The Death of Klinghoffer

England, 2003, 120 min

Directed By: Penny Woolcock
Writer: Penny Woolcock
Producer: Madonna Baptiste
Cinematographer: Graham Smith
Editor: Brand Thumim
Music: John Adams
Cast: Sanford Sylvan, Christopher Maltman, Yvonne Howard, Tom Randle, Kamel Boutros

Unseen in American theaters since its festival run in 2003, The Death of Klinghoffer uses the 1985 hijacking of the liner Achille Lauro and the terrorist murder of wheelchair-bound tourist Leon Klinghoffer as a microcosm for Arab-Israeli conflict. Director Penny Woolcock transforms John Adams’ provocative opera into a harrowing parable for our times. From concert hall to screen, The Death of Klinghoffer’s history in America is one of controversy and suppression, a situation this screening hopes to rectify. More ...

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