For Immediate Release
April, 28, Nicosia – For the first time, an Iberoamerican Film Festival will be celebrated in Cyprus. The Embassies of Brazil, Cuba, Portugal and Spain, in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes de Nicosia and The Friends of the Cinema Society, have the pleasure to bring to Cyprus a taste of these Iberoamerican countries.
The opening film will be the Cuban movie Ciudad en rojo – City in red (2009), directed by Rebeca Chávez. It will be screened on May 4th at the Cultural Centre of the European University Cyprus at 8pm and after that the audience can enjoy a cocktail with some traditional drinks and food.
Moviegoers will be able to enjoy the rest of the movies at the same location but at 8:30pm on May 7th, the Brazilian comedy A dog´s will (2020) directed by Guel Arraes, on May 12th the Spanish film Mother (2019) by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and the Portuguese movie Mother Knows Best (2016) by Nuno Rocha on May 14th. All of them will be screened in their original language with English or Greek subtitles. Free admission.
For enquiries, please contact:
INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Telephone (+357) 22 89 51 36
Email: aula.nicosia@cervantes.es
Screenings
Thursday 4th Cuban movie
Ciudad en rojo – City in red (2009) directed by Rebeca Chávez
Synopsis:
It reflects on violence in those who have no vocation for it but are pushed into it. When violence is imposed to restore peace, sometimes there is no choice but to respond violently, an attitude that could be considered legitimate and defensive but that leaves marks on human beings. This reflection does not occur in an abstract way but it is evidenced in the characters and actions of the novel Bertillon 166 and in the history of Santiago de Cuba.
Sunday 7th Brazilian movie
O auto da Compadecida – A dog´s will (2020) directed by Guel Arraes
Synopsis:
The comedy A Dog’s Will, originally titled Auto da Compadecida (The Mystery Play of the Merciful One), is considered a Brazilian classic. It showcases the adventures of friends João Grilo, a penniless trickster, and Chicó, the most cowardly of men. In their struggle for daily bread in the Northeast of Brazil, they try to make ends meet by using their wits, not stopping short of swindling. The two get involved in a few imbroglios and a fair share of misadventures. Their ultimate destiny, however, lies outside the reach of the desires and whims of earthly powers.
Friday 12th Spanish movie
Madre – Mother (2019) directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Synopsis:
In this drama, a six-year-old boy, Ivan, disappears on a beach in France. Ten years later Elena, his mother, lives on the same beach working as a restaurant manager and meets a teen who reminds her of Ivan. Both will embark on a relationship which will lead this mother to finally say goodbye to her son.
-Sunday 14th Portuguese movie
A Mãe é que Sabe – Mother Knows Best (2016) directed by Nuno Rocha
Synopsis:
Ana Luísa's family meet at home to celebrate her father's birthday. As the guests sit around the table, they share memories with a common denominator: the late Josefa, Ana Luisa's mother. When listening to the stories, Ana Luísa realizes the impact that the deceased mother had on her life choices. At the same time, an astrophysical event of unknown origin causes the change of space-time, allowing some people, all over the world, to access parallel universes. Ana Luisa is one of them, and will thus have the opportunity to change the past.
Screenings will be held at the Cultural Centre of the European University of Nicosia at 8:30pm.
All movies will be in their original language with English or Greek subtitles. Free admission.