NU METRO: What’s new at the movies?

Den of Thieves (16 LV)

Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park and the VIP complex at Parkview

Members of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff’s Department have intersecting and often personally connected lives. They are on the trail of the state’s most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank of downtown Los Angeles. The film stars Gerard Butler, 50 Cent and Pablo Schreiber.

Den of Thieves will be showing in the Xtreme cinema at Nu Metro Menlyn for its opening week – featuring high-octane action in one of Pretoria’s most technologically advanced cinemas. Nu Metro’s Xtreme cinemas feature premium large format-screens, crystal-clear digital projection and 360-degree sound (including overhead speaker systems).

Darkest Hour (7-9 PG)

Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park and the VIP complex at Woodlands

Within days of becoming prime minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining choices – exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation.

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As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe, the threat of invasion is imminent, and, with an unprepared public, a sceptical king and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation and attempt to change the course of world history.

Critics are raving about the complete transformation Gary Oldman has undergone for his role in this film – acclaim which was answered by the film receiving six Academy Award nominations, including for best picture and best actor.

Inxeba– The Wound (16 LS)

Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park only

Xolani, a lonely factory worker, joins the men of his community in the mountains of the Eastern Cape to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood.

When a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best-kept secret, Xolani’s entire existence begins to unravel.

Inxeba has received critical acclaim the world over, with its controversial subject matter also stimulating fiery cultural debates in South Africa.

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Starring award-winning music star Nakhane Touré, this powerful local film is a touching human drama exploring the discovery of true identity amidst challenging surroundings.

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Be one of the first to see Fifty Shades Freed (18 LNS)

Nu Metro Cinemas has confirmed that there will be special, nationwide pre-release screenings for the highly anticipated third chapter in the popular Fifty Shades series of films on Wednesday, 7 February – ahead of the film’s general release on Friday, 9 February. These screenings will take place at all Nu Metro cinemas in Pretoria, with shows at 17:30 (no persons under 18 allowed) and 20:00 (Girls’ Night Out; no guys or ladies under the age of 18 allowed).

Fifty Shades Freed is an erotic romantic drama film directed by James Foley and written by Niall Leonard, based on the novel of the same name by EL James. It is the final film in the Fifty Shades trilogy and a sequel to the box office smash hits Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017). The film stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively.

Believing they’ve left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But, just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats arise, jeopardising their happy ending before it even begins.

Bookings for the pre-release screenings (including Girls’ Night Out) of Fifty Shades Freed on 7 February at Nu Metro are now open (tickets for GNO almost sold out, tickets still available for 17:30 show). Visit Nu Metro’s website or call 0861-246-362 for more info.

**WIN tickets to attend the GNO screening of Fifty Shades Freed at Nu Metro Menlyn on 7 February at 20:00 by completing the form below. No guys allowed! USE KEYWORD: FIFTY SHADES

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