Alliance Française de Bombay in partnership with Wench Film Festival presents – Cinéma de l’Étrange for 8 July 2026!

Join us for the screening of Freaks – a 1932 masterpiece.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion “Beyond the Freak Show: Rewriting the narrative of Difference!” with individuals who have spent their lives challenging society’s ideas of what is “normal.

 Wednesday, 8 July

 6:30 PM

AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate

Register Here

EVENT DETAILS

  • Screening is free & open for all (18+ years)
  • Limited seats | Registration mandatory
  • The film is subtitled in English

ABOUT THE FILM

Before it became a cult classic, Freaks shocked audiences so deeply that it was banned in several countries and effectively disappeared from circulation for decades. Following its release, the film was withdrawn and heavily censored, and it remained banned in the UK for over 30 years. In the United States, many theatres refused to screen it, and it was effectively suppressed after a public backlash.

Directed by Tod Browning (Dracula), Freaks tells the story of a travelling circus and features performers with real physical differences rather than actors in makeup. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the most controversial, compassionate, and radical films ever made.

AF BOMBAY X WENCH

Alliance Française de Bombay is excited to announce our partnership with the Wench Film Festival – for Cinéma de l’Étrange!

Mark your calendars for monthly screenings of spine-tingling horror, mind-bending sci-fi, and enchanting fantasy cinema at AF Bombay, Churchgate – every second Thursday!