Film screening: Adiós Carmen

Maghreb Ciné's December screening will be Adiós Carmen by Mohamed Amin Benamraoui. Trailer here: http://vimeo.com/85132281

In 1975, 10-year-old Amar lives in a village in northern Morocco with his violent uncle, waiting for the unlikely return of his mother, who has left for Belgium. He finds a friend in Carmen, his neighbor and a Spanish exile working at the village cinema, who helps him discover - through cinema - a world previously unknown to him.

Film starts at 7.15pm, doors open 6.30pm. Certificate: U. Venue is wheelchair-accessible.

There will be tea, coffee and hopefully cake and popcorn - though feel free to bring cake to share!

Morocco, Belgium, UAE | 2013 | 104 mins | Dir.: Mohamed Amin Benamraoui | Cast: Benjalil Amanallah, Paulina Gálvez, Ufrin Mustapha Azzarouali, Juan Estelrich, Abdelah Anass, Farouk Aznabet, Noumidia Lahmidi, Said Marsi, Yousra Tarik, Mimoun Zanoun | Cert.: Not Rated | In Tamazight, Spanish and Moroccan Arabic, with English subtitles.