Nov 24 — THE INTERRUPTERS

An epic tale of courage and hope, THE INTERRUPTERS is a new movie from the Oscar-nominated Chicago director Steve James (HOOP DREAMS).

Every city needs its heros. THE INTERRUPTERS follows a year in the life of Chicago as it grapples with a plague of urban violence. At the heart of the story are three ex-cons who have credibility on the street because of their own personal histories. With gumption, wisdom, and wit, they work to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they themselves once employed.

These “Violence Interrupters” work for CeaseFire, a Chicago organization whose guiding principle is that the spread of violence mimics the spread of infectious diseases, and so respond with similar treatment: go after the most infected, and stop the infection at its source.

Watch the trailer and read the reviews.

THE INTERRUPTERS plays one show only, 7 p.m., Thursday, November 24 at the Empire Theatre, 325 Prince Street, Sydney. It is the second to last movie of our fall season.