We’ve got official theatrical playdates for Kim Nguyen’s Oscar-nominated (Best Foreign Language Film) Congo-set drama War Witch or Rebelle, an S&A 2012 Highlight selection, which stars Rachel Mwanza.
The film is about a young Congolese girl and child soldier named Komona (played by Mwanza, who won a Best Actress Award at Berlin for her performance), her fight for survival and struggle to find some normalcy and peace in her life.
The multi-award-winning film is now finally get a theatrical release through Tribeca Film, starting, today, March 1, in New York, and expanding to other markets through June.
It’s a film that we encourage you to see in the theater, but if you can’t wait until it comes to your city, or if it’s not coming to your city at all, the film is also currently available on demand, so you could watch it right now.
Here are the theatrical playdates for the film’s release, sent to us today:
Playdates:
New York, NY: Angelika Film Center – opens March 1
New York, NY: Lincoln Plaza Cinema – opens March 1
Los Angeles, CA: Laemmle Royal Theatre – opens March 8
Encino, CA: Laemmle Town Center 5 – opens March 8
Pasadena, CA: Laemmle Playhouse 7 – opens March 8
Washington, DC: New African Films Festival @ AFI Silver Theatre – March 9 ONLY
Berkeley, CA: Rialto Elmwood 3 – opens March 15
San Francisco, CA: Roxie Theater – opens March 15
Seattle, WA: SIFF Cinema – opens March 15
Larkspur, CA: Lark Theater – opens March 15
Palm Springs, CA: Camelot Theatres – opens March 22
Chicago, IL: Music Box Theatre – opens March 22
Santa Cruz, CA: Nickelodeon Theatre – opens March 22
Phoenix, AZ: Harkins Shea 14 – opens March 22
Tucson, AZ: The Loft Cinema – opens March 22
Minneapolis, MN: The Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul – opens March 22
Daytona Beach, FL: Cinematique of Daytona – opens March 22
Wilmington, DE: Theater N at Nemours – March 22
Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – opens March 27
Houston, TX: Sundance Cinemas – opens March 29
Portland, OR: Living Room Theatres – opens March 29
Boca Raton, FL: Living Room Theatres – opens March 29
San Diego, CA: Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15 – opens March 29
Miami, FL: Tower Theater – opens March 29
Lake Worth, FL: Lake Worth Playhouse – opens March 29
New Orleans, LA: Zeitgeist Arts Center – opens March 29
Salem, MA: Cinema Salem – opens March 29
St. Johnsbury, VT: Catamount Arts – opens March 29
Louisville, KY: Village 8 – opens March 29
Coral Gables, FL: Coral Gables Cinema – March 29-31
Denver, CO: SIE FilmCenter – opens April 5
Little Rock, AR: Market Street Cinema – opens April 5
Lake Park, FL: Mos’ Art Theatre – opens April 26-28
Memphis, TN: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art – April 7 ONLY
Boulder, CO: International Film Series at CU-Boulder – April 10 ONLY
Irvington, NY: Irvington Town Hall Theater – April 26 ONLY
Albuquerque, NM: Guild Cinema – April 26-28
Detroit, MI: Detroit Institute of Arts – June 14-16
Concord, NH: Red River Theatres – June 18 ONLY
Here’s the trailer:
