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¾¨Ó㴫ý's Jake Erhardt International Film Series will show Animal Kingdom Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater. The program is free and open to the public.

The 2010 Australian film is a dramatic thriller, directed by David Michod, starring Guy Pearce. Seventeen-year-old J (Josh) is on a hunt for survival amongst a criminal family and a detective who thinks he can save him.

The film was nominated for 43 awards and won 39.

¾¨Ó㴫ý seniors Mark Eck and Jordan Locke will introduce the film and lead a short discussion after the viewing.

Eck, a communication studies major, is a son of Lois Wholey, Pittsburgh, and Mark Eck, Verona.  He is a graduate of Horace Mann School.

Locke, an English major, is a son of Thomas and Annette Locke of Gibsonia and a graduate of Deer Lakes High School.

The International Film Series is named in honor of its founder, Dr. Jacob Erhardt, professor of German emeritus at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.  Erhardt, who taught at ¾¨Ó㴫ý from 1968 until his retirement in 2004, served as chair of his department from 1970-1986, was named the Language Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Modern Languages Association, translated into English Robert Reitzel's Adventures of a Greenhorn, and was recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities as an outstanding member.

Contact Dr. Deborah Mitchell, professor and chair of ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of English and public relations and coordinator of the film series, at 724-946-7030 or email dmitchel@westminster.edu for more information.