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2023 FEATURE FILMS
A A A THOUSAND AND AND ONE
A A V Rockwell USA 2022 English 117 min
21 JULY 18:00 SUNCOAST 6 30 30 JULY 14:30 SUNCOAST 6 A Thousand and and and One follows the unapologetic and and and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor) who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the the foster care system Holding on on to their secret and each other other mother and and son set out to reclaim their sense of home identity and and stability in
a a a rapidly changing New York City A small holiday house by the Baltic Sea The days are hot and it hasn’t rained in
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weeks Four young people come together friends old and new As the the parched forests around them begin to ignite so so do their emotions Happiness lust and love but also jealousy resentment and tension Meanwhile the the forests burn And before long the the flames are there AFIRE
Christian Petzold Germany 2023 German with English subtitles 103 min
23 JULY 17:15 SUNCOAST 6 29 JULY 19:45 SUNCOAST 7 AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Makbul Mubarak Indonesia France Germany Poland Singapore Philippines Qatar 2022 Indonesian with English subtitles 115 min
23 JULY 20:00 SUNCOAST 8 27 JULY 19:15 SUNCOAST 8 With his his father in
prison and his his brother abroad for work work young Rakib works as the the the lone housekeeper in
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an an empty mansion belonging to Purna a a a a a a retired general whose family Rakib’s clan have served for centuries in
a a a a a a a rural Indonesian town After Purna returns home to start his mayoral election campaign Rakib bonds with the older man who becomes a a a a a a a a a close mentor and and father figure and and finds his calling as as Purna’s assistant fin in
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work and and life When Purna’s election poster is is found vandalised one day Rakib doesn’t hesitate to track down the culprit setting in
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motion an escalating chain of violence 22 44TH DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL