WHAT’S ON / OCTOBER 2015
SUFFRAGETTE THE TIME IS NOW
THIS ISSUE:
MACBETH SICARIO THE LOBSTER
BOOKING AND VENUE INFORMATION
OUEEN’S FILM THEATRE
THE HOME OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA IN NORTHERN IRELAND
JOIN US AT THE JAMESON BAR QFT is the only cinema in Northern Ireland with a fully licensed bar, serving up a range of local and international beers, wine, spirits, tea and coffee. It’s the perfect place to catch up with friends before catching a film. OCTOBER’S BEER OF THE MONTH
CORONA (330ml) £2.50
FREE PARKING
ACCESS
TICKET PRICES
QFT offers free on-site parking every night from 5.30pm, and all weekend, in the main Queen’s University site.
QFT is wheelchair accessible. We endeavour to host access screenings when possible. Access screenings include audio enhancement, audio description and on-screen captioning. See the website for more details.
Standard admission: £6.70
BOX OFFICE The Box Office opens 30 minutes before the first screening of the day.
QFT IS KINDLY SUPPORTED BY:
Senior Citizens, Disabled Users (Carers’ tickets are free), Unwaged, QUB Staff: £5 QFT Film Card, Students (aged 16 and over in full-time education), Children (under 16 years): £4 *ID required for discounted prices Mondays £4 for every film*
Skip the queue by booking online at queensfilmtheatre.com and printing your tickets at home.
The ticket price for uncertified films includes a one-day QFT membership.
Box Office: 028 9097 1097 (after 6pm only)
* Certain exclusions may apply, check website for details
02/03
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GODARD: THEN AND NOW OFT FILM O CARD Get £2.70 off every film you see plus invitations to special events, exclusive meal deals, free tea and coffee refills and much more. Buy online at www.queensfilmtheatre.com FRI 9 OCT, FROM 2PM To mark the passing of Sam Rohdie earlier this year, the School of Creative Arts at Queen’s University Belfast and QFT have organised a screening and seminar dedicated to the work of JeanLuc Godard. In 1999, Sam was appointed as the inaugural Professor of Film Studies, and throughout his tenure at Queen’s the subject first developed its current undergraduate and postgraduate pathways, and initiated a number of important external collaborations. A compelling, controversial teacher and critic, Sam’s work increasingly concentrated on the cinema of Godard during and after his time at Queen’s. This event is an acknowledgement of Sam’s passionate engagement with arguably the most important figure in postwar European cinema. The event will include a screening of Une femme est une femme (A Woman is a Woman, 1961), introduced by Professor Geoffrey NowellSmith (Queen Mary), and an illustrated talk on Godard’s more recent work – especially, his Histoire(s) du cinéma - given by Professor Rod Stoneman (NUI, Galway). Tickets £3 (FREE admission for students). For more information contact Des O’Rawe, d.orawe@qub.ac.uk. UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME
DIR:JEAN-LUC GODARD • FRANCE/ITALY 1961 • 1 HR 20 MINS • SUBTITLED
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NEW RELEASES
SUFFRAGETTE FRI 16 – THURS 29 OCT (NOT SCREENING WED 21 OCT)
DIR: SARAH GAVRON • UK • 2015 • 1 HR 46 MINS
The much-anticipated Suffragette This is a costume drama, but an – selected to open the BFI London undeniably gritty one, showing the Film Festival – depicts the British violent aspects of the movement women’s suffrage movement of the and the raw hunger for equality late 19th and early 20th century. behind it. Beautifully shot (Gavron is the first commercial filmmaker Director Sarah Gavron has reunited given permission to shoot in the with her Brick Lane screenwriter Houses of Parliament) and with Abi Morgan (who also scripted The another persuasive central Iron Lady and BBC TV’s The Hours) performance from Mulligan, to bring us the stirring story of a Suffragette is an urgent and crusade that surprisingly (or compelling film – made by British perhaps not) has never been women, about British women who explored in such detail on the big changed the course of history. screen before. Introduction by Dr. Margaret Carey Mulligan heads an all-star Ward, Visiting Fellow in Irish cast – including Meryl Streep History, School of History and (playing central figure Emmeline Anthropology, Queen’s University Pankhurst), Helena Bonham Carter, Belfast on Mon 19 Oct, 6.20pm. Brendan Gleeson, Romola Garai and Anne-Marie Duff – as Maud, a working-class housewife who defies ACCESS SCREENING her husband (Ben Whishaw) and The 6.20pm screening on Tues 27 risks losing her children by taking Oct will include audio description part in the increasingly high-stakes and on-screen captioning. struggle for the women’s vote.
