REFUGEE WEEK FILMS: SURVIVING EARTH (15) 1h 36m
Dir: Thea Gajic
Cast: Slavko Sobin, Olive Gray, Brian Bogdanovic
Genre: Drama
In Thea Gajic’s social realist feature debut, we follow Yugoslavian refugee Vlad as he embraces a life in Bristol and battles addiction.
Based on a true story, Thea Gajić’s feature debut follows Vlad, a Yugoslav refugee who fled the 1990s conflict and rebuilt his life in Bristol. By day, he works as a drugs counsellor. By night, he leads a Balkan band that reconnects him to his roots. As the band seeks success, unresolved trauma resurfaces, straining the fragile peace he’s built, particularly his relationship with his daughter. In this turbulent environment, music becomes both a refuge from, and a reminder of, the past.
Screening as part of refugee week.
Bar opens from 7pm serving our fabulous cocktails, fine wines and craft beers, as well as savoury and sweet snacks.
Film starts promptly at 8pm with last orders 10 minutes before the film
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