Mon., May 13, 8:30 p.m., DCF, screening room Warszawa
Meeting with the directors and the protagonist of the film “Mother Vera”
after the screening of the film MOTHER VERA, dir. Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson
The film's protagonist, Vera, led a turbulent life in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. She was saved from falling into addiction by her decision to join a monastery. The silence, the forest, the discipline of the monastery, and caring for a hundred patients of a centre for alcohol and drug addicts – this is how she spent twenty years of her life. She sees what she ran away from in the patients' faces. The beautiful cinematography gives the film additional symbolism, creating a metaphysical atmosphere in which light and shadows become the narrative's protagonists. After the screening, we will talk to the film's directors and the protagonist.
Guests:
Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson, Olga Gordiengo
Host:
Adam Kruk
Partner: British Council
