Euro Film Fest 2023 : Aug. 19 screenings

Day 4 (Aug. 19) of the European Film Festival 2023 will feature ‘Gentle’ by László Csuja and Anna Nemes at 3.30pm and ‘Shadow Country’ by Bohdan Sláma at 6.00pm.

The films will be screened at the National Film Corporation cinema and admission will be free.

Gentle (2022, Hungary, Germany)

Synopsis : Edina, a female bodybuilder is ready to sacrifice everything for the dream she shares with her life partner and trainer Adam: to win the world championship. The odd love she finds on her way makes her see the difference between her dreams and her true self. 

Shadow Country: (2020, Czech Republic, Slovakia)

Synopsis : Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive.  Each date is a new success and a unique relationship grows between this ad hoc group of actors and their director. But soon comes the final performance in Paris. Will their last night together be the biggest hit of them all?