WOW @ Clwyd Theatr Cymru 2015

Charlie’s Country

Welcome to WOW 2015WOW Film Festival returns to Clwyd TheatrCymru from Tuesday 24 March - Thursday 21May with our usual intriguing, eclectic selectionof world cinema for you to enjoy.

As ever WOW will be covering the globe fromArgentina to Timbuktu, which is the title of oneof the most beautiful films we’ll be showing.It’s a multi-layered view of the impact of militantIslam on traditional life in that fabled Africanoasis. The festival opens with an insightfulportrait of an Australian eco-village in DeepListening (Dadirri), made by the Welsh directorHelen Iles (Lammas). We’ll also be celebratingNowruz, (Iranian New Year) on Wednesday 25March with a screening of Fish & Cat, a trulyextraordinary film that plays with ourperception of time, space, and truth.

So come along and travel the world withWOW from the comfort of your local cinema.

Croeso i WOW 2015Bydd Gŵyl Ffilm WOW yn dychwelyd i ClwydTheatr Cymru o ddydd Mawrth 24 Mawrth –dydd Iau 21 Mai gyda’n detholiad arferol offilmiau sinema byd diddorol ac eclectig i chi eumwynhau.

Fel arfer bydd WOW yn rhychwantu’r byd o’rAriannin i Timbuktu, sy’n deitl ar un o’r ffilmiaumwyaf prydferth byddwn yn ei dangos. Mae’nolwg amlhaenog ar effaith Islam filwriaethus arfywyd traddodiadol yn y werddon chwedlonolhonno yn Affrica. Agora’r ŵyl gyda phortreadmewnweledol o bentref-eco yn Awstralia ynDeep Listening (Dadirri), wedi ei greu gan ycyfarwyddwr o Gymru Helen Iles (Lammas).Byddwn hefyd yn dathlu Nowruz, (BlwyddynNewydd Iran) ar ddydd Mercher 25 Mawrthgyda dangosiad o Fish & Cat, ffilm wir ryfeddolsy’n chwarae ar ein canfyddiad o amser, gofod agwirionedd.

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Deep Listening (Dadirri) (PG)

Cyfarwyddwr / Director: Helen IlesYn serennu / Starring: John Seed, David Holmgren, Glen OchreAwstralia 2014, 1 awr 4 munudAustralia 2014, 1 hour 4 minutes

This fascinating portrait of the people whocreated the many diverse communities that havethrived across Australia over the last 40 yearsexplores the timely Aboriginal concept of ‘DeepListening’. Beautifully made against the richdiversity of the Australian landscape by thedirector of Lammas, this explores theinterpersonal dynamics of these 'intentionalcommunities'. It reveals the importance of takingtime to truly listen to one another and of ‘listeningto the land’ if we are to learn to live sustainably.A generation that created an alternative lifestylebased on respect for the land, for the indigenouspeople and for one another, share the insightsthey have learned from a lifetime of livingtogether.

Mae’r portread diddorol hwn o’r bobl a greodd ynifer o gymunedau amrywiol sydd wedi ffynnu ardraws Awstralia yn ystod y 40 mlynedd diwethafyn archwilio cysyniad amserol BrodorionAwstralia sef ‘Gwrando’n Ddwfn’. Wedi ei chreu’ngelfydd yn erbyn amrywiaeth cyfoethog tirweddAwstralia gan gyfarwyddwr Lammas, mae’narchwilio dynamig rhyngbersonol y ‘cymunedaubwriadol’ hyn. Mae’n datgelu pwysigrwyddcymryd amser i wrando’n iawn ar ein gilydd osbwriadwn fyw ynghyd mewn harmoni. Mae cenhedlaeth a greodd ffordd o fyw amgen ynseiliedig ar barch tuag at y tir, tuag at y brodorioncynhenid a thuag at ei gilydd, yn rhannu’rprofiadau maent wedi eu crynhoi wrth gyd-fywam oes.

