CHESHVAN 5779 OCTOBER 2018 701 Brunswick Street, New Farm New Farm Cinemas Brisbane 8 November — 18
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TISHREI – CHESHVAN 5779 OCTOBER 2018 701 Brunswick Street, New Farm New Farm Cinemas New Farm Brisbane 8 November — 18 GEORGE FREY OAM - FOUNDING EDITOR, 1964 Shalom Magazine | October 2018 JIFF Brisbane / 8 – 18 November New Farm Cinemas, Brisbane THE INTERPRETER PROMISE AT DAWN SLOVAK REPUBLIC, CZECH REPUBLIC, AUSTRIA / 2018 / FRANCE / 2017 / 131 MINS 113 MINS At any stage, Romain Gary’s life was exceptional: from Oscillating between comedy and tragedy, this moving his impoverished childhood in Poland, and sun-soaked and pertinent road movie offers a charming and witty adolescence in Nice, to flying school in Africa during interpretation of our complex relationship to familial WWII. This sweeping adaptation of the life of one of histories and guilt. the 20th century’s greatest Jewish authors features Thurs 8 Nov 7pm two outstanding French actors, Charlotte Gainsbourg Mon 12 Nov 2:30pm (Melancholia) and Pierre Niney, in the leading roles. Sat 10 Nov 9:10pm CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? USA / 2018 / 107 MINS DEAR AMBASSADOR Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel, the Jewish BRAZIL / 2017 / 89 MINS best-selling celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who turns The extraordinary true story of Luiz Martins de Souza her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack Dantas, the Brazilian Ambassador to Paris during WWII, (Richard E. Grant). who defied his own government’s orders by granting Fri 9 Nov 2:30pm hundreds of unauthorised visas to Jews and others facing Sat 17 Nov 4:30pm imminent capture and death. Sun 11 Nov 12:45pm THE WALDHEIM WALTZ AUSTRIA / 2017 / 93 MINS RED COW Winner Best Documentary at the 2018 Berlin International ISRAEL / 2018 / 91 MINS Film Festival, Ruth Beckermann’s timely film explores This coming-of-age film takes place in the days leading up the ascent of Kurt Waldheim, whose 1986 election bid was to the assassination of Rabin and depicts the life of Benny, mired in scandal as revelations of his involvement in Nazi 16, orphaned from mother at birth and the only child of deportations were aired. Joshua – a religious, right-wing extremist, in those critical Sat 10 Nov 12:30pm junctures when she is forming her sexual, religious and political awareness. HOLY LANDS Sun 11 Nov 2:45pm FRANCE / 2018 / 100 MINS When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly MADAM PRIME MINISTER decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, ISRAEL / 2018 / 74 MINS Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new Delicately stitching together archival footage and neighbours. interviews, Madam Prime Minister invites the viewers A universal story about love, family, loss and tolerance, told to walk in Golda Meir’s iconic shoes and reexamine her with incredible humour and heart by a stellar ensemble groundbreaking and dramatic years as the first and only cast, including James Caan, Rosanna Arquette and female prime minister of Israel. Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Sun 11 Nov 4:45pm Sat 10 Nov 2:30pm 87 CHILDREN UKRAINE / 2017 / 92 MINS THE TWINNING REACTION USA / 2017 / 55 MINS Nazi-occupied Crimea, 1944. A boy named Itzhak turns Truth is stranger than fiction in this astounding and to Saide Arifova, a local Tatar Muslim woman, for help, thrilling exposé that gives voice to the unwitting subjects explaining that he and a group of other Jewish orphans of an infamous American scientific experiment: the 1960s are hiding from the Nazis. Arifova faces a moral dilemma: Neubauer-Bernard study of separated twins. should she try to help them or save herself by refusing? Sun 11 Nov 6:30pm The Twinning Reaction will screen with JIFF Short Film Fund winner, The Birth of Hunter Finkelstein. THE OSLO DIARIES Sat 10 Nov 4:30pm ISRAEL / 2017 / 97 MINS Critically-acclaimed at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, THE INVISIBLES this documentary brings to life the untold story of the GERMANY / 2017 / 110 MINS secret negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians that Combining edge-of-the-seat dramatisations with survivor would ultimately lead to the historic Oslo Accords. testimonies, The Invisibles brings emotion and authenticity Mon 12 Nov 7pm to the little-known story of Jewish teens and young adults who outlasted the Third Reich while hiding in Berlin. Sat 10 Nov 7pm 2 | Shalom Magazine | October 2018 JIFF Brisbane / 8 – 18 November New Farm Cinemas, Brisbane STUDIOTHE INTERPRETER 54: THE DOCUMENTARY PROMISELOVE, GILDA AT DAWN USASLOVAK / 2018 REPUBLIC, / 98 MINS CZECH REPUBLIC, AUSTRIA / 2018 / FRANCEUSA / 2018 / 2017 / 86 / MINS 131 MINS 113 MINS Co-owned by two Jewish friends from Brooklyn, Studio AtIn herany own stage, words, Romain groundbreaking Gary’s life was comedian exceptional: Gilda from Radner 54Oscillating was the epicentre between ofcomedy 70s hedonism and tragedy, - a place this movingthat not hislooks impoverished back and reflects childhood on her in Poland,life and andcareer, sun-soaked including her onlyand redefinedpertinent road the movienightclub, offers but a alsocharming came toand symbolise witty adolescencememorable role in Nice, as an to original flying castschool member in Africa of Saturdayduring aninterpretation entire era. 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USA / 2018 / 107 MINS THE SAMUEL PROJECT DEAR AMBASSADOR USA / 2018 / 92 MINS BRAZIL / 2017 / 89 MINS THEMelissa REPORTS McCarthy ON SARAH stars asAND Lee SALEEM Israel, the Jewish PALESTINIAN,best-selling celebrity DUTCH, biographerGERMAN, MEXICAN (and cat lover)/ 2018 who / turns TheEli gets extraordinary to know his true grandfather story of Luiz Samuel Martins for the de firstSouza time 127her MINS art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack Dantas,when he the makes Brazilian him the Ambassador subject of anto Parisanimated during art WWII, project for school. With dreams of becoming a professional artist, Sarah(Richard runs E. a Grant).café in West Jerusalem, while Saleem is a who defied his own government’s orders by granting the high school student discovers that his grandpa, a Jewish deliverymanFri 9 Nov 2:30pm from East Jerusalem. 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Sat 17 Nov 7:15pm WedWhen 14 lapsed Nov 2:30pm Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly MADAM PRIME MINISTER decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, ISRAEL / 2018 / 74 MINS ITZHAK SHELTERIsrael, the move deeply shocks his family and his new Delicately stitching together archival footage and USA / 2018 / 82 MINS GERMANY,neighbours. ISRAEL, FRANCE, 2017, 93 MINS interviews, Madam Prime Minister invites the viewers As charming and entrancing as Itzhak Perlman InA thisuniversal elegant story and about suspenseful love, family, spy thriller, loss and Mossad tolerance, agent told to walk in Golda Meir’s iconic shoes and reexamine her himself, Itzhak is a portrait of musical genius flawlessly Naomiwith incredible is sent on humour an ‘easy’ and two-week heart by mission a stellar to ensemble protect groundbreaking and dramatic years as the first and only encapsulated in warmth, humour, and above all, love. 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