L&T Film: Antigone, dir. Sophie Deraspe (2019)

Antigone is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Deraspe. It is an adaptation of the ancient Greek play of the same name by Sophocles. The film transposes the story to a modern-day setting focusing on an immigrant family in Montreal. The film stars Nahéma Ricci as Antigone, with Rawad El-Zein, Hakim Brahimi, Rachida Oussaada, and Nour Belkhiria. All of them are novices as Deraspe wanted to cast. The film won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film. Antigone was also selected as Canada's entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. Running time 109 mins.

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For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Olin Auditorium

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