Monday 1 April 2019

DJAM (2017) by Tony Gatlif

On Tuesday 9 April at 19:00 and on Wednesday 10 April at 21:00 the Greek cinema club will screen the film DJAM by Tony Gatlif  (France, Greece, Turkey, 2017, 97 min, in the French and Greek original version with english subtitles) in cine Utopia.

The film is suitable for children older than 16 years.
Tickets will be available 30 minutes before the screenings.

Synopsis


Djam, a young Greek woman, is sent to Istanbul by her uncle Kakourgos, a former sailor and passionate fan of Rebetiko, on a mission to find a rare engine part for their boat. There she meets Avril, 19, who came from France to volunteer with refugees, ran out of money, and knows no one in Turkey. As their destinies cross, the ecstasy of music will lead them into a journey towards freedom.
A female road movie set between Greece and Turkey, that looks at current cultural, social and economic issues that afflict that part of Europe today, but that also celebrates the traditional Greek song form rebetiko.

Cast


Daphné Patakia, Simon Abkarian, Maryne Cayon, Kimon Kouris, Solon Lekkas, Yannis Bostantzoglou, Eleftheria Komi

Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0TSclmBs60

Toni Gatlif was born in Algeria of Pied noir ancestry. After his childhood there, Gatlif arrived in France in 1960 following the Algerian War of Independence. He works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer. His 2004 film Exils, won the Best Director Award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8_EeH2SnPY interview with Tony Gatlif

Filmography


1993 Latcho Drom, 1997 Gadjo dilo, 2000 Vengo, 2001 Swing, 2004 Exils, 2012 Indignados, 2017 Djam

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