The Macon Film Guild will screen “The Guilty” at the Douglass Theatre on Sunday, January 13 at 2pm, 5pm, and 7:30pm. A discussion will follow the 2pm screening. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Douglass at 355 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Macon, Georgia 31201.

About the Film

Denmark, Drama, 85 Minutes, Rated R, 2018, Directed by Gustav Möller

“The Guilty” is an unrelenting Danish thriller and international hit that’s scheduled to be remade as a Hollywood feature starring Jake Gyllenhaal. In this award-winning film, a police officer is demoted and confined to desk work at the emergency switchboard. But his monotonous work quickly becomes tense when he’s contacted by a panicked woman claiming to be kidnapped by her husband. Restricted to the police station, he’s forced to rely on other officers to find the victim while mustering every ounce of his intuition and skill. Battling the clock and personal demons, he learns things aren’t what they seem.

What the Critics Say

“The daring of the feature director, Gustav Moller, can hardly be overstated... The ingenious screenplay reaches beyond the solving of a mystery to paint a psychological portrait of the man at its center." – New York Times

“Möller turns a handful of phone conversations into a nerve shredder.” – The Guardian

“Without ever feeling stagy or theatrical, ‘The Guilty’ is an exquisite reminder that all you need is four walls and a great performance.” – Austin Chronicle