Fri., Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. FREE! Peace Center of Delaware County 1001 Old Sproul Rd., Springfield, PA Beginning in the 1940s with the establish- ment of the state of Israel, which placed Palestine under Israeli rule, the film in- troduces us to three Palestinian women — Miral’s mother, aunt, and surrogate mother, Hind Husseini or Mama Hind. Julian Schnabel’s film sweeps across decades of the Hind Husseini is the real life founder of Mideast conflict, telling a thought-provoking story of the Dar Al-Tifel Institute orphanage in three generations of Palestinian women in a land torn Jerusalem that for more than half a cen- apart by hatred and violence...Told entirely from the tury has cared for thousands of Palestin- view of a young Palestinian girl named Miral. ian children. Raised in the safety of the orphanage, Miral is awakened to the suffering and oppression of her people while teaching at a Palestinian refugee camp and finds herself torn between the First Intifada up- rising and Mama Hind’s belief in educa- tion as the road to freedom and peace. ***** MIRAL. 2010. U.S. 112 mins. Directed by Julian Schnabel, screenplay by Rula Jebreal, based on her autobio- graphical novel, MIRAL. Stars Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Alexander Siddig, Willem Dafoe, and Vanessa Redgrave. Rated PG-13 for thematic material and some violent content including a sex- ual assault. Peace Center of Delaware County Coming...December 2 First-Friday Film Series THE LAST MOUNTAIN Springfield Friends Meetinghouse A battle is being fought in Appalachia over a (off the corner of Old Marple and mountain... Rt.320/W. Sproul roads, behind Mr. Car Wash) over protecting our health and 7 p.m. — Free — Large Screen environment Doors open 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments from the destructive Directions: www.delcopeacecenter.org or power of call (610) 544-1818 Big Coal. Cosponsored by Brandywine Peace Community DESIGN: PUDDINRIVER PRODUCTIONS .