On 13 - 21 May European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC Almaty), in collaboration with Oleg Boretskiy’s Cinema Club, will present European Documentary Film Week at the CAESAR cinema.
Over the course of the week, 12 films from 12 European countries will be screened.
Film Week officially opens on 13 May with a special guest from Budapest – Hungarian director Somfai Kara Dávid. Mr. Kara Dávid's film “Vándorúton Ázsia szívébe” will be shown on the day of the opening.
Cinema-goers can look forward to a varied and entertaining programme of documentary films from Austria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, France, Switzerland and Estonia.
The films will be shown in the original language with Russian subtitles.
You can buy tickets online or at the box office of Caesar cinema. Tickets will cost 200 tenge.
You can find the full programme of the Documentary Film Week below, and read the film synopses here.
| Date and time | Film | Country | Age ratings |
| 13 May at 19.00 | Vándorúton Ázsia szívébe | Hungary | years and over |
| 14 May at 15.00 |
Teatro alla Scala. The Temple of Wonders |
Italy | years and over |
| 14 May at 19.00 | 2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß | Germany | years and over |
| 15 May at 17.00 | Gergiev – a certain madness | Switzerland | years and over |
| 15 May at 19.00 | Prāta vētra: starp krastiem | Latvia | years and over |
| 16 May at 19.00 | Pripyat | Austria | years and over |
| 17 May at 19.00 | Comment j'ai détesté les maths | France | years and over |
| 18 May at19.00 | Til ungdommen | Norway | years and over |
| 19 May at17.00 | Arvo Pärt - isegi kui ma kõik kaotan | Estonia | years and over |
| 20 May at19.00 | Amy | Great Britain | years and over |
| 21 May at15.00 | Los olvidados de Karaganda | Spain | years and over |
| 21 May at19.00 | Królik po Berlińsku | Poland | years and over |
After-party for the audience of the "Amy" film
After the screening of the British film “Amy” there will be an after-party organised for the audience of the film, which will take place at the D.O.M. Almaty restaurant on 20 May from 21.00 to 00.00. Don’t miss a great opportunity to share your opinions about the film with other viewers, enjoy the music of Amy Winehouse and just have a relaxed Friday night.
About EUNIC Almaty
EUNIC Almaty was established by the Alliance Française Almaty, British Council, Comitato “Dante Alighieri” Almaty, Goethe-Institut Almaty and Consulate General of the Republic of Hungary in May 2011.
