LIDF 2011 | 13 May - 28 May 2011 plus extra film screenings all year around
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- Start:
- 15 May 2011 6:00 pm
- Venue:
- Birkbeck Cinema
- Phone:
- 020 7380 3100
- Address:
- 43 Gordon Square, London, United Kingdom, WC1H 0PD
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An Egyptian Salad
Nadia Kamel | France | 104 mins
When her young nephew hears a sermon in Cairo encouraging religious war, Nadia Kamel, long-time assistant to the legendary Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, takes it upon herself to acquaint him with the history of his maternal grandmother Maria (Naela). Incorporating footage of visits by Maria and her husband to relatives in Italy, Israel, and Palestine, this documentary tells the story of a remarkable woman who is part Jewish, part Christian, part Muslim—and all at once a feminist, a communist, an Italian and an Arab. Her history poignantly reveals the tensions and disfigurements brought about in a culture forced to accommodate the arbitrary boundaries of politics. A tale of humanity, tolerance, and diversity.
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