Cambridge Film Festival 2019 Brochure
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Longing and Belonging<br />
UK<br />
PREMIERE<br />
UK<br />
PREMIERE<br />
AndThenWeDanced<br />
Sweden/Georgia/France, <strong>2019</strong>, 106 Mins.<br />
Georgian with English subtitles<br />
DIRECTOR Levan Akin<br />
WITH<br />
CFF15<br />
Levan Gelbakhiani, Ana Javakishvili,<br />
Bachi Valishvili<br />
Levan Akin is a Swedish-born fi lmmaker of<br />
Georgian descent whose work often plays on<br />
class and gender. Georgia is ranked as the world’s<br />
third most homophobic country. Merab has<br />
been training from a young age at the National<br />
Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary.<br />
His world is suddenly turned upside down when<br />
the charismatic and carefree Irakli arrives and<br />
becomes both his strongest rival and the object of<br />
his desire. In this conservative setting, Merab fi nds<br />
himself having to break free and risk all.<br />
I wanted to explore how a great encounter can<br />
lead you to be bold and free. LEVAN AKIN<br />
Print source Peccadillo Pictures<br />
TUE<br />
20.00 THUR<br />
12.30<br />
FRI<br />
19.15 SUN<br />
10.00<br />
THUR<br />
21.00<br />
22 APH 24 APH<br />
18<br />
APH 20<br />
APH<br />
24<br />
APH<br />
Brothers CFF 15<br />
Kardesler<br />
Turkey/Germany/Bulgaria, 2018, 103 Mins.<br />
Turkish with English subtitles.<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
WITH<br />
Ömür Atay<br />
Yiğit Ege Yazar, Caner Şahin, Gözde<br />
Mutluer, Cem Zeynel Kılıç<br />
Yusuf is released from prison after serving four<br />
years in a youth detention centre. On release, his<br />
family don’t want to know him – except for his<br />
brother Ramazan who sets him up in the family-run<br />
motel on the highway leading to Iran. This debut<br />
feature from Turkish director Omar Atay is a<br />
powerful statement about guilt and honour set in<br />
the Muslim community. With strong performances<br />
from the leads, Atay slowly peels away the layers to<br />
reveal the truth of the family.<br />
Print source ArtHood Entertainment<br />
Castle of Dreams CFF 15<br />
Ghasr-e Shirin<br />
Iran, <strong>2019</strong>, 86 Mins.<br />
Persian with English subtitles<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
WITH<br />
Reza Mirkarimi<br />
Hamed Behdad, Zhila Shahi, Azadeh<br />
Nobahari, Nioosha Alipour<br />
When a terminally ill mother is admitted to<br />
hospital, her estranged husband returns after<br />
having been absent for many years. Anxious and<br />
hesitant, he has no option other than to take his<br />
son and his daughter back with him. But where<br />
should they go, when he has not managed to<br />
build the castle of dreams drawn by mom for<br />
the children?<br />
We are delighted to welcome Director Reza<br />
Mirkarimi to a Q&A following the fi lm.<br />
Print source Irimage<br />
DIGITAL RADIO /APP /SMART SPEAKER /SKY<br />
12 <strong>Cambridge</strong><strong>Film</strong><strong>Festival</strong><strong>2019</strong> Longing and Belonging
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