A standout in a particularly strong year for Canadian film, ANTIGONE—written, directed, and shot by Sophie Deraspe—will play twice on the opening weekend of the AFI FEST presented by Audi. The filmmaker will be on hand to present her work.
Featuring a breakout performance by Nahéma Ricci in the title role, this timely contemporary update of Sophocles’ tragedy captures the rage and resistance of an immigrant family, grieving the loss of a son while confronting the institutionalized oppression of its adopted Quebec.
Friday, November 15, at 3 pm.
Saturday, November 16, at 11:30 am.
Chinese Theatre
6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.
Sophie Deraspe, Antigone (2019), from top: Nahéma Ricci; Rashida Oussaada (left), Nour Belkhiria, Ricci, Rawad El-Zein (foreground center), and Hakim Brahimi (right); Ricci and Brahimi; Antoine Desrochers (center); Quebec poster; Ricci and El-Zein; Antigone set photograph. Images courtesy and © the filmmaker, the actors, the photographers, Maison 4:3, and ASPAV.
