Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarentino, 2009) will be screened on Thursday 18th March 2010 at 7:30pm in the Studio Theatre. The film is an 18 certificate.

In Nazi occupied France, young Jewish refugee Soshanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Soshanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organises a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemies as "The Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of the Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Soshanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own...

• Running Time: 153 minutes
• Tickets: £3 / £2.50 conc. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. However, tickets can be reserved in advance by calling 01695 584480.
• Short Cuts Cinema: edgehill.ac.uk/shortcuts

For details of what's on this season at the Studio Theatre, view the programme of Short Cuts screenings.

Alternatively, for what's on this season at the Rose Theatre, visit the Rose Theatre website.

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