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The Shawshank Redemption

  • Dir: Frank Darabont

  • USA, 1994, 142minmins, DCP

  • Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

Prison as parable. This powerful story, based on Stephen King’s novella, balances our expectations for the prisoner genre with strong Messianic imagery and hellish characters and situations. At the center of the story stand Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker wrongly jailed for the murder of his wife and her lover, and “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman) a convict smuggler who becomes his lifelong friend. Amidst a world of mortal assaults and strategies for survival, under the malevolent eye of the corrupt Warden Norton, the story tunnels through intertwining subplots and complex characters over decades. With hope pinned on a distant dream of a pristine beach in Mexico. A film that has grown in critical appreciation over decades.

1995 Academy Awards, 7 nominations including Best Picture
1996 Kinema Junpo Awards, Best Foreign Language Film

3.11.2018(SAT): Post-screening talk with Bobby Kwok

    Screening:

    In-theatre Screening

    • Full House2018-11-03 (Sat)
      19:30
      Full House2018-12-16 (Sun)
      17:00

    Remarks

    1. Screenings at Broadway Cinematheque are available at Broadway Cinematheque and website of Broadway Circuit only. For related ticketing information, please refer to www.cinema.com.hk.

    2. Screenings at Emperor Cinemas iSQUARE, Emperor Cinemas Times Square and PREMIERE Elements : tickets are available at URBTIX till 5pm one day before respective screening, after which tickets will be available only at the box office of the respective venue on the day of screening, subject to availability.

    3. Screenings at HK Arts Centre and M+ Cinema : tickets are available at URBTIX outlets until one hour before the screening, after which tickets are available at URBTIX website and mobile app. On-the-day tickets will also be available at the Self-service Ticketing Kiosk of the respective venue, subject to availability.

    4. Unless otherwise stated, all films (except English-speaking films) are subtitled in English.

    5. While it is the HKIFFS’s policy to secure the best possible print of the original version for all its screenings, the HKIFFS appreciates its patrons’ understanding on occasions when less than perfect screening copies are screened.

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