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Qerq
''Qerq'' (, "Deception") is a Malta, Maltese Thriller (genre), thriller released in 2007. The film was written and directed by Louis Cuschieri, and stars Frida Cauchi, Maria Farrugia and Fabian Scerri de Carlo. Plot After twenty-five years in an institution for the mentally ill, Grace (Cauchi) is discharged and Dr. Spiteri (Saliba) helps get her a job with banker David Caruana and his wife as a personal maid to their daughter. She's happy there but she still longs to find her daughter Angela. Meanwhile, Angela has been released from a female correctional facility and she and her boyfriend fall in with thief Victor Gatt and his gang. Criticism The Times of Malta writer David Pisani criticized the film for its "poor level of direction and acting", although he also stated that "the true failing of Qerq lies in its abandon of those three virtues of narrative, magic, and style." Maltese people, Maltese film critic Eric German compared Qerq to "the worst melodramas and tear-jerkers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRS Film Distributors
KRS Film Distributors is a Maltese film distributor company formed in 1946 under the name of Malta United Film Corporation. Throughout its years of operation, over 10,000 film productions have been launched by the company in both Malta and Gozo, distributing product from more than forty countries. History In 1946, UK film trade association, Kinematograph Renter’s Society (now known as the Film Distributors' Association (FDA)), started to oversee film distribution in Malta. It set up Malta United Film Corporation to distribute films in Malta. Prior to its formation, Maltese exhibitors had to deal with UK distributors individually. In 1978, the company was renamed KRS Film Distributors and then KRS Releasing in 2014. Cinemas in Maltese islands In the 1950s, Malta had 48 commercial cinemas, 4 British military cinemas and 16 halls licensed to screen films. By 2019, there were just 6: *Citadel Cinema, Castle Hill, Victoria, Gozo *Eden Cinemas, St. Augustine Street, St. George's Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |