Monday, 1 July 2019, 7:30 pm
2018, Germany/Austira, 96 minutes, (15)
Director – Ali Soozandeh
A rotoscope animation. In their desperate search for freedom and happiness four young people from Tehran are forced to break the taboos of a restrictive Islamic society.
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IMDb – Tehran Taboo
Rotten Tomatoes – Tehran Taboo
Hi, sorry for the late notice, there is a fault in the cinema equipment and today’s film Tehran Taboo has been cancelled sorry!
Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2018, UK/Lebanon, 123 minutes, (R), subtitled
Director – Nadine Labaki
Whilst serving a five year sentence for a violent crime a 12 year old boy in Beirut sues his parents for bringing him into the world.
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Thursday, 21 March 2019, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2018, Japan, 121 minutes, (15), subtitled
Director – Hirokazu Koreeda
From the maker of Like Father Like Son, a richly satisfying drama about a family of small-time crooks who take a child they find in the street. Scooping the Palme d’or at Cannes. In equal parts an incisive social critique and a nuanced family portrait.
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IMDb – Shoplifters / Manbiki Kazoku
Rotten Tomatoes – Shoplifters / Manbiki Kazoku
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2018, Paraguay, 98 minutes, (12A), subtitled
Director – Marcelo Martinessi
A relationship between two wealthy women is threatened when one of them is jailed and the other begins an unexpected flirtation.
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IMDb – The Heiresses
Rotten Tomatoes – The Heiresses
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2017, Italy/France, 108 minutes, (15) subtitles
Director – Michael Hazanavicius
From ‘The Artist’ director a playful multi-layered biopic of Jean Luc Godard, the great New Wave innovator and his tumultuous relationship with Anne Wiazemsky. A political, philosophical and biographic roller coaster brilliantly conjuring the political protest of 1968 France.
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IMDb – Redoubtable
Rotten Tomatoes – Redoubtable
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2017, Iceland, 89 minutes, (15) subtitles
Director – Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
A dispute over a tree between two neighbours develops into urban warfare and spirals out of control. Icelandic social drama with plenty of black comedy showing the hilarious pettiness of two sides unwilling to back down.
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IMDb – Under The Tree
Rotten Tomatoes – Under The Tree
Thursday, 8 November 2018, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2017, Italy / France, 132 minutes, (15) subtitles
Director – Lua Guadagnino
In 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen year-old student and the older man hired as his father’s research assistant.
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IMDb – Call Me By Your Name
Rotten Tomatoes – Call Me By Your Name
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2017, France/UK, 116 minutes, (18)
Director – Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
Based on the true story of Billy, a heroin addict, sentenced to 3 years in a Thai prison. Unable to speak the language he struggles to survive and build relationships in a new and overwhelming reality.
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IMDb – A Prayer Before Dawn
Rotten Tomatoes – A Prayer Before Dawn
Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2017, Germany/France, 106 minutes, (18) subtitles
Director – Faith Akin
Diane Kruger gives an astonishing, Cannes Best Actress award-winning performance in this riveting thriller. A politically charged tale of grief and violence in Germany. Following the murder of her husband and child by Neo Nazis a Hamburg woman seeks revenge in a desperate fight for justice.
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IMDb – In The Fade
Rotten Tomatoes – In The Fade
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
2017, UK/USA, 89 minutes, (15)
Director – Lynne Ramsey
Joaquim Phoenix plays a traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
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IMDb – You Were Never Really Here
Rotten Tomatoes – You Were Never Really Here
AUDIENCE REACTION:
A mixed response to the last film of the season
Giving an overall rating of 58.7%
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