World Cup, Season 5, Match 1C: Germany vs Dominican Republic vs Moldova vs Singapore vs Egypt (Feb 26th)

[joachimt]

This is match 1C of the fifth season of iCM Forum's Film World Cup.

Country	Original Title	English Title	Year	Manager	IMDB	ICM
Germany	Flucht nach Berlin	Escape to Berlin	1961	72aicm	link	link
Dominican Republic	339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.	339 Amín Abel Hasbun - Memory of a Crime	2014	zzzorf	link	link
Moldova	Ce lume minunata	What a Wonderful World	2014	sol	link	link
Singapore	Ilo Ilo		2013	hurluberlu	link	link
Egypt	El haram	The Sin	1965	Fergenaprido	link	link

Screenshots

Flucht nach Berlin


339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.


Ce lume minunata


Ilo Ilo


El haram

Voting Rules:
- You must watch all 5 films before you vote.
- To vote, rank the 5 films from most favorite to least favorite. (note: you're ranking the individual films, not the countries)

Voting deadline = Feb 26th
Countdown till deadline

The countries that end at 1st and 2nd place proceed to the next round. The ranking of the match will be decided using these rules:
- Ranked by highest average ranking (= lowest number).
- In case of a tie between two movies, head-to-head determines the winner (how many people thought A>B and how many thought B>A).
- In case there's still a tie after the previous rule or there is a tie between more than two movies, most #1-votes determines the winner.
- Still a tie? Fewest #5-votes determines the winner.
- Still a tie? The match will have a 3 day extension (except when the tie is below #2).

Here's a quick summary of how the tournament works

We start with 40 films from 40 countries. Each country has a manager who determines which movie will be watched. In the first round the countries are divided into 8 groups of 5. From each group the countries that end up at #1 and #2 proceed to the next round. In the 2nd round the 16 remaining countries will be divided into 8 matches of 2. The managers pick a new movie. The winner of each match proceeds to the next round. This continues till the final.

iCM-list of all movies in this World Cup

List of all topics related to the World Cup including previous seasons

[Mario Gaborović]

1. Ce lume minunata
2. Flucht nach Berlin
3. El haram
4. Ilo Ilo
5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.

[sol]

Very strong group of films! Easily my favourite WC match so far; I liked all of these films to varying degrees. Many thanks to all the managers.

Letterboxd reviews attached as always for those interested in my further thoughts.

1. Ce lume minunata https://letterboxd.com/solh/film/what-a ... ful-world/
2. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen. https://letterboxd.com/solh/film/339-am ... f-a-crime/
3. Ilo Ilo https://letterboxd.com/solh/film/ilo-ilo/
4. Flucht nach Berlin https://letterboxd.com/solh/film/escape-to-berlin/
5. El haram https://letterboxd.com/solh/film/the-sin-1965/

[klaus78]

1. El haram
2. Ilo Ilo
3. Ce lume minunata
4. Flucht nach Berlin
5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.

[72aicm]

1. Flucht nach Berlin (1961)
2. Ce lume minunata (2014)
3. Ilo Ilo (2013)
4. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen. (2014)
5. El haram (1965)

[Armoreska]

1 El Haram 8
2 Ce Lume Minunata 7+
nice ACAB film from neighboring country, unfortunate i cant vote it first
3 339 7-
another solid ACAB film, more of this please
4 Ilo Ilo 6
5 Flucht nach Berlin 3+
ridiculous antisocialist propaganda. worst I've seen anyone sink a major country. you cant do this...
on other hand, another accurate portrayal of a cop.

im going offline in 5 hrs, read ya later nex week folks
props to ZZZORF and SOL for showing 2 movies i would be unlikely to ever lock into

[hurluberlu]

1. Ilo Ilo
2. Escape to Berlin / Flucht nach Berlin 8-
3. The Sin / El haram 7+
4. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen 7
5. What a Wonderful World / Ce lume minunata 4+

[shugs]

1. Ilo Ilo
2. The Sin
3. Escape to Berlin
4. What a Wonderful World
5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun: Memory of a Crime

[filmbantha]

This was the most consistent and impressive round yet so thanks to all of the managers for their picks which range from good to very good. The top two films will easily make my 500<400 list and the other three would have likely placed higher in either of the previous groups.

