Small Group Ticketed Screenings

Name: Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush
Start: 2023-01-29T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Theater 1

We’re thrilled to welcome you back to the theater to experience new films in a small group experience. With safety as our top priority, we will be operating at a significantly reduced capacity, with each screening's total capacity limited to one party of up to ten guests.

Please note that you must purchase all desired tickets in the same transaction. Tickets are $7.50 for Amherst Cinema Members or $10.75 for non-Members. Members, be sure to sign in to unlock your Member rate. At this time, no passes can be redeemed for these screenings.

If you cannot click through to a showtime, it is sold out.

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Small Group Ticketed Screenings

We’re thrilled to welcome you back to the theater to experience new films in a small group experience. Your group may number from one to five attendees. Click here to read more about this program.
Please note that you must purchase all desired tickets in the same transaction. Tickets are $7.50 for Amherst Cinema Members or $10.75 for non-Members. Members, be sure to sign in to unlock your Member rate.
At this time, no passes can be redeemed for these screenings.
CinemaSafe protocols will be in effect, including mandatory masking at all times except while eating concessions in your seat. Our concession stand will be open for touchless, credit card-only sales when you arrive for your film. See our current menu here.
Available films and showtimes are listed below. If you cannot click through to a showtime, it is sold out.

Event Information

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

Theater 1

Sunday, Jan 29, 2023 1:30 PM

October 2001. Bremen, Germany. For Rabiye Kurnaz, a loving wife and mother, her close-knit Turkish-German immigrant family is the center of her world. Shortly after her oldest son Murat goes missing, the Kurnaz’ learn that he has been arrested in Pakistan, detained without trial and sent to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp as a suspected terrorist. Rabiye immediately springs into action, but soon finds herself alone and out of her depth. Things change when Bernhard Docke, a level-headed human rights lawyer, takes on her case. Together, the two find themselves enmeshed in global politics as they battle for the release of her son, all the way to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. This comedy/drama was a multiple award-winner at both the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival and the 2022 German Film Awards.

Event Pricing

Admission Adult - $10.75

Admission Senior (65+) - $9.75

Admission Student - $9.75

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