Cuba arrives to London: Marti, the Eye of the Canary – Special Preview this Saturday

Marti, el ojo del canario

Marti, the Eye of the Canary (Marti, el ojo del canario) (15*) – UK Premiere
20:45 / A fascinating insight into the inner world of famed Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti from acclaimed director Fernando Perez (Suite Havana, Madrigal)
25 September 2010
Barbican – London

In his new film, acclaimed Cuban director Fernando Perez (Suite Havana, Madrigal) focuses on the early years of famed

Today at BFI “South American Renaissance”: Gigante (Trailer)

Gigante
A supermarket security guard is drawn to a cleaner he observes on his video security monitors.
26 Aug 20:40
28 Aug 16:00
30 Aug 18:20

Today at BFI “South American Renaissance”: Dioses (Trailer)

Dioses
Two spoilt siblings are observed with horror by their future stepmother, in a biting satire on Peruvian society’s social extremes.
23 Aug 20:45
27 Aug 18:20

Today at BFI “South American Renaissance”: Bus 174 (Trailer)

Bus 174

Shocking and sobering documentary which ponders the social conditions that turned a homeless street kid into a bus hijacker.
7 Aug 20:40

Film of the week: LULA, THE SON OF BRASIL (Trailer)

LULA, THE SON OF BRASIL
BRASIL
| 2009 | 128 MINS | DRAMA
Based on the book of the same name by Denise Paraná, Lula, the Son of Brasil looks in dramatic form at the life of Brazil’s current President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Today at BFI “South American Renaissance”: City of God (Trailer)

City of God

A sprawling, spellbinding chronicle of a Rio favela under the thumb of heavily armed drug gangs.
2 Aug 18:15
8 Aug 20:30