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AMC Hoffman Theatre 20 Saturday Film Series - Alexandria Film Festival
* To order tickets for any of the following showcases, please click on gray box in the right hand corner and select start time of the first film within the desired showcase. *
SHOWCASE A ($10):
1pm
"Race to Nowhere"
(85m, USA)
Director Vicki Abeles
Documentary
Director Vicki Abeles turns the personal political, igniting a national conversation in her new documentary about the pressures faced by American schoolchildren and their teachers in a system and culture obsessed with the illusion of achievement, competition and the pressure to perform.
Special Guest: To be announced
SHOWCASE B ($10):
3pm
"Jaffa"
(106m, Israel)
Director Keren Yedaya
Drama
Hebrew and Arabic with English Subtitles
In the heart of Jaffa, Reuven's garage is a family business. His daughter Mali and his son Meir, as well as Toufik, a young Palestinian, work there. No one suspects that Mali and Toufik have been in love for years. As the two lovers secretly make wedding arrangements, explosive tension builds between Meir and Toufik.
SHOWCASE C ($10):
5pm
"Grass Roots"
(88m, USA)
Director Jeffrey Daniels
Documentary
An entertaining look at the battle that ensued in Las Vegas over a ballot initiative to approve the regulation and taxation of marijuana. In a place where almost everything is legal not all vices are treated equally. See what happens when a modern political campaign runs into law-and-order on the Vegas Strip.
SHOWCASE D ($10):
7pm
"The River Why"
(101m, USA)
Director Matthew Leutwyler
Drama
Set on the banks of a wild river, The River Why is the story of 20-year-old Gus Orviston, considered the Mozart of flyfishing, who leaves his big city home in rebellion from his family to live in a secluded cabin on the banks of a wild river. Instead of finding fishing bliss, his desolation drives him on a reluctant quest for self-discovery. In the process he comes in contact with an assortment of eccentric characters who help him in his journey to adulthood. Most of all, The River Why is a love story - the love of a man for the wilderness, and for a beautiful woman who comes to share it with him. Based on the wildly popular novel by David James Duncan.
Special Program: Project Healing Waters
SHOWCASE E ($10):
9:15pm
"L'Affaire Farewell" (The Farewell)
(113m, France)
Director: Christian Carion
Thriller
French, Russian with English subtitles
In 1981, a KGB Colonel, disenchanted with what the Communist ideal has become, decides he is going to change the world. Making contact with a French civil engineer working in Moscow, he passes documents containing some of the most important USSR secrets about the U.S. A tense drama that involves Ronald Reagan and François Mitterrand and pits the communist version of "Deep Throat" against the Cold War. Was he trying to save the world or only his son? Based on a true story, "Farewell" is an espionage film about events that changed history.
Advisory: language, not appropriate for young audiences
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LocationAMC Hoffman Theatre 20
206 Swamp Fox Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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