Thrilling chase through a divided US

A biting satire of American political extremism, One Battle After Another is director Paul Thomas Anderson’s first action thriller

- John Lui Senior Film Correspondent

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (M18) 162 minutes, now showing The story: Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a former member of a revolutionary organisation, has given up his struggle, turning to drink and drugs while trying to raise his teenage daughter Willa (Chase Infiniti) in a small town. Military officer Steven Lockjaw (Sean Penn) refuses to give up hunting down Bob and Willa, and the pair soon find themselves on the run, haunted by the father’s violent past.

Three-time Best Director Oscar nominee Paul Thomas Anderson's first action thriller follows Bob, a drink-and-drug burnout and self-styled revolutionary as he is hunted by his personality opposite — the devoutly patriotic and fiendishly disciplined Lockjaw.