Dutch premiere

Michael Borodin| Drama | 106 minutes | Slovenia, Turkey, Russia | Uzbek,  Russian (English subtitles)

Synopsis 

Convenience Store follows a group of Uzbek migrant workers facing inhumane treatment in today’s Moscow. The film is a harrowing look at modern-day slavery in which the space of a convenience store functions as a prison without bars.

Director Michael Borodin’s feature debut immerses viewers in the story through striking long takes, a placid pacing, and a chilling ending. The film was selected for the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the  CICAE Arthouse Cinema Award.

Programme

• Introduction: 5 min
• Short film screening: Dance My Doll
• Film screening: 106 min
• Panel Discussion: “Not State Enemies: Refugees, Undocumented and Asylum Seekers”: Akke de Hoog (Vluchtelingen Werk Nederland) & Anne van Schaik (ASKV/Steunpunt Vluchtelingen)
  • Moderator: Krishna Kaur

Contact film

• Heretic
• Ioanna Stais 36, Alkmanos street, 15451 Athens, GREECE
• +30 210 600 52 60 | ioanna@heretic.gr | www.heretic.gr