FILM DAYS limited edition – 21 – 23 April 2023
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Stephan Streker | Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Pakistan | 2016 | 95 min | French, Urdu | e.s.
“We should move with the times”, says Zahira’s mother, smiling. Zahira is 18 and is allowed to Skype (very modern!) from her parental home in Belgium with three suitors in Pakistan. Zahira has her doubts, but wants to keep her parents happy. After all, their family ties are deep and loving. However, there are irreconcilable differences between her parents’ expectations and traditions and Zahira’s Western lifestyle. Torn between two worlds, an unexpected pregnancy adds an additional, complicating factor to this young, independent woman’s life. Zahira faces an impossible conundrum and a tragic choice.
Actress Lina El Arabi manages to convey Zahira’s emotional life in just a glance. Director and scriptwriter Stephan Streker captures this in strong close-ups, outlining the milieu and dilemmas of various generations of migrants in a nuanced, sharply observed manner.
Place: CINEMA 6
Date: 7 April 2017
Time: 13:00
Duration: 1:13
Place: CINEMA 4
Date: 8 April 2017
Time: 21:15
Duration: 1:12
Place: CINEMA 4
Date: 9 April 2017
Time: 19:45
Duration: 1:10
Year in
Festival
2017
Director
Stephan Streker
Camera
Grimm Vanderkerckhove
Cast
Lina El Arabi
Sébastien Houbani
Babak Karimi
Neena Kulkarni
Olivier Gourmet
Alice de Lencquesaing
Zacharie Chasseriaud
Country
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Pakistan
Editor
Jerome Guoit
Mathilde Myard
Language
French
Urdu
Length
95 min
Producer
Michaël Goldberg
Boris van Gils
Production Company
Daylight Films
Sales
Jour2Fêt
Scenario
Sound Design
Nicolas Tran Trong
Year of Production
2016
Stephan STREKER (1964, Belgium) worked as a photographer, film critic and sports reporter before moving onto filmmaking. He made his directorial debut in 1993 with the short film Shadow Boxing. Since then, he has made two more short films and three feature-length films. Le monde nous appartient (2013) was nominated for a Belgian Magritte Award for Best Picture. A Wedding (Noces) (2016) is his third feature.
Filmography
Shadow Boxing (1993, short), Mathilde, la femme de Pierre (1996, short), Le jour du combat (1998, short doc), Michael Blanco (2004), Le monde nous appartient (2013), A Wedding (Noces) (2016)