Takva Su Pravila (These Are The Rules): by Ognjen Svilicic
Inspired by real events, a compelling film about a tragedy that consumes an ordinary family. After their son has been beaten up in the street, bus driver Ivo and his wife Maja find their world of false security collapse around them and are forced to re-examine their lives, by questioning all their beliefs.
Mall of the Emirates, 5.30pm, Dh15 for students and Dh35 for adults. Croatian with English subtitles.
‘X+Y’: by Morgan Matthews
Teenage maths prodigy Nathan struggles when it comes to building relationships with other people, not least with his mother, Julie. In a world difficult to comprehend, he finds comfort in numbers. And when Nathan is taken under the wing of unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr Humphreys, the pair forge an unusual friendship.
Free screenings at The Beach, JBR, 7.30pm. English and Mandarin with English subtitles.
Chauranga (Four Colors): by Bikas Ranjan Mishra
Fourteen-year-old Santu wants to go to school like his older brother Bajarangi. Their mother works as a maid at the mansion of the upper-caste village headman with whom she is having a dangerous liaison. When Bajarangi returns from boarding school on holiday, he exposes Santu to the dreams of city life. But Santu’s destiny was pre-written in a village that’s steeped deep in caste-hierarchy and debauchery. Unaware of the consequences, he nurtures defiance and courts dangerous infatuations that could topple the equations of caste in the village. How far will his defiance take him? What will be the price of his escape?
Mall of the Emirates, 8.45pm, Dh15 for students and Dh35 for adults. Hindi with English subtitles.
