Switzerland is very glad to be part of this year's Month of the German Language, which is organised by the Cyprus Teachers of German Association in cooperation with the Embassies of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the Goethe-Institut Cyprus and the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The full programme, which includes cinema, theatre, musical events, lectures plus culinary events can be found here: Month of the German Language and Calendar of Events
The Month of the German Language opens on Sunday, 1 November 2015 between 11h and 15h with a street festival at Faneromeni Square, old Nicosia. Join us!
Two recent Swiss films, "Die Schwarzen Brüder / The Black Brothers" and "Verliebte Feinde / Enemies in Love" will be screened in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol.
in German with English subtitles - free entrance
Die Schwarzen Brüder / The Black Brothers
directed by Xavier Koller (Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1991), 2013, 98 minutes
Saturday, 7 November 2015 at 20h
Cine Studio, University of Nicosia, NICOSIA
in cooperation with the University of Nicosia & the Friends of the Cinema.
After the film the Embassy will host a cocktail
Friday, 20 November 2015 at 20h
Cyprus University of Technology, Tassos Papadopoulos Building, Amphitheatre 1, Corner Themidos & Ifigeneias Street, LIMASSOL
in cooperation with the C.U.T.
The Black Brothers is based on the renowned novel by Lisa Tetzner and Kurt Held. Up to the middle of the 19th century poor Alpine farmers in Ticino sold their children as chimney seeps in Milan. This is also the fate of young Giorgio. He has to climb up and down dark chimneys, scraping away the soot with his bare hands. He doesn't give up - with his fellow victims, he forms the community of "Black Brothers". They unite and defend themselves against the abject conditions and the attacks from bands of street urchins in Milan. The film tells the adventurous story of the young chimney sweeps and their spectacular escape back to Switzerland.
