Hayat

Thu 10 4.30 Barbican subtitles will be read aloud for young children at this screening

Sat 12 2.00 Phoenix

Sun 13 4.00 ICA

Hayat is in Year 5 and really loves school. She must take her exam today to stay for the next school year, as in Iran many children leave school to work. But her Dad is ill, her Mum makes her look after the baby and it looks like she’ll never get to class in time. What can she do - will she have a chance to change her life? Set in a small village, the film’s naturalistic acting and gentle humour combine beautifully with the film’s wider issues of education and personal freedom. Hayat was selected to open the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival's Kinderfilmfest.

Iran 2005 Dir. Gholamreza Ramezani 78 min. Cima Media International (Iran)
Farsi with English subtitles.

This film is part of the LCFF's Official Selection