SCREENINGS THURSDAY 21|09|2017 19h00 FRIDAY 22|09|2017 19h00 SATURDAY 23|09|2017 18h00

GOETHE-INSTITUT NAMIBIA Tel. +264 61 225 700 Fax. +264 61 221 256 m [email protected] THESE SCREENINGS ARE PART OF GERMAN WEEKS 2017. WWW.GERMAN-WEEKS.COM.NA Goethe-Institut Namibia 1 - 5 Fidel Castro Street FREE POPCORN Free entry Friday 22 September 2017, 21h00 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE, 2007) Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1973, Fatih Akin is of Turkish descent and films directed by him depict the challenges and differences of when cultures grow together. As a schoolboy, Akin was involved in theatre and at the Hochschule The Edge of Heaven is a rather gentle film that portrays the lives of six characters whose fate is somehow linked. für bildende Künste in Hamburg studied visual communications. Nejat is professor in Hamburg and takes care of his father Ali. Ayten is an activist from Istanbul and receives Known as one of Germany’s most successful directors and screenwriters, Akin has financial support from her mother Yeter, who is working won numerous awards including 1998 Best Director – Bavarian Film; 2004 Golden as a prostitute in Bremen. On the other side is Susan Bear – Berlin Film Festival; 2007 Best Screenplay – Cannes; 2007 LUX Prize for who is afraid to lose her daughter Lotte to Ayten. It is European Cinema by the European Union, and many more. described as one of the best cultural films that explores inter-cultural conflicts and relations. His latest and potential accolade is his film, In the Fade and its submission as Germany’s official entry into the 90th Academy Awards (Oscars) for Best Foreign Language Film. The Goethe-Institut Namibia presents five of his creations as part of German Weeks 2017. Thursday Saturday 21 September, 19h00 23 September 2017, 18h00 HEAD-ON (GEGEN DIE WAND, 2004) GOODBYE BERLIN (TSCHICK, 2016)

Head-On portrays two very strong characters: Sibel Outsider Maik Klingenberg enjoys the liberal relationship and Cahit. They meet in the hospital after both tried with his mother who plays tennis and substitutes to commit suicide. A marriage of convenience, love, water with vodka. A holiday at their villa turns into homicide and excess follow this first meeting. Fatih Akin an adventure when his friend Tschick brings a stolen unleashes a tremendous involvement of emotions, that car and they hit the road through the East German transcends itself on canvas and viewers. countryside and get into a lot of trouble on the perfect holiday for two 14-year-old boys.

Friday Saturday 22 September 2017, 19h00 23 September 2017, 20h00 SOUL KITCHEN (2008/2009) THE CUT (2013/2014) Soul Kitchen is a boisterous comedy full of emotions, An Armenian blacksmith, who was deported to a camp tragedy and great success. A German-Greek cook is but survived the First World War in the Ottoman Empire, forced to defend his bistro, “Soul Kitchen”, against lost his family and is now on a search for his twin property sharks, tax authorities and his gambling- daughters and other loved ones. The film tells the story addicted brother when it becomes one of Hamburg’s of a kind of love that resists the test of time. trendy locations.