EDITIONS
UN TRIOMPHE
Monday 5 October at 19.45
Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theatre workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play “Waiting for Godot”. When he is allowed to take the convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive. Each date is a new success and a unique relationship grows between this ad hoc group of actors and their director. But soon comes the final performance in Paris. Will their last night together be the biggest hit of them all?
A L'ABORDAGE
Tuesday 6 October at 15.30
On a hot summer night in Paris, Félix meets a young woman, Alma, and falls in love. The next morning, Alma hops on a train to join her family in southern France.
Félix, determined to follow his soulmate, embarks on a carpool ride with his best friend Chérif and their reluctant driver Edouard. When the car breaks down upon arrival, things turn sour: Alma doesn’t seem too pleased by this unexpected visit.
MOSSAD
Tuesday 6 October at 19.45
The Mossad and CIA team up to save the world from an international terror organization. When an American tech-billionaire is kidnapped in Jerusalem, the CIA decides not to depend on Israel any longer and sends its own agent for the rescue operation. Relations between her and the Mossad agent reach the level of “respect and suspect”. She is backed by substantial budgets and operates by the book whereas he is spontaneous, looks for short-cuts, and takes all the credit for himself. If the mission is a failure, the Mossad’s Director won’t be able to fulfill his ambition of lighting one of the Independence Day torches on live TV, something that simply is inconceivable
IN THE STRANGE PURSUIT OF LAURA DURAND
Wednsday 7 October at 11.00
Two dysfunctional men search for the love of their life: A 90’s porn star who has vanished mysteriously from the industry without leaving any traces behind her.
COMRADE DRAKULICH
Wednsday 7 October at 15.30
A vampire tale set during the Cold War. At the beginning of the 70s, the People’s Republic of Hungary organises a blood drive for Vietnam, which is at war with the United States. As the guest of honour, a vampire sets foot on the communist country’s soil. A young couple who works for the Hungarian secret police is assigned to monitor the stranger and to find out the secret behind his eternal youth. During the vampire hunt, a love triangle sparks and everyone has to choose between love, blood and communism
THE FINCH THIEF
Wednsday 7 October at 19.45
In the Campania countryside, Pasquale Cardinale, an elder ranger, spends his days between alcohol and video poker. To settle the debts he organizes a scam of 200 white pure goldfinches, replacing them with common ones, but it will not end as expected.
NIGHTLIFE
Thursday 8 October at 11.00
Bartender Milo meets the woman of his dreams Sunny in a fateful moment and arranges to go on a date. Everything seems to be running smoothly, but when Milo‘s chaotic friend Renzo turns up, the romantic evening escalates into an absolutely mad chase through Berlin‘s nightlife pursued by some underworld thugs. However, nothing will shake Milo and Sunny‘s love if they can survive this date..
THE FLYING CIRCUS
Thursday 8 October at 15.30
Kosovo is on the verge of war. Dodona, a small theatre in Pristina, is the last public institution to be closed. The four protagonists of the play “The Flying Circus” get invited to perform in a theatre festival in Albania. They have no travel documents to cross the border. Despite the temptation, initially they decide not to go. But then one of them hears on the news that Michael Palin of the Monty Python crew will be filming in Albania during the festival days. They cannot resist the idea that they might get to meet their idol. The only way to get to Albania is by illegally crossing the border of Montenegro and Albania, which comes with a great risk.
LE MARIAGE DE ROSA
Thursday 8 October at 19.30
Rosa is about to turn 45 and realises that she’s always lived her life to serve everyone else. So she decides to leave it all behind and take charge of her life and fulfil her dream of starting her own business.
THE COMEBACK TRAIL
Friday 9 October at 19.45
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
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