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TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
Australia, France 2019
103 mins Subtitled
ALICE
Josephine Mackerras
15:00 | GATE NARRATIVE
Alice (a revelatory performance from Emilie Piponnier) lives a comfortable domestic life in Paris with her writer husband François (Benjamin Bourgois) and their young son. Her bubble is burst when François disappears and she discovers she can’t withdraw money from the bank. Her husband has spent their savings on call girls, leaving
her unable to pay her mortgage. Determined to care for her child
and keep a roof over their heads, Alice is drawn into the world of high-end prostitution. Josephine Mackerras’ debut feature is a daring and inspiring socially realist fable about a woman taking control of her destiny. MH
Winner, Grand Jury Award, SXSW, 2019
Winner, CherryPicks Female First Feature Award, SXSW, 2019
THE REALM
(EL REINO)
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
15:30 | GATE NARRATIVE
Manuel Lopez-Vidal (Antonio de la Torre) is a regional Spanish politician whose loyalty to his party has been rewarded with a place at the table and an extravagant lifestyle. When a newspaper threatens
to expose the party’s corruption, Manuel finds himself the scapegoat. Faced with destruction, he fights back by whistleblowing to the press. A clever, twisting plot and rapid-fire dialogue create a rollercoaster ride in which the political old school is pitted against a young pretender brought in to try and clean things up from Madrid. Sorogoyen’s high- speed political thriller will leave you barely drawing breath. FC
Best Director, Best Actor (Antonio de la Torre), Best Original Screenplay, Goya Awards, 2019
Free but ticketed. LUX Film Prize Official Selection (see p. 94)
A DOG BARKING AT THE MOON
Xiang Zi
15:30 | GATE NARRATIVE
Xiaoyu is a Chinese national living in the USA. Pregnant with her US boyfriend’s child, she returns home to find her mother, Jiumei, still venomously bitter that her husband is secretly gay, and content to take out her ire on her daughter whilst directing all her attention towards
a cult-like religious sect. Director Xiang Zi’s beautiful debut feature shines a light on contemporary Chinese society, skipping back and forth through time to piece together the cracks in a family relationship, gradually unfolding to reveal unspoken truths. SE
Winner, Teddy Award, Berlin International Film Festival, 2019
Spain, France 2018
Photo: © Julio Vergne
132 mins Subtitled
Stateless 2019
107 mins Subtitled
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