The Connection [15]

26 Jun 2015 - 14:00 (Fri)
26 Jun 2015 - 20:00 (Fri)
27 Jun 2015 - 17:00 (Sat)
28 Jun 2015 - 20:00 (Sun)

Tickets: £7.90, concessions £6.75 and £5.50

2014 | France/Belgium | Subtitles | 2hrs 30m

Director : Cédric Jimenez
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey, Benoît Magimel, Guillaume Gouix

A stylish, 70’s-period crime thriller inspired by true events, The Connection tells the story of real-life Marseilles magistrate Pierre Michel and his relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history: the French Connection. In his crosshairs is charismatic and wealthy kingpin, Gatean Zampa, who runs the largest underground heroin trade into the States. Though the fearless and tenacious Michel will stop at nothing to ensure the crime ring’s demise, Zampa’s “La French” always seems one step ahead. Directed and co-written by Cédric Jimenez, it was shot entirely on 35mm and is the European flipside to William Friedkin’s 1971 The French Connection.

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