CIFF41: Recommended events for Tuesday 26 November

Ahram Online , Monday 25 Nov 2019

Ahram Online recommends some daily highlights from the 41st Cairo International Film Festival (20-29 November)

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3:30 – 4:30

Hanager Theater

A Seminar by Guillermo Arriaga

'Nonlinear, Linear And Multiple Storytelling'

Mexican screenwriter-director Guillermo Arriaga is being honoured during the festival amid a special tribute to Mexican cinema.

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6:30- 8:30

Cairo Opera House, Grand Hall

Gala Film Screening: The Border

Colombia

Fiction, 2019, Colour, 85 min

Original Language: Spanish

Director: David David

Amid a political crisis, on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, an Andean woman, her husband, and brother live on looting travellers. However, fate pushes her to the brink of delusion and getting lost in mysterious, surreal dreams

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8:45 – 11:15

Creativity Centre

Film Screening: El-Mamar (The Passage)

Egypt

Fiction, 2019, Colour, 150 min

Original Language: Arabic

Director: Sherif Arafa

The film begins with the early hours of the 1967 war, documenting the reasons for the defeat in Sinai, which devastated soldiers. As the War of Attrition came to restore trust, officer Nour starts establishing a squad to execute a mission behind enemy lines deep in Sinai

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Check CIFF's full programme here.

26 November full programme:

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Disclaimer: All data including synopses is based on CIFF's published material.

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