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August 14, 2022

Haute Couture

Director: Sylvie Ohayon | France | 2021 | Drama | French / English Subtitles | 100 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://www.mclcinema.com/MovieSet.aspx?id=12623&visLang=1" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing"]Tickets[/su_button][su_spacer size="10"] Venue: K11 Art House Screening: Thursday, 17 November, 9:15 pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: Esther is at the end of her career as head seamstress at the Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop in Paris. One day, her handbag is stolen in the metro by 20 year old Jade. Instead of calling the police, Esther takes Jade under her wing, seeing in her the opportunity to pass on her skills. In the frenetic world of Haute Couture, Esther will give Jade ala BeautA(C) du Gestea, a way to reach beyond herself. The film is an homage to the city of Paris, as well as a meditation on personal purpose. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11175 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SPONSORED by Daniel Auerbach and Claudia Shaw SUPPORTED by Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau [su_spacer size="90"]...

August 14, 2022

Game Changers

Director: Noam Sobovitz | Israel | 2021 | Documentary | Hebrew / German / English Subtitles | 56 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://bit.ly/3VjdqrJ" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing"]Tickets [/su_button][su_spacer size="10"] Venue: Golden Scene Cinema Double Feature precedes Reckoning: Sunday, 13 November, 2:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: How did a football match between enemies become a turning point in history? Twenty-five years after the Holocaust, against insurmountable emotional and political barriers and threats of terror, the Israel national team and Germany's Borussia Munchegladbach met in a match whose importance marked the beginning of the normalization between Israel and Germany. Through interviews with former German and Israeli footballers, historians, and diplomats, along with rare archival materials, the film examines the power of personal friendships to bring down the wall between nations, and of football, to pave the way between adversaries. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11763 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [su_spacer size="90"]...

August 14, 2022

Flowers Gate (Bab el Ward)

Director: Haim Bouzaglo | Israel | 2021 | Comedy/Drama | Hebrew / French / Moroccan / English Subtitles | 102 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://bit.ly/3RX1Nnj" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing"]Tickets [/su_button][su_spacer size="10"] Venue: Golden Scene Cinema Screening: Wednesday, 16 November, 8:45pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: The God-loving and traditional Vaknin Family lives in a remote town in Israel, longing for the good old motherland of Morocco and trying to make some sense of their lives. Their son Jojo is a schemer, constantly looking for a quick way to make money, but his gambling addiction drags the family into a financial crisis which threatens to tear them to pieces. This dramatic and comic story, told by another son, Sammy, an aspiring filmmaker, provides a delightful view into the dynamics and culture of a Moroccan family in Israel. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11150 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SPONSORED by Anonymous SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [su_spacer size="90"]...

August 14, 2022

Dead Sea Guardians

Directors: Ido Glass, Yoav Kleinman | Israel | 2021 | Documentary | Hebrew / English / Arabic / English Subtitles | 90 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://bit.ly/3rLpBQB" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing"]Tickets [/su_button][su_spacer size="10"] Venue: Golden Scene Cinema Screening: Tuesday, 15 November, 7:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: A beautifully filmed movie about the devastating environmental issues that are destroying the Dead Sea, one of the wonders of the world. An Israeli, a Palestinian and a Jordanian organize a mass long distance swim across the Dead Sea to raise international awareness of the overconsumption and poor water management which is destroying this biologically and historically significant body of water. Their effort is extremely hard, both because the water is toxic to ingest, but also because they have to convince the authorities of all three countries to allow them to achieve their goal. Three historic enemies join forces on a heroic journey, to stop this catastrophe and save the Dead Sea from disappearing. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11777 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [su_spoiler title="AWARDS"] 1 win 2 nominations 2022 - Riviera International Film Festival Winner Human Rights Jury Prize Special Mention: Ido Glass, Yoav Kleinman, (directors) Nominee Jury Prize Best Documentary: Ido Glass, Yoav Kleinman, (directors) 2021 - Haifa International Film Festival Winner Israeli Documentaries Competition Award Best Documentary Film: Yoav Kleinman, Ido Glass (directors) [/su_spoiler] [su_spacer size="90"]...

August 14, 2022

Blue Box

Director: Michal Weits | Israel / Canada / Belgium | 2021 | Documentary | Hebrew / English / English Subtitles | 82 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://bit.ly/3SOcutM" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing "]Tickets[/su_button][su_spacer size="10"] Venue: Golden Scene Cinema Screening: Sunday, 20 November, 2:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: The Jewish National Fund's (JNF) beloved Blue Box campaign was internationally successful in raising support for the purchase and forestation of land in Palestine from the 1920as. The trees have since spread their roots, but evidence remains of the Palestinian communities displaced by the once-fragile seedlings. Joseph Weits, filmmaker Michal Weitsa great-grandfather, was the key figure in the organization whose private diaries reveal the story of the massive land takeover to enlarge the Jewish footprint. In conversations with her family, she questions his actions, which result in an exploration of Israel's past and an uncomfortable truth. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11075 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau / Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong [su_spoiler title="AWARDS"] 2 wins 2 nominations 2022 - Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Winner Human Rights Jury Prize: Michal Weitz 2021 - Doc Aviv Film Festival Winner : Israeli Competition Research Award: Michal Weitz, Lee Rotbart, Lily Yudinsky Nominee Israeli Competition Nominee Best Israeli Film: Michal Weitz 2021 - Documentary International Documentary and Short Film Festival Nominee Truth Award: Michal Weitz [/su_spoiler][su_spacer size="90"]...

