2025-2026 SEASON
3rd March 2026 Io Capitano
Matteo Garrone 2023 • Italy • 2hrs 1
Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawadogo
Drama • Rating: 15
Winning top prizes at the Venice Film Festival, this tale recounts the experiences of two young Senegalese boys seeking a better life in Europe.
7th April 2026 The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci 2017 • UK • 1hr 47
Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Michael Palin
Dark Comedy/Drama/History • Rating: 15
When Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin, becomes ill and then dies, members of the Politburo turn against each other in their efforts to succeed him. Banned in Russia, this satire is a timely reminder of the corrosive effect of government by fear.
5th May 2026 Eaten by Lions
Jason Wingard 2018 • UK • 1hr 35
Christopher Hollinshead, Antonio Aakeel, Jack Carroll, Johnny Vegas
Comedy Drama • Rating: 12A
Pete and Omar are half-brothers being cared for by their grandmother. When she dies, their aunt and uncle are reluctant to take in Omar, so he heads to Blackpool to look for his father. An amiable seaside comedy, touching lightly on some serious issues.
2nd June 2026 The Old Oak
Ken Loach 2023 • UK • 1 hr 53
Drama • Rating: 15
Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson
Octogenarian Ken Loach tackles issues of racial tension and community cohesion in a struggling northeastern mining town. Can the only pub left standing serve up a menu of hope to bring the rival groups together?
7th July 2026 My Favourite Cake
JMaryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha 2024 • Iran • 1 hr 37
Lili Farhadpour, Esmaeel Mehrabi, Mansoore Ilkhani
Comedy/Drama/Romance • Rating: 12
In Iran, seventy-year-old Mahin, her children abroad and her rights as a woman restricted, lives a solitary life. One evening though, everything changes.
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Films shown this season: at a glance
7th October 2025 I’m Still Here
Walter Salles 2024 • Brazil • 2 hr 17
Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton
Mello
Docudrama/Biography/History • Rating: 15
Winner of Oscar for Best International Feature Film
2025, this historical drama is based on the true
story of a family’s struggle against the Brazilian
dictatorship of the early 70s. Told with humour and
hope it reveals how people hold together in the face
of oppression.
4th November 2025 Monday Morning
Otar Iosseliani 2002 • France • 2 hrs
Jacques Bidou, Anne Kravz-Tarnavsky, Narda
Blanchet
Comedy/Drama/Romance • Rating: PG
Disillusioned factory worker and frustrated artist,
Vincent takes a trip to Venice to visit his father’s
friend. Meeting people struggling under similar
circumstances gives him greater perspective on
what life is really about.
2nd December 2025 Memoir of a Snail
Adam Elliot 2024 • Australia • 1hr 35
Jacki Weaver, Sarah Snook, Eric Bana.
Adult Animation/Drama • Rating: 15
“Snails never go back over their trails”. This expertly
crafted and endearing stop-motion movie recalls
the bittersweet memoirs of an collector called Grace
living in haphazard fashion amid her assorted
romance novels, guinea pigs and snails.
6th January 2026 La Chimera
Alice Rohrwacher 2023 • Italy • 2 hr 11
Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato
Drama • Rating: 15
In Italy, a melancholy young Englishman is released
from prison. He then has to resist attempts by his
chaotic former gang to drag him back into robbing
Etruscan tombs. An atmospheric film, by turns funny
and sad.
3rd February 2026 Fallen Leaves
Aki Kaurismäki 2023 • Finland • 1 hr 21
Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen
Romantic Comedy/Drama • Rating: 12
Two people looking for a soul mate make a
promising connection in a Helsinki karaoke bar. But
even in this age of digital dexterity, a lost phone
number and the wrong address can cause havoc in
the course of true love.
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