WOMAN AT WAR

Saturday 23rd March 2024 at 7:30pm

"But no one has been hurt, except our country and our planet."

Icelandic Comedy Eco-Drama

Cert: 12A

2018 101 mins (plus an intermission of 15 mins) 2.35:1

Director: Benedikt Erlingsson

Starring: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

To her friends, Halla (Halldóra Geirharõsdóttir) leads a quiet and routine life. But her happy and upbeat exterior hides a secret double life as a committed environmental activist. Known to others as "The Mountain Woman", she wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry to protect the stunning highland landscape that is under threat. Just as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that will change everything.

She will be forced to choose between her environmental crusade and the chance of fulfilling her dream of becoming a mother. Funny, moving and utterly unique, WOMAN AT WAR follows Halla as she juggles the adoption of a beautiful little girl from Ukraine whilst planning her final act of industrial sabotage.

The film will be shown with an intermission with the bar and ice creams available.

Benedikt Erlingsson has made an eco-comedy with economical sensibilities. Quirky yet astute, silly yet wise; Woman at War is one of the best films I've seen about climate change.

Lorry Kikta, Metacritic

Amid the jet black comedy of Women at War, which takes as its catastrophic subject matter the despoliation of planet Earth, there is a warmth, wit and wisdom that transcend national and cultural boundaries, making this a truly universal treat.

Mark Kermode, Observer