- Alice Through the Looking Glass (adventure drama, 108 mins, 6+) at Utopolis-Belval and Utopolis-Kirchberg from Wed 25 May 2016.
Directed by James Bobin and starring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter.
Synopsis: Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. When Alice wakes up in Wonderland she must travel through a mysterious new world to retrieve a magical scepter that can stop the evil Lord of Time before he turns forward the clock and turns Wonderland into a barren, lifeless old world. With the help of some new friends, Alice must also uncover an evil plot to put the Queen of Hearts back on the throne.
- Mother's Day (comedy drama, 118 mins, 6+) at Utopolis-Belval and Utopolis-Kirchberg from Wed 25 May 2016.
Directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts.
Synopsis: Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day. The film follows the lives of different mothers on Mothers Day. Sandy (Aniston) is happily divorced, until she finds out her ex-husband eloped with a much younger woman. Now she must learn to deal with big changes in her life as her two boys now have a step-mom. Sisters Jesse (Hudson) and Gabi (Chalke) get an unexpected surprise from their mother, who is not happy to find out Gabi is a lesbian and Jesse is married to a man of colour. Miranda (Roberts) doesn't have any kids and is focusing on her career. Kristin (Robertson) is enjoying life as a new mother but is feeling pressure from her boyfriend to get married. Bradley (Sudeikis) is trying hard to be the best parent for his two girls since their mom passed away last year, however his idea of Mothers Day is pretending it doesn't exist at all.
- Men & Chicken / Mænd & høns (comedy drama, 104 mins, 12+, in Danish with FR & NL sub-titles) at Ciné Utopia from Wed 25 May 2016.
Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and starring David Dencik, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
Synopsis: Two outcast brothers, through getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives. Gabriel and Elias are two very different brothers. Gabriel is a worn down university professor and Elias is a man whose only concern is women and trivial knowledge. During a lecture Gabriel receives a phone call. Their father is dead. Things take a turn when the brothers learn through a videotape recorded by their now late father, that he in fact wasn't their biological father. Gabriel and Elias discover that their biological father lives on the island Ork. They set out to the island and here they meet their real family. The brothers' first meeting with the family doesn't go as expected. Gabriel and Elias are stranded in the marshland of Ork. Here they meet the mayor of Ork and his daughter Ellen, a neurotic woman who hates her life, herself, her father and the island. Surrounded by abnormal people, Gabriel and Elias discover the truth about themselves and their relatives. A truth that while paralyzing them also sets them free.
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