German Film Club: Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W Bush

German Film Club: Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W Bush

About the film

In partnership with the Goethe-Institut Irland, Dolphin’s Barn Library hosts the German Film Club on the third Wednesday of every month, featuring a screening of a German-language film with English subtitles. This month’s film screening will take place on Wednesday 18th November at 6pm.

This month’s film is 'Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W Bush' (Rabiye Kurnaz vs George W Bush, directed by Andreas Dresen.

In November 2001, twenty-two-year-old Murat Kurnaz is arrested in Pakistan. Despite a lack of evidence of any connection to terrorism, he was in Pakistan on a religious pilgrimage, he’s sent to Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba where he remains for five years.

Director: Andreas Dresen

Release date: 2022

Duration: 119 minutes

Genre: Comedy drama

German with English subtitles

Admission free, all welcome. No booking required, first come first seated.

More information:

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