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Sat 24 May
La Graine et le mulet / Couscous
France | 2007 | col | 151 mins | dir. Abdellatif Kechiche, with Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Faridah Benkhetache, Abdelhamid Aktouche
Winner of the prestigious Louis Delluc prize and Best Picture and Best Director Césars, director Abdellatif Kechiche's new film is an expansive ensemble comedy-drama set in the southern port of Sète, and centred on the North African dockside community. 61-year-old Slimane has been left demoralised after being laid off from his job of 35 years at the local shipyard. Deciding to pursue his long-cherished dream of opening a restaurant specialising in fish-and-couscous dishes (hence the grain and the mullet of the French title), he begins the considerable task of persuading those around him, including his family, that the venture has a future.
Followed by Q&A with dir. Abdellatif Kechiche Courtesy of Artificial Eye
Followed by 10th Anniversary Mosaïques Party
Sat 24 May | 6.00pm | cert. 15 | Preview Screening | £12, conc. £10 | early reservation recommended |
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