Wednesday, October 19 – 7:30 PM RECENT BELGIAN CINEMA
Presented by the Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles, in cooperation with Flanders Image and Wallonie Bruxelles Images, and with the support of E.L.M.A. (European Languages and Movies in America).
OXYGEN (ADEM), 2010, Kinepolis Film Distribution (Belgium dist.), 98 min. Dir. Hans Van Nuffel. Due to cystic fibrosis, Tom’s short life expectancy weighs heavily upon him until a trip to the hospital introduces him to Xavier (Wouter Hendrickx), a CF patient with a much more optimistic outlook, and Eline (Anemone Valcke), a quirky girl under quarantine for an infection. In Dutch with English subtitles. Belgian beer reception to follow.
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Added by AmericanCinematheque on October 1, 2011