Turf Wars

The Manifesto and fightingtheboss studios present
A weekly curated screening of classic and contemporary films

Volume 004: Turf Wars

featuring

THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS / 1966 / Gillo Pontecorvo / Algiers / 7pm
In French & Arabic with English Subtitles
Based on True Stories

“One of the most influential political films in history, Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers (La bataille d’Alger) vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Gillo Pontecorvo’s tour de force—a film with astonishing relevance today.”

followed by

CITY OF GOD / 2002 / Fernando Meirelles / Brazil / 9:30pm
In Brazilian Portuguese with English Subtitles
Based on True Stories

“The streets of the world’s most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro’s ‘City of God’, are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. In the midst of the oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings with a different eye: the eye of an artist. In the face of impossible odds, this brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world and ultimately his way out!”

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
358 Dufferin St., Toronto, Suite 104 (Map)
Programme starts at 7pm
$5 Suggested Donation
Popcorn included with the screenings

If you want to bring your own seating, blanket, sleeping bag, pillow, whatever, that is definitely encouraged!

You can also bring your own food, drinks, booze, whatever.

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