04/05
SPECIAL EVENTS
THE TIME IS NOW COMMUNICATE! PARTICIPATE! AGITATE!
To mark the release of Suffragette, QFT presents a selection of films exploring the ongoing fight for women’s equality, the advances that have been made and what remains to be achieved. THE TIME IS NOW continues in November. For full details of next month’s screenings please visit queensfilmtheatre.com/films/ specialevents/THETIMEISNOW. DOCUMENTARY
FATIMA
MON 12 OCT, 6.30PM
DIR: PHILIPPE FAUCON • FRANCE 2015 • 1 HR 29 MINS • SUBTITLED
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ULSTER HALL
SEPIDEH
TUES 13 OCT, 6.30PM
CERT TBC
Mother/daughter relationships are at the centre of this story of North African-born cleaner, Fatima, and her family living in France. Conflict and alienation inside modern French society is exposed through this sharp, insightful and warm slice of life.
DIR: BERIT MADSEN • DENMARK/ NORWAY/SWEDEN/GERMANY/IRAN 2013 • 1 HR 30 MINS • SUBTITLED
CERT TBC
Sepideh wants to become an astronaut, spending her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young Iranian woman are very different from Sepideh’s ambitions, and her life plans are in danger. “A powerhouse Iranian documentary…leaves you feeling inspired.” – THE PLAYLIST
MAKE MORE NOISE! SUFFRAGETTES IN SILENT FILM SUN 25 OCT, 3.00PM
DIR: VARIOUS • UK • 1899-1917 1 HR 15 MINS • SILENT FILMS
100 years ago the leader of the Suffragettes, Emmeline Pankhurst, addressed a packed Ulster Hall. Inspired by Pankhurst, this special screening presents over 20 silent archive films from the BFI combining gloriously anarchic comedies, newsreels and rarely seen footage with a specially commissioned score by Lillian Henley performed live. A fascinating insight into women’s suffrage.
VENUE: ULSTER HALL
TICKETS £8 (£6 concessions & Film Card holders). Tickets also available from the Ulster Hall box office.
THE TIME IS NOW is a UK-wide film project, launching Oct 15, celebrating women forcing change, curated and produced by Showroom Workstation and Film Hub North in partnership with Pathé and Twentieth Century Fox. THE TIME IS NOW is a BFI Film Audience Network initiative with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.
NEW RELEASES
MACBETH FRI 2 – THURS 15 OCT
DIR: JUSTIN KURZEL • UK/FRANCE/USA • 2015 • 1 HR 53 MINS
Shakespeare’s Scottish play receives a powerful and visually arresting cinematic adaptation as Michael Fassbender steps into the shoes of one of theatre’s most conflicted characters. Aided by the fiercely ambitious Lady Macbeth (Marion Cotillard) the pair concoct a plan, fulfilling a witches prophecy to overthrow King Duncan and take the throne of war-torn Scotland for themselves. Featuring red-hued smoky battle scenes and an excellent Fassbender descending into madness as the eponymous anti-hero, this savagely realised, blood-soaked interpretation retains Shakespeare’s words in its story of power, ambition and guilt. “Kurzel’s chilling debut feature, the 2011 true-crime thriller Snowtown, suggested the then-37-year-old Australian filmmaker was a talent to watch. But this towering, consistently ingenious film establishes him as a director to cherish.” – ROBBIE COLLIN, DAILY TELEGRAPH ACCESS SCREENING The 6.20pm screening on Tues 13 Oct will include audio description and on-screen captioning. QFT LEARNING SCREENING QFT Learning arranges special daytime film screenings for schools with supporting talks and workshops. Macbeth will screen for schools on Tues 6 Oct, 10.30am-12.40pm. This screening supports GCSE English Literature and will include a 20 mins pre-screening talk by Dr. Mark Burnett, Renaissance Studies, English Department, Queen’s University Belfast. For more information on how schools can book for this event please contact Marion Campbell, m.campbell@qub.ac.uk or visit queensfilmtheatre.com/learning.
