Name: MEET THE BARBARIANS at 7PM
Start: 2025-09-17T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-17T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Cineplex Orchard Plaza

MEET THE BARBARIANS at 7PM

As a non-profit cultural organization, Kelowna Film Society has applied for and been granted an exemption under section 4 of the Motion Picture Act. This exemption allows us to screen films which have not yet been classified by Consumer Protection BC.  Kelowna Film Society is responsible for operating in compliance with the Motion Picture Act and Consumer Protection BC. To attend a Kelowna Film Society film screening (which may not have been classified by Consumer Protection BC), you must be a Kelowna Film Society member.  Your membership is included in the ticket price.The Kelowna Film Society’s past seasons of great cinema have drawn local film fanciers since 2007.  The prestigious Toronto International Film Festival has been the society’s main source of powerful releases from the world of cinema, including foreign language offerings, Canadian films, hard-to-find independent films, quality documentaries, as well as crowd-pleasing comedies, dramas and the occasional block-buster. Helped by many loyal volunteers, the staff of the Orchard Plaza Cineplex, 1876 Cooper Road, Kelowna, and the financial support of discriminating and loyal patrons, the society has supported local film students and film makers with grants, bursaries and other assistance totalling more than $30,000.

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Residents of a small French village welcoming a family of Ukrainian refugees who turn out to be Syrians

Cineplex Orchard Plaza

Kelowna Film Society Fall 2025 Series

Another series of selected films showing between September and December of 2025

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MEET THE BARBARIANS (LES BARBARES)French and some Arabic with English subtitlesFranceOne hour and 41 minutesResidents of a small French village in Brittany are about to prove just how open-minded and big-hearted they really are, by welcoming a family of Ukrainian refugees into their little Breton slice of heaven.But instead, a family of refugee Syrians arrive.Fearful of the “other” the townsfolk are at first relieved that they wear jeans and speak some French. But before long some of the locals start to wonder why they deserve the free housing and education.Part comedy of manners, part human drama, part mockumentary, it’s an amusing satire, with a heartfelt pro-immigrant message that’s very welcome in these politically divided times.And by tackling these ongoing issues of xenophobia and racism the film hopes to be a positive agent of change.Laughing helps! Crying does, too!

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