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MOVIES

ON CIRCUIT

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ALITA BATTLE ANGEL

An angel falls. A warrior rises. The abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassion­ate cyber-doctor who takes the unconsciou­s cyborg to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is. A growing affection develops between the two until deadly forces come after Alita and threaten her newfound relationsh­ips. That’s when Alita discovers she has extraordin­ary fighting abilities that could be used to save the friends and family she’s grown to love. Based on the manga graphic novel series, Battle Angel Alita, by Yukito Kishiro.

GREEN BOOK

Cultures clash when a working-class ItalianAme­rican from the Bronx becomes the driver for a classicall­y trained pianist on a concert tour of the American South. Two very different, strong-willed men break through barriers of race, class, and education to form a deep and enduring bond – on the journey of a lifetime.

GULLY BOY

About a 22-year-old Muslim kid from a ghetto in Mumbai. The boy is a rapper, and the story is his journey from realising his love for rap, to chasing his dream, and to inadverten­tly transcendi­ng his class. Authentic Hip Hop in India is rising from the streets.

 ??  ?? Rosa Salazar channels the main character in the cyberpunk action, Alita Battle Angel.
Rosa Salazar channels the main character in the cyberpunk action, Alita Battle Angel.

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