Screening this week at the ANU Film Group is the incredible true story of a golfing folk hero, a forbidden romance In Cold War Estonia, and Ethan Hawke as a terrifying horror film baddie. Plus, the Latin American Film Festival concludes for 2022!
• FRI 26 AUG @ 7:30 PM: FIREBIRD (MA, 107 MINS)
In 1970s Estonia, at the height of Communist rule, a young soldier stationed on a Soviet Air Force base finds his life upended when he begins a clandestine love affair with a charismatic fighter pilot – risking their freedom and lives to be together.
Presented in partnership with the ANU LGBTQIA+ Alumni Network in celebration of Wear It Purple Day.
• SAT 27 AUG @ *5 PM**: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN (M, 106 MINS)
Unrelenting optimist Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance) attempts to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship, despite having never played a round of golf before, drawing the ire of the golfing elite and becoming a folk hero in the process.
• SAT 27 AUG @ 7:30 PM: THE BLACK PHONE (MA, 102 MINS)
After being abducted by a sadistic child killer (Ethan Hawke) and imprisoned in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls via a disconnected phone on the wall and discovers that he can speak to the killer's previous victims.
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LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL CONCLUDES
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This year’s Latin American Film Festival comes to an end with screenings from Costa Rica, Colombia and Panama. On behalf of the Latin American Embassies in Canberra, thanks to everyone who has come along and supported these screenings!
• SUN 28 AUG @ 6 PM: TROPICAL IRON (108 MINS, 2017)
COSTA RICA: A documentary exploring the life of Minor Keith and the historic yet controversial construction of the Costa Rican Atlantic Railway in the 19th century.
• TUE 30 AUG @ 7:30 PM: THE MISSED ROUND (90 MINS, 2018)
COLOMBIA: An ageing, down-on-his-luck Colombian boxer must deal with the arrival of a 12-year-old boy who claims to be his son.
• WED 31 AUG @ 7:30 PM – SOMETHING BLUE (90 MINS, 2021)
PANAMA: When a wedding planner accidentally steals a dress belonging to a famous actress, she resolves to make the most of her fate before she's caught.