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KNOWING THE SCORE
Janine Hosking Australia 2022
English 90 min
25 JULY 19:45 SUNCOAST 8 27 JULY 19:45 SUNCOAST 7 7 Knowing The Score is a a a a a biopic of Australian conductor Simone Young an an an inspiring brilliant woman who made it it to to the top in
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a a a a a man’s world wielding her wit determination sense of humour and baton New York London Berlin Vienna Simone Young has conquered them all in
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the the most male dominated of of professions conducting opera and classical music The girl from Manly Beach now a a a a a a woman with so many firsts to her name is tired of the whole “woman” title that follows her around Executive Produced by Academy Award winner winner and 2023 Golden Globe winner winner for Tár Cate Blanchett Knowing The Score captures the career of an an extraordinary conductor its challenges and triumphs past present and into the future A group of of children attend school in
Kolofata’s village at at at the border with Nigeria under a a a a a a a a shadow threat Since 2014 the terrorist organisation Boko Haram has led strikes against the the villages and people of of the the region In her profoundly affecting debut feature Cyrielle Raingou follows a a a a a group of children as they carve out their own worlds amid the the the dangers of of armed conflict Raingou a a a a a a a a native of of the Far North Region herself approaches her young subjects with a a a a a delicate and unobtrusive observance allowing them to dictate the the the reality of their their surroundings through their their own words and perspectives The result is is a a a a a a a distinct and and profound study of of of the contrasts of of of a a a a a a a war zone – hope and and despair innocence and and and terrorism the present and and and future western influence and and and traditional culture LE SPECTRE DE BOKO HARAM
Cyrielle Raingou Cameroon 2022
French Hawsa with English subtitles 80 min
24 JULY 17:45 SUNCOAST 7 7 26 JULY 17:30 SUNCOAST 7 7 44TH DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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