Cairo International Film Festival's recommended movies of the day

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Mario the Magician Director: Tamás Almási. Starring: Júlia Nyakó, Attila Egyed and Franco Nero.Synopsis: An Italian businessman, Mario, arrives in a small village to pen a shoe company. A middle-aged female worker falls in love with Mario, but she is not the only one whose life will be changed.Good News Cinema, 6:30 pm.

Without You I’m NothingDirector: Florian Eichinger. Starring: Anna Brüggemann and Rosalie Thomass.Synopsis: During a weekend in the Bavarian Alps, 25-year-old Hannes meets his father after eight years of separation in a little mountain hut. Encouraged by their very different girlfriends, Ann and Lavinia, father and son cautiously try to make a new start – a bold venture, leading all of them to an abyss of unforeseen cruelty.Cairo Opera House’s Small Theater, 8:30 pm.

Astropia Director: Gunnar B. Gudmundsson. Starring: Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, Snorri Engilbertsson and Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir.Synopsis: When Hildur, a beautiful high society girl and a regular guest in the national celebrity press, finds out that her boyfriend Jolli is about to go to jail, she realizes she has to learn to stand on her own two feet. Hildur possessing no skills or any practical experience tries to find work but without success. She s about to give up when by pure coincidence she lands a job selling role playing books and accessories at the local fantasy-shop Astropia.Nile City 2, 4 pm.

Seven Billiards TablesDirector: Gracia Querejeta. Starring: Maribel Verdú, Blanca Portillo and Jesús Castejón.Synopsis: Angela and her young son Guille head back to her hometown to see her dying father, but he dies before they get there. They are met by Angela s dad s companion, ex-jailbird Charo. Angela s father ran a billiards hall, and a billiards team. Soon, Angela finds out that her former husband Fran (Jose Luis Garcia Perez) has been found guilty of fraud, and has disappeared.Galaxy, 4 pm.

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