Winona Film Society
The Winona Film Society shows movies at the Winona Art Center that you won't see in the mainstream movie theatres, offering the community a wide range of domestic and international movie experiences.
Friday & Saturday evenings, films begin at 8:00 pm
Admission: $5 at the door
January 13 & 14
The Human Resource Manager
Directed by Eran Riklis, 2010
A tragi-comedy centered on the HR manager of Israel's largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article.
103 minutes, English and Romanian w/ English subtitles.
February 17 & 18
Revenge of the Electric Car
Director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Stars Tim Robbins, Danny DeVito and Jon Favreau, 2011.
PG-13 Documentary. USA, 95 minutes.
March 2 & 3
Before Your Eyes
Directed by Miraz Bezar, Turkey, Germany, 2011. Ten year old Gulistan and her brother Firat live in the heart of Turkish Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their parents are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their very eyes. Traumatized and orphaned, Gulistan and Firat try to care for their infant sister, but their money soon runs out and they're forced onto the street.
It is there that Gulistan meets the part-time escort Dilara. Accompanying her on a hotel call one day, Gulistan is shocked to discover Dilara's client is the murderer of her parents, and quickly devises a plan for revenge.
Turkish and Kurdish w/ English subtitles. 101 minutes, not rated.
March 16 & 17
Protektor
Directed by Marek Najbrt starring
Matthais Brandt, Jan Budar and Marek Daniel, 2009 Czech Republic. A Czech journalist joins a Prague radio station what broadcasts Nazi propaganda in order to protect his Jewish wife. However, as the Nazi rule over Czechoslovakia calls for more and more collaboration, his relationship with his wife spirals downward.
Drama-thriller, in Czech w/ English subtitles. 98 minutes.
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