Last Swim

Description

Iranian-British Ziba is the only one in her close group of friends to have achieved good results in final exams, yet she struggles to remain optimistic about her future. Secretly, Ziba plans an irreversible move that will give her back control of her life – or at least, so she thinks. A wonderful depiction of letting go of adolescent dreams and learning to deal with uncertainty. The film has already won awards at several festivals.

Spoken language

English

Subtitles

English

Director

Sasha Nathwani

Premiere

National premiere

Actors

Lydia Fleming, Narges Rashidi, Jay Lycurgo

This film is screened on:

Last Swim
Sunday 13 October
18:45 - 20:25
Kijkhuis 1
Last Swim
Monday 14 October
11:15 - 12:55
Kijkhuis 1
Last Swim
Thursday 17 October
21:30 - 23:10
Pesthuis
Last Swim
Saturday 19 October
19:00 - 20:40
Kijkhuis 2

First Feature Competition

In the First Feature Competition, we present international filmmakers and their first feature-length films. These first features come from all over the globe and offer us a glimpse into a wide variety of cultures and film styles, all of which with the fresh vision of a new filmmaker. Discover rising talents and your future favorite directors today – at the Leiden International Film Festival.

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