Screen/Society--Reel Global Cities Film Series-Dubai--"City of Life"

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 2:00pm to 4:15pm
Screen/Society--Reel Global Cities Film Series-Dubai--"City of Life"

City of Life
(Ali F. Mostafa, 2009, 121 min., United Arab Emirates, in Arabic, Hindi, and English with English subtitles, Color, DVD)

An entitled young Arab wrestling with his cultural identity, an embittered cab driver contending with constant comparisons to a high-profile Bollywood star, and a Romanian flight attendant looking for love all find their lives transformed by seemingly inconsequential encounters on the streets of Dubai in this urban drama exploring the threads that tie society together.

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

Sponsors: The Program in the Arts of the Moving Image (AMI), the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), the Council for European Studies (CES), the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), the Duke University Center for International Studies (DUCIS), the Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC), the Duke University Middle East Studies Center (DUMESC), and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation "Partnership in a Global Age".

Bryan Center Griffith Film Theater