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WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER
SYSTEM CRASHER
(SYSTEMSPRENGER)
Nora Fingscheidt
18:00 | TRISKEL
Benni (Helena Zengel) is a troubled, confrontational nine-year-old, somewhat abandoned by her exasperated mother and left in the care of social services, where practitioners are running out of options for how to deal with her. She is assigned a school escort, Micha Heller (Albrecht Schuch), who soon offers empathy when everyone else is giving up on her. But will that be enough
Germany 119 mins
2019 Subtitled
Photo: © Kineo Film Weydemann Bros Yunus Roy Imer
Second Chance Thurs 14 Nov | 15:00 | Triskel ILLUMINATE
to help her? Nora Fingscheidt’s striking debut feature
is a sensitive and moving depiction of mental illness, challenging the way it is treated. At the centre of the film is an incredible, ferocious performance from Zengel, who electrifies every scene she appears in. MH
Winner, Alfred Bauer Prize, Berlin International Film Festival, 2019
THE EVENING REDNESS IN THE SOUTH
Colin Hickey
18:00 | GATE
Colin Hickey’s ravishing, poetic feature is dialogue-free, gives a platform to an impressive cast of unknown talent, and was filmed entirely in Co. Cork. Amidst images of men at work on building sites, mist rolling over the countryside, gloriously vivid skylines and tenderly reconstructed memories, a narrative of sorts is played out, as the life
Ireland 69 mins 2019
Second Chance Thurs 14 Nov | 12:45 | Gate ARTIST FILM
and loves of an unnamed protagonist (portrayed by Louis Jacob with compelling screen presence) are hinted at. The Evening Redness in the South is a film of rare, artful grace depicting a specifically Irish existence with delicate lyricism and profound observations. MH
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