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THE DEVIL’S LAIRd. Riaan Hendricks, South Africa, 201319 JULY 20:00 SUNCOAST A; 22 JULY 10:00 LUTHULI;23 JULY 12:30 BLUEAgeing gangster Braaim is a drug dealer and the leader of the gang, The Nice Time Kids. In thisverite-style film, we dive deep into the constrictive, claustrophobic space of a Mitchell’s Pleingang leader whose plans for escaping a life of poverty have still not, and probably never will,come to fruition. A pacy, gritty ride through the underworld of a deadly turf war that doesn’tgive in to the sensationalist glamour of the ‘gangster’. Rather the film offers a mature reflectionon the relationship between poverty and freedom that surprises the viewer with its intimateportrayal of a world of despair, entrapment, contrasts, and unceasing hope.Filmmakers in attendanceEnglish and Afrikaans with English subtitles, 85 minTHE GATEKEEPERSd. Dror Moreh, Israel, France,Germany, Belgium, 201219 JULY 18:00 MUSGRAVE B; 24 JULY 18:00 EKHAYA;28 JULY 12:00 SUNCOAST BAcademy Award-nominated, The Gatekeepers relates the story of the Israeli Shin Bet fromthe perspective of six former heads of Israel’s secretive internal security service. Combininginterviews with rich archival material and animation, this astonishing film investigates therole that the group have played in Israel’s security, from the Six-Day War to the present day.With remarkable frankness, the six men discuss their highs and lows, strategies, tactics andmorality in a seemingly irreconcilable conflict driven by stubborn politicians that may seeIsrael winning battles, but losing in the long run. Characterised by a visceral urgency andseriousness as well as technical excellence, this is an important, complex and illuminating film.English and Hebrew with English subtitles, 95 minTHE LEBANESE ROCKET SOCIETYd. Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas,20 JULY 11:45 SUNCOAST A; 26 JULY 22:00 SUNCOAST BLebanon, Qatar, France, 2012In this fresh and captivating documentary, acclaimed directors Joana Hadjithomas and KhalilJoreige uncover a fascinating forgotten fragment of space-age history. During the periodbetween 1960 and 1966, a group of Lebanese students, experts and army personnel, led byan intriguing mathematics professor named Manoug Manougian, began building ever morepowerful rockets under the auspicious banner of ‘The Lebanese Rocket Society’. The filmfollows the story of a group of inspired researchers whose imaginations are ignited by theglobal space race. Based around a quirky, accidentally unearthed fact about Middle Easternhistory, this is an amazing, unexpected film that will appeal to the dreamer inside everyone.English and Arabic with English subtitles, 94 min34th Durban International Film Festival 89