Saturday 5th October
MONSTER
‘Monster’ is a breath-taking piece of Japanese cinema by Hirokazu Koreeda (Shoplifters, Broker) telling the story of a mother who thinks something is wrong with her young son. She storms into school demanding answers, but the teacher suggests he is bullying another boy. As the story unfolds through the eyes of the mother, teacher and both children, shocking truths begin to emerge, showing the story from different viewpoints – the teacher, the principal and the two children. Who is the monster here? A tale of family, false impressions, and, ultimately, hope. Japanese with English subtitles.
“Subtle, smart and beautiful” – The London Evening Standard
Saturday 26th October
ONE LIFE
Starring Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter, ‘One Life’ tells the true emotional story of ‘Nicky’ Winton, who in 1939 rescued 669 Jewish children from the Nazis. In Prague 1938, Nicky found families fled from Nazi Germany, living in desperate conditions, under the threat of the invasion of Czechoslovakia. It was a race against time – how many children could he rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, Nicky is still haunted by the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety. And then the television show, ‘That’s Life’, decides to tell his story…
“A quietly affecting drama” – The Guardian
Saturday 2nd November
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
A chilling and thought-provoking double-Oscar-winning film, telling the story of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss as he builds a dream life for his family in his house and garden, right beside the horrors of the concentration camp. Only the constant pall of smoke, and an astonishing dread-inducing soundscape tell of the horrors (never seen) just beyond the garden wall – as the idyllic life of the commandant’s family rolls by – eating, sleeping, tidying, tending the dahlias, revising plans for execution chambers… There are some films that strike like a lightning bolt, and stay with you – this is such a film. German with English subtitles.
“A brutal masterpiece” – The Guardian