Adam

Marginalised by a society that judges and condemns women on their own, Abla and Samia, together, will once again find a taste for life. World Premiere at Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2019

25 Mar 2021

14:00

The 30th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival – FESCAAAL will be held entirely online. 9 days of screenings on MYmovies.it and meetings with authors, special events and in-depth coverage on our Facebook and YouTube channels and on Zoom platform, for an entirely digital programme.

During the festival, the film will be available on demand from 25 to 26 March.

Adam

Abla has lost her husband and runs a small bakery in her home in Casablanca, where she lives with her 8 year-old daughter. When Samia, a young pregnant woman, knocks on her door, Abla is far from imagining that her life is about to change forever. Marginalised by a society that judges and condemns women on their own, Abla and Samia, together, will once again find a taste for life.

Film

Adam

Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium, Qatar | 2019 | 100'

Event

25 Mar 2021 - 2:00 PM

White Snake

The late Tang dynasty. A young man from Snake-Catcher Village, Sean, discovers a mysterious girl by a waterfall

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Event

25 Mar 2021 - 4:30 PM

Celles qui restent

A group of determined women have been leading a battle to find out the truth about all those husbands, sons and brothers They all disappeared trying to emigrate to Europe

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Events

24 Mar 2023 - 9:00 PM

Calcutta 8:40 AM + Une jeunesse italienne

Extr'A Competition

With Adriano Valerio (director of Calcutta 8:40 AM) and Mathieu Volpe (director of Une jeunesse italienne)

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Screenings

25 Mar 2023 - 10:30 PM

Closing pAAArty

Psychophono vinyl set per la festa finale del FESCAAAL32

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DJ set

24 Mar 2023 - 9:00 PM

Maka

Extr’A Competition

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Streaming

24 Mar 2023 - 10:30 PM

Yakub

Extr'A Competition

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Streaming

25 Mar 2023 - 11:00 AM

Tea Time

Our traditional tea time to chat with the guests and the friends of the Festival over a cup of tea.

With Falcão Nhaga (director of Mistida); Leïla Kilani (director of Birdland); Adriano Valerio (director of Calcutta 8:40 AM); Gabriele Licchelli, Andrea Settembrini e Francesco Lorusso (directors of Go, Friend, Go); Cécile Khindria (co-director of N'en parlons plus); Christian Carmosino Mereu (director of Land of Upright People)