65 Red Roses
The Irish Film Institute is proud to present the powerful documentary, 65_RedRoses, at this year's IFI Stranger Than Fiction Festival which runs from June 18th - 21st.Eva is a young, beautiful and smart overachiever with a loving family and a great sense of humour. She also shares a terrible bond with some very special friends. Eva (65_redroses) and her online friends (Spirit_of_Kina and megmucus) all have cystic fibrosis.
On a waiting list for a lung transplant, Eva faces the stark reality that the transplant could either kill her or give her another shot at life. The only ones who truly know what she's facing are 22-year-old Kina, battling chronic rejection from her double lung transplant, and 19-year-old Meg, who tries to drink and medicate herself into denial. Unable to meet because of the deadly risk of passing superbugs to one another, the girls are each other's lifelines as they face some of the toughest decisions anyone could ever make when all they really want to do is breathe.
This film deals with sensitive issues related to CF. There will be someone from the CFAI staff available after the screening of the film should anyone want to talk further about the issues raised. For those unable to attend the screening, CFAI is making enquiries in relation to the availability of the film on DVD.
This screening is presented in association with The Radharc Trust.
Saturday 20th June, 17.00
IRISH PREMIERE
Directors: Philip Lyall & Nimisha Mukerji
Canada - 2009 - 71 mins
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