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The star of the upcoming Free Fat Party, German deejay Stephan Bodzin took an interest in music early in life. He started several electronic projects, playing himself on bass guitar, but then decided to replace live musicians with synthesizers. After moving to Bremen, Bodzin also got involved into experimental theater scene and even composed soundtracks for several plays. However, playing stylish music – a mix of tech house, minimal, techno and acid – remained his main interest.

Byblos Green Theater (2 Parkova Aleya, 469-2677). July 4, 10 p.m. Hr 120

The Class

Language: French

Drama, France (2008)

Directed by Laurent Cantet

Starring Francois Begaudeau, Nassim Amrabt, Laura Baquela and others

A winner of Palm D’Or at last year's Cannes festival as well as many other awards, “The Class” (Entre Le Murs) by Laurent Cantet is a powerful movie featuring real characters and true emotions. The screenplay was written by Francois Begaudeau, who adapted it from his own book based on his personal experiences as a teacher. Begaudeau also stars in the movie basically playing himself – a teacher named Francois who has to interact with difficult students in a school based in 20th arrondissement – one of the poorest and most multicultural districts of Paris.

Tokyo!

Language: Japanese, French

Drama, France, Japan, Germany, South Korea  (2008)

Directed by Joon-ho Bong, Leos Carax and Michel Gondry,

Starring Jean-Francois Balmer, Julie Dreyfus and Ayako Fujitani

The movie is made up of three stories shot by three famous directors – two French and one Korean. “Interior Design” by Michel Gondry tells about a girl who lost her way in life and goes through a gradual transformation. In Joon-ho Bong’s “Shaking Tokyo” a man who has spend 10 years indoors, has to go outside to meet a recluse woman. “Merde” by Leos Carax starts like an action movie but later on gets pensive and philosophical.

Gomorra

Language: Italian

Drama, Italy (2008)

Directed by Matteo Garrone

Starring Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino and Salvatore Ruocco

A drama about Neapolitan mob Camorra is told through the intertwining stories of five Italians whose lives are influenced by the criminal world. “Gomorra” which premiered at Cannes 2008 and received its Gran Prix, is based on the book by Roberto Saviano. The writer received death threats from the actual Camorra mafia for exposing them in the book, and still more after the movie was announced to be made. Therefore, he had to be put under police protection. Director Matteo Harrone, on the other hand, dared to live in the infamous Neapolitan quarter Scampia for two months before making the movie. The movie is scary with its realism. It’s not a stylish mafia story from Hollywood, but rather a cold-hearted news report.

Kyiv

19 Chevonoarmiyska (Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho metro), 251-2199, 234-7381, www.kievkino.com.ua

Disgrace – June 25-July 1 at 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m.

Zhovten

26 Konstyantynivska, 205-5951, www.zhovten-kino.kiev.ua

Tokyo! – June 25 at 7:30 p.m., June 26, July 1 at 1:10 a.m., 5:20 p.m., 9:30 p.m., June 27 at  5:05 p.m., June 28, 30 at 11:10 a.m., 3:20 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Gomorra – June 25 at 9:20 p.m., June 26 at 12:15 p.m., 4:50 p.m., June 27 at 10:40 p.m., 9:20 p.m., June 28, 30 at 2:30 p.m., 9:20 p.m., June 29, July 1 at 12:15 p.m., 4:50 p.m.

Class  - June 25 at 7:05 p.m., June 26 at 2:35 p.m., 7:10 p.m., June 27 at 12:40 p.m., 7:05 p.m., June 28, 30 at `12:15, 4:50 p.m., 7:05 p.m., June 29, July 1 at 2:35 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:25 p.m.

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4B Khreshchatyk, 279-4137

All concerts start at 10 p.m.

Thu 25 Dan Rothery (rock, Canada)

Fri 26 Mr. Och and His Root Boys, Hr 50 

Sat 27 Red Rocks, Hr 50

Sun 28 Soyuz 44 (jazz), free admission

Mon 29 Revenko Music (fusion), free admission

Tue 30 Bahroma, Hr 20

Wed 1 Trio Panika: Boholyubov, Murenko, Ionenko, free admission

Thu 2 45 EN, Hr 30

Docker’s ABC

15 Khreshchatyk, 278-1717, www.docker.com.ua

Thu 25 Dniproges, Ruki V Bryuki, Hr 50

Fri 26 Wise Guyz, Angie Nears, Hr 50

Sat 27 Nochnoy Kvartal, Mr. Och and His Root Boys, Hr 50

Sun 28 Vostochniy Express, free admission

Mon 29 Red Rocks,

Tue 30 Chill Out

Docker Pub

25 Bohatyrska (m. Heroyiv Dnipra), www.docker.com.ua

Thu 25 Chill Out, Hr 20

Fri 26 UkrayinSKA (Mad Heads XL folk project), Mr. Och and His Root Boys, Hr 50

Sat 27 Antitela, More Huana, Hr 50

Sun 28 Foxtrot Music Band, Hr 30

Mon 29 Angie Nears, free admission

Tue 30 Vostochniy Express, free admission

Bochka Khmilna

4B-1 Khmelnytskoho (m. Teatralna), 390-6106

bochka.com.ua

All concerts start at 9 p.m.

Thu 25 Hvoya, J Sound

Fri 26 Ruki V Bryuki, Carte Blanche, Tres Deseos

Sat 27 Chill Out, Red Rocks

Sun 28 Vytivky

Mon 29 Indi.Ya (ethnic music)

Thu 3 Animal’s Session

Route 66

87/30 Zhylyanska, 239-3865, www.route66.com.ua

Thu 25 More Huana, free admission

Thu 26 Rockin Wolves, Chill Out, free admission

Fri 27 Ruteniya, Animal’s Session, free admission

Sat 28 SkruDG, Muddy Jewels, free admission

Wen 1 The Squares, free admission

Thu 2 Universal Pitchers, Eastern Express, free admission

Other live music clubs:

Draft

1/2 Khoryva (m. Kontraktova Ploshcha), 463-7330

Jazz Do It

76A Velyka Vasylkivska (Chervonoarmiyska), 599-7617

O’Brien’s

17A Mykhaylivska, 279-1584

Dakota

14G Heroyiv Stalinhradu, 468-7410

Pivarium

31 Prospect Peremohy (m. Politekhnichniy Instytut), 391-5285

Porter Pub

10 Rybalko, 483-7150

www.porter.com.ua

U Kruzhki

12/37 Dekabrystiv, 562-6262

Bottega gallery presents the second part of ‘Involved’ project. The theme is inspired by Paul Gogin’s painting called “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” Each epoch is connected with the previous and the next, interacting and completing one another. Each artist is a follower of his predecessor. The Ukrainian artists that tried to epitomize this idea in their works are: Petro Bevza, Oleksiy Lytvynenko, Ilona Silvashi, Yaroslav Prysyazhnyuk, Hlib Vysheslavskiy, Badri Gubinauri, Matviy Vaysberh, Oleksiy Malykh and Oleksiy Vladimirov.

Bottega (22B Mykhaylivska, 279-5353). Through July 2.