Summer is here, and it’s good! Grab a blanket and a deck-chair, and come watch Callshop Istanbul in the fresh breeze of one of the parks of Montréal! The film will be screened on the 13th and 22nd of July at Cinéma sous les étoiles 2016.
CALLSHOP ISTANBUL, by Hind Benchekroun and Sami Mermer
July 2, 2016 at 9:10 pm in Parc Laurier
July 22, 2016 at 9 pm in Promenade Fleury
What the critics say:
“In capturing these unguarded moments, Benchekroun and Mermer provide distinctly personal snapshots that offer telling glimpses of the bigger picture.”
Montreal Gazette
“It’s overwhelming! (…) Basically it is the state of the world, through the people you would see for ten seconds on the evening news, but here, you get to know them.” (translated from French)
Ici Radio Canada
“The cinema suddenly resides in History, making the voices of the exiles more essential than ever, emotion-filled memories that stay with you when you leave the theatre.” (translated from French)
24 images
“A powerful documentary.” (translated from French)
Metro
“essential and painfully current.” (translated from French)
Mediafilm
“The film of the week.”
SÉQUENCES
“empathetic, respectful and true” (translated from French)
CINEMANIAK
“a powerful documentary sensitive to the human scale” (translated from French)
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For more information visit http://cinemasouslesetoiles.org/callshop-istanbul/
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