World Cinema Series: Leviathan
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 7:30-9:30 p.m.
World Cinema Series 2016-2017
“Breaking the Silence, Confronting the Past”
A global look at five filmmakers who defy repressive regimes and their “official line” to promote human freedom, historical truth, and social justice
“Leviathan” (Director: Andrei Zviagintsev, Russia 2014)
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Rated R (140 minutes)
Organized by the Office for Global Education
All synopses are based on IMdB website