GFT / Thu 21 Feb (10.30)
Jane Fonda gives one of her best performances in this heartrending adaptation of the Horace McCoy novel. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? is set during the depths of the American Depression. World-weary Gloria (Fonda) joins forces with naive country boy Robert (Michael Sarrazin) to enter a dance marathon. The promise of regular meals and the lure of a $1,500 grand prize fuels a gruelling ordeal with exhausted contestants urged on by a ruthless master of ceremonies. A bruising, unforgettable portrait of bleak times and desperate lives.