UNA follows a young woman’s journey to reclaim her past. Fifteen years earlier, when she was a minor, Una ran away with an older man, Ray, a crime for which he was arrested and imprisoned.
When she comes across a photo of him in a trade magazine, Una tracks him down and turns up at his workplace. Her abrupt arrival threatens to destroy Ray’s new life and derail her stability. Unspoken secrets and buried memories surface as Una and Ray sift through the wreckage of the past.
Their confrontation raises unanswered questions and unresolved longings. It will shake them both to the core. UNA gazes into the heart of a devastating form of love and asks if redemption is possible.
The film is an adaptation of Scottish playwright David Harrower’s celebrated, Olivier Award-winning play Blackbird.
Ex-pat Australian director Benedict Andrews is the helmer and Ben Mendelsohn is in the cast playing Ray. Academy Award nominated actress Rooney Mara plays Una.
UNA releases nationally on June 22 after its premiere in competition at Sydney Film Festival.
Here is the trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beC3-U-sLF0
Madman Entertainment is running a special advance preview screening of UNA on Monday June 19 at 6 pm at Palace Cinemas In Norton Street, just a few days prior to its release on Thursday June 22.
Sydney Arts Guide has 10 double passes to give away to the screening.
Be one of the first to mailto:editor.sydneyartsguide@gmail.com with UNA PREVIEW SCREENING in the subject heading. Winners will be advised by email.