Laughing in Afghanistan (2022) by Anneta PAPATHANASSIOU

On Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 19:00 and on Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 21:00 the film LAUGHING IN AFGHANISTAN (Greece, 2022, 90 min, colour) directed by Anneta Papathanassiou will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original version (Arabic and English language) with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 12.

SYNOPSIS

Karim Asir, the Afghan Charlie Chaplin, wants to change the world using pantomime and humor. Amidst bombs and destruction, laughter is his only weapon. After the Taliban takeover Karim receives death threats and fears for his life. A difficult decision seems unavoidable.

Can laughter change the world?

trailer

DIRECTOR´S STATEMENT

I am a woman, actress and director. I am an optimistic and cheerful person interested in having a humorous and optimistic view even in the most difficult circumstances and this is what I have always tried to achieve in my films. I would like to make a documentary film about Afghanistan which would be different from previous ones: with humor, cheerfulness but also having an educational value. This film will reflect not only life in Afghanistan, but also the general world situation. Karim Asir, will be the main character of the film and through him we will explore the story of laughter in Afghanistan and beyond. Οver the centuries and in various religions, laughter has often been criticized and considered a threat. We will follow Karim to his performances, where, using Charlie Chaplin’s model, he performs comic ‘gags’ and pantomime, but also educates his compatriots on important social issues. I have known Karim Asir since my earlier shootings in Afghanistan (2012) and in addition he was one of my students at the University of Kabul at the Theatre Arts Department. He is an outstanding man who has achieved a lot within a few years.

We will explore comedy and laughter in Afghanistan, in the Muslim world and also in different religions. We will talk with people about the meaning of laughter in our lives. Laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings.

Tickets at the cinema entrance half an hour before the screening 

Normal 12 € / Members 6 € (cash only, please)

and online at www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

Reservations are not possible any more  

Η Ελληνική Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Λουξεμβούργου θα προβάλει την Τρίτη 20 Φεβρουαρίου στις 19:00 και την Τετάρτη 21 Φεβρουαρίου στις 21:00 στον κινηματογράφο UTOPIA την ταινία ΓΕΛΩΝΤΑΣ ΣΤΟ ΑΦΓΑΝΙΣΤΑΝ (Ελλάδα, 2022, 90 λεπτά, έγχρωμη, πρωτότυπη έκδοση στην αραβική και αγγλική γλώσσα, με αγγλικούς υποτίτλους) της Αννέτας Παπαθανασίου. Η ταινία είναι κατάλληλη για παιδιά από 12 ετών. 

Πώληση εισιτηρίων στην είσοδο του κινηματογράφου μισή ώρα πριν από την προβολή

Γενικό 12 € / Μέλους 6 € (μόνο με μετρητά) 

και online στο www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

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