The latest presentation from Haringey Independent Cinema

MARY and MAX

Directed by Adam Elliot USA, 2009, 90 mins

Mary & Max tells the story of an Australian girl (Mary) who starts a pen pal relationship with an anxiety-ridden New York City resident (Max). But the film is so much more than that.

It’s a story about two friendless outsiders who find themselves unable to connect with anyone in their vastly different worlds, but are somehow able to form the most innocent of friendships from thousands of miles away. The film explores friendship, autism, taxidermy, psychiatry, alcoholism, where babies come from, obesity, kleptomania, trust, sexual and religious differences, agoraphobia, and more, and is rooted in a very personal relationship.

It’s an animated movie but the film has a dark humour. Mary and Max will not only make you care about characters transformed out of clay, but you will be transported into a wacky world of imperfection that feels as real as the best live-action features.

West Green Learning Centre, West Green Road, N15
DOORS OPEN 7pm
Entrance £3 waged/£2 low waged