1. The Sin - 7/10

I'm surprised that The Curlew's Cry appears to be the most renowned Barakat film on the forum as this was a much stronger outing. I'm a sucker for a bleak/depressing storyline and this film hit all the right notes, as well as being bolstered by some strong camerawork.

2. What A Wonderful World 7/10

Sol knows more than anyone that I love stressful cinema so this was a surefire way to appeal to my sensibilities. I had no idea what direction the film would go in and soon found myself on the edge of my seat, where I stayed for the remainder of the film.

3. Ilo Ilo - 6/10

This was an engaging slice of life drama with two strong female leads. I especially enjoyed the parallels between the relationship of the parents compared to the maid with their son, it was amusing to see the male characters resorting to poor behaviour in the face of various obstacles whereas the women took a more constructive approach to overcoming their challenges.

4. Escape To Berlin - 6/10

The opening segment of the film was the highlight for me and I would have loved to have watched how events unfolded within the village. Once the escape began, the split narrative took away from the build up of suspense though it was still an enjoyable ride.

5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun - 6/10

This was an eye-opening account of an important event that was sadly hampered at times by its direction and editing. The performances are fine but the interrogation sequences were shot in an unimaginative fashion and I found myself losing interest during these parts. The final moments were great though and overall it was an enlightening viewing experience from a country I know little about.

There seems to be a diverse range of voting patterns on the films in this group so I'm certainly intrigued to see how the results pan out here.

[joachimt]

So far only Dominican Republic is staying behind. For the rest it's very hard to predict how this will end.

[airdolll]

I absolutely love El haram, it's my favorite film from this first round out of what I've seen so far and it made me so happy to see it on the list! That's the only one that I had seen before the World Cup, the rest were all first-time viewings:

1. El haram
2. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.
3. Flucht nach Berlin
4. Ilo Ilo
5. Ce lume minunata

[Mario Gaborović]

Two weeks left. Standings after nine votes:

1. El haram 23-13
2. Ce lume minunata 20-16
3. Ilo Ilo 20-16
4. Flucht nach Berlin 17-19
5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun: Memoria de un crimen 10-26

Moldova - Singapore 5-4

[zhangalan]

1. Ilo Ilo
2. El haram
3. Flucht nach Berlin
4. Ce lume minunata
5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen

[jvv]

1. Ilo Ilo
2. Ce lume minunata
3. Flucht nach Berlin
4. El haram
5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen

[pitchorneirda]

1. Ce lume minunata
2. Ilo Ilo
3. El haram
4. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.
5. Flucht nach Berlin

[beavis]

1. Flucht nach Berlin - 7.5
2. El haram - 7.5
3. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen - 7
4. Ce lume minunata - 6.5
5. Ilo Ilo - 5

Not my kind of movies this round... took me a while to finish
the bottom spot is more clear than the top one, but I chose the one with most action and forward momentum in the end, 'cause that's the most enjoyable, I guess...

[Smoover]

1. Ce lume minunata 7.5
2. Flucht nach Berlin 7.0
3. Ilo Ilo 7
4. El haram 6.5
5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen 6

[pitchorneirda]

If I'm not mistaken the Moldovan, Egyptian and Singaporean movies are tied for top rank

[Mario Gaborović]

If I'm not mistaken the Moldovan, Egyptian and Singaporean movies are tied for top rank

yeah

[joachimt]

Ilo Ilo: 2.643 (33-23)
Ce lume minunata: 2.643 (33-23)
El haram: 2.643 (33-23)
Flucht nach Berlin: 3 (28-28)
339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.: 4.071 (13-43)

Head to head:
Moldova - Singapore: 8 - 6
Moldova - Egypt: 6 - 8
Singapore - Egypt: 8 - 6

So still a tie there. Then.....

