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Special screening of the film 

"FOREIGN LANGUAGE"
Tandem - In welcher Sprache träumst Du?
France, Germany, Belgium | 2024 | 101 min.
Director: Claire Burger
Script: Claire Burger mit Léa Mysius
With: Josefa Heinsius, Lilith Grasmug, Chiara Mastroianni, Jalal Altawilet

**Please note: due to an unforeseen technical problem, this event will take place at the Goethe-Institut Montreal (1626 boul. Saint-Laurent, H2X 2T1).**

Every year on January 22, Franco-German Friendship Day celebrates the unique relationship that has united France and Germany since the signing of the Élysée Treaty in 1963. 

To celebrate this symbolic day, the Goethe-Institut Montreal and the Alliance Française de Montreal are joining forces to offer a special screening of Claire Burger's film Langue étrangère. This sensitive and touching film tells the story of two teenage girls —one French, the other German — who meet during a school exchange program. Through their relationship, the film delicately explores the discovery of the other, cultural misunderstandings, the emotions of adolescence, and the richness of Franco-German ties.

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