European Film Screenings for October 28 and 29: The Dark Horse and Bogowie 2014

A look at when and where the films The Dark Horse and Bogowie 2014 will screen in the UAE as part of the European Film Festival.

A scene from Dark Horse.
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The Dark Horse (2015) Director: Louise Osmond Country: United Kingdom

An inspirational, rags-to-riches true ­story of a barmaid who breeds a champion racehorse. Director Osmond's last feature documentary, Richard III: The King Under the Car Par, was nominated for a Bafta and won an RTS award. Osmond also has an Emmy and numerous festival awards under her belt for previous films.

Wednesday October 28, 6pm, Novo Cinemas, WTC Mall, Abu Dhabi; Thursday October 29, 6pm, Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai

Bogowie 2014 Director: Lukasz Palkowski Country: Poland

Palkowski’s Bogowie tells the fascinating story of Professor Zbigniew Religa who changed the rules of medicine, as well as breaking social, cultural and religious taboos, by removing a human heart from its body at a time when heart transplants were regarded as a crime against nature.

Wednesday October 28, 8pm, Novo Cinemas, WTC Mall, Abu Dhabi; Thursday October 29, 8pm, Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai

The details

The Emirati short Once (2012) by Nayla Al Khaja will show before the screenings. Tickets are available free from the ­cinemas on a first-come, first-served ­basis.

For more information, visit www.europeanfilmscreenings.com