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  1. 18:00 Thu 11th March

    To Shoot an Elephant (15)
    Dir: Alberto Arce, Mohammad Rujailah
    Palestine 2008 1hr 52mins

    An eye witness account from The Gaza Strip during Operation Cast Lead. Despite the Israeli ban on foreign correspondents, a group of international volunteers… More

  2. 20:30 Thu 11th March

    Johnny Mad Dog (15)
    Dir: Jean–Stephane Sauvaire
    France/Belgium/ Liberia 2008 1 hr 37 mins French with subtitles

    One of the best films of the year

    — Mail on Sunday

    Based on the novel by acclaimed Congolese writer Emmanuel Dongala, this impressive first feature from Belgian director Sauvaire garnered three awards… More

  3. 18:00 Tue 16th March

    Tulpan (12)
    Dir: Sergei Dvortsevoy
    Kazakhstan 2008 1hr 40mins Kazakh/Russian with subtitles

    If you live in a place where this film is playing, it is the best film in town

    — Roger Ebert

    Asa is young man recently discharged from serving in the Russian army. Now living in the Hunger Steppes with his sister and brother-in-law in a remote… More

  4. 20:00 Tue 16th March

    The Sea Wall (12A)
    Dir: Rithy Panh
    France/Cambodia 2008 1hr 55mins French with subtitles

    Affectionate and sumptuously shot…Huppert is simply stunning

    — Little White Lies

    Cambodia, 1930s: A French colonial widow is in despair - the sea wall protecting her farmland has collapsed. Suffering floods, she seeks financial aid… More

  5. 19:00 Wed 24th March

    House (15)
    Dir: Nobuhiko Obayashi
    Japan 1977 1hr 28mins Japanese with subtitles

    House is nothing short of nuts

    — Total Sci-Fi

    Teenage Oshare (or \'Gorgeous\' to her friends) takes a group of her school pals to her Auntie\'s house for summer break, as her father has a new partner.… More

  6. 21:00 Wed 24th March

    Until the Light Takes Us (15)
    Dir: Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell
    USA 2008 1hr 33mins

    Riveting and darkly compelling

    — Reel Movie Critic

    In the early Nineties, a small group of Norwegian black metal musicians would commit a slew of crimes including arson and murder. This documentary delves… More