SPECIAL SCREENING
Join us on 18 MAY 2026
for
divertimento
10:30am movie screening
cinema 2, Event cinemas kotara
DRAMA / FRANCE / 2023 / 110 MINS / PG
In French with English subtitles
Directed by: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Starring: Oulaya Amamra, Lina El Arabi, Niels Arestrup, Zinedine Soualem, Nadia Kaci, Laurent Cirade
Seventeen-year-old Zahia Ziouani and her twin sister Fettouma share a powerful passion: classical symphonic music. Growing up in the underprivileged suburbs of Paris in 1995, and shaped by their Algerian heritage, their dreams seem far from reach—Zahia aspires to become an orchestra conductor, while Fettouma pursues the cello.
Driven by determination, passion, and courage, they create their own orchestra, Divertimento.
It will be a game-changer.
Inspired by the true story of Zahia Ziouani— now one of the world’s most renowned female conductors—Divertimento is a moving celebration of resilience, ambition, and the transformative power of music.
Contact us
contact@afnewcastle.com.au
Please note that there are no office hours.
Alliance Française de Newcastle
63 Scott Street, Newcastle, NSW 2300
Completely accessible
Tramway Stop "Newcastle Beach"
Postal
PO Box 505
Jesmond, NSW 2299
We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the Alliance Française de Newcastle stands and remind people that
we live and work on Aboriginal land.
We pay our respects to elders, past, present and emerging.