Double Feature ’71/CAL at Castro Theatre

’71 – 7pm.

’71 takes place over a single night in the life of a young British soldier accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, he must survive the night alone and find his way to safety. Under the sure-handed direction of Yann Demange, this is a deeply moving character driven drama fueled by a beautifully understated performance by Jack O’Connell. (2014, 99 min)

CAL – 8.55pm
John Lynch plays a young Catholic member of the IRA who lives with his father in a Protestant housing estate in a small town near Belfast. His attraction to an older librarian (Helen Mirren) becomes an obsession despite his involvement in her husband’s murder. Director Pat O’Connor’s taut, compelling love story won Mirren Best Actress at Cannes; Mark Knopfler composed the haunting score. (1984, 102 min)