Screening of 'Vindicta', a film about Jewish resistance during the Second World War, directed by Dominik Sedlar, followed by a Q&A at Phoenix Picturehouse.
Vindicta is screening at Phoenix Picturehouse on Wednesday 11 November, as part of the UK Japan Film Festival's UKJFF 2026 programme. It's a long one — 155 minutes — and the screening is followed by a Q&A, so you'll want to clear a good chunk of your evening for it.
Directed by Dominik Sedlar, Vindicta is a visceral and violent tale of Jewish resistance, inspired by the true stories of women who fought the Nazis during the Second World War. It follows Hannah, a young Jewish woman whose parents are brutally murdered; she escapes and begins luring in and assassinating unsuspecting German soldiers, using her femininity and sexuality as weapons, until she crosses paths with a handsome Nazi officer named Klaus.
It's a heavy subject, and the description doesn't shy away from the violence, so it's probably one to go into knowing what you're getting into. The Q&A afterwards gives you a chance to pick up the threads once the credits roll, which is always a good way to round off a film this long.
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Phoenix Picturehouse is a century-old cinema with two screens and a friendly upstairs bar, and it's hosting Vindicta as part of the UKJFF 2026 programme, which runs from 27 October to 30 November across the festival. The screening is on Wednesday 11 November, and with the film clocking in at two hours and thirty-five minutes, it's a proper night at the cinema.
