[Newscast] "The Impossible" will be shown at the Zurich/Berlin Film Festival

Sep. 6, 2012

Zurich selects 'Impossible,' 'Argo'

BERLIN -- Juan Antonio Bayona's tsunami drama "The Impossible," starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, Ben Affleck's Iran hostage crisis thriller "Argo," and Susanne Bier's "Love Is All You Need," with Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm, are among 111 films unspooling at the Zurich Film Festival.

The fest's lineup, announced on Thursday, includes 21 high-profile international titles -- 12 of them from the U.S. -- screening in the Gala Premieres section. Others include Nicholas Jarecki's "Arbitrage," Rian Johnson's "Looper," Jake Schreier's "Robot and Frank," Til Schweiger's actioner "Schutzengel" (The Guardians), Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal's "The Words" and Ben Lewin's "The Sessions."

Oliver Stone's "Savages," also in Gala Premieres, opens the fest, Sept. 20. The European premiere of Francois Ozon's "In the House" closes it on Sept. 30.