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Come see a movie – in the open air!

Next week will be the kick off for our Open Air Cinema this summer. From the 28th of July till the end of August, please feel welcome to come enjoy intriguing, funny and eye opening films and documentaries… under the stars! They all tackle the complex subject of migration in some way. We hope to see you.

Stranded in Canton

FILM - The Congolese businessman Lebrun has a plan: he wants to be rich. But his goldmine - a trade in t-shirts around the election in his homeland - runs into difficulty. It leaves him stranded in Guangzhou.
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Thu
28.07
21:00

The Tiniest Place

DOCUMENTARY - Two decades after the civil war in El Salvador, survivors return to their destroyed village Cinquera. Special guest at this screening: the Salvadorian Carlos Morales, who was in Cinquera during the conflict.
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Wed
03.08
21:00

Norteado

FILM - Andres from Mexico tries to illegally cross the border into the US. He is not very successful, but befriends two shopkeepers. Their husbands díd manage to cross, only: they have not not been in touch since.
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Thu
04.08
21:00

A World Not Ours

DOCUMENTARY - Intimate glimpse into the lives of the 70.000 Palestinian refugees in the Ain el-Helweh ('sweet spring') camp in Lebanon. Special guest at this screening: director Mahdi Fleifel himself.
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Wed
10.08
21:00

Children of Men

FILM - The world is plagued by total infertility and harsh migration policies. Former activist Theo unexpectedly has to deal with the most wanted person: the last pregnant woman on earth.
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Thu
11.08
21:00

They will have to kill us first

DOCUMENTARY - Step into the lives of artists who deploy their talent to fight oppression from outside their still conflict-torn country, where music became forbidden. Special guest: Dutch-Malian musician Zoumana Diarra.
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Wed
17.08
21:00

Dheepan

FILM - To escape civil war in Sri Lanka, Dheepan pretends to have a family. He ends up in a suburb of Paris trying to build a new life, even though it proves hard for the 'family members' not to fall into old habits.
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Thu
18.08
21:00

Special Flight

DOCUMENTARY - Relations of friendship, respect and animosity are formed in Frambois Detention Centre - until people leave on a 'special flight'. Immigration lawyer Frans-Willem Verbaas answers your questions after the film.
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Wed
24.08
21:00

The Terminal

FILM - Steven Spielberg shows a reality for many migrants: to become totally trapped by policy. Based on the life of the Iranian Merhan Karimi Nasseri, who was stuck on Charles de Gaulle Airport from 1988 to 2006.
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Thu
25.08
21:00

HAPPY SNACKING