Number of #1-votes:
Moldova: 4
Singapore: 4
Egypt: 4

Can you believe this?! Then the next...

Number of #5-votes:
Moldova: 2
Singapore: 1
Egypt: 2

So at the moment Singapore is on top with #2 and #3 exactly tied.

[Mario Gaborović]

FInally the debutant(s) will make it through!

5.5 days left.

[zuma]

01 - Flucht nach Berlin

02 - El haram

03 - Ce lume minunata

04 - Ilo Ilo

05 - 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen

[joachimt]

1. El haram 8
2. Flucht nach Berlin 7
3. Ce lume minunata 7-
4. Ilo Ilo 6+
5. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen. 6

[joachimt]

Germany getting back in the race with the last two votes.

[Armoreska]

Thank goodness Egypt is safe.

Spoiler

Just stop the game now before the dumb action movie restores more health.

[St. Gloede]

Any chance for a slight extension. Should be able to see everything by the 27th.

[Mario Gaborović]

Any chance for a slight extension. Should be able to see everything by the 27th.

It says '26th' in the name of the topic but it's actually 27th around 11am. I see no problem if those hours are set a little later, if you can't make it on time.

[St. Gloede]

Any chance for a slight extension. Should be able to see everything by the 27th.

It says '26th' in the name of the topic but it's actually 27th around 11am. I see no problem if those hours are set a little later, if you can't make it on time.

Thank you!

[joachimt]

There's a countdown timer in the OP. The match ends then. No extensions. This match is very close. Wouldn't be fair to count a goal that was made after the final signal from the referee.

Deadline is the end of the 26th on Hawaii.

[Armoreska]

Come on teach, let Mr Gloede vote.

[St. Gloede]

There's a countdown timer in the OP. The match ends then. No extensions. This match is very close. Wouldn't be fair to count a goal that was made after the final signal from the referee.

Deadline is the end of the 26th on Hawaii.

Joke?

(If not, fair enough)

[zzzorf]

1. El haram
2. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.
3. Ilo Ilo
4. Ce lume minunata
5. Flucht nach Berlin

Can't say I'm not disappointed with how poorly my pick has gone over in this round I was at least hoping for it to do a bit better then it has, I knew I should have gone with Phillipines as my second country but I wanted to give the lesser country a chance.

I will say though it was up against a strong pool here with great selections from every manager with no movie I disliked, even to the point where I had to vote the Egyptian movie over mine.

[joachimt]

There's a countdown timer in the OP. The match ends then. No extensions. This match is very close. Wouldn't be fair to count a goal that was made after the final signal from the referee.

Deadline is the end of the 26th on Hawaii.

Joke?

(If not, fair enough)

No joke. You've got 1 day and 38 min left.

[joachimt]

El haram: 2.412 (44-24)
Ce lume minunata: 2.765 (38-30)
Ilo Ilo: 2.824 (37-31)
Flucht nach Berlin: 2.941 (35-33)
339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.: 4.059 (16-52)

[St. Gloede]

There's a countdown timer in the OP. The match ends then. No extensions. This match is very close. Wouldn't be fair to count a goal that was made after the final signal from the referee.

Deadline is the end of the 26th on Hawaii.

Joke?

(If not, fair enough)

No joke. You've got 1 day and 38 min left.

Back home now, so should hopefully be able to squeeze the remaining films in. Thanks for confirming.

[joachimt]

We had 25 votes in 1A and 24 votes in 1B. So far in 1C 17 votes, so I expect a few more. Anything can happen. Looks like El Haram will make it to first place. Second place is impossible to predict at this moment. Only one vote can shake it upside down.

[St. Gloede]

Let's see if I'll be that 1 voter.

[lineuphere]

1. El haram
2. Flucht nach Berlin
3. Ilo Ilo
4. 339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen.
5. Ce lume minunata

[Mario Gaborović]

13 hours left.

[Angel Glez]

1.Ilo Ilo
2.El haram
3.Ce lume minunata
4.Flucht nach Berlin
5.339 Amin Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen