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Elgin Sep: Ethiopian Immigrant and Courtroom Flashbacks

elgin sep: Sep 7, 4 30 pm, Elgin; Sep 9, 9 30 am, TBLB 2, according to NOW Magazine. See listing. Lebanon. 120 min. Rating emotionally potent tale of life in the slums of Beirut focuses on the story of a 12-year-old boy who wants to sue his parents for bringing him into the world. Despite occasional outbursts that result from his difficult upbringing, Labaki shows us that the boy is capable of caring for others. Via courtroom flashbacks we learn that he's a victim of gross neglect that's led him to find refuge in the home of an Ethiopian immigrant who's hiding her baby from the authorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.