Mimosa, local accordion starlet). Life here smells of cold French fries, cheap cigarettes, vermouth and stale beer. Mother Yvette uses her fat Etienne with his lousy grey Fiat as a driver for the nights she has to "perform." As a kid Pim dreams of a be tter life, imagining princesses and beauty queens. But when Pim turns 16 he dreams of Gino, the boy next door, instead. Ever since they were children there has been this tension between them. Now Gino is Pim's motorcycling hero. Cold mockery, little humiliations and tiny bits of hope make up Pim's life. No wonder he sometimes flees to his dream world! Then one day Yvette leaves with young, hunky Zoltan, the boy from the fair. When Yvette leaves her son alone in the empty house, Pim seizes the opportunity and his dreams become half-truths. Pim moves to the neighbours' house to live with Marcella, his "second mum." And with Sabrina, Gino's sister, who circles longingly around Pim. He even sleeps in Gino's bed! But Gino's off romancing and living with a girl from across the border. Dreams never come true. Or do they? On a rainy day Gino returns.
Winner of the Alice in the City Award at the 2011 Rome International Film Festival in Italy
Winner of the Silver Zenith Award (Best Feature Debut) and the FIPRESCI Prize (international press award) at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival in Canada
Length: 94 minutes Production: Belgium, 2011 Languages: in Dutch, English subtitles
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WILL CALL POLICY: Please note that since your ticket(s) will be held at Will Call, it can ONLY be picked up on day of show. No exceptions. Will Call opens 30 minutes prior to the first show of the day, and closes 30 minutes after the start of the last show of the day.
**THIS EVENT HAS A STRICT REFUND POLICY. With regards to online advance ticket purchases: No refunds will be processed by Brown Paper Tickets more than 12 hours after the time of purchase.**
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Janet Leigh Theatre at University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211
United States
