Three young people stood in a line, looking to the right. They are all wearing black headphones.

Benny's Video

Subtitled, Foreign language

About Benny's Video

In the second of Haneke’s Glaciation Trilogy, Benny is a teenage boy whose dependence on screen images and mediated reality leads him to a violent encounter with a young girl he meets at a video store. In the aftermath, Benny’s disconnect from reality – particularly his inability to distinguish between real and on-screen violence – is mirrored by his parents’ lack of empathy.

The screening includes a live introduction from film academic Dr Sabina Stent.

Screening as part of Complicit: A Michael Haneke Retrospective.

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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