Salam Documentary Opens Trieste Film Festival

The Italian version of the documentary "Abdus Salam: The Dream of Symmetry" will be shown on Thursday, 10 November at 18:00 at Cinecity, Torri d'Europa Shopping Centre, Via d'Alviano 23, Trieste, as the opening show of the Trieste Science+Fiction international film festival.

"The Dream of Symmetry" will give the audience a glimpse into Abdus Salam's extraordinary life. The physics Nobel Laureate and founder of ICTP began his journey from a small town in what was then Punjab, achieved educational successes in Lahore and Cambridge, founded ICTP in Trieste, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1979.

The documentary, written by Giuseppe Mussardo, with the collaboration of Luisa Bonolis for the historical part, and directed by Diego Cenetiempo, has been sponsored by ICTP in collaboration with the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World and the Consorzio per la Fisica. Entrance for this show is free.