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The Imperialists Are Still Alive! (2011), rated NR, movie showing on March 4, 2011 in theaters wide. The Imperialists Are Still Alive! is a Drama film. The Imperialists Are Still Alive! movie stars are Élodie Bouchez as Asya, José María de Tavira as Javier, Karim Saleh as Karim, Karolina Muller as Tatiana, Marianna Kulukundis as Athena, Rita Ackerman as Libby, Pierluca Arancio as Marco, Victoria Aitken as Lady in Bathroom, Ted Arcidi as Don, Neville Aurelius as Bartender, Sophie Auster as Savina, Sebastian Beacon as Eurotrash Boy, Judson Blane as Maribelle's Boyfriend, Elena Chang as Pedicurist # 1 and Robert Chan as Chinese Grocer and directed & written by Zeina Durra. A successful visual artist working in post-9/11 Manhattan, Asya (Elodie Bouchez) lives the life of the hip and glamorous, replete with exclusive art parties, supermodels, and stretch limousines while she carefully follows the situation in the Middle East on television. Asya learns that her childhood friend, Faisal, has disappeared-the victim of a purported CIA abduction. That same night, she meets Javier (Jose Maria de Tavira), a sexy Mexican PhD student, and romance blossoms. Javier finds Asya's conspiracy theories overly paranoid-but nothing in Asya's world is as it seems. Asya's life is reflective of the themes of cultural fusion, and the complications and humor that arise simultaneously out of everyday life. Zeina Durra's atmospheric debut feature, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival is an alluring and intelligent look at the way the war on terror seeps into the texture of everyday American life. Gorgeous 16 mm grain imbues the film with an anachronistic feel that interestingly evokes times past. THE IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE! is an exceptional work heralding the arrival of Durra as an exciting new directorial talent. The film is distributed by IFC Films. The Imperialists Are Still Alive! (2011) movie.