The European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK (EPLO UK) is organising a special screening for Ambassador Schools of one of the films nominated for the 2025 LUX Audience Award.
Scroll down to see what films are on offer and express your interest in attending.
Location
Cinema near South Kensington tube station (London).
EPLO UK cannot offer funding for travel costs.
Films
There are five films nominated for the award, two you can watch in your classrooms, Intercepted and Animal – you should have an email about this, if not, please let us know and we will send you instructions.
All films will be shown with English subtitles.
Dahomey
France, Senegal, Benin | 67 min | 2024 | Documentary
Language: French (English subtitles)
Synopsis:
November 2021. 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. Along with thousands of others, these artefacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence? The debate rages among students at the University of Abomey-Calavi.
UK rating: PG (mild threat, discrimination references)
Flow
Latvia, France, Belgium | 85 min | 2024 | Animation
Language: English
Synopsis:
The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.
UK rating: U (very mild threat)
Julie keeps quiet
Belgium, Sweden | 100 min | 2024 | Drama
Language: Dutch, French (English subtitles)
Synopsis:
As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet…
UK Rating: 12A (abusive behaviour, suicide references, infrequent strong language)
Intercepted
Canada, France, Ukraine | 95 min | 2024 | Document
Language: Ukrainian (English subtitles)
Synopsis:
What drives the people who come to your country to wage war? Intercepted is an attempt to find an answer by showing two parallel worlds. The camera registers images of destruction in unhurried shots, in which we see Ukrainian villages, towns, houses and motorways after their liberation from the Russian occupation. We look closely – not into the abyss of destruction and death, but rather at landscapes being filled again with life. This gives hope and serves to balance out the media’s normalization of horror. They are frames set against the flood of images. Throughout the film, the soundtrack forms a shocking counterpoint. We listen to the recordings of telephone conversations intercepted in 2022 by the Ukrainian Secret Service between Russian soldiers in trenches in Ukraine and their families. It’s hard to decide which element is more devastating: the soldiers’ confessions of the rape, looting and brutal torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war or the (mainly) female voices from “back home” that bear witness to chauvinism and hatred, disinformation and schizophrenic propaganda. Sound and image stare each other in the face, stunned, brought together in a cinematic space.
UK Rating: N/A – not rated by BBFC – suggested 16+
Animal
Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria | 116 min | 2023 | Drama
Languages: Greek, English, German (English subtitles)
Synopsis:
Under the hot Greek sun, the animateurs at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy touristic season. Kalia is the leader of the pack. Paper decors, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia’s struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.
UK Rating: N/A – not rated by BBFC – suggested 16+
Express your interest
Image: LUX European Audience Film Award 2025 – Screening of Julie keeps quiet
Source: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/photo/lux-european-audience-film-award-2025-screening-of-julie-keeps-quiet_20241211_EP-176644A_EGZ_079
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