Francophone Film Festival: 'Magnetic Beats'

Augustana College will sponsor its annual Francophone Film Festival on Tuesdays, Feb. 20 to March 19.

All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Olin Center auditorium. Films are free and open to the public.

Film: "Magnetic Beats"
Director: Vincent Maël Cardona
Year: 2021
Runtime: 1h 38min
Rating: 18+

Plot summary: A group of friends yearning for excitement in the early 1980s broadcast a free radio station from their hometown in Brittany, France. When called for military service, Philippe has no choice but to leave for West Berlin. He's determined to keep on broadcasting but realizes that he just lived the last glorious moments of a world on the verge of extinction.