US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

2010

A Few Days of Respite

Quelques jours de répit

Saturday

May 7, 2011

@

3:30 pm

Boston LGBT Film Festival 2011

With in person.
Director
Amor Hakkar
Year
2010
Run Time
80
min
Country
Algeria/France
Language
French
PROGRAM Time
minutes
CONTENT WARNING:
After escaping Iran, where their relationship means a death sentence, Hassan and Mohsen make it all the way to France. While stopped over in a small town to await their train to Paris, Mohsen befriends the lonely, but warm, Yolande, who offers him employment, kindness, and the possibility of a peaceful life.
This film is presented in French with English subtitles.
Reminiscent of the work of famous Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarsatomi, Amor Hakkar directs and stars in his latest feature. This is a quiet film about two homosexual Iranian men who illegally cross the border of France to escape the death sentence that inevitably would fall upon them for their love of one another. Skipping preachy dialogue, Hakkar opts instead for lingering shots of expressions that manage to make the film feel visually and emotionally complete.
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with
No items found.

Presented with...

Program includes...

This short film program includes the following films:

No items found.

Other events you may like