Come along to the ANU Film Group this week to enjoy the company of supervillains, spies and sweet bean pancakes. Plus, director Martin Butler joins us for a Q&A following our screening of his award-winning film TANNA.
TANNA was the first film entirely shot in Vanuatu, and was recently selected as Australia’s contender for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2017 Oscars. Featuring a cast populated entirely by local tribe members, the film is an incredible achievement – with an even more incredible behind-the-scenes story to boot. Not to be missed!
• Tue 20 Sep @ 7:30 PM: AN (SWEET BEAN)
The manager of a pancake stall meets an odd elderly woman looking for work, whose homemade sweet bean jelly convinces him to hire her. But what begins as a working relationship soon becomes about much more than food in this feel-good Japanese drama.
• Thu 22 Sep @ 7:30 PM: SUICIDE SQUAD
A secret government agency recruits a group of imprisoned criminals – each with their own dangerous set of skills and powers, and nothing to lose – to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency. Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto and Viola Davis.
• Fri 23 Sep @ 7:30 PM: JASON BOURNE + CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Several years after his disappearance, JASON BOURNE – the CIA’s most lethal former operative – is unexpectedly drawn out of the shadows when explosive truths about his past come to light. Starring Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel and Julia Stiles.
Then, in CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (at approx. 9:45 PM), a mild-mannered accountant (Kevin Hart) is lured into the world of international espionage when he reunites with an old friend at his high school reunion: a formerly bullied geek who has now become a lethal CIA agent (Dwayne Johnson).
• Sat 24 Sep @ **7 PM**: TANNA + Q&A W/ DIRECTOR MARTIN BUTLERi
On the remote Pacific island of Vanuatu, two lovers are torn apart when one of them is forced into an arranged marriage to broker peace with a rival tribe. The young couple defy their elders and their ancient laws by escaping into the forest, an act which puts them – and their entire village – at risk.
** ‘NO GUESTS’ SCREENINGS THIS WEEK: SUICIDE SQUAD, JASON BOURNE **