CCA
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Thursday 18th October
7.00pm-7.45pm
Holy Warriors
Marianna Yarovskaya
Russia ï 2005 ï 35 mins
Holy Warriors follows former and contemporary soldiers of the
Soviet and later Russian army. Sergei, who was captured in Afghanistan,
has converted to Islam. After several years of fighting in the
north Caucasus the Orthodox priest Father Nicolas returns to
his religious order. The former Soviet spy Zhanna has not turned
to any religion; indeed, she still firmly believes in communist
ideology. Alexander has a reputation as the bravest, but also
strangest, of soldiers, due to his practice of shamanism.
The film chronicles the spiritual
upheaval brought about by war on
those involved, offering profound
insight into the resilience of the
human spirit during trying times. It
demonstrates the traumatic effect
of enlisting unwilling soldiers in war,
while exploring the links between
war and religion, through such manifestations
of fear and hate, love and
faith in modern society.
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Tickets
available from the CCA box office:
Day Passes £10/£5
4 day Festival Passes: £30/£15
Single Screenings:£4/£2
Asylum Seekers/Refugees: Free
For more information contact: docfestinfo@gmail.com
Festival Hotline: 07765 396226 |
CCA:
The Centre for Contemporary Arts
350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow Tel: 0141 352 4900 |
Music
at the CCA bar
Wednesday 17th October 10.00 pm - 1.00pm Shiona
McPhail traditional Scots singer Roma
band
Thursday 18th October 10.00 pm - 1.00pm Political
Song Night
Bring along cd's with your favorite popular, obscure, powerful, bizarre,
outrageous political songs. Also open mic to sing, rant or play the
guitar... |
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