Nos Fawrth 24 Mawrth 8.00yh / Tuesday 24 March 8.00pm

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UK premierePremiere Prydain

Skype Q&A with director Helen IlesSesiwn Holi ac Ateb Skype gyda'r cyfarwyddwr Helen lles

In partnership with / mewn partneriaeth â

Fish and Cat (15)

Cyfarwyddwr / Director: Shahram MokriYn serennu / Starring: Babak Karimi, Saeed Ebrahimifar, Ainaz AzarhoushIran, 2013, 2 awr, 14 munud, gydag isdeitlauIran, 2013, 2 hours 14 minutes, subtitles

Told in one single stunning shot, this gripping filmsucceeds in ‘unhinging’ time to create a strange,haunting feel to seemingly everyday events. Agroup of students gather by a remote lake for acamping trip and kite-flying festival. The onlyother people around are a seedy, possiblymurderous, trio of cooks who run a scuzzyrestaurant. The washed out colour scheme, theeerie sounds, the clever recurrence of certainevents to create a disconcertingsense of déjà vu, all work to produce a sustainedmood of disquiet. A truly extraordinary film thatplays with our perception of time, space, andtruth.

Wedi ei ffilmio mewn un olygfa syfrdanol mae’rffilm afaelgar hon yn llwyddo i ‘ddatgysylltu’amser a rhoi teimlad rhyfedd i ddigwyddiadausydd yn gyffredin ar yr olwg gyntaf. Mae grŵp ofyfyrwyr yn ymgynnull ger llyn anghysbell ar gyfertrip gwersylla a gŵyl hedfan barcudiaid. Yr unigbobl eraill o gwmpas yw triawd o gogyddion,llofruddion blêr o bosibl, sy’n rhedeg bwytyannymunol. Mae’r cynllun lliw simsan, y seiniauiasol, gyda rhai digwyddiadau’n ail-chwarae’ngelfydd er mwyn creu teimladwy annifyr o déjàvu, i gyd yn cyfuno i greu awyrgylch parhaus oanesmwythyd. Ffilm wir ryfeddol, sy’n chwaraegyda’n canfyddiad o amser, gofod a gwirionedd.

Nos Fercher 25 Mawrth 8.00yh / Wednesday 25 March 8.00pm


"something truly special" Andrew Robertson, Eye for FilmWinner Special Jury Award for Creativity Venice Film Festival 2013 Enillydd Gwobr Rheithgor Arbennig ar gyfer Creadigedd Gŵyl Ffilm Fenis 2013

Wales premierePremiere Cymru

In partnership with British Council Iran as part of their UK-Iran Season of Culture Mewn partneriaeth â Chyngor Prydeinig Iran fel rhan o’i Dymor Diwylliant Prydain-Iran.

Timbuktu (15)

Cyfarwyddwr / Director: Abderrahmane SissakoYn serennu / Starring: Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kik, Abel Jafri, Fatoumata DiawaraMauritania/Ffrainc, 2014, 1 awr 37 munud, gydag isdeitlau Mauritania/France, 2014, 1 hour 37 minutes, subtitles

A lucid portrait of the impact of foreign jihadis onlife in Timbuktu as they hypocritically enforcesharia law – no music, no football, no smoking,suitable dress. Beautifully filmed against thebackdrop of sandy streets, stark desert landscapesand the sparkling river, this weaves together thestories of the residents as they adjust to living withoppression as best they can. There’s a traditionalToureg herder living peacefully in the dunes onthe edge of town, a Muslim who plays desertblues. A liberal Imam intercedes for a blackwoman and berates the gunmen for disturbingthe peace of his mosque. Sissako (Bamako, Waitingfor Happiness) has a caustic sense of the absurd,making this subtle clash of cultures both funnyand petrifying, while creating a powerful feel offate inevitably playing itself out.

Portread eglur o effaith jihadwyr tramor ar fywyd ynNhimbuktu, wrth iddynt orfodi cyfraith sharia mewnmodd rhagrithiol - dim cerddoriaeth, dim pêl-droed,dim ysmygu, gwisg addas. Wedi ei ffilmio’n gelfyddyn erbyn cefndir o strydoedd tywodlyd, tirluniauanialwch llwm a’r afon ddisglair, mae’r ffilm hon yngwau ynghyd straeon y trigolion wrth iddynt addasui fywyd gyda gormes yn y ffordd orau y gallant. Mae‘na fugail Toureg traddodiadol sy’n byw ynheddychlon yn y twyni ar gyrion y dref, Mwslim sy’nchwarae blues yr anialwch. Mae Imam rhyddfrydolyn cyfryngu ar ran menyw du ac yn dweud y drefnwrth y saethwyr am darfu ar yr heddwch yn ei fosg.Mae synnwyr llem Sissako (Bamako, Waiting forHappiness) o’r absẃrd yn peri i’r teimlad hwn oddiwylliannau’n gwrthdaro fod yn ddifyr ac ynfrawychus, wrth greu teimlad o ffawd yn chwarae eiran anochel.

