Bored of the blockbusters? Try the Al Quoz pop-up cinema
What’s on has details of new pop up cinema – one of the things to do in Dubai over the summer.
Just in time for Ramadan and the upcoming summer lull, The Third Line gallery – located in Al Quoz’s art district – is teaming up with Cinema Akil to launch a pop-up cinema featuring a host of internationally acclaimed films.
Films are shown every Wednesday throughout Ramadan and entrance is free to all.
The schedule is as follows:
25 June, 7.30pm: No
An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum.
Starring Gael Garcia Bernal; Genre: Drama/History; Spanish language
2 July, 9pm: Dial ‘M’ for murder
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.
Starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly; Genre: Crime/Thriller; English language
9 July, 9pm: Like father like Son
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth, he must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Starring Masaharu Fukuyama; Genre: Drama; Japanese language
16 July, 9pm: Pather Panchali
A poor Brahmin family in early years of the century in Bengal must try to overcome the struggles of daily life if they are to try and provide a better life for future generations.
Starring Kanu Banerjee; Genre: Drama; Bengali language
The Third Line, Street 6, Al Quoz 3, Dubai, free. Tel: (04) 3411367. thethirdline.com