No Country for Old Men

In the border area between the US and Mexico,hunter Moss (Josh Brolin) stumbles uponseveral dead bodies, a truckload of heroin anda briefcase containing two million dollars – theaftermath of a drug deal gone awry. He takesthe money, not realizing the repercussions.Psychopathic assassin Chigurh (Javier Bardemfrom “Before Night Falls”) – a frighteninglycalm angel of death who carries a bulky cattlegun as his weapon of choice – follows Moss’trail in search of the money. Meanwhile, agedSheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) pursues boththe hunter and the hunted.Few living film directors have applied theirown style so consistently in such a variety ofgenres as the Coen brothers have. Now theyrevisit pure suspense with their adaptationof Cormac McCarthy’s violent crime novel, a mean-spirited little sibling to the successful“Fargo” from a decade ago. Timeless moralitythemes of human weakness and greed arewoven into the high-octane manhunt, while darkundercurrents are brought to life by brilliantacting performances and the sensitive work ofhouse cinematographer Roger Deakins.

Red Carpet
Saturday 24 November
SKANDIA 19.00