The tickets are available for purchase on the website for $14.29.
Cinema Akil, Dubai’s independent cinema, will screen some of the critically-acclaimed films this month.
Fareed Majari, director of the Goethe Institut Gulf Region, moderated a Q&A session (in person) following the screening of Lebanese film The River, directed by Ghassan Salhab on December 7.
Two special outdoor screenings of the American biographical crime drama titled House of Gucci, directed by Ridley Scott, will take place on December 8 and 10. The film will keep running till December 30.
House of Gucci tells the tale of Patrizia Reggiani, played by Lady Gaga, an outsider from humble beginnings, who marries into the Gucci family. Her uninhibited determination sets off a reckless domino effect of betrayal, decadence, revenge and eventually murder.
Skies of Lebanon, by French-Lebanese director Cloé Mazlo will screen on Friday, December 10 at 7:00 PM.
The last screening will take place on December 11 at Alserkal Avenue of the Iranian documentary titled None of Your Business. The event is in partnership with Alserkal Arts Foundation. As part of the jubilee celebrations, the screening will be free.
None of Your Business is a documentary on the life and death of Ebrahim Monsefi directed by Kamran Heidari.
Ebrahim Monsefi, mostly known as Ebram, is a popular southern guitar player, singer, and poet in Iran. Although he passed away almost two decades ago, debates still abound about the cause of his death.
The film will be followed by a Q&A with producer Kaveh Farnam.
Tickets are available for sale online only at the website for AED 52.5 ($14.29). Free screenings are open to all and are first come first seated.
Age restrictions apply due to the nature and suitability of the film.
