Amer saw Raghda for the first time in prison twenty years ago. Somebody had beat her up, and her face was covered in blood. They started to speak to each other through a small hole they bore into the wall separating their cells. They fell in love, and when they got out of jail, they formed a family. In 2009, Raghda was put back in prison for political reasons, and Amer had to take care of their four children on his own. This exile breaks the couple’s relationship down, driving them into a fragile situation that forces them to choose between love, revolution and family.

Amer saw Raghda for the first time in prison twenty years ago. Somebody had beat her up, and her face was covered in blood. They started to speak to each other through a small hole they bore into the wall separating their cells. They fell in love, and when they got out of jail, they formed a family. In 2009, Raghda was put back in prison for political reasons, and Amer had to take care of their four children on his own. This exile breaks the couple’s relationship down, driving them into a fragile situation that forces them to choose between love, revolution and family.

7:30 p.m.: The Virgin, the Copts and Me
by Namir Abdel Messeh (Egypt, France, 2011, 92 min.) Documentary

One fine day, Namir Abdel Messeh, a filmmaker of Egyptian origin, watches a video about how the Virgin Mary has been appearing in Egypt. Like millions of other Copts, his mother sees the Virgin Mary on the screen even though he does not see a thing. Namir decides to return to Egypt to film a movie about these appearances, but he runs up against countless obstacles.
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9:00 p.m. Ave Maria
By Basil Khalil (Palestine, France, Germany, 2015, 15 min.) Fictional short-subject film
The peaceful routine of a small community of nuns is suddenly interrupted when a Jewish Israeli colonist family’s car crashes into the convent wall across from their house in the West Bank.
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There will be a debate after the movie screening with the film’s director.

Brothers Alan and Shirwan, both suffering from achondroplasia, inhabit a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. Alan wants to get married to his girlfriend Gona, but when her father Jalal founds out about the plan, he forbids his daughter from marrying any man of a small stature and manages to get the two brothers evicted. Alan has to do something. He knows that Jalal, who is a huge Real Madrid fan, has made an exclusive pair of typical shoes from Kurdistan and dreams of giving them to Cristiano Ronaldo as a gift.

Brothers Alan and Shirwan, both suffering from achondroplasia, inhabit a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. Alan wants to get married to his girlfriend Gona, but when her father Jalal founds out about the plan, he forbids his daughter from marrying any man of a small stature and manages to get the two brothers evicted. Alan has to do something. He knows that Jalal, who is a huge Real Madrid fan, has made an exclusive pair of typical shoes from Kurdistan and dreams of giving them to Cristiano Ronaldo as a gift.

8:00 p.m. The Virgin, the Copts and Me
By Namir Abdel Messeh (Egypt, France, 2011, 92 min.) Documentary
One fine day, Namir Abdel Messeh, a filmmaker of Egyptian origin, watches a video about how the Virgin Mary has been appearing in Egypt. Like millions of other Copts, his mother sees the Virgin Mary on the screen even though he does not see a thing. Namir decides to return to Egypt to film a movie about these appearances, but he runs up against countless obstacles.
Preview 

9 30 p.m. Ave Maria
By Basil Khalil (Palestine, France, Germany, 2015, 15 min.) Fictional short-subject film
The peaceful routine of a small community of nuns is suddenly interrupted when a Jewish Israeli colonist family’s car crashes into the convent wall across from their house in the West Bank.
Preview

Amer saw Raghda for the first time in prison twenty years ago. Somebody had beat her up, and her face was covered in blood. They started to speak to each other through a small hole they bore into the wall separating their cells. They fell in love, and when they got out of jail, they formed a family. In 2009, Raghda was put back in prison for political reasons, and Amer had to take care of their four children on his own. This exile breaks the couple’s relationship down, driving them into a fragile situation that forces them to choose between love, revolution and family.

Brothers Alan and Shirwan, both suffering from achondroplasia, inhabit a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. Alan wants to marry his girlfriend Gona, but when her father Jalal finds out about the plan, he forbids his daughter from marrying any men of a short stature and manages to get the two brothers evicted. Alan has to do something. He knows that Jalal, who is a huge Real Madrid fan, has made an exclusive pair of typical shoes from Kurdistan and dreams of giving them to Cristiano Ronaldo as a gift.

Three tragicomic stories connected to each other about how devout Muslim men and women try to live their love lives and pursue their desires without breaking any religious rules.

Three tragicomic stories connected to each other about how devout Muslim men and women try to live their love lives and pursue their desires without breaking any religious rules.

Three tragicomic stories connected to each other about how devout Muslim men and women try to live their love lives and pursue their desires without breaking any religious rules.