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NEW RELEASES
SICARIO FRI 9 – THURS 15 OCT
DIR: DENIS VILLENEUVE • USA 2015 • 2 HRS 1 MIN
• CERT TBC
Emily Blunt heads the cast of this high tension, Michael Mann-esque thriller from director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, Enemy). In the lawless border area stretching between the US and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant (Benicio Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.
THE LOBSTER FRI 23 OCT – THURS 5 NOV
DIR: YORGOS LANTHIMOS • IRELAND UK/GREECE/FRANCE/NETHERLANDS 2015 • 1 HR 58 MINS
Bizarre, hilarious and one of a kind, The Lobster is the English language debut of the Greek provocateur Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth), featuring an all-star cast including Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw and John C. Reilly. In a recognisable near future, singledom is outlawed and singletons must report to The Hotel where they have 45 days to find a soulmate – otherwise they get turned into an animal of their choosing. This surreal premise provides the backdrop for a blend of deadpan humour and subtle horror in a uniquely entertaining film.
NEW RELEASES
DOCUMENTARY
PALIO FRI 2 – THURS 8 OCT
DIR: COSIMA SPENDER • UK • 2015 1 HR 31 MINS • SUBTITLED
In the heart of Tuscany, the dusty terracotta-tinged city of Siena is home to the world’s oldest horse race: the Palio. Twice a summer, jockeys representing ten of the city’s historic districts manoeuvre through a frenzied course in the central Piazza del Campo, cheered and jeered in equal measure by passionate local supporters. The cut-throat spirit of the race speaks to its medieval roots, as riders are compelled to do whatever it takes to win both on the course and off.
DOCUMENTARY
OLDER THAN IRELAND SAT 3 – SUN 4 & TUES 6 – THURS 8 OCT
DIR: ALEX FEGAN • IRELAND • 2015 1 HR 17 MINS
CERT TBC
Winner of Best Feature Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh, Older Than Ireland tells the story of a hundred years of a life as seen through the eyes of thirty Irish centenarians. From the oldest Irish person ever on record, 113-year-old Kathleen Snavely, to Ireland’s oldest man, 108-year-old Luke Dolan, we meet a colourful cast of characters from the four corners of Ireland. These centenarians are our living history and these are their extraordinary stories.
08/09
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DOCUMENTARY
RED ARMY FRI 16 – TUES 20 OCT
DIR: GABE POLSKY • USA/RUSSIA 2014 • 1 HR 24 MINS • SUBTITLED
Not just for ice-hockey fans, this puckish documentary explores an intriguing episode in sporting history. In their heyday, the so-called Red Army ice hockey team was the Soviet Union’s proof that socialism worked. They played as a collective. No one player was the star, instead they scored goals communally, pushing the puck around their team before shooting with power and deadly accuracy. Following the career of one star player, Viacheslav Fetisov, Red Army is an enthralling watch.
DOCUMENTARY
THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST: MALIAN MUSIC IN EXILE SUN 25 – THURS 29 OCT DIR: JOHANNA SCHWARTZ • UK 2015 • 1 HR 40 MINS • SUBTITLED
CERT TBC
When Islamic militants overran northern Mali in 2012, they imposed an especially brutal brand of Sharia law that included a complete ban on music. From battlefields to refugee camps to the stages of Timbuktu and London, They Will Have to Kill Us First tells the chilling and inspiring stories of displaced artists struggling to reclaim their voice, and introduces Songhoy Blues, a band formed in exile that turned the experience into joyous anthems of rocking reconciliation.
NEW RELEASES
FIDELIO, L’ODYSSÉE D’ALICE
FIDELIO, ALICE’S JOURNEY FRI 2 – MON 5 OCT
DIR: LUCIE BORLETEAU • FRANCE 2015 • 1 HR 37 MINS • SUBTITLED
CERT TBC
The life-and-loves of a free spirit at sea. The ‘journeys’ that Alice (a wonderful Ariane Labed – who also appears in The Lobster) sets off on are physical, sexual and emotional. She has become a sailor – working as a mechanic on freighters – not necessarily to see the world but rather to find herself. When she boards the rickety Fidelio as a last minute replacement for a crew member killed in an accident, she finds the captain is her former lover Gael (Melville Poupaud).
