Tag: UK

Hotel Rwanda

2 Nov 2005 Director: Terry George UK, Italy, South Africa 2004 121 min 11 years ago one of the worst atrocities in history occurred in Rwanda when almost 1 million Tutsis were killed in a period of ethnic cleansing by Hutu gangs. Despite being in a world of global communications and 24 hour news coverage,… Continue reading Hotel Rwanda

Only Human

Seres queridos 14 Dec 2005 Director: Dominic Harari & Teresa Pelegri Spain, Argentina, Portugal, UK 2004 89 min Jewish humour meets Spanish screwball comedy in this farce set in an eccentric family in Madrid. Leni is bringing her fiancé Rafi to meet her Jewish family. She has neglected to inform her mother that Rafi is… Continue reading Only Human

Vera Drake

30 Nov 2005 Director: Mike Leigh UK, France, New Zealand 2004 125 min Vera Drake is a kind and selfless woman, in the 1950’s, who is devoted to and loved by her family. Her days are spent caring for sick neighbours and her elderly mother which she does with kind words and encouragement. However there… Continue reading Vera Drake

The Wind That Shakes The Barley

21 Mar 2007 Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, UK 2006 127 min Director: Ken Loach Ken Loach’s uncompromising adaptation of Paul Laverty‘s story of the struggle for Irish independence in 1920. Damien is a promising doctor but is troubled by the brutality of the Black and Tans and his deep love and sense of duty… Continue reading The Wind That Shakes The Barley

Familia Rodante

Rolling Family 6 Dec 2006 Director: Pablo Trapero Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, UK 2004 103 min Family chaos ensues when a wedding invitation inspires a grandmother to take her family to the wedding. Four generations of the family squeeze into a broken-down a mobile home and hit the road in this enchanting and upliftingly comic… Continue reading Familia Rodante

Pierrepoint

The Last Hangman UK 2005 90 min Director: Adrian Shergold Timothy Spall gives a powerful performance as Albert Pierrepoint in this true life drama of Britain’s most famous executioner. In 1930s London, Albert rises to the top of his forefather’s trade, the master hangman; sending to the gallows some of the most notorious murderers and… Continue reading Pierrepoint

Les Égarés

Strayed 8 Nov 2006 Director: André Téchiné France, UK 2003 95 min In June 1940 the German forces are advancing on Paris. There is widespread panic in the city; Odile, a recently widowed mother, succumbs to this and joins the exodus south with her two children. When a German plane attacks the refugees, Odile and… Continue reading Les Égarés

Joyeux Noel

Merry Christmas 20 Dec 2006 Director: Christian Carion France, Germany, UK, Romania 2005 116 min On Christmas Eve in 1914 in the trenches of Northern France the the bloodiest war in human history is well underway. Soldiers from France and Germany have been fighting in trenches barely 100 metres apart. This day, however, witnesses a… Continue reading Joyeux Noel

Tsotsi

Thug 21 Feb 2007 UK, South Africa 2005 94 min Director: Gavin Hood In the ghetto language of Johannesburg, Tsotsi means “Thug” or “Gangster”. This Oscar winning film is set in the sprawling township of Soweto. It traces 6 days in the life titular character, a ruthless gang leader. Tsotsi’s life is one of violence… Continue reading Tsotsi