Erupcja at The Violet Crown 4/21

Screening as part of Virginia Film Festival’s year-round programming schedule, Erupcja (2025) offers an arthouse drama built around romance and driving dance music. On vacation together in Warsaw, Poland, Bethany (Charli xcx) discovers her boyfriend Rob (Will Madden) is about to propose. A volcanic eruption occurs, and Bethany uses the fallout from the event to ditch her dude and reconnect with old friend Nel (Lena Góra). Debauchery ensues. Written, produced, directed, photographed, and edited by Pete Ohs, the film intercuts shots of volcanic eruptions and employs a Polish narrator who observes the characters’ inner worlds. $11–13, 7pm. Violet Crown Charlottesville, 200 W. Main St. charlottesville.violetcrown.com

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