Nos Iau 26 Mawrth 8.00yh / Thursday 26 March 8.00pm


Winner of two Awards at Cannes Film Festival 2014Enillydd dwy Wobr yng Ngŵyl Ffilm Cannes 2014

“passionate and visually beautiful . . Timbuktu is a cry from the heart” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian


Difret (12a)

Cyfarwyddwr / Director: Zeresenay Berhane MehariYn serennu / Starring: Meron Getnet, Tizita HagereEthiopia/Yr Unol Daleithiau, 2014, 1 awr 39 munud, gydag isdeitlau Ethiopia/USA, 2014, 1 hour 39 minutes, subtitles

Based on a true story, this riveting tale revealsEthiopia’s cultural complexity, where traditionalcustoms are pitted against modern ideas ofequality. In the beautiful rural Ethiopianlandscape, Hirut, a bright 14-year-old girl, is onher way home from school when men onhorseback swoop down and kidnap her. Amongthe farming villages here, abduction into marriageis a common tribal tradition. When Hirut tries toescape, she shoots her would-be husband and ischarged with murder. Meaza Ashenafi, atenacious young lawyer who specialises inwomen's legal aid, arrives from Addis Ababa todefend Hirut. Boldly taking on the entrenchedmale power of ancient tradition and the modernstate, Meaza risks all she’s ever worked for to saveHirut's life.

Wedi ei seilio ar stori wir, mae’r hanes gafaelgarhwn yn amlygu cymhlethdod diwylliannolEthiopia lle mae arferion traddodiadol yn cystadluyn erbyn syniadau modern am gydraddoldeb. Yngnghefn gwlad hardd Ethiopia, mae Hirut, merchglyfar 14 oed, ar ei ffordd i’r ysgol pan mae dynionar gefn ceffyl yn ei herwgipio. Ymhlith y pentrefiffermio yma, mae herwgipio i briodi yndraddodiad llwythol cyffredin. Pan mae Hirut ynceisio dianc, mae’n saethu ei darpar ŵr ac yn caelei chyhuddo o’i lofruddio. Mae Meaza Ashenafi,cyfreithwraig ifanc benderfynol sy’n arbenigomewn darparu cymorth cyfreithiol i ferched yncyrraedd o Addis Ababa i amddiffyn Hirut. Ganwynebu’n herfeiddiol nerth gwrywaiddgwreiddiedig traddodiad hynafol a’r wladwriaethfodern, mae Meaza yn peryglu popeth bu’ngweithio amdano erioed i achub bywyd Hirut.

Nos Fawrth 31 Mawrth 8.00yh / Tuesday 31 March 8.00pm

Winner Sundance Film Festival 2014 Best World Cinema Film AwardEnillydd Gwobr Sinema Byd Gorau Gŵyl Ffilm Sundance 2014



“delicate yet impassioned story that offers empowerment and hope to countlesswomen all over the world.” London Film Festival

Jauja (15)Cyfarwyddwr / Director: Lisandro AlonsoYn serennu / Starring: Viggo Mortenson, Viilbjørk Mallin Agger, Ghita NørbyYr Ariannin,Yr Unol Daleithiau,Yr Iseldiroedd,Ffrainc,Mecsico,Denmarc,Yr Almaen-Brasil, 2014,1 awr 41 munud,gydag isdeitlauArgentina,USA,Netherlands,France,Mexico,Denmark,Germany,Brazil, 2014, 1 hour 41 minutes, subtitles

A fabulously beautiful western about the searchfor a utopia that remains forever out of reach, seton the spectacular coast, pampas and deserts ofPatagonia. When his 15-year-old daughterIngeborg elopes with a young soldier, thedistraught Captain Dinesen (Viggo Mortenson)embarks on an epic journey across an emptywilderness in the hope of tracking the coupledown. Mortensen excels as the quixotic Dinesenwho descends into single-minded obsession ashis quest takes him beyond the confines of theknown world. If you can sit back, relax and takethe pace, his haunting journey will reward youwith a strange and magical ending quite unlikeanything you’ve seen before.