PARDÉ
CLOSED CURTAIN SUN 18 – MON 19 OCT
DIR: JAFAR PANAHI & KAMBUZIA PARTOVI • IRAN 2013 • 1 HR 46 MINS • SUBTITLED
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi (This Is Not a Film) bravely defies his 20-year ban on filmmaking yet again with Closed Curtain. In a secluded house by the sea with the curtains shut, a screenwriter hides from the world with only his dog as company. The tranquility is abruptly broken one night by the arrival of a young woman fleeing from the authorities. Refusing to leave, she takes refuge in the house. But come dawn, another unexpected presence will change everything.
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THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION SHOW SAT 10 OCT, 8.45PM
DIR: SHAUN PETTIGREW • UK/NEW ZEALAND • 2013 • 2 HRS 30 MINS • AGE: 18+
Formed during a fire ritual that burned down their flat, Killing Joke exploded onto the British post-punk music scene in 1978. They rapidly built a mythical status from their esoteric beliefs, controversial imagery and genre-defining experimentation; and inspired the likes of Nirvana, Metallica and Nine Inch Nails. Through a barrage of music, archive footage and deeply personal interviews shot over the last 12 years, this film provides the definitive story of Killing Joke – from rituals at Stonehenge to recording sessions in the Pyramids.
AAAAAAAAH! FRI 16 – SAT 17 OCT
DIR: STEVE ORAM • UK • 2015 1 HR 19 MINS
Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Toyah Willcox grunt their way through writer/director Steve Oram’s (Sightseers) debut feature film and future cult classic. Alpha Male, Smith and his Beta, Keith, make a move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud amongst the tribe. Shot entirely in a language of grunts and gibberish, this is an anarchic, hilarious, disturbing and touching look at the human condition.
The Sat 17 Oct screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer/ director Steve Oram. Strictly over 18s!
AT A GLANCE
Times are subject to change. Please check www.queensfilmtheatre.com for up-to-date information.
OCTOBER Fri 2
Macbeth Palio Fidelio, Alice’s Journey
6.20pm/8.45pm 6.30pm 8.30pm
Sat 3
A Syrian Love Story Older Than Ireland Macbeth Palio Fidelio, Alice’s Journey
4.00pm 4.45pm 6.20pm/8.45pm 6.30pm 8.30pm
Sun 4
Macbeth Older Than Ireland Palio Fidelio, Alice’s Journey
3.30pm/5.50pm/8.15pm 4.15pm 6.00pm 8.00pm
Mon 5
Macbeth Palio Fidelio, Alice’s Journey
6.20pm/8.45pm 6.30pm 8.30pm
Tues 6 – Thurs 8
Macbeth Older Than Ireland Palio
6.20pm/8.45pm 6.30pm 8.15pm
Fri 9
Godard: Then and Now Macbeth Sicario
2.00pm 6.20pm/8.45pm 6.30pm/9.00pm
Sat 10
Macbeth Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Sicario The Death and Resurrection Show
4.00pm/6.20pm 4.10pm 6.30pm/9.00pm
Sun 11
Young Sherlock Holmes Macbeth Sicario
4.00pm 6.20pm/8.45pm 6.30pm/9.00pm
Mon 12
Macbeth Fatima Sicario
6.20pm/8.45pm 6.30pm 8.30pm
Tues 13
Macbeth (Access screening) Sepideh Sicario Macbeth
6.20pm 6.30pm 8.30pm 8.45pm
Wed 14
Macbeth Sicario Monty Python and the Holy Grail
6.20pm/9.00pm 6.30pm
Sicario NT Live: Hamlet Macbeth
6.30pm 7.00pm 9.00pm
Fri 16
Suffragette Red Army Aaaaaaaah!
6.20pm/8.35pm 6.30pm 8.25pm
Sat 17
Suffragette Red Army Aaaaaaaah! + Q&A
4.00pm/6.20pm/8.35pm 4.35pm/6.30pm 8.25pm
Sun 18
NT Live: Hamlet Suffragette Red Army Closed Curtain
2.00pm 2.10pm/6.30pm/8.45pm 4.25pm/8.35pm 6.20pm
Mon 19
Suffragette + intro Closed Curtain Red Army Suffragette
6.20pm 6.30pm 8.45pm 8.55pm
QFT AT THE ULSTER HALL
Tues 20
Suffragette India’s Daughter Red Army
6.20pm/8.35pm 6.30pm 8.45pm
DATE
EVENT
TIME
Sun 25
Make More Noise! Suffragettes in Silent Film
3.00pm
Thurs 15
Wed 21
Five Star RSC Live: Henry V We Are Young. We Are Strong.
