Showing independent and foreign films weekly on the Purdue campus. All screenings are subject to availability; we will make every effort to show the listed films as shown. We will update this list if/when changes need to be made.

The Fall 2016 Season runs September 2-December 16, 2016. All screenings but one for this season begin at 7:00 p.m. in Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239, 640 Oval Drive. Parking is available in the University Street parking garage, on the Purdue University campus. (Screening on September 9 will be in Forney Hall, G124, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, parking in Northwestern Avenue garage.)

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

November 30, 2011 - "In a Better World"

Reminder: No screening on November 23 - Happy Thanksgiving.
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We return on November 30 to screen:

In a Better World, 2010
Director: Susanne Bier
Origin: Denmark | Sweden
Languages: Danish | Swedish | English | Arabic
Running time: 119 minutes

Danish director Susanne Bier delves into the realm of fathers, sons and their perceived burden of male responsibility with this Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning drama about the interplay between two dysfunctional families. With his father working abroad, bullied Elias (Markus Rygaard) finds solace in a budding friendship with a volatile new student (William Jøhnk Nielsen). But the boys' shared revenge only seems to invite more violence. (from Netflix.com)

MPAA rating: R for Violent and disturbing content some involving preteens, and for language
U.S. box office: $999,046

Watch the trailer on IMDB.

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