Four Lions
Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 10:00 PM (ET)
Brooklyn, United States
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RUSH LINE ONLY!!! Show up early, some seats will be available.
FREE Sneak Preview, One Screening Only!
Winner, Best Narrative Feature, Los Angeles Film Festival 2010
Winner, Independent Camera
Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2010
Grand Jury Prize Nominee, Sundance Film Festival
Closing Night Film, SXSW Film Festival 2010
Award-winning satirist Chris Morris' feature debut FOUR LIONS is a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud comedy that illuminates the war on terror through sophisticated farce. The film proves that while terrorism may be about ideology, it's also about idiots. Opening in NYC on November 5, the reRun Gastropub Theater is proud to present this FREE sneak preview of FOUR LIONS, with writer-director Chris Morris in person!
In a British city, four men have a secret plan. Omar (Riz Ahmed) is disillusioned about the treatment of Muslims around the world and is determined to become a soldier. This is the most exciting idea Waj (Kayvan Novak) has ever heard. Better still, it's a no brainer because Omar does his thinking for him. Opposed to Omar and everyone else on earth is the white Islamic convert Barry (Nigel Lindsay). He'd realize he joined the cell to channel his nihilism... if he had half the self-knowledge of a duck. Faisal (Adeel Akhtar) is the odd man out. He can make a bomb, but he can't blow himself up just now because his sick dad has "started eating newspaper." Instead, he's training crows to fly bombs through windows.
FOUR LIONS plunges us beyond seeing these young men as unfathomably alien. It undermines the folly of just wishing them away or, even worse, alienating the entire culture from which they emerge. The film is neither pro- nor anti-religious. The jokes fly out of the characters' conflicts, excesses and mistakes. Crackling with wit and tension, FOUR LIONS is the essential response to our failure to engage with reality and a high toast to the idea that laughter is better than killing.
97 minutes. In English. Presented in Blu-ray. Rated R. A Drafthouse Films release.
*** COME EARLY FOR LIQUOR & SNACKS! Last call 5 minutes before showtime.
*** SPECIAL GUEST: Chris Morris, Q&A after the screening!
*** FREE TICKETS: limit 2 per person, but please arrive early as seats are not guaranteed.
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reRun is reBar's independent cinema, located just down the hall from the restaurant. Featuring 48 reclaimed car seats, full bar, gourmet snack counter, and a 12-foot screen, reRun offers just the kind of intimate art-house theater experience you'd expect from the creators of the funky gastropub reBar.
reRun provides a large theater AV experience. An all-digital 1080p HD projector, coupled with a monstrous JBL 7.1 surround pro-audio sound system make the movies projected on the twelve foot screen come alive in a sparkling show. The bar features two rotating draft taps, a broad selection of bottled craft beers, a selection of sustainable, organic, and biodynamically farmed wines, a full liquor cabinet for your imbibing pleasure, and traditional and creative snacks created by reBar's Executive Chef Jeremy Leech.
During off-hours reRun is available for private rental. Children's birthdays, corporate off-site meetings, and private get-togethers are all possible in the theater. Call Veronica at (917) 583-9343 for private bookings. Catering available for your parties through reBar.
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