Icelandic war and undercover KKK films

Batcombe Film Society will be showing two films in October. 

The first on Friday 11th is the Icelandic film, Woman at War.  In Reykjavik, choirmistress Halla appears to lead a quiet and routine existence but her happy disposition hides a secret double-life.  Known by the alias ‘Woman of the Mountain’, she is a fierce, committed environmental activist trying to protect the stunning landscape against the local aluminium industry.  Just as Halla is planning her boldest operation yet, a letter arrives which changes everything.  Part thriller, part black comedy, this film is an intelligent story told with warmth, wit and quirky touches (dir. Benedikt Erlingsson / 2018 / 100 mins / 12A).

The second film is BlacKkKlansman which will be screened on Friday 25th.  It tells the astonishing true story of one of America’s riskiest undercover investigations, in which African-American police detective Ron Stallworth applied for membership to the Ku Klux Klan. Posing as a racist extremist over the telephone, Stallworth (John David Washington) infiltrates the KKK’s inner circle but has his colleague Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver) pretend to be him for face-to-face meetings.  

An unflinching examination of race relations in 1970s America, this bitingly satirical true story is still very relevant and won director Spike Lee the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival (dir. Spike Lee / 2018 /132 mins / 15).

Doors open from 7.15pm with the screening at 7.45pm.  To join or book guest tickets, please contact Ann Biddle 01749 850307.