CINEMA ODEON – PIAZZA STROZZI
H 21.00 FILM MIDDLE EAST NOW OPENING
with the participation of SIMO LAGNAWI, Moroccan musician and artist performer
SCREENING OF:
KABUL AT WORK by David Gill – short
(Afghanistan, UK, 2012, 5’) vo. dari, pashto, subtitles: italian, english
While Kabul is a city with huge problems, and security is certainly a major issue, there is another side of Kabul. Since 2001 it has gone from a devastated ruin, with 90% of its buildings damaged or destroyed, to a city reborn. It is now a vibrant and fascinating metropolis of nearly 4 million people. Kabul at Work gives voice to the people who keep this city humming along despite the war and mayhem. Whether rich, poor, famous, mundane, or simply eccentric, these characters give you an intimate peek into a Kabul you never knew existed. Italian premiere, in presence of the director
HAPPY BIRTHDAY by Mohanad Hayal – short
Iraq, Uk, The Netherlands, Hungary, 2013, 8’)
vo. Arabic, subtitles: italian, english
A boy visits his father’s grave with his mother on his fifth birthday. The boy plays with his remote-controlled car, jumps over gravestones and gets lost in the rambling graveyard. He discovers the photo of a little girl on a grave. She could be about his age and he plays with her as though she is still alive: she also deserves a present! Italian premiere
OPENING FILM TO FOLLOW:
ZAYTOUN by Eran Riklis – feature film
(Israel, Uk, France, 2012, 107’)
vo. arabic, hebrew, subtitles: italian, english
Zaytoun is the story of the unlikely alliance between a twelve-year-old Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot shot down over Beirut. The last film of the Israelian director Eran Riklis, that has as a protagonist the Hollywood star Stephen Dorff.
Italian premiere, in special presence of the Hollywood star Stephen Dorff!