Ffilm Western hyfryd am y cwest am iwtopia syddo hyd y tu hwnt i’r gafael, wedi ei gosod ararfordir, paith ac anialwch ysblennydd Patagonia.Pan mae Ingeborg ei ferch 15 mlwydd oed yn ffoigyda milwr ifanc, mae’r Capten Dinesen trallodus(Viggo Mortenson) yn cychwyn ar siwrnai epig ardraws diffeithiwch gwag gan obeithio dod ardraws y pâr. Mae Mortensen yn rhagori felDinesen mympwyol sy’n cyrraedd pwyntobsesiwn wrth i’w gwest ei dywys y tu hwnt igyffiniau’r byd hysbys. Os allwch eistedd yn ôl,ymlacio a chyd-fynd â’r cyflymdra, bydd ei siwrnaiyn eich gwobrwyo gyda diweddglo rhyfedd ahudol sydd yn hollol wahanol i unrhyw bethfyddwch wedi ei weld o’r blaen.

Nos Fercher 1 Ebrill 8.00yh / Wednesday 1 April 8.00pm

Winner FIPRESCI prize Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival 2014Enillydd Gwobr FIPRESCI Gŵyl Ffilm Un Certain Regard Cannes 2014



“A marvellous experience that shows that film is a medium that can lock up ahistory (or memories or dreams or nightmares) inside it, then release it in all thesplendour of the Patagonian skies.” Sight & Sound

Charlie’s Country (15)

Cyfarwyddwr / Director: Rolf de HeerYn serennu / Starring: David Gulpilil, Peter Djigirr, Luke FordAwstralia, 2014, 1 awr 48 munudAustralia, 2014, 1 hour 48 minutes

A heartfelt, deeply passionate story about thelife and times of legendary Australian actorDavid Gulpilil (Walkabout, Ten Canoes) that makesgreat use of his extraordinarily expressive face.Full of diverting, blackfella humour and filledwith anger at the way Indigenous Australianshave been treated for generations, this is apowerful, poignant window on Aboriginalculture. Living on the edge of a rundownAboriginal community, and increasingly stifled bywhite laws, Charlie decides to return to lifeaccording to the old ways. Gulpilil gives ahaunting performance as an ageing Aboriginetrying to fight back against a system of prejudiceand neglect.

Stori deimladwy, angerddol iawn am fywyd ac oesyr actor enwog o Awstralia, David Gulpilil(Walkabout, Ten Canoes) sy’n gwneud defnyddgwych o’i wyneb hynod fynegiannol. Yn llawnhiwmor difyrrus y ‘blackfella’ ac yn llawn dictertuag at y ffordd mae Brodorion Awstralia wedicael eu trin am genedlaethau, mae’r ffilm hon ynolwg nerthol, ingol ar ddiwylliant BrodorionAwstralia. Yn byw ar gyrion cymuned lom iFrodorion, ac yn cael ei gyfyngu’n fwyfwy ganddeddfau dynion gwyn, mae Charlie ynpenderfynu dychwelyd at fywyd sy’n seiliedig ar yrhen ffyrdd. Mae Gulpilil yn rhoi perfformiadcofiadwy fel hen Frodor yn ceisio ymladd yn ôl ynerbyn system o ragfarn ac esgeulustra.

Nos Fercher 15 Ebrill 8.00yh / Wednesday 15 April 8.00pm


“an unforgettable film, beautifully made, at times unbearably sad, but tinged withan unquenchable optimism and humanity.” The Australian

Winner Best Actor Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival 2014Enillydd Actor Gorau Gŵyl Ffilm Un Certain Regard Cannes 2014

Wild Tales (15)

Cyfarwyddwr / Director: Damián SzifrónYn serennu / Starring: Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez, Leonardo SbaragliaYr Ariannin Sbaen, 2014, 2 awr 2 munud, gydag isdeitlauArgentina/Spain, 2014, 2 hours 2 minutes, subtitles

This compendium of outrageous and hilarioustales paints a subversive portrait of contemporaryArgentina. What if you could actually dosomething about that unfair parking ticket, anobnoxious customer, a philandering groom orthat idiot driver who's just cut you up? Each storyleads you through its protagonist’s increasinglevels of frustration until they finally explode intoriotous acts of violence and revenge. Produced byPedro Almodóvar, this is a delightfully wickedcollection of six cautionary tales that is a realcrowd pleaser.

