CYPRUS FILM DAYS 24/4

All films will be screened in their original language with Greek and English subtitles

TEL AVIV - BEIRUT

MICHALE BOGANIM

116′, 2022, Cyprus, Germany, France

Nicosia (24/4), 18:00

A historical drama set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict in 1982 and 2006, that depicts the journey of two families on each side of the border whose fates intertwine because of the war raging in Lebanon. Spanning over 20 years, the film follows two women, a Lebanese and an Israeli, who bond amid the war and embark on a road trip together to rescue a loved one.

SILENCE 6-9

CHRISTOS PASSALIS

80′, 2022, Greece

Nicosia (24/4), 20:00

A man and a woman, Aris and Anna, meet in a dream-like coastal town. The town is full of antennas, which emit the voices of the Vanished Ones, inhabitants of the town that have suddenly and inexplicably disappeared. As we watch the daily life and the bizarre rituals of the inhabitants, rituals devoted to the lost ones, Anna and Aris fall in love. A few days later, Anna suddenly disappears.

NO BEARS

JAFAR PANAHI

107′, 2022, Iran

Nicosia (24/4), 22:00

Two parallel love stories. In both, the lovers are troubled by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition and the mechanics of power.