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Small, Slow but Steady - Expat Cinema

Intimate portrait of Keiko, a hearing-impaired woman who dreams of becoming a professional boxer.

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Deze voorstelling maakt deel uit van Rialto Filmclub met als gastspreker deze maand Ernst-Jan Pfauth.

Small, Slow but Steady

Keiko is a young woman with a hearing impairment, but that does not stop her from dreaming of a career as a professional boxer. Despite the great challenge, she spends every spare minute in the ring, where she stands her ground thanks to her dedicated coach. But when not only her trusted boxing club threatens to close down because of the corona pandemic, but also her coach begins to ail with his health, fear strikes around her heart. She doesn't dread the next fight, but she is having great difficulty in fathoming herself and her motivations.

Small, Slow but Steady is an intimate portrait of a headstrong young woman searching for her willpower to box. Director Shô Miyake based the story loosely on the autobiography of Keiko Ogasawara, Japan's first professional female boxer with a hearing impairment. His character study, shot on beautiful 16mm, has won several awards, including the Jury Award at CinemAsia in 2023.

Expat Cinema Meet-up: July 19

At Rialto VU we regularly organise expat meet-ups in which we watch recent foreign language films with English subtitles, and get together for drinks and networking afterwards.

On Wednesday the 19th of July, at 7:00PM, we will watch Small, Slow but Steady, after which we'll get together for talks & drinks. Click here for tickets for this particular screening.

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