Upcoming previews to watch this Sunday, October 16, at the Cinéalma festival in Carros.
18 Days by the Egypt Collective
This film tells 10 real or imagined stories that took place between January 25 and February 11, 2011, those of ordinary citizens caught up in extraordinary events that seemed unimaginable and would change their lives forever.
10 chapters, created in urgency and enthusiasm, without a budget, and on a voluntary basis, by a team of filmmakers, actors, technicians, and producers to bear witness to the 18 days that shook their country. Among these filmmakers, you will recognize Yousry Nasrallah (Women of Cairo), Marwen Hamed (The Yacoubian Building), and Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone).
The proceeds from the screening of 18 Days are dedicated to a political and civic education campaign in Egyptian villages.
16:45 Beirut Hotel by Danielle Arbid 
Zoha and Mathieu meet one evening in Beirut. She, a young Lebanese singer, tries to escape the grasp of her ex-husband. He, a French business attorney on a mission, gradually surveilled and then suspected of espionage. They will live an affair for a few days filled with fears and desires, intrigues and violence. Beirut Hotel is a romance on the edge, reflecting a country wavering between war and peace, where at any moment, everything can change…
In the presence of the director.
Born in Lebanon in 1970, Danielle Arbid left Beirut at the age of 17, settled in Paris and studied literature. Her films have been selected for numerous festivals in France and worldwide, receiving several awards. Her two feature films “In the Battlefields” and “A Lost Man” were selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 and 2007. Beirut Hotel is her third feature-length fiction. Produced for Arte, it was selected for official competition at the Locarno Festival in 2011.
Il Gioiellino by Andrea MOLAIOLI
Set amid current affairs, this film recounts the emblematic Parmalat scandal (2004) that sentenced the agro-food company’s leaders for fraudulent liquidation, leaving shareholders and investors in dismay.
Since then, what was considered the biggest financial scandal in Europe after 1945 has spawned others even larger than itself.
The title of the film comes from a phrase supposedly uttered by one of the real protagonists of the Parmalat collapse: “Apart from this 14 billion hole, the company is a little gem.”
Andrea Molaioli, part of the new generation of Italian filmmakers, previously assisted filmmakers Nanni Moretti and Daniele Luchetti.
In the presence of actor Toni Servillo or director Andrea Molaioli (subject to confirmation)
The Mosquito Net by Agusti’ VILA
A depiction of a wealthy urban family, whose members are plagued by a vague sense of guilt: the mother towards her son, the father towards the housekeeper, and the son towards all forms of animal life.
An intrusion into the intimacy of a family obsessed with the idea of a perfect life but confronted with its own failings.
Caustic, with biting and uninhibited humor, The Mosquito Net is the second feature film by this Catalan director, who began with shorts and documentaries.
Golden Antigone of the Cinemed Montpellier, Grand Prize of the Karlovy Vary Festival, First Plans of Angers…
In the presence of the director
Agustí Vila was born in 1961 in Barcelona. He graduated in Spanish philology at the University of Barcelona and became a director for Catalan television (TV3). He directed the short film Abreme La Puerta! and wrote the play La Ventana Cerrada.
