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Harry Brown (2009/R)

Film

7 & 9:30 pm

Fri July 23 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
Sun July 25 @ 7:00 pm
Mon July 26 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
Tue July 27 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
Wed July 28 @ 4, 7 & 9:30 pm
Thu July 29 @ 7 & 9:30 pm

Directed by Daniel Barber
    Academy Award nominee Daniel Barber (The Tonto Woman) makes his feature directorial debut with this gritty critique on contemporary British society starring Michael Caine as an elderly shut-in who’s spurred to action by a senseless act of violence. Harry Brown (Caine) resides in a desolate public-housing apartment block as his sickly wife lies dying in a local hospital. He spends most of his days in solitude, only getting out to play the occasional game of chess at a nearby pub with his best friend, Leonard (David Bradley). The days of basic human decency seem to be a thing of the past, because in recent years barbarous drug dealers and gangsters have overtaken the dilapidated complex. Killing is a way of life for these young thugs, and as a result overburdened detectives Frampton (Emily Mortimer) and Hicock (Charlie Creed-Miles) are essentially relegated to knocking on doors and notifying parents when their children have been killed in the latest fracas, instead of investigating the crimes and jailing the guilty parties. When Leonard is murdered just feet from his own apartment, former Royal Marine Harry utilizes the skills he learned while fighting the IRA to take on the aggressive chavs who have intimidated the police into inaction.

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Language: English

*includes box office fee

Details

COST:

$8*, $6* Students and Seniors


BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The State Theatre
WEBSITE: http://www.thestatetheatre.org/Events/fullevent.php?id=740

Venue

The State Theatre
130 West College Avenue
State College, PA, 16801

Contact

Kristy Cyone
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814-272-0606