Luxembourg Hosts Free Screenings of Award-Winning Film for Orange Week

To highlight Orange Week, several municipalities across Luxembourg are opening their doors for free public screenings of Breathing Underwater, the acclaimed film by Éric Lamhène that recently took home the Best Film award at the Luxembourg Film Awards. The initiative aims to spark open conversations about domestic violence and strengthen community awareness.

Organised with the support of the Ministry for Gender Equality and Diversity, the screenings will take place in Strassen, Hesperange, Leudelange, Sanem, Roeser, Mamer and Bertrange over the next two weeks.

Each session will also include exchanges with people closely connected to the film and its message. Director Éric Lamhène and actress Esperanza Martin González-Quevedo — who portrays a character sharing her own name and is herself a survivor of domestic violence — will join the discussions. They’ll be accompanied by specialists from support centres and a representative of the association La Voix des Survivants et Survivantes.

Where and when to watch
All screenings begin at 7pm:

• 26 November – Centre Barblé, Strassen
• 27 November – Cultural Centre “Celo”, Hesperange
• 28 November – Leudelange Cultural Centre
• 1 December – Artikuss, Sanem
• 2 December – Salle des Fêtes, Roeser
• 3 December – Mamer Town Hall
• 10 December – Bertrange

Beyond these community events, the 2024 film is also being shown in secondary schools, ensuring that awareness reaches younger audiences.
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