Courtesy of The Match Factory
SCREENING, SCREENING + Q&A
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash + Semiotic Plastic
Saturday, Mar 19, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Location: Bartos Screening Room
Part of First Look 2022 and Disreputable Cinema
With lead actor Ladya Cheryl in person
Dir. Edwin. Indonesia. 2021, 114 mins. DCP. In Indonesian with English subtitles. With Marthino Lio, Ladya Cheryl. Indonesian auteur Edwin’s exhilarating whatsit blends grindhouse exploitation with meet-cute romance and magical realism. Ajo Kawir, a fighter whose fearlessness is matched only by shame over his enduring impotence, falls for (and gets pummeled by) a female fighter named Iteung, sending him on a journey in which he may finally rise to the occasion. A MoMI Disreputable Cinema presentation. East Coast premiere
Preceded by:
Semiotic Plastic
Dir. Radu Jude. Romania. 2021, 22 mins. No dialogue. DCP. Merging the kitschy with the uncanny, Romanian provocateur Radu Jude’s follow-up to Berlin winner Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn dramatizes the cycle of human life, and the history of western civilization, from birth to death, rise and fall, via tableaus of mismatched, inanimate toys. New York premiere
Tickets: $15 / $11 senior and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / free for MoMI members ($11 Classic members). Order online. Please pick up tickets at the admission desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission. Review safety protocols before your visit.