Lial, Hassan and Maradona Akkouch are talented street dancers and musicians who live in Berlin’s Neukölln district. Becoming increasingly well known, they also live in fear of deportation to Lebanon as their residency status is still unresolved, although they have lived in Germany for 18 years. Lial and Hassan decide to use their talents to support the family but Maradona gets increasingly in trouble, putting himself even more at risk. This is a wonderful and hard-hitting documentary about a family’s struggle for the right to stay in their adoptive country. Must Pre-Book on 066 712 9934

Our French Film Project this year takes a very different turn with this surreal and wacky animation. Based on the Belgian animated cult TV series of the same name, it follows three plastic toys, Cowboy, Indian and Horse, who all share a house in a rural town where nothing is ever quite normal. On Horse’s birthday, Cowboy and Indian’s plan to give him a barbeque backfires spectacularly when they accidentally buy 50 million bricks. This starts off a hilarious chain of events: first the house gets destroyed under the weight of the bricks and then the new walls they build mysteriously disappear. In search of the thieves, the trio travel to the centre of the earth, trek across frozen tundra and discover a parallel underwater universe. A French film like none you will have seen before! €5 – Must Pre-Book on 066 712 9934

Actor Diego Luna’s (Rudi y Cursi) accomplished debut feature is an unusual tale of family dynamics and patriarchy. Abel is a troubled nine-year-old boy who has suffered a breakdown and retreated into silence, apparently as a result of his father abandoning the family. When his mother Cecilia brings him home from the psychiatric ward, Abel begins inhabiting the persona of the absentee dad. The family plays along and bizarrely the charade works; Abel’s fear about his family is transformed and their desire for a father figure is satisfied. Luna expertly handles the subject matter and crafts an intriguing and humorous family drama. Must Pre-Book on 066 712 9934

Tomas, a shy 8 year old orphan, is adopted by Maire O’Donnell, a beautiful woman bursting with life. She brings him home to Corrie, a remote island off the coast of Ireland where he meets Alec, her reticent husband who cannot hide his disappointment at Tomas’ timidity and halting speech. Undiscouraged, Maire shares with Tomas the secret of the seals and other wonders and teaches him that you can find magic anywhere - if you really look. In this rugged and enchanting world, Tomas thrives and Alec begins to see in Tomas what Maire always has. But when tragedy strikes, Tomas is faced with his greatest challenge for he’ll lose everything unless he can find - and share - the magic that’s inside him. Risking all, Tomas embarks on a perilous journey where he will need to call on all of Maire’s gifts to triumph and come home.

This Leaving Certificate Comparative Study title for 2012/2013 tells the story of Michele (Guiseppe Cristiano), a 10-year-old boy filling long summer days riding his bike and running through wheat fields in rural southern Italy. However his playful days are interrupted with the discovery of hole in one of the fields, revealing a young boy of similar age chained and imprisoned. Michele attempts to befriend the starving boy and the plot unravels to reveal shocking secrets about the adults in the village. Stunning cinematography powerfully frames this loss-of-innocence story against the rural Italian landscape. €5 – Must Pre-Book on 066 712 9934

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