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Around the World (Shorts Program #6)
April 17 10:45-12:20 a.m. • AMC Mainstreet 3
Films: Français langue étrangère • Territorio Enemigo • Oscar & Jim • Meeting Laura • Léger Problème • Land Gewinnen
Français langue étrangère
Kartik Singh
Narrative • 0:12:30 • France
In a French for foreigners course, a heated debate arises between two Muslim women over the right to wear a veil during class.
Territorio Enemigo
Rorigo Plaza
Narrative • 0:11:00 • Spain
A soldier fleeing a battle gets lost in the woods. Hungry and unarmed, he runs into an enemy soldier. A macabre game of life and death begins.
Oscar & Jim
Iain Weatherby, Paul Fenwick
Narrative • 0:27:54 • U.K.
Emma and Gerry are on a romantic city break/dirty weekend in Paris. Last stop on the tourist trail is the Pere Lachaise cemetery, where the illustrious dead lie around. He wants to see the grave of Jim Morrison. She wants to find the tomb of Oscar Wilde. Their Eurostar leaves Paris in two hours. It’s the end of their first weekend away together. But will it be their last?
Meeting Laura
Felix Stienz
Narrative • 0:12:30 • Germany
… I just looked behind my back and I saw this girl! She was stunning! I swear to God, she was stunning! You can fall in love with her very easily, she is that kind of woman …’Eight young people tell about their lives. It is striking that a young woman named Laura has a special part in all their stories.
Léger Problème
Hélène Florent
Narrative • 0:09:13 • Canada
Mr. Monsieur, a small ordinary man, with an ordinary job, living a very ordinary life. Today, something extraordinary will happen as soon as he gets out of bed. His day will be completely out of the ordinary. But did he really wake up?
Land Gewinnen
Marc Brummund
Narrative • 0:20:00 • Germany
Andrej and his family have been living in Germany illegally for years. When his son reaches school age, he can´t hide any longer. Mischa´s future is at stake.
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