January 26, 2010 - 7:30pm
Location: The James Bridges Theater, Melnitz Hall, UCLA

The second entry in an ambitious, dark, and thrilling trilogy of interlinking films. 1980: The “Ripper” has tyrannized Yorkshire for six long years and with the local police failing to make any progress, the Home Office sends in Manchester officer Peter Hunter to review the investigation. Having previously made enemies in the Yorkshire force while investigating a shooting incident in 1974, Hunter finds himself increasingly isolated when his version of events challenges their official line on the “Ripper”.

Special Presentation: 2009 New York Film Festival

"One of this year’s great cinematic events...Far and away the most convincing recent addition to the canon of film noir, this taut, mesmerizing trilogy of films was adapted from David Peace’s series of novels about the “Yorkshire Ripper,” a serial killer who terrorized northwest England in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Produced by film director Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton, each of these new works was made by a different director, while all shared the same screenwriter, Tony Grisoni. Each installment can be seen separately, yet the impact of all three together is simply overwhelming." - New York Film Festival

"A world-class dramatic work." - Todd McCarthy, VARIETY

DIRECTOR: James Marsh
WRITERS: Tony Grisoni, David Peace
CAST: Warren Clarke, Paddy Considine, Maxine Peake, David Morrissey
An IFC Films Release
93 min