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The film is part of an ongoing series at Meta House, curated by Davide Posca.

Stefano Sollima’s 2023 crime thriller, “Adagio,” paints a grim and atmospheric portrait of a Rome scorched by wildfires and plagued by corruption. The film follows the harrowing journey of Manuel, a sixteen-year-old boy, who becomes entangled in a dangerous web of blackmail, forcing him to seek help from his estranged father’s past.

Manuel is coerced by corrupt police officers to infiltrate a party and secretly photograph a mysterious, high-profile individual. However, the plan goes awry, and Manuel finds himself a loose end in a conspiracy far bigger than he could have imagined. Now a target of the very same crooked cops, he is forced to flee for his life.

In his desperation, Manuel seeks out the former criminal associates of his aging father, Daytona, a once-feared gangster now battling dementia. This reunion thrusts him into a world of old loyalties and bitter rivalries. Two of his father’s old comrades, the blind but still cunning Polniuman and the physically frail but fiercely protective Cammello, reluctantly agree to help the boy.

What ensues is a tense and gritty game of cat and mouse through the sweltering, blackout-ridden streets of the Italian capital. As the corrupt officers, led by the ruthless Vasco, close in, Manuel’s unlikely protectors must confront their own violent pasts and decide if they are willing to risk everything for the son of their former friend. “Adagio” is a slow-burn thriller that explores themes of legacy, redemption, and the cyclical nature of violence, all set against the backdrop of a city on the brink of collapse. The film features a stellar cast, including Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo, and Valerio Mastandrea.

Starring David Kross (War Horse, The Reader) and newcomer Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, maverick German director Detlev Buck avoids the usual East-West clichés and instead delivers a refreshingly different drama that has captivated audiences around the world.

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Meta House invites you for a documentary film night investigating Muslim culture in Cambodia and how the Khmer Rouge genocide affected this minority.

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BONNE NUIT PAPA (2014, 101 min) is a moving film about conciliation, connection, and farewell. It documents Marina Kem‘s search for her father’s story. A father who was strange to her in two regards; strange because of his Cambodian origins, strange because of his silence.

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Filmed in a real location as named in the movie title and a directorial debut of a local Bhutanese, Pawo Choyning Dorji, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” (2019, 109 min) is the country’s first Oscar-nominated drama. This charming, quietly funny culture-clash film, about a young teacher in Bhutan who is posted to a remote mountain village, is a thoughtful exploration of happiness and community values.

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