PROGRAMME

15th EUROPEAN Film Festival Screened with English subtitles – Free entrance for all

Hosted by the Delegation of the European Union to

Asmara, Eritrea. In collaboration with EU Members States

and the Commission of Culture & Sports.

19-26 October 2019

Cinema Asmara

The Delegation of the European Union

The Embassy of Belgium (non resident)

The Embassy of France and the Alliance Française

The Embassy of Denmark (non resident)

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

The Embassy of Hungary (non resident)

The Embassy of the Republic of Italy

The Embassy of Poland (non resident)

The Office of the Embassy of Sweden

The Embassy of Switzerland (non resident)

The Embassy of the United Kingdom

Have the pleasure to invite you and

your family to

the 15th EUROPEAN Film Festival

The Opening Film :

Leo Da Vinci (Italy)

19 October at 10:30

Venue : Cinema Asmara

L'Arte Della Felicita (IT) A taxi driver, who lives in Napoli,

searches through his memory to find

the reasons and causes for his

brother's death.

Ma vie de Courgette (CH) After losing his mother, a young

boy is sent to a foster home with

other orphans his age where he

begins to learn the meaning of trust

and true love.

The Adventures of Tintin (EU) The film follows the curious young

reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal

dog Snowy as they discover a model

ship carrying an explosive

secret.love.

Cat City (HU) This animated action comedy is a

parody of many mainstream film

genres and it also refers to specific

films, mainly the James Bond

series.secret.love.

Louise en hiver (EU) (Louise by the shore) At the end of summer, an old lady

watches as the last train of the

season leaves the small seaside

station of Biligen without her.

Behind the blue door (PL) Tukasz and his mum are on their way to the

holiday of his dreams. Unfortunately, they are

involved in a car accident which forces them

apart.

G-AAAH ! (UK) This programme of short animated films has

been put together with children and families in

mind and puts film at the heart of the

educational development of children and

young people.

Allez Eddy (BE) 11-year-old cycling fan Freddy is the son

of a butcher in an idyllic village. When

the first supermarket opens its doors and

organises a cycle race, the winner will

get to meet Eddy Merckx.

Leo Da Vinci (IT) In the late Middle Age's Italy, Leonardo

"Leo" Da Vinci is a young boy lover to

invent advanced machines who lives

happy with his best friend Lorenzo and

beauty Lisa, being secretly fall in with

her.

Rico, Oskar & die Tieferschatten (DE) (The Pasta Detective) The child-duo Rico and Oskar, one of them is

quite more sluggish, but precisely because of

fantasy and own world view; the other one is a

smart whiz, but scared for life.

La tortue rouge (FR) (Red turtle) A man is shipwrecked on a deserted

island and encounters a red turtle,

which changes his life.

Sami Blood (DK) Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding

Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the

1930s and phrenological examinations at

her boarding school, she starts dreaming

of another life.

Robinson Crusoé (BE) On the run from Britain after killing

another man in a duel, Robinson

Crusoe is shipwrecked on a small

island and forced to fend for himself.

Monky (SW) One day, Frank (11) finds a real live

monkey in his family’s backyard. The

monkey‘s name is Monky and her arrival

is the beginning of a fun and exciting

adventure for the entire family.

Labyrinthus (BE) Frikke knows his way around computer

games but this one has a shocking

surprise: its protagonists are real kids and

real animals whose lives are mysteriously

uploaded into the game’s labyrinth.