6.30pm 7.00pm
Thurs 22
About a Girl Suffragette Zero Point
6.15pm 6.20pm/8.35pm 8.30pm
Fri 23
Suffragette Flashes + intro The Lobster Güeros
6.20pm 6.30pm 8.40pm 9.00pm
Sat 24
Above the Clouds The Finishers NT Live: Hamlet Beatles The Last Hammer Blow Suffragette The Lobster Jameson Film Club: Monster Mashup
11.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 6.30pm 6.40pm 8.40pm
Kick-It! Birds of Passage NT Live: Hamlet My Skinny Sister Atlantida Suffragette They Will Have to Kill Us First The Lobster
11.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 6.30pm 6.40pm
Mon 26
Suffragette A Separate Wind The Lobster They Will Have to Kill Us First
6.20pm 6.30pm 8.40pm
Tues 27
Suffragette (Access screening) Poison for the Fairies The Lobster They Will Have to Kill Us First
Wed 28
Suffragette María Candelaria The Lobster They Will Have to Kill Us First
Sun 25
8.45pm
8.45pm
Thurs 29 Suffragette
The Obscure Spring The Lobster They Will Have to Kill Us First
8.30pm
From 8.00pm
8.30pm 9.00pm
8.50pm 6.20pm 6.30pm 8.40pm 8.50pm 6.20pm 6.30pm 8.40pm 8.50pm 6.20pm 6.30pm 8.40pm 8.50pm
SPECIAL EVENTS | CINEMAGIC
CINEMAGIC
Cinemagic returns to QFT with an impeccable mix of new world cinema and, of course, the Good Doctor himself, Mark Kermode, back for his 11th Cinemagic jaunt and a special 35mm Halloween screening of The Others. Tickets for Cinemagic screenings are £6 (£5 concessions) except Mark Kermode Film Night which is £12. Book online at queensfilmtheatre.com. Full details of all films can be found at queensfilmtheatre.com and cinemagic.org.uk.
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
FIVE STAR
DIR: BARRY LEVINSON • USA • 1985 • 1 HR 49 MINS
DIR: KEITH MILLER • USA • 2014 • 1 HR 23 MINS • AGE: 18+
What would have happened if Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson had met as schoolboys? Why, the solution is elementary – nothing but adventure!
A winner at Tribeca, Five Star is the second feature film from director Keith Miller.
SUN 11 OCT, 4.00PM
And that’s just what director Barry Levinson gives us in this ‘old school’ special effects spectacular that sends the super-sleuth on his very first case. When a plague of bizarre, puzzling murders grip London, young Holmes and his new found friend Watson find themselves unwittingly entangled in the dark mystery. 35mm screening. WIR SIND JUNG. WIR SIND STARK.
WED 21 OCT, 6.30PM
After John’s absent father is struck by a stray bullet, gang leader Primo takes it upon himself to verse the young boy in the code of the streets – one founded on respect and upheld by fear. A powerful and resonant urban drama, Five Star is a street-smart film about community, family and fatherhood.
WE ARE YOUNG. WE ARE STRONG. ABOUT A GIRL WED 21 OCT, 8.30PM
THURS 22 OCT, 6.15PM
DIR: BURHAN QURBANI • GERMANY • 2014 2 HRS 3 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 18+
DIR: MARK MONHEIM • GERMANY • 2014 1 HR 44 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 15+
In the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the East German city of Rostock is suffering a social and economic crisis.
15-year-old Charlene has an obsession with death. She only listens to music by dead rock stars and is completing an internship with a local undertaker.
High unemployment and poverty is leading to heightened tensions between local residents and migrant workers. Over the course of one day we follow a gang of youths as feelings of hostility slowly turn to violence. Director Burhan Qurbani has produced a visually stunning film, the black and white cinematography embraces the period setting and each shot bursts with violent energy. Highly recommended.
When this obsession threatens her well-being her parents intervene and send her to therapist Dr. Frei. Here she meets Linus, a geek from school, and an unlikely friendship develops. This highly entertaining and ultimately life-affirming tale captures adolescent angst with razor-sharp accuracy.
