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LAURENCE ANYWAYSd. Xavier Dolan, Canada, France,201224 JULY 18:00 SUNCOAST C; 27 JULY 17:30 SNEDDONThis latest film from DIFF favourite Xavier Dolan tells the sprawling story of a long-termrelationship between a male-to-female trans-sexual named Laurence and her lover Fred.This ambitious and elegantly orchestrated love story about their decade-long struggle tomaintain a passionate romance in the face of creeping hostility from friends, family andsociety is gorgeously rendered and told with honesty and compassion. With his latestouting, Dolan has toned down on his own cool quotient to provide an intimate portrait ofa loving relationship that transcends the boundaries of society. African Premiere.English and French with English subtitles, 159 minLAYLA FOURIEd. Pia Marais, Germany, South Africa,France, The Netherlands, 201320 JULY 19:30 SUPERNOVA; 23 JULY 19:45 MUSGRAVE B;27 JULY 16:30 MUSGRAVE BLayla Fourie tells the harrowing and riveting story of a young single mother in South Africawho receives a job assignment as a polygraph operator with a company specialising in liedetectors and security. But when she becomes involved in a fatal car accident on herway to her new workplace, Layla becomes a suspect herself. As she becomes more andmore entangled in a web of lies and deceit, she realises that an acknowledgement of thetruth could lead to the loss of her son. The result is an intellectually ambitious drama bestdescribed as an existential thriller.Filmmakers in attendanceEnglish, 108 minME AND YOU (IO E TE)21 JULY 20:00 SUNCOAST A; 22 JULY 22:00 SUNCOAST A;d. Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy, 201227 JULY 16:30 SUNCOAST CAfter having almost abandoned directing in the face of encroaching old age, BernardoBertolucci, now wheelchair-bound, delivers his first film in over a decade with theshimmering jewel that is Me and You. The film tells the story of an introverted teenagerwho tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends the week in isolationin his basement, escaping society’s pressure and dealing with a surprise visit from hissister who is going through heroin withdrawal. With a flawless script and immaculatelyconvincing performances, Bertolucci marshalls his considerable forces with shrewddirection and his always sumptuous visual style. African Premiere.Italian with English subtitles, 103 min34th Durban International Film Festival 63