In Christian Petzold’s brilliant and haunting modern-day adaptation of Anna Seghers’s 1944 novel, Transit Visa, Georg, a German refugee, flees from the Nazis to Marseille after stealing the identity of a recently deceased writer whose papers he is carrying.

There he delves into the delicate and complex culture of the refugee community, becoming enmeshed in the lives of a young mother and son and falling for the mysterious Marie.

Dir: Christian Petzold. Cert 12A. Subtitled. 102 mins.

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Ventnor Film Society meets in Ventnor Arts Club, 13 High Street, Ventnor.

To be sure of a place, please book a seat by emailing [email protected], but local viewers can always take a chance and turn up on the night.

Screenings take place on either Mondays or Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7.30pm. Entrance is £6, payable at the door, (cash only) with under-25s enjoying a discount of £3, and the bar is open from 6.30pm.