Movies on East 2017

MOVIES ON EAST – P4

P4, 10:30 – 13:00

We will be commenting what we’ll see on the screen. And it will be Egypt, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Iran. We will learn something about these countries and probably also something about ourselves.

Wednesday 5.07

“All three of us”

“Nous trois ou rien”, France 2015, 102 min.

dir. by Kheiron

Kind of a normal family story, but by the way we learn a piece of Iran’s history and we take a closer look at emigration or maybe immigration, that are here spoken of probably in every possible way.

Thursday 6.07

“Once Upon a Time in Anatolia”

“Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da”, Turkey/Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011, 150 min

dir. by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Maybe an anti-detective film. Or a fair-tale about a search for a corpse. It’s because of this movie, that every screening starts at 10:30.

Friday 7.07

“Ajami”

Germany/Israel 2009, 120 min

dir. by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani

Saturday 8.07

“In the Last Days of the City”

“Akher Ayam El Madina”, Egypt 2016, 118 min

dir. by Tamer El Said

A portrait of a city. Yearning, memory, friendship. How to keep the tradition of your birthplace, when it is inevitably passing into oblivion? How can a not-so-young protagonist accommodate that and the rage and anxieties that tear him up inside?