Wednesday 25 March 2026 at 2.00pm and 7.00pm
Sentimental Value (15) ** Extra film **
Norway, Germany, etc. 2025. 2hrs 13m. Dir: Joachim Trier. Cast: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgǻrd, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. Language: Norwegian (subtitled), English. Awards: BAFTA and Oscar nominations including Best film + Best foreign language film. [Original title: Affeksjonsverdi]
A film auteur planning a comeback attempts to heal the fractured relationship with eldest daughter Nora, an accomplished stage actor, while ignoring her long-held fury over her father’s post-divorce abandonment of family and home during his two daughters’ childhood. Instead, he wants to cast Nora in his latest movie focussing on and located in the same house in which he grew up, where his mother died and his late wife and their two daughters subsequently lived. Nora is clearly reluctant to take up such a role.
This multiple award-nominated film is an intimate exploration of a family drama, steeped in memories and emotional legacies. Interwoven by the backdrop of film and theatre, it is peppered with some intense stand-offs and ironies, whilst throughout it raises the question: can the potential power of creative connection heal such a deep rift?
Note: contains some references to suicide and mental health
“There are certain things that we can safely expect from a Joachim Trier film. One is an elegant, intelligent, impeccably structured screenplay…The other expectation…is that it will contain some of the finest performances of the year. This [his] latest movie, acutely observed and frequently droll, explores the cracks of generational trauma that run through a family”
Wendy Ide, The Observer
“…combines the satisfactions of arthouse filmmaking with the emotional wallop of great melodrama”
Tom Shone, Sunday Times
Wednesday 15 April 2026 at 2.00pm & 7.00pm
Unmoored (15)
Sweden/UK 2023. 1hr 33m. Dir: Caroline Ingvarsson. Cast: Anna Próchniak, Thomas Gabrielsson. Language: Swedish, English
Twisting Nordic noir at its most atmospheric in this film adaptation of a best-selling Swedish novel.
A high profile couple living in their stylish contemporary home arrive at a sudden crossroads in their relationship as they set off on a sabbatical road trip.
Boorish academic Magnus faces an accusation and not the first time. His wife, TV talkshow host Maria, is clearly at boiling point after years of standing by him. The location shifts from Stockholm through Poland and later to Exmoor, moving through wild, barren landscapes, stormy seas and brooding skies. A spur of the moment event en route incites panic and the desperate desire to seek a fresh start that could leave the past behind.
“A thorny, thought-provoking watch from its opening moments to its dramatic conclusion”
Sean McGady Radio Times
“A split-second decision has far-reaching consequences in this slow-burn Nordic noir debut from Caroline Ingvarsson which plays out against the arresting backdrops of Sweden and South West England”
Nikki Baughan, Screen Daily
Wednesday 29 April 2006 at 2.00pm & 7.00pm
The Voice of Hind Rajab (15)
Tunisia/France 2025. 1hr 29m. Dir: Kaouther Ben Hania. Cast: Sajar Kilani , Motaz Malhees. Language: Arabic. [Original title: Sawt Hind Rajab]
A dramatised depiction of a true event using real voice recordings. When an emergency call is received at the Red Crescent headquarters, the phoneline volunteers must send out an urgent alert through an infuriating pathway of bureaucratic hurdles in order to organise a rescue.
A child is trapped by a highly dangerous situation in Gaza but protocol must be followed if the rescue services are to reach her. Emotions build and time is of the essence. The on-screen activity is all contained within the volunteers’ office while they navigate the logistics of a vital rescue, consequently we can sense their heightening desperation. But control is not in their hands.
This is powerful cinema at its utmost affecting, in which what we hear and learn can impact even more than visual depiction. The innocents caught up in the mayhem of war and oppression reach out to the ears and hearts of people around the world, but often go unheard. Steel yourself for this visceral experience and listen to the real voice of Hind Rajab.
Note: contains content which may distress
“It is impossible to watch The Voice of Hind Rajab and remain unchanged…it is the film that, above all others, demands to be seen”
Jack Salvadori, UK Film Review
“No other film this year will get more people talking”
Nicolas Barber, BBC Culture
Wednesday 13 May 2026 at 2.00pm & 7.00pm
Four Mothers (15)
Ireland 2024. 1hr 29mins. Dir: Darren Thornton. Cast: James McArdle, Fionnula Flanagan. Language: English.
In this droll Irish charmer, novel writer Edward looks at last to be finding success when the promise of a U.S. book tour beckons. His other role as primary carer to his mother, with whom he shares a house, is about to be expanded when friends decide Edward is the perfect person to help them out so that they can attend a Pride event in the Canary Islands. The doorbell rings and domestic chaos ensues…
A loosely based re-make of the Italian film Mid August Lunch, here’s light-end amusement with some sensitive reflections on human relationships.
“Darren Thornton’s Four Mothers gives articulate voice to the four female characters, highlighting the importance of age inclusiveness”
Eddie Harrison, The List
“Four Mothers offers comfort for the last chilly days of spring. It shows professionals of several generations to advantage”
Donald Clarke, Irish Times
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