If you are interested in what is going on in the Middle East right now, don’t miss out on the opportunity to get an insight from Mano Khalil, a Swiss director of Kurdish origin who learned the craft in Bratislava and now returns here to present his fiction debut, The Swallow (Die Schwalbe, 2016). It tells a story of 27-year-old Mira who travels from Switzerland to Iraqi Kurdistan to look for her father she has never met. All that she has is an old letter and a faded picture. She is all excited and full of hope; little does she know that she is embarking on a journey that will change her life forever, a journey to the breath-taking landscapes of Kurdistan but also to the political reality teeming with conflicts, which the film portrays from a completely new perspective.
(13:15, Kino Lumière, K1)
If you remember rather remarkable motion pictures such as White Palms (Fehér tenyér, 2006), Bibliothéque Pascal (2010) or a Hungarian-Slovak co-production, Mirage (2014), you must certainly be looking forward to meeting director Szabolcs Hajdu who is arriving in Bratislava to present his latest picture, It’s Not the Time of My Life (Ernelláék Farkaséknál), and to discuss it with you and answer your questions after the screening.
(18:00, Kino Lumière, K1)