Film
The Virgin, The Copts and Me
Sun, Oct 21, 2012
- 2PM
- 6:50PM
LOCATION:
RUN TIME: 85min
FORMAT: DCP
LANGUAGE: In Arabic and French with English subtitles
GENERAL ADMISSION: $12
MEMBERS: $7
STUDENTS/SENIORS:
$9 (Students 29 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)
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October 2012
Sunday October 21, 2012
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Part of
BAMcinématek 2012
series Salut les jeunes! Young French Cinema
Directed by Namir Abdel Messeeh | 2011
“Groundbreaking! Undoubtedly a labor of love…”
—The Huffington Post
Blending elements of narrative and documentary, this heartfelt meditation on the roots of religious faith and cultural heritage centers on the French-Egyptian filmmaker’s journey to Cairo to investigate the apparitions of the Virgin Mary witnessed by his mother and hundreds of thousands of other Coptic Christians. Finding a connection with his long-lost relatives and their rural life, Messeeh comes to a deeper understanding of the ever-dwindling minority community to which his family belongs, a quest that yields moments of humor and spiritual insight.
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