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MIGHTY AFRIN: IN THE TIME OF FLOODS
Director: Angelos Rallis
Starring: Afrin Khanom, Bonna Akter, Feroza Begum
Greece/France/Germany, 2023, 92’, Bengali with subtitles
On a disappearing mud island along the Brahmaputra river, a 12-year-old orphan prepares to leave the only world she has ever known in search for her estranged father. Navigating a wooden boat towards Dhaka, Afrin's profound coming-of-age happens amidst relentless rainfalls and rising tides. Shot over five years, her real-life odyssey is a tale of survival, resilience, and self-discovery in a world succumbing to its own depths.
"One of the most revealing coming-of-age stories you'll see... it's the birth of a superheroine"- Flix
"an exceptionally lush and poetic account of a young girl’s quest as she faces deadly rising tides on the Brahmaputra River"-
Variety Best Film Testimony 2023 at the 27th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Jean-Loup Passek Award for the Best Feature Filmat the Melgaço Documentary Film Festival 2023
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Tue 26/03, 5.30pm
Taliesin Arts Centre: Mon 18/03, 5:00pm
Pontio: Wed 13/03, 5.30pm
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