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SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019
91 mins Subtitled
TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE
Ena Sendijarević
17:30 | GATE NARRATIVE
Alma (Sara Luna Zorić) is a teenager who has grown up in the Netherlands and has a close relationship with her mother. When she hears her father has been taken to hospital in Bosnia, she is curious about a man she doesn’t know in a country she is keen to explore.
She determinedly sets off on a mission, roping in her petty criminal cousin Emir (Ernad Prnjavorac) and his friend Denis (Lazar Dragojević) to be guides and protectors. Acknowledging Jim Jarmusch as a key inspiration, Ena Sendijarević has created a lovely, off-kilter road movie for her refreshing debut feature. MH
Winner Special Jury Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2019 Accompanied by a screening of Tom Lenihan’s short film ‘Chestnuts’ (12 mins). See p. 90
AND THEN WE DANCED
Levan Akin
17:30 | EVERYMAN
Merab (a thrilling performance from first-time actor Levan Gelbakhiani) lives with his mother, grandmother and wayward elder brother in a cramped apartment in Tbilisi. Having trained at the National Georgian Ensemble from a young age, he is drilled in discipline and restraint, characteristics needed to fulfil his dancing ambitions. When Irakli (Bachi Valishvili, an utterly magnetic presence) joins the troupe, it provokes a
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Sweden, Georgia, France 105 mins 2019 Subtitled
NARRATIVE
rivalry that stirs repressed emotions in Merab. Vividly depicting the contrasting conservativism and dynamism of traditional Georgian dance, Levan Akin’s sensuous, vibrant drama boldly probes notions of nationalism, machismo and desire. MH Winner, Golden Duke, Best Acting (Levan Gelbakhiani) and Grand Prix, Odessa International Film Festival, 2019
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