Subtitle:
Displacement(s) Film Series
Activity Type:
Film
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Presenter:
European Studies Center
Date:
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 20:00 to 22:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
125 Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Contact Person:
Lynn Kawaratani,
Contact Email:
lyk12@pitt.edu
Event Web Site:
The King of the Belgians (94 minutes)
The King of the Belgians is on a state visit in Istanbul when his country falls apart. He must return home at once to save his kingdom. But a solar storm causes airspace and communications to shut down. No planes. No phones. With the help of a British filmmaker and a troupe of Bulgarian folk singers, the King and his entourage manage to escape over the border. Incognito. Thus begins an odyssey across the Balkans during which the King discovers the real world - and his true self.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJa5C0_CqQI
Discussion of the film (10 minutes)
UCIS Unit:
European Studies Center
International Week