First Film: MOURNING
Directed by: Morteza Farshbaf
Synopsis: A violent quarrel breaks out between a couple at midnight. Being at a relative’s house in the north of Iran, they depart for Tehran in the middle of the night, but they do not bring along their son. Something terrible happens on their way…
Duration: 85 min
Country: Iran
Programme:
Wednesday 3 October, 3:30pm at Galaxy Cinema, 67 Abd El Aziz Al Saud St., El Manial
Tuesday 9 October, 6:30pm at City Stars Cinema, Omar Ibn El-Khattab Street, Nasr City
Data provided by the Misr International Films - Youssef Chahine
First Film: RODT HJERTE (RED HEART)
Directed by: Halkawt Mustafa
Synopsis: Shirin and Soran, two teenagers, are secretly sweethearts. When Shirin’s mother dies, her father seeks to find a new wife. His chosen one has one demand for this marriage: Shirin has to marry her son. To be together, Soran and Shirin have no other choice but to escape. Shirin must manage the city life alone when Soran is sent off to prison – not without risk, in a land where a young woman without a father or a husband by her side is virtually considered to be cold prey…
Duration: 78 min
Country: Norway
Programme:
Friday 5 October, 3:30pm at Galaxy Cinema, 67 Abd El Aziz Al Saud St., El Manial
Saturday 6 October, 3:30pm at City Stars Cinema, Omar Ibn El-Khattab Street, Nasr City
Data provided by the Misr International Films - Youssef Chahine
First Film: LEK WYSOKOSCI (FEAR OF FALLING)
Directed by: Bartosz Konopka
Synopsis: Tomek (30) escaped from the province and decided to sort out his life in a big city. He has a career as a TV reporter and has just started a family when he receives a message from a psychiatric hospital in his home town. His estranged father is there. Against himself and the advice of his closest ones, Tomek decides to reach out to his father, although they haven’t seen each other for years. As a result, Tomek gets involved in a relationship on the verge of craziness and normality, which will make him re-evaluate his entire life.
Duration: 90 min
Country: Poland
Programme:
Saturday 8 October, 1:00pm at Galaxy Cinema, 67 Abd El Aziz Al Saud St., El Manial
Tuesday 9 October, 3:30pm at City Stars Cinema, Omar Ibn El-Khattab Street, Nasr City
Data provided by the Misr International Films - Youssef Chahine
First Film: LE PARADIS DES BETES
Directed by: Estelle Larrivaz
Synopsis: Le Paradis des bêtes is a realistic tale, the story of a family adventure where love and forgiveness finally overcome suffering and violence. At the end of the day, there is the hope that those who have reached rock bottom can bounce back. Dominique is a domineering and possessive father who runs a pet store with his sister: Pet Paradise. When his already abusive relationship with his wife Cathy spins out of control, he flees with their children Clarisse and Ferdinand. Ensconced in a luxurious ski resort on the other side of the border, he creates a fantasy world to win back his kids, who nonetheless love him unconditionally.
Duration: 103 min
Country: France
PROGRAMME:
Thursday 4 October, 3:30pm at Galaxy Cinema, 67 Abd El Aziz Al Saud St., El Manial
Saturday 6 October, 1:00pm at City Stars Cinema, Omar Ibn El-Khattab Street, Nasr City
Data provided by the Misr International Films - Youssef Chahine
First Film: KRET (THE MOLE)
Directed by: Rafael Lewandowski
Synopsis: Paweł, a Polish man in his early 30s works with his father Zygmunt, by importing second-hand clothing from the North of France to Southern Poland. On his way back from one of regular “business trips”, Paweł suddenly discovers his father’s picture on the cover of a Polish tabloid newspaper with the headline “traitor.” Zygmunt is a genuine hero of the struggle against totalitarianism and a recognised member of the “Solidarność” labour movement of the 80s but still he is being accused, by the local paper, of having acted as a secret informer called The Mole by the communist regime.
Duration: 108 min
Country: Poland
Programme:
Thursday 4 October, 3:30 pm at City Stars Cinema, Omar Ibn El-Khattab Street, Nasr City
Monday 8 October, 3:30 pm at Galaxy Cinema, 67 Abd El Aziz Al Saud St., El Manial
Data provided by the Misr International Films - Youssef Chahine
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