Southland Tales

Richard Kelly
USA
2006

You know... there would be a lot less violence in the world if everyone just got a little more cardio.

144", 35mm
Color, English

about the film

Southland Tales is the much-anticipated second feature from the acclaimed director of Donnie Darko. Writer and director Richard Kelly reaches into the near future of the South California and Los Angeles regions, called Southland by its inhabitants. Featuring stars like Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore and Justin Timberlake, with a soundtrack by Moby, the film asks: Is the future all that you’ve expected? Or is there something dark awaiting us? The year is 2008, the location, Los Angeles. Focusing on the three days preceding the Fourth of July festivities, the film points to a serious socio-economic and environmental crisis that grips the city. Doomsday has never been so frightening. With a nod to films like Kiss Me Deadly, Pulp Fiction, Brazil and Dr. Strangelove, Southland Tales weaves an eerie and compelling tale.

about the director

Born in Virginia in 1975, Richard Kelly is a film director and writer who made best known for 2001's Donnie Darko. He studied at the USC School of Cinema-Television. Before graduating from USC in 1997, he made two short films, The Goodbye Place (1996) and Visceral Matter (1997). His next movie is called The Box (2008).

awards

2006 Cannes
2007 Fantastic Fest
AFI Film Festival

screenings

February 14 Thursday, 3:00 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 2

February 18 Monday, 9:30 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 2

February 20 Wednesday, 10:00 PM AFM Budak Caddebostan

February 25 Monday, 9:30 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

February 28 Thursday, 9:30 PM AFM CEPA Ankara 2

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