3 January 2024 Chile/Argentina 2023 97 Minutes Director: Manuela Martelli Certificate 15 – strong language In the coastal Chilean town of Las Cruces during the third year of Pinochet’s dictatorship, a middle-aged woman named Carmen (Aline Kuppenheim) finds herself thrown into a dangerous situation that aligns her with the opposition movement. While renovating her family’s… Continue reading 1976
Category: Film season 2023-2024
Films 2023-2024 season
The Road Dance
17 January 2024 UK 2021 117 Minutes Director: Richie Adams Life in the Scottish Hebrides is harsh. Some call it ‘the edge of the world.’ For the beautiful Kirsty, her love for Murdo and their shared dreams of America promise escape from the scrape of the land and a stifled destiny. But The Great War… Continue reading The Road Dance
Deloping
17 January 2024 UK 2022 7 Minutes Director: Jon Olav Stokke On July 21st 1792, Mary and Emma settled their differences the only way they knew how: a duel to the death! We are very grateful to Jon Olav Stokke for his kind permission to screen his film.
Broker
31 January 2024 South Korea 2022 129 Minutes Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Heartwarming, funny and moving, Broker is the outstanding new film from Hirokazu Kore-eda, the acclaimed director of Shoplifters. On a rainy night in Busan, So-young (Lee ‘IU’ Ji-eun) leaves her baby Woo-sung outside a ‘baby box’, a safe place set up in Korean churches… Continue reading Broker
The Beasts
14 February 2024 Spain/France 2022 139 Minutes Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen Based on real events, Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs play a married couple whose dream of moving to the countryside turns into a living nightmare in Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s hugely suspenseful fourth feature. After moving to a small village in Spain’s Northwest, Antione and Olga’s peaceful… Continue reading The Beasts
The Eight Mountains
28 February 2024 Italy, Belgium, France 2021 147 Minutes Directors: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch Certificate 12A – Infrequent strong language Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, The Eight Mountains is a staggeringly beautiful, uplifting tale of lifelong friendship. One summer, 12-year-old Pietro and his family leave Turin to rent a house amidst… Continue reading The Eight Mountains
The Blue Caftan
27 March 2024 France/Morocco/Belgium/Denmark 2021 122 Mins Director: Maryam Touzani Certificate 12A – moderate sex Set in the Moroccan town of Salé, The Blue Caftan follows Mina and her husband Halim, who run a small shop selling traditional caftans in one of the country’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with demand, they hire… Continue reading The Blue Caftan