Labor Films at the AFI EU Film Showcase
The DC Labor FilmFest is proud to co-present the following selections:
Special Presentation: 2021 Oscar® Selection, Spain
THE GOOD BOSS [EL BUEN PATRÓN] Sat, Dec. 4, 7:00 p.m.; Thurs, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m.
When dedicated factory owner Blanco (Javier Bardem) finds his company nominated for a local business award, the pressure is on. But a disgruntled former employee, a heartbroken supervisor and an infatuated intern complicate his plans for perfection. Filmmaker Fernando Léon de Aranoa (LOVING PABLO) reunites with Bardem for this darkly comic workplace satire. DIR Fernando Léon de Aranoa. Spain, 2021, 120 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS [OUISTREHAM]
Sun, Dec. 5, 2:00 p.m.; Thurs, Dec. 9, 4:30 p.m.
Juliette Binoche stars as a Parisian journalist who goes undercover as a broke divorcée in this nuanced portrait of the gig economy. She eventually lands a job as a cleaner on the cross-Channel ferry, where she bonds with her coworkers, a group of tough, world-weary women. But will they discover the truth about their new friend? DIR Emmanuel Carrère. France, 2021, 106 min. In French with English subtitles.
Watch the trailer here
Special Presentation; 2021 Oscar® Selection, Malta
LUZZU
Wed, Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m.; Thurs, Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m.
Maltese fisherman Jesmark makes the tough decision to take an EU-funded payout to decommission the luzzu, or traditional fishing boat, captained by his father and grandfather before him. But in order to support his family, he then makes the fateful decision to enter into Malta's shadowy black market fishing industry. DIR Alex Camilleri. Malta, 2021, 94 min. In English and Maltese with English subtitles.
Watch the trailer here