SATURDAY 27 JULY
The Finishers 7:30PM
PG
France, 2013
Genre: Drama
Language: French
Director: Nils Tavernier
Starring: Fabien Héraud, Alexandra Lamy, Jacques Gamblin
What's it about?
Julien (Héraud) dreams of adventure. But when you live in a wheelchair, such dreams are difficult to fulfill. To do so, Julien challenges his father (Gamblin) to compete with him in the ‘Ironman’ triathlon in Nice. A whole family comes together and reconnects in an attempt to see this incredible exploit through.
The Finishers Review: Charming French melodrama
Wild City 9:15PM
MA15+
Hong Kong, 2015
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime
Language: Mandarin, Min Nan, Cantonese
Director: Ringo Lam
Starring: Louis Koo, Shawn Yue, Tong Liya, Yuen Qiu
What's it about?A cop-turned-bar owner (Koo) befriends a drunken woman (Liya) at closing hours and finds himself pursued by her former lover and the thugs he employs. The chase turns deadly when the bar owner's deadbeat brother and a suitcase full of cash enter the picture. The third in director Ringo Lam's "City Trilogy", following 1987's City on Fire (which inspired Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs) and 1997's Full Alert.
SUNDAY 28 JULY
Devdas 7:30PM
PG
India, 2002
Genre: Bollywood, Drama
Language: Hindi
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff
What's it about?
One of the most lavish and expensive Bollywood films ever made. This is the sweeping tale of two soul mates, childhood sweethearts Devdas (Khan) and Paro (Rai), whose love is thwarted by India's rigid class structure. Young Devdas is sent to study in London by his wealthy father. On his return, love blossoms again, but the families oppose the romance.
