Disco Boy by Giacomo Abbruzzese
02.03.2024 | 18:30 | Cineworld Screen 2
03.03.2024 | 15:30 | Cineworld Screen 2
An undocumented immigrant who signs up to the Foreign Legion becomes increasingly psychologically troubled after a mission to the Niger Delta in this gripping and hallucinatory character study, starring Franz Rogowski.
German star Franz Rogowski (Victoria, Passages) brings an intense and unpredictable energy to the central role in Giacomo Abbruzzese’s trippy and gripping debut. He plays Aleksei, a Belarussian undocumented immigrant to France, who signs up with the Foreign Legion to gain citizenship. His story intertwines with that of guerrilla fighter Jomo (Morr Ndiaye) and his sister Udoka (Laetitia Ky) on a mission to rescue hostages in the Niger Delta. From that point – involving a stunning night-vision fight scene – Aleksei starts to psychologically unravel as his return to France sparks a hallucinatory and haunting obsession, all set to a pulsing electro-score from Vitalic.
Ibo, French, Polish and English with English subtitles.
Director: Giacomo Abbruzzese
Producer: Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland
Cast: Franz Rogowski, Morr Ndiaye, Laetitia Ky
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