Selected in Official Competition at the last LuxFilmFest and winner of the 2030 Award by Luxembourg Aid & Development, Amilcar by Miguel Eek is our April LuxFilmLab.
Through letters, poems and archives, this rich documentary weaves a beautiful and complex portrait of the poet, engineer and revolutionary Amílcar Cabral, between utopia, diplomacy and violence. A film that also bravely explores themes of interracial love, ambition, terror and betrayal.
Agronomist, poet and utopian thinker, Amílcar Cabral was the leader of the anti-colonialist movement against Portugal in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde until his assassination in 1973. Miguel Eek’s 16mm documentary about him draws on previously unseen archives and an imaginary diary inspired by Cabral’s personal writings.
Discover the film on Wednesday 1st april at 8 pm at Ciné Utopia.
About LuxFilmLab:
The first Wednesday of every month, LuxFilmLab – a joint initiative by Luxembourg City Film Festival and Kinepolis – highlights one feature film, chosen in cooperation by LuxFilmFest’s team and the Kinepolis programme team. A member of the Festival programming team introduces the special LuxFilmLab screenings, with the aim of supporting films whose release dates didn’t allow for them to be selected for the Festival itself but whose artistic qualities would very likely have led to their inclusion in the LuxFilmFest line-up.
*LuxFilmFest isn’t involved in the commercial aspects of these screenings. Access to the screenings and ticket prices are set by Kinepolis.