August 14, 2022

Cinema Sabaya

Director: Orit Fouks RotemA | Israel | 2021 | Drama | Hebrew / English Subtitles | 91 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://bit.ly/3rJxAh1" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing"]Tickets [/su_button][su_spacer size="10"] Venue: Golden Scene Cinema Screening: Wednesday, 16 November, 12:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: A diverse group of nine women, both Arab and Israeli, take part in a video workshop that will rattle their seemingly contrasting worlds. Interspersed with brief video clips captured of the womenas personal lives, the intriguing group dynamics evolve between Rona, the instructor, and the women during the sessions, challenging their views and beliefs, as they come to new terms with their lives through the videos they create. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11109 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [su_spacer size="10"] [su_spoiler title="AWARDS"] 8 wins - 6 nominations 2022 -A Israeli Academy of Film & Television Ophir Award:A Best Picture, Best Director (Rotem), Best Supporting Actress (Joanna Said) 2021 - Jerusalem Film Festival Winner Best Israeli Debut: Haggiag Competition for Full-Length Israeli Feature Films: Orit Fouks Rotem, Green Production Company 2021 - Warsaw International Film Festival Winner : Competition 1-2 Award Special Mention: Orit Fouks Rotem Winner: NETPAC Award Best Asian Film: Orit Fouks Rotem [/su_spoiler] [su_spacer size="90"]...

August 14, 2022

Adieu Monsieur Haffmann

Director: Fred CavayA(C) | France / Belgium | 2021 | Drama | French / English / English Subtitles | 116 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://www.mclcinema.com/MovieSet.aspx?id=12618&visLang=1" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing"]Tickets[/su_button] [su_spacer size="10"] OPENING NIGHT - Followed by our Famous Kosher Dessert Party Venue: MCL Cyberport Cinema Screening: Saturday, 12 November, 7:30pm Tickets: HKD 380 | Students/Seniors HKD 280 [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: In occupied Paris in 1941 jeweler Joseph Haffmann fears the worst and arranges for his family to flee the city offering his employee the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. His own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant's protection. The agreement turns into a Faustian bargain, one that upends the audienceas expectations of the players' morality and character. Starring the legendary Daniel Auteuil, this tense historical drama is based on Jean-Philippe Daguerre's celebrated, multi MoliAre Award-winning play [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11072 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SPONSORED by Anonymous SUPPORTED by Alliance FranAaise Hong Kong [su_spacer size="30"]...

August 13, 2022

Apples and Oranges

Director: Yoav Brill | Israel | 2021 | Documentary | English / Hebrew / Hebrew & English Subtitles | 80 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://bit.ly/3rJpm8E" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing "]Tickets[/su_button][su_spacer size="10"] Venue: Golden Scene Cinema Screening: Sunday, 20 November, 4:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: A look at the bumpy history of kibbutz volunteering in Israel from the 1960s to the present and how attitudes, and the volunteers themselves, have changed over time. Initially the idealistic and rebellious '60s generation was charmed by the old socialist ideology that came to life in the Israeli Kibbutz movement. Interest rose with a wave of support for Israel after the 1967 Six-Day War. When travel agencies started selling aKibbutz Volunteeringa packages, it was clear that volunteering also became a profitable business. But the Kibbutz found itself facing unfamiliar phenomenon a drugs, alcohol and marriage with non-Jewish volunteers. During the 1980s, unemployment across Europe secured a steady number of volunteers, but now Israel was no longer the same country. The war in Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict forced the volunteers to face a new question: does volunteering in the Kibbutz mean supporting the state of Israel? [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11082 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [su_spacer size="10"] [su_spoiler title="AWARDS"] 1 nomination 2021 - DocAviv Film Festival Nominee Panorama: Yoav Brill (director) [/su_spoiler] [su_spacer size="90"]...

September 6, 2021

40 Tableros

Director: Alfonso Gastiaburo | Argentina | 2020 | Short / Documentary / History | Spanish / English subtitles | 18 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: Argentina 1939. While the World Chess Championship was taking place, breaking news shocked the participants: Germany had invaded Poland and World War II had erupted. Many great chess masters were stranded away from their home countries and began to organize exhibitions in order to make their living. One of these masters decided to search for something elsea| [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

White Eye

Director: Tomer Shushan | Israel | 2019 | Short / Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 21 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: While combing the city's streets to find his precious white bicycle, Omer spots the stolen item locked up outside a building. As he tries to find a way to take it back, the new owner Yunes arrives. Before they know it, the police have become involved. [su_spacer size="20"] AWARDS 2021 Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the Oscars [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

The Ugly Swan

Director: Rachel Levy | Israel | 2021 | Short | Hebrew / English subtitles | 12 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: An ultra-Orthodox woman going out on a date is burdened with a terrible secret. [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

The Tattooed Torah

Director: Marc Bennett | USA | 2019 | Animated Short | EnglishA | 21 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: An animated film based on the beloved childrenas book "The Tattooed Torah" by Marvell Ginsburg that has been educating young children about the Holocaust for generations. A powerful resource for Holocaust education for children all over the world, this film narrated by Ed Asner recounts the true story of the rescue and restoration of a small Torah from Brno, Czechoslovakia, and teaches the Holocaust not only as a period of destruction but also as an opportunity for redemption. [su_spacer size="20"] ...

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