BUY TICKETS Saturday, 6 December – 4.00pm – Sunnybank Hoyts Cinemas
BUY TICKETS Friday, 12 December – 5.30pm for 6.00pm – Palace Barracks Cinemas
BUY TICKETS Sunday, 14 December – 7.30pm – The Australian Cinémathèque at GOMA
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
“Masterfully directed and extremely clever. One of the best films of the year.” – Twitch
This time, the luminous French Indian actress Kalki Koechlin defies usual expectation. She plays Laila, a young romantic and secret rebel in a wheelchair. Undeterred by cerebral palsy, Laila wins a place at New York University and leaves India for Manhattan. A whole new world opens up, the chance encounter with fiery female activist Khanum has challenged her beliefs, sparked her creativity and awakened her bisexuality.
Laila’s exhilarating adventures cause a rift both within herself and with those she is closest to. In the intensity of these bonds she finds the strength to be truly herself.
Tackling subject matter rarely explored with lightheartedness, director Shonali Bose’s TIFF award-winning drama is a beautiful, bold and brave portrait of love, identity and sexuality. Few will fail to be captivated by Kalki’s convincing performance, that genuine innocence in her expression which doesn’t come across very often on the big screen.
Margarita, With a Straw is joyous cinema that is bound to win your heart.
Screens with short film Skin.
