"Foreign Letters" Film Screening

Movies - Film/Video

Thursday, December 13, 2012
6:00 PM-7:30 PM

Jacob Edwards Library
Pioppi Room
236 Main Street
Southbridge, MA 01550
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Ellie, a 12-year-old immigrant girl from Israel, is lonely and homesick. Life brightens when she meets Thuy, a Vietnamese refugee her age. Trust slowly builds as the two teach each other about life in America. As Ellie and Thuy become inseparable, they eventually hurt and betray each other. Ellie must give up her most prized possession in order to save their friendship. Based on the filmmaker's own experience, Foreign Letters is a story about prejudice, poverty, shame, and the power of friendship to heal us. The film features the music of iconic Israeli musician Chava Alberstein, who was the director's favorite musician when her family immigrated to the US in 1982.

In English, Hebrew and Vietnamese with English subtitles. Running time: 100 minutes.

Cost: Free

Sponsored by: Friends of the Jacob Edwards Library

Suggested Audiences: Elders, Adult, College

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/356367234456305
E-mail: amalouin@cwmars.org
Phone: 508-764-5426

Last Modified: October 10, 2012 at 2:36 PM

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