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NULLPUNKT
ZERO POINT THURS 22 OCT, 8.30PM DIR: MIHKEL ULK • ESTONIA • 2014 • 1 HR 55 MINS SUBTITLED• AGE: 18+
Based on Margus Karu’s best-selling novel, Zero Point is the debut feature from director Mihkel Ulk. After being accepted to an elite school in Tallinn, Johannes struggles to integrate and fit-in with his more affluent classmates. Life at home is difficult too as he cares for his ailing mother while at the same time resisting the peer pressure from his old friends to drop out and party. As the tension grows Johannes decides to take drastic action to change his prospects… ALAPAAP
ABOVE THE CLOUDS SAT 24 OCT, 11.00AM DIR: PEPE DIOKNO • PHILIPPINES/FRANCE • 2014 1 HR 30 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 12+
The ravishing beauty of the rural Philippines acts as the backdrop for this ethereal, familial drama. After losing his parents in a flood, 15-year-old Andy is forced to live with his estranged grandfather. Disconsolate, he withdraws from everyone around him, until his grandfather shows him old photographs of his parents on a summer hike. Together, they embark on a mountainous journey retracing his parents’ steps, in a spirited effort to overcome their loss. Director Pepe Diokno’s film is a poignant journey into the resilience of the human spirit. DE TOUTES NOS FORCES
THE FINISHERS SAT 24 OCT, 2.00PM DIR: NILS TAVERNIER • FRANCE/BELGIUM • 2013 1 HR 26 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 12+
Wheelchair-bound teenager Julien is the apple of his mother’s eye, but he yearns for the approval of his brooding and bitter father, Paul. With his youth as an Ironman champion behind him, Paul distances himself from his disabled son. When Julien suggests the seemingly crazy idea that they join forces to compete in a triathlon in Nice, an incredible journey of persistence and determination begins. Inspired by a true story, this is an emotionally involving film that will melt the hardest heart.
SPECIAL EVENTS | CINEMAGIC
BEATLES
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
DIR: PETER FLINTH • NORWAY • 2014 1 HR 54 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 15+
DIR: OLIVIER RINGER • FRANCE/BELGIUM • 2015 1 HR 14 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 10+
Four teenage boys come of age in Oslo at the time when Beatlemania hit Norway.
When Cathy’s newly hatched duckling mistakes best friend Margaux as its mother, it’s up to Margaux to live up to the role.
SAT 24 OCT, 4.00PM
Kim, Gunnar, Ola and Seb each take on one of the Fab Four’s names and plan to start their own band during a time of great political upheaval. At the same time, they blunder through their formative years in ways all at once endearing, entertaining, and heartbreaking. Based on Lars Saabye Christensen’s beloved bestseller, Beatles hits all the right notes with a familiar soundtrack (scored by a-ha’s Magne Furuholmen) and nostalgic recollection of losing innocence and the importance of friendship. LE DERNIER COUP DE MARTEAU
THE LAST HAMMER BLOW
SUN 25 OCT, 2.00PM
But this scenario is at odds with Margaux’s parents who are determined to send the hatchling to the local duck farm. The third film by brothers Yves and Olivier Ringer is about the desire to be normal, and the need to be independent while celebrating family, friendship and responsibility. Winner of Best Film at the Montreal Children’s Film Festival. MIN LILLA SYSTER
MY SKINNY SISTER SUN 25 OCT, 4.00PM DIR: SANNA LENKEN • SWEDEN • 2015 • 1 HR 35 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 15+
SAT 24 OCT, 6.30PM DIR: ALIX DELAPORTE • FRANCE • 2014 1 HR 22 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 15+
In this profoundly moving drama, a talented young boy’s ailing mother sends him from their trailer park home to live with her parents.
The first feature film from director Sanna Lenken is an honest take on sibling love and jealously told with great warmth, depth and humour.
12-year-old Stella wants to be just like her older sister Katja, a talented figure skater with a bright future ahead of her. But when Stella discovers But instead, he decides to seek out his long-absent Katya is suffering from an eating disorder, she’s father, a famous conductor who is visiting a nearby worried, but blackmailed into keeping it a secret. town to present a Mahler symphony. Initially hostile, Winner of the Crystal Bear Award for Best Youth his father’s feelings slowly shift from an awkward Film at Berlinale 2015. tenderness to possibly love. Winner of the Laterna Magica Prize and the Marcello Mastroianni Award at last year’s Venice Film Festival. SUN 25 OCT, 6.30PM
ATLANTIDA
KULE KIDZ GRÅTER IKKE
KICK-IT!
