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RABIA + PANEL DISCUSSION | FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

Rabia

Monday 25 November 07:00 pm

Le théâtre , Alliance Française de Singapour

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ADD TO CALENDAR 2024-11-25 11:00:00 2024-11-25 14:00:00 RABIA + PANEL DISCUSSION | FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL Rabia Le théâtre

Singapore Premiere - French Release in December 2024
2024 FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS TO YOU:

Director: Mareike Engelhardt

Cast: Megan Northam, Lubna Azabal, Natacha Krief

Rating: R21, Some disturbing scenes 

Jessica, a 19-year-old Frenchwoman, leaves for Syria to join Daech, motivated by the hope of a new life. On her arrival in Raqqa, she joins a home for the future wives of combatants, where she quickly finds herself under the sway of Madame, the charismatic director who controls the place with an iron fist. In this hostile environment, Jessica, renamed Rabia, becomes Madame's assistant. Their master-slave relationship pushes Rabia to go beyond her convictions, until she can no longer stand the monster the system has made of her...

In competition at 2024 Angoulême Film Festival, Mareike Engelhardt's first feature film is one that will not leave you indifferent. Supported by the impressive and breathtaking performance of rising actress Megan Northman, this film tackles tough subjects such as one's identity when everything falls apart and the cruelty one is willing to inflict in order to find its place. Which path will Rabia choose once she realizes the violence she endured and inflicted?

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with women rights specialists Sadhana Rai and Chloé Vialard

94 mins
In French and Arabic with English subtitles
Drama, Thriller
France, Germany, Belgium, 2024
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PANEL DISCUSSION PARTICIPANTS


Sadhana Rai, Speaker

Sadhana heads the Representation Department at Pro Bono SG, overseeing its legal aid schemes for criminal, family justice, and community law matters. She leads a team of in-house community lawyers and officers to provide timely pro bono legal assistance for the socially excluded. Previously a commercial litigator, Sadhana committed herself to pro bono work by joining Pro Bono SG in 2015 and becoming Head of Representation in 2021. 
 
In recognition of her public service, Sadhana was selected to participate in the National Council of Social Service’s 40-Under-40 programme in 2022. This programme is a distinguished youth leadership initiative designed to empower young, promising leaders within the social service sector. She subsequently received the Joseph Grimberg Outstanding Young Advocate Award in 2023, which recognizes young lawyers in good standing who exhibit, among other things, professional excellence, service to the profession and the bar and service to the community. Sadhana actively contributes to advocacy training with the Law Society and other social causes, including serving on the board of the SPCA.


Chloé Vialard, Moderator

Vialard is a French Avocate à la Cour and foreign registered lawyer within A&O Shearman’s International Arbitration practice in Singapore. She joined Shearman & Sterling in 2012 and has experience advising and representing companies and State-owned entities in international arbitrations conducted under the rules of various arbitral institutions, with a focus on Asian matters. She is an accredited mediator at the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI).

Chloé also serves as Practice Development Lawyer for the International Arbitration Asia practice, to develop strategic collaborations with clients and other regional and international organizations. She is a member of the firm’s global ESG working group, as well as of the Asia Pro Bono Committee, and the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee for Singapore. Chloé has experience developing partnerships focusing on social impact and ESG, including projects in support of human rights and gender equality.

Chloé spearheads initiatives supporting women’s rights and economic empowerment. She co-initiated the Singapore France Support Centre for women victims of violence among the French community in Singapore along the Law Society of Singapore, Pro Bono SG and the Paris Bar, in collaboration with the French Embassy in Singapore. Chloé is a 2023 Rising Talent Laureate nominated by the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, an initiative that recognizes talented young women who are on their way to becoming influential figures in our economies and societies. In 2024, Chloé received the “Trophées des Français de l’Etranger” Award in the Social Responsibility category, organised by French media LePetitJournal.com at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. She is Co-President of the Women in Business Committee of the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and sits on its Board

So France will be open throughout the French Film Festival until the start of the last screening of the day. Come enjoy a French-style meal or snack before each of your screenings !


Group of 8 or more (friends, family, company, school...) can benefit from the AF members price by sending an email to rsvp@alliancefrancaise.org.sg. Please check the date of the screening before getting your tickets. Tickets are non refundable.

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