Friday, October 5 – 8:00 PM
Los Angeles Premiere! COMBAT GIRLS (KRIEGERIN), 2011, 100 min. Teenage neo-Nazi Marisa (Alina Levshin) lives a life dictated by violence with a firm belief in white supremacy. Meanwhile, 15-year-old Svenja (Jella Haase) is rigorously studious, never straying from her path of good behavior. When Marisa sees her convictions shaken after meeting an Afghan refugee, and Svenja realizes her boredom with her listless perfection and becomes enticed by the dark side of adolescence, the two young women find their lives colliding with an alarming urgency. Narrating two personal journeys, David Wnendt's award-winning debut film features astounding performances from both Levshin and Haase, who perfectly embody the quiet, unwieldy despair of idle teens lacking proper role models. In German with English subtitles. Introduction at 8:00 PM, with the feature starting at 8:15 PM. Discussion following the film with actress Alina Levshin. Reception for ticket holders following in the Egyptian courtyard.
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQVf1KQxDA
Official Website: http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/egyptian_theatre_events
Added by AmericanCinematheque on September 20, 2012