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Fertile Memory (15) + ScreenTalk

SAFAR Film Festival

,Barbican Cinema 2
An elderly woman makes food by hand in Fertile Memory

The first full length film to be shot within the West Bank, this is the feature debut of Michel Khleifi, acclaimed director of the Cannes Film Festival triumph, Wedding in Galilee. 

Lyrically blending both documentary and narrative elements, Khleifi skillfully and lovingly crafts a portrait of two Palestinian women whose individual struggles both define and transcend the politics that have torn apart their homes and their lives.

Whether in a tearful lullaby or a sensuously performed lover's lament, the women lend tender and powerful voices to their people's chorus of outrage. Fertile Memory puts a distinctively feminine expression on the ordinarily violent and male dominated face of Palestinian resistance. 

 

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Palestine/Belgium/Germany 1980 Dir Michel Khleifi 99 min

Arabic with English subtitles

This title has been locally classified. 

Barbican Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.