Apollo cinema is welcoming francophone film lovers with six new French films. Almost all of the films have been screened and won awards at major international festivals, so quality is guaranteed.
Waiting for Bojangles
A young boy, Gary, lives in a Paris apartment with his eccentric parents and an exotic bird, where every night, they dance to their favorite song, “Mr. Bojangles.” At home, there is only room for fun, fantasy, and friends. As his mother sinks deeper into her own mind, it’s up to Gary and his father, Georges, to keep her safe.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS-4EJnjkkI
Time: 5.30 p.m., 6th March 2023
Language: French language with Hungarian subtitles
Other People’s Children
Rachel loves her job as a teacher, takes guitar lessons, meets her friends often, and is getting closer to her new love, Ali, who has a four-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. Despite the initial difficulties, Rachel and the little girl grow close and develop a real connection, but there is always the question of whether the three of them can really be a real family.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtq9mQTHQYA
Time: 8 p.m., 6th March 2023
Language: French language with Hungarian subtitles
As bestas (Beasts)
Antoine and Olga are a French couple who live in a small Spanish village in the heart of Galicia, but their relationship with their Spanish neighbors is not good. A planned wind farm project soon causes more problems, and after a while, Antoine and Olga’s lives are at stake.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdR-mg51YT8
Time: 5.30 p.m., 7th March 2023
Language: Spanish and French language with Hungarian subtitles
Diary of a Fleeting Affair
A single mother and a married man begin an affair that is basically just about sex, to the exclusion of falling in love. However, the physical attraction between them slowly evolves into something else.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk_J7OvAxFE
Time: 8 p.m., 7th March 2023
Language: French language with Hungarian subtitles
The Accusation
Alexandre, a man studying to be an engineer, goes home to Paris for a few days, where he meets his mother’s new partner and her 17-year-old daughter Mila. After a party that night, Mila accuses him of rape.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwJQZmZ51vs
Time: 5.30 p.m., 8th March 2023
Language: French language with Hungarian subtitles
The Kitchen Brigade
Cathy is a sous-chef who wants to open a restaurant but, due to financial difficulties, takes a job in a shelter for young migrants. At first, she hates the job, but then her passion for cooking starts to change her life.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCV5tZVKppM
Time: 8 p.m., 8th March 2023
Language: French language with Hungarian subtitles