Mae’r crynodeb hwn o straeon gwyllt a doniol ynpaentio llun chwyldroadol o’r Ariannin gyfoes.Dychmygwch y gallech wneud rhywbeth go iawnam y ddirwy parcio annheg honno, neu’r cwsmerffiaidd, y gŵr merchetgar neu’r twpsyn gyrrwrsydd newydd dynnu allan o’ch blaen? Mae pobstori yn eich arwain trwy lefelau rhwystredigaethgynyddol y prif gymeriad hyd nes iddo ffrwydro iweithredoedd terfysglyd o drais a dial. Wedi eigynhyrchu gan Pedro Almodóvar, dyma i chigasgliad drygionus o chwe stori rybuddiol sy’nsiŵr o blesio’r dorf.

Nos Fawrth 12 & Nos Fercher 13 Mai 8.00yh / Tuesday 12 & Wednesday 13 May 8.00pm


“A terrific film and a real find” The Guardian

Winner of the Audience Awards at San Sebastián International FilmFestival and Sarajevo Film FestivalEnillydd Gwobr y Gynulleidfa yng Ngŵyl Ffilm Ryngwladol San Sebastián a Gŵyl Ffilm Sarajevo

Hamoun (15)

Cyfarwyddwr / Director: Dariush MehrjuiYn serennu / Starring: Ezzatolah Entezami, Bita Farahi, Khosro ShakibaiIran, 1990, 1 awr 23 munud, gydag isdeitlauIran, 1990, 1 hour 23 minutes, subtitles

A fascinating portrait of the cultural crisis faced bya middle-class couple trying to lead moreWesternised lives while still adhering to traditionalIranian customs and values. Hamoun, a frustratedmiddle-aged executive, dreams of becoming awriter. While he has no choice but to obey thestrict laws of his conservative society, he feels thathe doesn't fit in. Disillusioned, decadent Hamounvents his frustrations upon his wife, Mashid, asuccessful painter. Tired of being bullied, when shetries to get a divorce Hamoun is devastated. Withits nervous energy and surreal, absurdist dreamsequences this mixes Manhattan and La Dolce Vitathrough a wholly Iranian lens.

Portread diddorol o’r cyfyng-gyngor diwylliannolsy’n wynebu pâr canol oed sy’n ceisio arwainbywydau mwy gorllewinaidd wrth geisio glynu atarferion a gwerthoedd Iranaidd traddodiadol. MaeHamoun, gweithredwr canol oed rhwystredig, ynbreuddwydio am fod yn ysgrifennwr. Er nad oesganddo unrhyw ddewis ond i ufuddhau cyfreithiaullym ei gymdeithas geidwadol mae’n teimlo nadyw’n ffitio mewn. Wedi ei ddadrithio, mae Hamounblin yn anelu ei rwystredigaeth tuag at ei wraig,Mashid, arlunydd llwyddiannus. Wedi cael llond bolar gael ei bwlio, mae’n ceisio ysgaru, ond maeHamoun yn dorcalonnus. Gyda’i egni nerfus adilyniannau breuddwyd swreal, absẃrd mae’r ffilmhon yn cymysgu Manhattan a La Dolce Vita trwy lensIranaidd unigryw.

Nos Iau 21 Mai 8.00yh / Thursday 21 May 8.00pm


“well-wrought, beautifully-acted film” L.A.TimesWinner of 5 Awards including Best Director Fajr Film Festival 1990Enillydd 5 Gwobr gan gynnwys Cyfarwyddwr Gorau Gŵyl Ffilm Fajr 1990

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8.00 Deep Listening (Dadirri) (PG)

Nos Fawrth / Tuesday 24 Mawrth / March

WOW Wales One World Film Festival Gŵyl Ffilm Cymru a’r Byd yn UnDyddiadur Mis Mawrth - Mai / Diary March - May 2015

8.00 Fish and Cat (15)

Nos Fercher / Wednesday 25 Mawrth / March

8.00 Timbuktu (15)

Nos Iau / Thursday 26 Mawrth / March

8.00 Difret (12a)

Nos Fawrth / Tuesday 31 Mawrth / March

8.00 Jauja (15)

Nos Fercher / Wednesday 1 April / Ebrill

8.00 Charlie's Country (15)

Nos Fercher / Wednesday 15 April / Ebrill

8.00 Wild Tales (15)

Nos Fawrth / Tuesday 12 Mai / May

8.00 Wild Tales (15)

Nos Fercher / Wednesday 13 Mai / May

8.00 Hamoun (15)

Nos Iau / Thursday 21 Mai / May

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Deep Listening (Dadirri)

Difret

Charlie’s Country

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