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Framing the fringes

June 7 - June 13, 2023
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Gulf Weekly Framing the fringes
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BAHRAIN CINEMA CLUB – Wednesday, 7pm, Juffair

Film: The Life Ahead

Director: Edoardo Ponti

Duration: 1 hour and 34 minutes

Cast: Sophia Loren, Ibrahim Gueye: Momo, Abril Zamora, Renato Carpentieri, Babak Karimi and Massimiliano Rossi.

Plot: Momo, a motherless Senegalese pre-teen drifting on the streets of Bari, steals the handbag of Madame Rosa in a bustling market. Rosa, who runs a home looking after children of working mums, is asked to take the tearaway in by a caring doctor. While Rosa provides Momo with a roof and a life, Momo also acts as an anchor for Rosa, who is suffering from deteriorating physical health and the corroding effects of dementia.

For details, call Huda Tabbara on 39682323.







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