Shock and Awe
A thriller with a stellar cast, Shock and Awe portrays the line of events leading up to the Iraq invasion of 2003 focusing on the relationships between the government, media and other parties at the time.
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Cast: Woody Harrelson, James Marsden, Tommy Lee Jones, Rob Reiner, Jessica Biel
Language: English
Watch it at: Madinat Arena (2pm)
5 Rupees
A poignant tale of a grandmother (Amina) and her grandson (Hamid) gearing up to celebrate Eid. However, a chain of events takes off when the Rs5 note that Hamid was supposed to get goes missing.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Shabana Azmi, Yohaan Bimal Panjuani
Language: Hindi
Watch it at: Vox Screen 17, Mall of the Emirates (3.30pm)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Diehard fans of the 1995 movie starring Robin Williams should get excited for this sequel dedicated to Williams. The game starts again and you know what happens; no one plays Jumanji, you must survive it.
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Ser’Darius Blain
Language: English
Watch it at: Madinat Arena (6pm)
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
Morgan Spurlock’s launches his own chicken shop, doing everything from raising the chickens to manning the till, exposing the dirty, depressing truths behind the multibillion-dollar ‘Big Chicken’ industry.
Genre: Non-fiction
Language: English
Watch it at: Souk Madinat Theatre (6.45pm)
Love Me Not
A wealthy Greek couple hire an impoverished migrant to act as a surrogate mother. The simple premise the movie starts on focuses on prevalent psyche of turmoil in Greece and how it affects the characters.
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Language: Greek
Watch it at: Vox Screen 13, Mall of the Emirates (9.45pm)
