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We Love Anime/My Perestroika/Youth Gangs on Film29SWORD OF THE STRANGERSword of the StrangerSutorenjia: Muko hadanSun 27 Mar at 6.00pmMasahiro Ando • Japan 2007 • 1h43m • 35mmJapanese with English subtitles • 15With the voices of Tomoya Nagase, Koichi Yamadera, Akio Otsuka,Yuki Chinen, Naoto Takenaka.This thrilling action anime is a hair-raising adventure lacedwith stunningly animated fight scenes and a high bodycount. Kotarou is a young boy pursued by the royal armyof China’s Ming dynasty. When his trusty dog Tobimaruis injured in an ambush he reluctantly hires a namelesssamurai for protection however, No-Name has a guilty pastto deal with along with some of China’s fiercest warriors.TICKETDEALSSee any three (or more) films in this season and get 15% offSee all four films in this season and get a Uniqlo goodie bagThese packages are available online, in person and on thephone, on both full price and concession price tickets.Tickets must all be bought at the same time.MY PERESTROIKASPECIALEVENTIn celebration of the 20th anniversary of the endof the USSR, Filmhouse, in association with theScotland Russia Forum, have chosen to screen thisinsightful document of the last generation of Sovietchildren brought up behind the Iron Curtain.My PerestroikaWed 23 Mar at 6.15pmRobin Hessman • USA/UK/Russia 2010 • 1h28m • DigibetaRussian with English subtitles • 15 • DocumentaryFive childhood classmates living in extraordinary times– from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapseof the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to theconstantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia.Interweaving their contemporary world with rare homefootage from the 70s and 80s in the USSR, and officialSoviet propaganda films that surrounded them at thetime, director Robin Hessman depicts their memories andopinions that both complement and contradict each other,but together paint a complex picture of the challenges,dreams, and disillusionment of this generation in Moscowtoday.CITY OF GODYouth Gangs on Film:Representations and RealitiesThe final film screening in this short season whichformed the basis of a four-week course. Thescreening will be introduced and contextualised tyan academic expert on the social issues raised bythe film.City of God Cidade de DeusTue 8 Mar at 6.00pm + introFernando Meirelles • Brazil/France 2002 • 2h10m35mm • Portuguese with English subtitles18 – Contains strong language, drug use, and violenceCast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen,Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen.A stunningly realised exploration of organised crime inthe sprawling shantytowns of Rio de Janeiro. Movingfrom the 60s to the 80s to chart the transformation of thetitular slum into a constant battleground between rivalgangs and the alternately corrupt/ineffectual cops, it’snarrated by young African-Brazilian Rocket, who looksback on the kids he grew up with and their journeys intodrug dealing and racketeering. Visually, it’s a triumph, andanchored by remarkable performances, developed over ayear’s improvision, with many performers resident in theneighbourhood and acting for the first time.