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El futuro perfecto - Amsterdam Roots Festival x WCA

The 17-year-old Xiaobin does not speak a word of Spanish when she arrives in Argentina. As soon as she starts learning the language, her life takes a different turn.

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Deze voorstelling maakt deel uit van Rialto Filmclub met als gastspreker deze maand Ernst-Jan Pfauth.

El futuro perfecto

Chinese Xiaobin is 17 years old and does not speak a single word of Spanish when she arrives in Argentina. But a few days later, she already has a new name, Beatriz, and a job in a Chinese supermarket. Her family lives in a parallel world in a launderette, far removed from the Argentinians. Xiaobin secretly saves money and enrols at a language school. She tries out in the street what she learns there. After having learned how to ‘make appointments’, she arranges to meet a supermarket customer, Vijay. He comes from India, and although they can barely communicate with each other, they start a secret relationship.

And when she practises the condicional, the form of possibility, Xiaobin starts thinking about the future. What would happen if her parents learned about Vijay? The more she masters the Spanish language, the more she interferes in the scenario. Her Chinese classmates comment on the events like a chorus.

9:00 pm
Talk show: the position, point of view and importance of female filmmakers
As in many social areas, there is also a growing interest in the film industry for the role that gender plays. The film sector is pre-eminently a place where popular ideas about masculinity and femininity are reflected, but above all can be reshaped. In films, outdated images can be debunked and new stories find the spotlights, making it an important ally or even catalyst for cultural change. In this talk with WCA / Rialto director Raymond Walravens and writer / opinion maker Simone Zeefuik, we investigate the position of female filmmakers and how they distinguish themselves from male filmmakers. The talk show is led by filmmaker Tessa Boerman.

This talk show is a collaboration between Amsterdam Roots Festival, World Cinema Amsterdam and Rialto.