Dir. Edward Lovelace
2022 | 91 mins | UK
Kurdish, BSL and English

SHOWING TIMES:

• Sun 12 Nov | 11.45am*

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Lawand is a young Kurdish boy, deaf since birth. At five years old his future in Iraq looks destined to be limited and lonely. In desperate search of a better life in a world where he can communicate, his family decide to leave their home.

After a treacherous journey and a year in a refugee camp, the help of a deaf volunteer brings them to Derby where Lawand joins the Royal School for the Deaf. As he grows older, the film follows his dramatic progress learning British Sign Language, revealing a bright, charismatic and inquisitive boy, who discovers friendship and a new way to express himself. But just as Lawand is joyfully finding his place in the world, the family face deportation from the UK. Along with members of the Derby community, they begin a new quest – a fight to stay in the place they now call home.

Employing a striking visual style that frames Lawand’s development, from being voiceless to a voice representing others in the D/deaf community, Edward Lovelace’s (The Possibilities Are Endless) documentary is an inspirational and touching coming-of-age story.

∆ BBFC Rating Details:

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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