Culture Cinema Spring Summer 2020
Spring / Summer 2020 Culture Cinema Programme
A Bump Along the Way Thursday 27th February 2020 8pmDirector: Shelly LoveCast: Bronagh Gallagher, Lola PetticrewFILM INFO: 95 minutes, Ireland, UK, 2019, 15AWhen Pamela, a free-spirited, fun-loving 44-year-old single mother becomes pregnant from a one-night stand, she is shocked! But not as shocked (and horrified) as her straight-laced teenage daughter Ally, who finds her mother’s behaviour embarrassing at the best of times.A charming, warm, authentic film about family and the unexpected challenges life throws at us all.
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The Peanut Butter Falcon
Thursday 26th March 2020 8pm
Directors: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen
FILM INFO: 97 minutes, USA, 2019, 12A
Zak, a 22-year-old wrestling enthusiast with Down Syndrome, lives in a retirement home because the state has nowhere else for him. After numerous failed attempts, he finally breaks out and heads cross-country to find his wrestling hero. Along the way he teams up with troubled outlaw Tyler …
This modern-day Huckleberry Finn type drama is a pure, feel-good adventure.
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Pain and Glory
Thursday 30th April 2020 8pm
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia
FILM INFO: 113 minutes, Spain, 2019, 16
Veteran director Salvador Mallo currently suffers many health issues, which he blames for the creative rut he finds himself in. As he tries to recover both creatively and physically, he remembers his mother and reflects on his work, family and past loves.
Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz reunite with award-winning director Pedro Almodóvar in his most personal film to date.
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The Farewell
Thursday 28th May 2020 8pm
Director: Lulu Wang
Cast: Awkwafina, Shuzhen Zhao, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin
FILM INFO: 100 minutes, USA, 2019, PG
Based On An Actual Lie
When Billi’s family learn that her beloved grandmother, Nai-Nai, has been given mere months to live, they hastily stage a family wedding to facilitate a gathering in China. But they refuse to tell Nai-Nai about her illness.
As Billi struggles with her frustration and sorrow, cultural clashes lead to further tensions in this humorous and moving story of family.
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Sons of Denmark
Thursday 25th June 2020 8pm
Director: Ulaa Salim
Cast: Zaki Youssef, Mohammed Ismail Mohammed, Rasmus Bjerg
FILM INFO: 123 minutes, Denmark, 2019, CLUB
One year after a bomb attack in Copenhagen, ethnic tensions are running high. Angered by the rising anti-Islamic climate, 19-year-old Muslim Zakaria is recruited by neighbourhood elder Hassan, and placed under the watchful eye of Ali. Eager but naive, Zakaria becomes entangled in a violent plot against a dangerous far-right leader. Ulaa Salim’s debut is a provocative, politically charged thriller.
Autumn 2019 Culture Cinema Programme
Wild Rose
Thursday 17th October 8pm.
Director: Tom Harper
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo
FILM INFO: 100 minutes, UK, 2018, 15A
Kerry native, Jessie Buckley (Beast), stars as Rose-Lynn Harlan, a single mother of two, fresh out of jail, whose dream is to leave Glasgow and make it as a country singer in Nashville. Her mum Marion (Julie Walters) simply wants her to create a home for her family.
In this story of self-discovery, Buckley shines as the charismatic and cheeky Rose-Lynn.
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Thursday 21st November 8pm
Director: Christian Petzold
Cast: Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese
FILM INFO: 102 minutes, Germany, France, 2018, 12A
Like many others, German refugee Georg has fled Paris to escape the impending war. He has assumed the identity of a famous but deceased writer, and plans to use the man’s documentation to obtain a transit visa and immigrate to Mexico. But when Georg encounters the dead man’s wife Marie in Marseille, he finds himself dangerously drawn to her.
Winner – Best Film, Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2019
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Woman at War Kona fer í stríð
Thursday 19th December 8pm
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
Cast: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Roman Estrada, Jörundur Ragnarsson
FILM INFO: 101 minutes, Iceland, France, Ukraine, 2018, 12A
Halla is a music teacher who leads a quiet, routine life. She is also a covert environmentalist who disrupts the operations of an aluminium plant in the Icelandic highlands by commiting acts of industrial sabatogue.
When she recieves an update on a long forgotten adoption application, she must choose between her activism and her dream of becoming a mother…
★★★★ “a subversive romp that splendidly overturns action-movie cliches… presenting its life-or-death struggles in thrillingly offbeat fashion. – Mark Kermode, The Observer.
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