// 23.01.2020, 5.00 pm
// Marek Edelman Dialogue Center, 83. Wojska Polskiego St., Survivors’ Park

// free admission

EVERYBODY KNOWS, directed by Asghar Farhadi, Spain, France, Italy 2018 [132’]
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín, Bárbara Lennie, Inma Cuesta

The opening film from the most recent Cannes Festival, Asghar Farhadi's psychological thriller. While Everybody Knows is set in the Spanish countryside and the dialogue is in Spanish, the themes that the director has been occupied with for years remain the same. The devastating power of family secrets, a haunting past, the ruthlessness of class divisions, hidden intentions and economic dependencies-Farhadi's latest film has it all. And just like in About Elly, everything begins with the disappearance of a young girl. Irene (Carla Campa) is the daughter of Laura (Penélope Cruz), a woman who left for Argentina years earlier and is now returning home for her sister's wedding. Irene disappears on the night of the wedding, and all that is left after the kidnapping are a few old press clippings on the bed. Her disappearance reveals hidden tensions, envy, passions and fears (it's not by chance that the first suspects are seasonal workers and immigrants), especially when Paco volunteers to help find the girl. He's Laura's former lover and the owner of a vineyard that Laura's relatives are laying claim to. Farhadi tells the story with his characteristic ease and lightness, combining excellent drama with top-notch direction and great acting.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/267135630

Film without Polish subtitles.

OPEN CINEMA is part of the OPEN ŁÓDŹ project, organized by the University of Łódź, the Municipal Police Headquarters in Łódź, and the Marek Edelman Dialogue Center. One of the aims of the project is to develop common strategies for improving the safety of foreign nationals in Łódź and for their increased integration with the local community. The workshops in intercultural communication for police officers, English language courses, and trainings for foreign nationals devoted to safety issues will include screenings of movies from all over the world.
Screenings planned as part of the OPEN CINEMA series include some of the most prominent pictures released in recent years which depict various cultural and linguistic circles, such as Asghar Farhadi’s “Everybody Knows”, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade”, Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Leto”, or Liev Schreiber’s “Everything is Illumination”.