Crossing Borders

Across Europe, immigration remains a highly contovesial issue. As each national cinema explores its own experiences they reveal certain differences and similarities in attitudes. In October, in association with Manchester’s European cultural institutions, universities, and a number of refugee networks, we offer a season of films (many specially imported), guest filmmakers and events that explore immigration in European cinema.

Previously in this season

Flowers From Another World

A bus-full of hopeful Central American women are recruited to a small village devoid of marriageable females.

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Last Resort

Recent Russian arrival Tanya and her son become reluctant refugees in England.

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In This World

Michael Winterbottom's ambitious road movie, in which two young Afghani cousins travel overland from Pakistan to the United Kingdom in search of a better life.

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Code 46

Sci-fi meets romance and noir in Michael Winterbottom's film.

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Hop

Burudian refugee Justin forms an unlikely alliance when his father is caughted and slated for deportation.

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Escape to Paradise

ESCAPE TO PARADISE follows a family travelling from Turkey to Switzerland in order to seek asylum.

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Lichter

Berlin's lights shine across the River Oder, border with Poland, but what has life got to offer there?

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Ae Fond Kiss

An impossible relationship? Casmin and Roisin try to reconcile duty and desire, religions, belonging and isolation.

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Princesa

Immigrating to Milan and becoming Princesa, Fernanda joins a community of trans street prostitutes in the hope to earn money for a sex-change operation.

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Kurz und Schmerzlos

Gabriel's fresh out jail and is ready to go straight, unlike his friend Bobby who's trying to work his way up in the Albanian Mafia.

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Yasmin

Story of the nightmare faced by a British Muslim woman when her husband is falsely imprisoned as Terrorist.

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Gas Attack

What is causing a flu epidemic? Environmental Health Hazards..or is the true source of the illness much worse?

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