Akira Screening at Metropolis Cinema

As part of the Beirut Animated festival, Metropolis Cinema will be hosting a screening of the film “Akira” by Katsuhiro Ôtomo.

Synopsis: In the year 2019, Neo-Tokyo, all authority is waging a never-ending struggle against the underground that virtually rules the shattered city. A top-secret child with psychic powers breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project.

The incident triggers psychic powers within one of the members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army and experimented on. Warped by bullying and the experiments done to him, Tetsuo sets out to conquer all that stands in his way.