Free Anzac movie

Special ANZAC commemorative screenings - free!

To commemorate ANZAC day 2023, Central Cinema is offering two free screenings of the kiwi movie Chunuk Bair.

These will be at 2pm on Monday 24th April and 2pm Tuesday 25th April.

All welcome, but only 40 seats available at each session so we recommend you show up early to make sure you get a seat.

NZ on Screen describes the movie:

Feature film Chunuk Bair dramatises an ill-fated Kiwi offensive during World War l. On 8 August 1915, the Wellington Battalion seized Chunuk Bair, a pivotal peak in the Gallipoli Peninsula. Nominated for NZ Film Awards for Best Film and the work of first-time director Dale Bradley, Chunuk Bair is an intimate portrait of a group of Kiwi soldiers on the ground, while their inept British commanders are largely off-screen. The excerpt features Colonel Connolly (Kevin J Wilson) motivating his troops, after learning there's no back-up on the way. The script is adapted from Maurice Shadbolt's 1982 play Once on Chunuk Bair.