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SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
THE AUGUST VIRGIN Spain 129 mins
(LA VIRGEN DE AGOSTO)
Jonás Trueba
15:00 | GATE
A dreamy tale of quiet introspection, The August Virgin is
a gorgeous and understated drama which drifts through the malaise of the oppressive heat of Madrid in August. Eva is a lost soul caught in the empty city, braving the temperature as she interacts with acquaintances old and new, pursues love interests and contemplates her transient
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Photo: © Los Ilusos Films
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existence. Capturing her internal life in gentle, vivid detail, the film provides delicate moments of appreciation of Eva’s place in the world, taking pleasure in the profundity of the simple moments of life, and providing a beautiful meander through its heady days of summer haze. RG Official Selection, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2019
SONG WITHOUT A NAME
Melina León
15:15 | GATE
Peru, the 1980s. With the country going through political crises and a state of panic created by terrorist groups, Georgina (Pamela Mendoza) is a poor young woman about to have her first child. Yet after she gives birth at
a clinic, the baby is whisked away and never returned; the clinic is fake. Georgina’s desperation leads her to the
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Peru, Switzerland 97 mins 2019 Subtitled
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national newspaper, where sympathetic young journalist Pedro (Tommy Párraga) is keen to investigate her claims. Based on real events and shot in austere black and white, Melina León’s artful and affecting debut feature confronts a shocking chapter in Peru’s recent history. MH Official Selection, Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival, 2019
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