Thursday 24/3
FILM: Ripley’s Game At a later stage in life, the smooth and ruthless Tom Ripley tricks a completely innocent man into committing a murder for money, thus drawing him into one of his sick mind games. Thriller drama starring Ray Winstone, John Malkovich, Uwe Mansshardt and Hanns Zischler. (Alpha-22.00) FILM: Under Suspicion A respected lawyer is called in by a veteran detective to give a simple statement about a young girl’s death, but as his story unfolds, his alibi wears thinner and thinner. Mystery thriller starring Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Monica Belucci. (Star-23.15) FILM: The Specialist A former CIA bomb expert is lured into helping a woman exact her revenge on the mobsters who murdered her parents, when his ex-partner in the force is hired as a gun by the bad guys. Action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger and Eric Roberts. (Star-21.00) FILM: La Promesse A teenage boy whose father makes a living by smuggling illegal immigrants into Belgium, setting them up in tiny apartments and employing them at his constructions site, promises a dying African employee that he will care for his wife and child. Drama directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Jeremie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo and Frederic Bodson. (In French) (ET3-0.30) FILM: Beautiful Joe Irish-American Joe is a nice guy with a lot of bad luck and a serious health condition, who gets mixed up with a shady woman and her kids and finds himself on the run from bookies and mobsters. Comedy drama starring Sharon Stone, Billy Connolly and Gil Bellows. (Antenna-0.30)
