Battle Royale

   

NYC theatrical premiere engagement! High-definition digital projection A long-unavailable underground hit, veteran director Fukasaku’s epically violent, still-shocking and deeply influential genre masterpiece takes place in a dystopic alternate universe. To combat social unrest and economic catastrophe, the government has taken radical steps: every year, a randomly-selected ninth-grade class is sent to a deserted island and forced to battle to the death until only one survivor is left.

114 Minutes, In Japanese with English subtitles
Japan, 2000