Two new films – “Wendy” and “The Traitor” – open March 13 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
The classic story of Peter Pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic from Benh Zeitlin, director of Beasts of the Southern Wild. Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
“Wendy,” which has been rated PG-13 for brief violent and bloody images, is showing through March 26.
“The Traitor” tells the true story of Tommaso Buscetta, the man who brought down the Cosa Nostra. In the early 1980s, an all-out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Buscetta, a mad man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are being settled and Buscetta watches from afar as his sons and brother are killed in Palermo, knowing he may be next. Arrested and extradited to Italy by the Brazilian police, Buscetta makes a decision that will change everything for the Mafia: he decides to meet with Judge Giovanni Falcone and betray the eternal vow he made to the Cosa Nostra.
“The Traitor,” which has been rated R for violence, sexual content, language and brief graphic nudity, is showing through March 17.
For more information, including show times, call 402-472-5353 or visit the Ross website.
