Film programme 2022

Black (2016)

Section: Top Teen Ten

Directed by: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

Belgium, 2016, 95 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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Mavela, a 15-year-old black teenager was a misfit until she encountered the Black Bronx, a well-known gang of young Africans. She feels at home in the gang: accepted. She has friends now, who get her mixed up in street life. For the very first time, Mavela feels like she belongs. In return, she quickly learns that Black Bronx is a lifetime commitment; once a gang member, always a gang member. And she has no intention of leaving. One day, however, she meets Marwan. He´s Moroccan and a member of the 1080s, another teenage gang and the enemy of the Black Bronx gang. It´s love at first sight, but a dangerous Romeo and Juliet story now begins

Kryštof (2021)

Section: New Czech Film and TV Programmes

Directed by: Zdeněk Jiráský

Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2021, 101 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Krystof lives as a fresh postulant in a community of monks. With his brothers, he not only shares a world of contemplation, but also transfers people persecuted by the Communist regime across the border to Germany. One night, he witnesses the liquidation of his monk community and their transport. The place where he put his hopes and faith is destroyed, and now he is alone on the run. He understands that this is his last chance to rebel against a brutal political power and save a loved one.

Two Friends (2021)

Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon

Directed by: Prasun Chatterjee

India, 2021, 111 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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The aftermath of the Babri Mosque demolition and the Bombay blasts in India, 1992-93, found its violent echoes even in a remote village of West Bengal adjacent to the India-Bangladesh border where the story unfolds. A story of friendship between two little boys (Palash and Safikul) belonging to two warring religious communities, Hindu and Muslim.