Special Section

 

CHEVALIER, by Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greece, 2015. 99′

  • A depiction of the modern masculinity, where superficiality, the struggle of egos and personal ambitions come into play when a group of men chooses to know who is the best of all.

PALAU DE LA MÚSICA | THUSDAY OCTOBER 5th | 8.00 PM


INOCENTE, by Pau Martínez, Spain 2017. 99′

  • Amid the controversy of no to war, the Spanish government arrests five people, four Spaniards and one Pakistani, accusing them of being the financial group of Al Qaeda in Europe.

ARAGÓ CINEMA | TUESDAY OCTOBER 10h | 7.00 PM


YOU GO TO MY HEAD, by Dimiri de Clercq, Belgium 2017. 116′

  • Following a mysterious car accident in the desert, Dafne suffers from post-traumatic amnesia. Jake, the first person she sees when she regains consciousness, tells her he’s her husband.

ARAGÓ CINEMA | WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11th | 7.00 PM


THE ART OF MOVING, by Liliana Dulce Marinho de Sousa, Germany 2016. 88′

  • A group of Syrian video activists are threatened in south-eastern Turkey by their anti-Isis comedy drawings. Then, they move to Istanbul with a plan to establish a new satirical television program.

LA NAU | TUESDAY  OCTOBER 10th | 7.30 PM


TIMNADIN N RIF, by Nadir Bouhmuch, Morocco 2017. 99′

  • A visual poem of solidarity with the people of the Rif.

LA NAU | SUNDAY OCTOBER 15th | 7.30 PM


EL GRITO DE GDEIM IZIK , by Hayetna Mohamed, Shahara 2011. 1′

  • A peaceful camp protested for the harsh conditions of life under the Moroccan occupation and in favor to the self-determination of the Saharawi people. The Moroccan army dissolved it by force.

LA NAU | SATURDAY OCTOBER 14th | 7.30 PM


GRANNY’S FLAGS, by Naziha Arebi, Lybia 2012. 5′

  • A mother of eight tells the story of family life in Tripoli during the Libyan Revolution.

LA NAU | SATURDAY OCTOBER 14th | 7.30 PM


BAKRAJ, by Marah Rayán, 2016. 16′

  • World premiere. Two lives and two similar people, although they live different realities: one lives in Spain, the other one in Syria.

LA NAU | SATURDAY OCTOBER 14th | 7.30 PM


GIRLS OF A FEATHER, by Dina Abdel Salam, Egypt 2017.

  • A group of elderly ladies usually go on trips together. We see them heading towards the fishermen’s village at Elmax in Alexandria to spend the day and eat fish, but more importantly, we see their sisterhood and solidarity.

LA NAU | SUNDAY OCTOBER 15th | 7.30 PM