http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2015/07/13/far-men-giveawayFeaturing a career-best performance from Academy Award-nominee Viggo Mortensen and a superb original soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, writer/director David Oelhoffen’s Far From Men is a gripping tale of morality and friendship set in 1954 during the Algerian War, against an imposing mountainous landscape.
The year is 1954, the war is beginning and village schoolteacher Daru (Mortensen), an ex-French Army soldier, is caught in the crossfire. Born in Algeria but Spanish by lineage, he’s a man out of time and place, perceived as alien by both locals and colonisers alike. So when he reluctantly agrees to escort a dissident (rising star Reda Kateb, of A Prophet and Zero Dark Thirty) to a regional police station to face trial for murder, a series of incidents and revelations force the question of where Daru’s loyalties truly lie.
Based on a story by Albert Camus, writer/director David Oelhoffen’s masterful, breathtakingly-shot drama bears all the hallmarks of a classic frontier western, yet carries strong contemporary resonances. Widely acclaimed at the Venice Film Festival where it premiered in Official Competition, Far From Men is grand, big-screen adult entertainment at its finest.
Far From Men is in cinemas July 30. To celebrate the film’s release, SBS Movies is giving away 25 double passes to be used at Palace Cinemas nationally, valued at $38 each.
Total prize pool value: $950
Competition opens: Wednesday 15 July at 9am (AEST)
Competition closes: Sunday 26 July at 0:55am (AEST)
Competition drawn: Monday 27 July at 11am (AEST).
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http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2015/07/13/far-men-giveawayAuthorised under NSW Permit No. LTPM/14/01266 Class: Type C; ACT Permit No. TP14/04121. Promotions under these terms and conditions will commence on 30/11/2014 and finish on 23/08/2015.
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