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Ben Wheatley

united kingdom | 90min | western canadian premiere | 2016 | english

From the director of HIGH RISE and SIGHTSEERS comes this absolutely over-the-top exercise in black-humoured violence and social anarchy. Winner of the People's Choice Award at this year's Midnight Madness strand at TIFF, this is a crazy tale about two gangs who meet in a warehouse to exchange money for guns.

Set in Boston in 1978, members of the IRA have arrived to purchase machine guns from some arms dealers. All goes relatively well for the first half hour or so as they warily negotiate the final terms of the exchange. But a previous altercation between two rival gang members sparks a shooting that leads to all hell breaking loose. Greed and an utter disregard for human life dominate the lengthy shoot-out that follows.

Brie Larson, hot off her Oscar winning turn in last year's ROOM does more than hold her own amongst all the testosterone laden gangsters. Slick and very violent, yet funny as hell.

TIFF Midnight Madness (Winner People's Choice Award)
BFI London Fest (Official Selection)

“…a welcome back-to-basics crowd pleaser.” Simran Hans, Sight and Sound

“…a dazzlingly choreographed 90 minute shoot-out that feels like a bloody, slapstick rework of Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.” Ben Nicholsen, Cinevue

“Tons of fun…will no doubt find a huge audience, which it really deserves to do.” Paul Heath, The Hollywood News

Late Night | fiction

director Ben Wheatley
Cast Babou Ceesay, Enzo Cilenti, Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Michael Smiley
Executive Producer Lizzie Francke, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, David Kosse, Sam Lavender, Danny Perkins, Ben Roberts, Martin Scorsese
Producer Andrew Starke
Cinematographer Laurie Rose
Editing Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley
Screenplay Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley
Production Company Rook Films, Film 4, Protagonist Pictures
Distribution Elevation Pictures
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 9:30 PM Rainbow Theatre 90min Buy ticket

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Ben Wheatley | united kingdom | 90min | western canadian premiere | 2016 | english
Friday Dec. 2 2016 1:00 PM Rainbow Theatre 90min

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Ben Wheatley | united kingdom | 90min | western canadian premiere | 2016 | english
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 10:30 PM Village 8 Cinemas Theatre 8 90min

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Ben Wheatley | united kingdom | 90min | western canadian premiere | 2016 | english
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The Whistler Film Festival Society is a charitable cultural organization dedicated to furthering the art of film by providing programs that focus on the discovery, development and promotion of new talent culminating with a must attend festival for artists, the industry and audiences in Whistler.
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