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Title: 10x 'Hacksaw Ridge' Preview DP 26 Oct Hawthorn VIC (Like/Share/Easy Email entry) Post by: Ceramics on Monday 17 October 2016, 12:27:32 pm http://thelowdownunder.com/2016/10/15/exclusive-melbourne-screening-giveaway-hacksaw-ridge/
Exclusive Melbourne Screening Giveaway – Hacksaw Ridge (http://i1.wp.com/thelowdownunder.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Hacksaw-Ridge-Poster-AU.jpg?resize=724%2C1024) 2016 is the return of Mel Gibson. After winning raves for his bold turn in the hit actioner Blood Father, Gibson hasn’t stopped the trend with his new directorial effort – the WWII true story Hacksaw Ridge. Shot entirely in Australia and featuring an international cast led by Andrew Garfield, this critically acclaimed film is set to release in Australia on November 3, 2016. To celebrate the release, Icon Film Distribution, Lido Cinemas and The Lowdown Under are giving Melbourne readers the chance to win one of ten double passes to see the film at an exclusive preview screening on Wednesday 26 October @ 7pm at Lido Cinemas, at 675 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn. 93% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes ‘…I have to report he’s (Mel Gibson) absolutely hit Hacksaw Ridge out of the park.’ – Andrew Pulver, The Guardian ‘Hacksaw Ridge passes muster because it is so uncynical about the man it memorialises. Gibson’s reverence, for soldiers and for hardline Christians alike, is disarming.’ – Nicholas Barber, BBC.com ‘It immerses you in the violent madness of war – and, at the same time, it roots its drama in the impeccable valor of a man who, by his own grace, refuses to have anything to do with war.‘ – Owen Gleiberman, Variety To Enter: Like & Share! then email “Hacksaw Ridge – Lido” with your name to sisterluna@bigpond.com Entries Open: Now! Entries Close: Sunday October 23, 2016 Synopsis: HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss [Andrew Garfield] who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor. Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Vince Vaughn |