Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (HKIFF48)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
6 Apr 2024 (Sat)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
116 Minutes
Language
English, Italian, German
Subtitle
Chinese and English
Director
Martin McDonagh
Cast
Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell
Synopsis
"Months after the brutal rape and murder of her teenage daughter, a grieving mother is furious no arrests have been made. In desperation, she posts a series of giant billboard advertisements, calling out the sheriff of her small mid-western town. What ensues is a darkly humorous and fiercely unpredictable stand-off between one courageous woman and a community determined to turn a blind eye. Released just as the Harvey Weinstein scandal was making headlines, the film courted critical acclaim and controversy in equal measure as a resonant allegory for the #MeToo movement.
"Months after the brutal rape and murder of her teenage daughter, a grieving mother is furious no arrests have been made. In desperation, she posts a series of giant billboard advertisements, calling out the sheriff of her small mid-western town. What ensues is a darkly humorous and fiercely unpredictable stand-off between one courageous woman and a community determined to turn a blind eye. Released just as the Harvey Weinstein scandal was making headlines, the film courted critical acclaim and controversy in equal measure as a resonant allegory for the #MeToo movement.
