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| | Arts Calendar / November 16 / Film |
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| BritFest 2019: A Good Woman Is Hard to Find |
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22:00. Thriller, Criminal. UK, Belgium, Ireland 2019, 97 min. Directed by Abner Pastoll. Starring: Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg, Andrew Simpson, Jane Brennan, Caolan Byrne, Packy Lee. In English with Russian subtitles. A dynamic killer thriller with its finger firmly on the pulses of stark social commentary and shattering suspense. Recently widowed mother of two Sarah (Sarah Bolger) is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of their young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug-dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she’s forced into taking drastic actions to protect her children and learn the awful truth. In this dark and daring journey through Northern Ireland’s underbelly, Sarah evolves from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.
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| BritFest 2019: Fisherman's Friends |
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19:30. Comedy, Drama, Music. UK 2019, 112 min. Directed by Chris Foggin. Starring: James Purefoy, Meadow Nobrega, David Hayman, Maggie Steed, Sam Swainsbury, Dave Johns, Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton, Noel Clarke. In English with Russian subtitles. Ten fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties.
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14:40, 21:30. Horror. USA 2019, 151 min. Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Carel Struycken, Jacob Tremblay, Bruce Greenwood, Cliff Curtis. In English with Russian subtitles. A film adaptation of Stephen King’s bestseller and a continuation of the classic novel, “The Shining.” Thirty years after the events at the Overlook Hotel, an older Danny Torrance continues to carry deep traumas in his heart and tries to drown them with alcohol. When he quits drinking and starts working in a hospice, helping the hopelessly sick, his talent for “shining” begins to show yet again, and Danny gets in touch with Abra, a girl with the same gift. But she is in danger: the evil True Knot organization is after her, whose members feed off the shine like vampires. Together, Danny and Abra decide to face them, but this showdown could be deadly for them.
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09:20. Drama, Comedy. USA 2018, 90 min. Directed by Wayne Roberts. Starring: Johnny Depp, Rosemarie DeWitt, Odessa Young, Danny Huston, Zoey Deutch. In English with Russian subtitles. Richard, a literature professor at a university, finds out that he is terminally ill. He only has half a year left to live. That’s when the strict teacher goes all-out, deciding to permit himself everything that had previously been forbidden. Weed, alcohol, one-night stands, and most importantly, the ability to speak the truth to people’s faces and not fit into the generally accepted rules: all of these become his new favorite pastimes. Richard’s joyous crusade against authority and hypocrisy gives his wife a shock and is met with shouts of joy by his students.
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