African Bride

Hong Kong International Documentary 2020
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Date Time Venue
20/11 (Fri)   7:50pm   MOViE MOViE Cityplaza
29/11 (Sun) 5:50pm PREMIERE ELEMENTS

Roy Dames, Jos Driessen
Netherlands / 2019 / 89min
In English, Dutch and Swahili with Chi & Eng Sub

Synopsis
A white male retiree from Belgium sets out on a sexual quest to Kenya where he was considered“Prince Charming”and given the royal treatment by his African conquests. In the course of his sexual indulgence, he also unveils a dark past that is marred by relationship, gender, ethnic and cultural conflicts.

Director's Profile
For over 20 years, Roy Dames has produced more than 50 documentaries. The main subject of his works are people who live on the fringes of society.

Jos Driessen is a documentary editor and has worked with many wellknown Dutch directors. He is the director of two films in collaboration with Roy Dames, and the screenwriter of the feature film Little Sister (1995).

Director's Note
"Without money there can never be love," says one of Gilbert's African girlfriends. But does that mean that this love is not real love? Can we in our Western world separate love from money? Our Western rock stars and sporting heroes are beset by groupies. Nurses lust after surgeons. So what is this“real love”? It's a question which occupied Roy Dames and Jos Driessen while they were making their documentary. Why were all those young women in tears saying goodbye to the laid out body of Belgian protagonist Gilbert, a man who had insulted and betrayed them during his life?
Ticketing

Ticketing

Tickets will be available at screening venue and the Broadway Cinema Website from 23 October.

Ticket Price:$75 / $55*
*Full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients.

 

Enquiries
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