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June Cinema in Madrid
From June 01, 2013 until June 28, 2013
Casa Árabe is offering a fictional film series on the political and social reality of the Arab world, with a current, innovative focus.
We are presenting two very different stories which have one common denominator: the characters have recently been liberated but need to find some sort of freedom beyond their mere release. Le repenti (The Repentant), a film directed by Merzak Allouache, one of the Arab world’s most highly-acclaimed filmmakers, is the story of a boy who tries to run away from his past unsuccessfully. This feature film was entered into the Filmmakers’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival of 2012 and received the award for Best Fiction Film at the 2012 Doha Tribeca Film Festival. Hawi (The Juggler) is an un unusual film that uses dazzling realism to portray the details of everyday life in Egypt. Its director, Ibrahim El Batout, is one of the finest examples of independent Arab film and has achieved great success with this film at the Festivals of Doha and Dubai in 2010 and the Tarifa Film Festival in 2011.
The movies will be shown at the Casa Árabe Auditorium in Madrid (at Calle Alcalá, 62) at 7:30 p.m. in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish. Numbered seats.
Tickets are sold through our Spanish website. If, due to technical reasons, you are unable to buy your tickets on the website, sales will begin at the box office one hour before the film begins.
Price: 3 euros for general tickets at the box office. 2 euros for purchases on the Internet and persons who are officially unemployed, Arabic Language Center students and youth card holders. You must demonstrate your status by showing the proper document to receive the discount.
You can see the movie previews by clicking on the RELATED LINKS tab
Le repenti, by Merzak Allouache (Algeria and France, 2012, 87 min.).
Algeria, a land of plateaus. A youth runs through the snow, rucksack on his back. Rachid is a Jihadist who returns to his village thanks to the “Civil Peace Law” that was enacted in the year 2000 to put an end to what was known as the “Black Decade.” This law promised a partial amnesty for repentant Islamic fundamentalists (those not involved in crimes of blood and willing to give up their weapons) in order to reintegrate them into society. However, this legal code is unable to erase Rachid’s past. In the end, he will find himself wrapped up in a dead-end journey which combines secrets and manipulation.
Hawi, by Ibrahim El-Batout (Egypt and Qatar, 2010, 112 min.).
Youssef, Ibrahim and Fady have been together in the same jail for 20 years. After his release, Youssef must find some confidential documents. Ibrahim wants to see his daughter again, and she is rehearsing with the musician, Fady, the third prisoner. In addition to three men, Hawi, also introduces us to an old horseman who wants to cure his beloved horse, and a television show host who needs a guest for his program. They are all looking for something or someone, in this kaleidoscope-like portrait of solitude in today’s Egypt.
Calendar of screenings
| Friday, June 7 | Le repenti, by Merzak Allouache (Algeria and France, 2012, 87 min.).. |
| Friday, June 28 | Hawi, by Ibrahim El-Batout (Egypt and Qatar, 2010, 112 min.). |
The movies will be shown at the Casa Árabe Auditorium in Madrid (at Calle Alcalá, 62) at 7:30 p.m. in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish. Numbered seats.
Tickets are sold through our Spanish website. If, due to technical reasons, you are unable to buy your tickets on the website, sales will begin at the box office one hour before the film begins.
Price: 3 euros for general tickets at the box office. 2 euros for purchases on the Internet and persons who are officially unemployed, Arabic Language Center students and youth card holders. You must demonstrate your status by showing the proper document to receive the discount.
You can see the movie previews by clicking on the RELATED LINKS tab
Plot summaries
Le repenti, by Merzak Allouache (Algeria and France, 2012, 87 min.).
Algeria, a land of plateaus. A youth runs through the snow, rucksack on his back. Rachid is a Jihadist who returns to his village thanks to the “Civil Peace Law” that was enacted in the year 2000 to put an end to what was known as the “Black Decade.” This law promised a partial amnesty for repentant Islamic fundamentalists (those not involved in crimes of blood and willing to give up their weapons) in order to reintegrate them into society. However, this legal code is unable to erase Rachid’s past. In the end, he will find himself wrapped up in a dead-end journey which combines secrets and manipulation.
Hawi, by Ibrahim El-Batout (Egypt and Qatar, 2010, 112 min.).
Youssef, Ibrahim and Fady have been together in the same jail for 20 years. After his release, Youssef must find some confidential documents. Ibrahim wants to see his daughter again, and she is rehearsing with the musician, Fady, the third prisoner. In addition to three men, Hawi, also introduces us to an old horseman who wants to cure his beloved horse, and a television show host who needs a guest for his program. They are all looking for something or someone, in this kaleidoscope-like portrait of solitude in today’s Egypt.
