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Patrons Ken Loach & Paul Laverty
Rural Tour (Nairn) - Even the Rain
followed by discussion on the issues raised in the film
Mon 27 Feb
“A powerful, richly layered indictment of the plight of Latin America’s dispossessed.” Variety
Spain conquered the new world for gold, 500 years later, water is gold.
Nominated for 13 Goyas (Spain’s Oscars), Iciar Bollain’s dramatic rollercoaster penned by Take One Action patron Paul Laverty (Looking For Eric) stars Gael Garcia Bernal as Sebastian, a filmmaker caught up in Bolivia’s mass protests of spring 2000 against the government’s decision to privatise the national water company.
As Sebastian vainly tries to tell the story of Columbus’ colonisation of the new world, his cast and crew get drawn into a contemporary version of events, blurring the boundary between past and present, fiction and reality. In fact, the cost of water in Bolivia has gone up by three hundred percent, and although Bollain’s story is finally one of triumph of the people, the privatisation of basic public services remains at the centre of a powerful debate about poverty and development across the globe.
Winner - Silver Ariel for Best Latin American Film, Ariel Awards, Mexico
Winner - Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival
Winner - Bridging the Borders Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Key themes: democracy/political systems, historical profile
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Monday, 27th February 2012 19:30
Little Theatre Cinema, King Street, Nairn IV12 4MP
followed by a panel discussion
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