Qatar UK Cinema: "Kes" & "Secrets and Lies"

In partnership with the British Council and Qatar Museums Authority to celebrate Qatar UK 2013, Doha Film Institute presents the DFI UK Cinema Showcase – a series of monthly screenings throughout 2013 celebrating the power of classic and contemporary films from the British canon.

‘Kes’ (1969) was the second of social-realist drama master Ken Loach’s feature films and remains the most beloved and influential film of his career. The poignant coming-of-age portrait of 15-year-old Billy, a miner’s son, and the close bond he develops with a wild kestrel that allows him to escape the spiritual bonds of a dead-end life in bleak Northern England, uses non-professional actors and real locations, bringing the British angry young man film to a new level of authenticity. The British Film Institute named ‘Kes’ one of the top ten British films of the 20th century in 1999.

'Kes' will screen at the Museum of Islamic Art Auditorium:
Fri, Apr 26, 07:00 PM
Sat, Apr 27, 04:00 PM

Featuring a tour-de-force performance by Brenda Blethyn – who won the BAFTA, Golden Globe and Cannes prizes for best actress – Mike Leigh’s Palme d’Or-winning film 'Secrets and Lies' tells the story of the reunion of a mother and the daughter she gave up at birth. When a successful black optometrist tracks down her birth mother, a working-class, white woman, the secrets and lies of the past send shockwaves through a tight-knit but troubled family. Revelations and new beginnings abound in this moving celebration of the power and strength of blood ties. The British Film Institute included the film in its list of the top 100 British films.

'Secrets and Lies' will screen at the Museum of Islamic Art Auditorium:
Thu, Apr 25, 07:00 PM
Fri, Apr 26, 04:00 PM

Tickets for each title are available any time via the Doha Film Institute website (http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/events/dfi-uk-cinema-showcase) and mobile application and in person at the DFI Box Office in the Museum of Islamic Art during the following dates and times:

Sunday, Monday and Wednesday: 10:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday and Saturday: 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday, April 26: 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Closed: Tuesday, April 23