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Cinema day
10h30 am animation movie: My Courgette Life (2015) by Claude Barras (Free)
Origin: Switzerland and France
Duration: 66 minutes
Age: 6 years old
Icarus, a 9 year old boy with the strange nickname of Courgette is sent to an orphanage after the sudden death of his mother. The difficulties in integrating into the new environment are overtaken with the help of Raymond, the cop in charge of his case, and his new friends, Simon and Camille, with whom he shares the negative feelings of the situation, but also the jokes and the hope to find a new family.
14h00: The Geneva Convention (2016) by Benoît Martin
Origin: France
Actors: Azzedine Bouabba, Soumaye Bocoum, Alison Valence
Genre: Drama and fiction
Duration: 15 minutes
Subtitles: Portuguese
As he prepares to catch the bus after school, Hakim finds himself in the midst of a tale of balance between teenagers. The possibility of a fight does not attract him, but can he avoid confrontation?
14h15 Documentary: Swagger (2016) by Olivier Babinet
Origin: France
Actors: Aïssatou Dia, Mariyama Diallo, Abou Fofana
Duration: 84 minutes
Subtitles: Portuguese
"Swagger" takes us into the minds of eleven children and teenagers with amazing personalities who grow in the heart of France's most disadvantaged cities. The film shows us the world through its unique and unexpected appearance, its funny and energetic reflexes. By deploying a mosaic of encounters and mixing genres, this musical and science fiction comedy brings to life the words and fantasies of these children of Aulnay and Sevran. Because, despite the difficulties of their lives, they have dreams and ambitions. And that, no one will take them away.
16h00 Movie: The climb (2016) by Ludovic Bernard
Origin: France
Actors: Ahmed Sylla, Alice Belaïdi, Kevin Razy
Duration: 103 minutes
Subtitles: Portuguese
Samy would have done better had he been quiet that day ... especially since Nadia does not believe in him. And yet ... since he loves her, Samy leaves her neighborhood and climbs the legendary 8848 meters that make Everest the roof of the world. A match that thrilled his friends and neighbors and it is with emotion that the whole of France follows the journey of this ordinary but passionate young man. In the end, there is a message of hope: it is up to each to and everyone to invent their future, because everything is possible.
18h00 Movie : Bunch of girls (2014) by Céline Sciamma
Origin: France
Actors: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh
Genre: Drama
Duration: 112 minutes
Subtitles: Portuguese
Marieme is sixteen years old and lives her life as a succession of prohibitions imposed by society: like the sexist attitude of her neighborhood, the law established by the boys and the dead end of the school. But Marieme's life changes after meeting a group of three girls. The protagonist begins to use the pseudonym Vic and enters a feminine side of the neighborhood. An experience that will allow Marieme to live freely and find an identity outside of social impositions.
Date and Time: Saturday, June 30 2018 from 10h30 am to 20h00
Price: 150 MZN to watch all movies. Free for cultural club members
Address: Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano, Av. Samora Machel no. 468, Maputo
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