SeraphineDirector: Martin Provost. Starring Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur and Anne Bennent.Synopsis: The unusual and tragic life of Séraphine de Senlis, who was born in the mid-19th century and worked as a shepherd, a housewife and a painter before finally going mad.Showing at: Good News Cinema, 6:30 pm.
Hidden FacesDirector: Philippe Aractingi. Starring: Elham Abbas, Iman Affara and Zahra Ali.Synopsis: Zuhre, a teen from a rural town in Turkey, has fallen in love with a local boy and had the audacity to sleep with him and get pregnant. When the family finds out, they force her gentle brother Ismail to strangle the baby, then send him out to shoot Zuhre on her way to school. But Ismail can t go through with the horrific deed, and helps Zuhre escape.Showing at: Cairo Opera House’s Small Theater, 8 pm.
Shoot on SightDirector: Jag Mundhra. Starring: Clemency Burton-Hill, Brian Cox and Sadie Frost.Synopsis: Ambitious Scotland Yard commander Tariq Ali is an assimilated Muslim with a supportive Christian wife, rebellious teen daughter and soccer-crazy son. Under attack from the media, Tariq s boss appoints him to head the internal investigation of the shooting, but Tariq s new importance arouses the jealousy of colleagues, who send the tabloids photos of him shaking hands with a hate-spouting Imam.Showing at: Nile City 1, 4 pm.
The Oxford MurdersDirector: Álex de la Iglesia. Starring: Elijah Wood, John Hurt and Leonor Watling.John Hurt and Elijah Wood star as math professor Arthur Seldom and grad student Martin. They are on the hunt for a serial killer who s trying to prove a neat mathematical point to Seldom, and so chooses victims who are already on the brink of deathShowing at: Galaxy, 9:30 pm.