SUN 25 OCT, 11.00AM
DIR: KATARINA LAUNING • NORWAY • 2014 1 HR 40 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 12+
Anja loves football more than anything else. Jonas, a boy in her class, taunts her and says that girls shouldn’t play a “boys game”. When Anja gets diagnosed with leukaemia and can’t play football anymore, Jonas reveals that he has feelings for her. He comes up with a plan. Kick-It! handles its difficult subject matter with delicacy, honesty and compassion. Winner of the ECFA award at the BUFF International Children’s Film Festival.
DIR: INÉS MARÍA BARRIONUEVO • FRANCE/ARGENTINA • 2014 • 1 HR 28 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 15+
Over the course of one hot summer’s day in rural Argentina, two sisters grapple with teen angst and anxiety. While Elena demands everyone’s attention as she recovers from a broken foot, her quiet and dutiful sister Lucia is about to begin a journey of selfdiscovery. Argentine writer-director Inés María Barrionuevo’s feature debut is a thoughtful comingof-age drama that expertly uses documentary-style imagery to capture the sweltering atmosphere.
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MARK KERMODE FILM NIGHT: THE OTHERS SAT 31 OCT, 5.30PM
DIR: ALEJANDRO AMENÁBAR • USA/SPAIN/FRANCE/ITALY 2001 • 1 HR 44 MINS
Film critic, broadcaster and journalist Mark Kermode returns to Cinemagic for his annual ‘Film Night’ to introduce and discuss The Others, his spooky festival pick for Halloween night. Nicole Kidman delivers an utterly unforgettable performance in this scary and stylish suspense thriller, screening (at Mark’s request) in glorious 35mm. Mark will also be sharing his thoughts on the year’s new film releases (good and bad) before answering questions from the audience. Film Night host (as always), the brilliant Brian Henry Martin. TICKETS: £12
16/17
SPECIAL EVENTS
ULSTER BANK BELFAST INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
The Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival returns to QFT with a new name and, this year, a special focus on India and Mexico. For full details of events taking place across Belfast, visit belfastinternationalartsfestival.com.
DOCUMENTARY
INDIA’S DAUGHTER TUES 20 OCT, 6.30PM
DOKUFEST
FLASHES FRI 23 OCT, 6.30PM
DIR: LESLEE UDWIN • UK/INDIA • 2015 1 HRS 3 MINS • PARTIALLY SUBTITLED • AGE: 18+
DIR: VARIOUS • COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: VARIOUS 1 HRS 16 MINS • PARTIALLY SUBTITLED • AGE: 18+
This is the story of the brutal gang rape and murder of 23-year-old medical student Jyoti on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012, and the unprecedented protests and riots which this horrific event ignited throughout India, leading to the demand for changes in attitudes towards women.
A selection of five short documentaries from DokuFest.
The film examines the values and mind-sets of the rapists, and interviews the two lawyers who defended the men convicted of Jyoti’s rape and murder. Over 18s only.
One of the Eritrean refugees sunk off the coast of the Italian island Lampedusa in 2013 tells his story in Shipwreck. Animated documentary Sharaf documents the recollections of a boy who crosses the sea in an unseaworthy boat. Xenos is a short documentary about the day-to-day struggle for survival and enduring sense of exile. The programme, which also includes The Chicken and The Balcony, will be introduced by Veton Nurkollari, Director of the critically acclaimed international documentary and short film festival, DokuFest. Go to queensfilmtheatre.com for full details of all films.
18/19
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FOCUS ON MEXICO
Mexico has a long tradition as one of the most prolific film production countries in Latin America. In partnership with, and as part of, the Year of Mexico in the UK, Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival is bringing the very best of Mexican cinema to Belfast. Special thanks to Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía.
NI PREMIERE
GÜEROS
FRI 23 OCT, 9.00PM
DIR: ALONSO RUIZ PALACIOS • MEXICO • 2014 1 HRS 46 MINS • SUBTITLED
CERT TBC
Director Alonso Ruiz Palacios arrives as a bold new voice in Mexican cinema with his energetic and imaginative feature debut – a cool, retro, black-andwhite portrait of Mexico City and of three restless young men searching for a purpose and identity in a city of millions. VIENTO APARTE – NI PREMIERE
A SEPARATE WIND MON 26 OCT, 6.30PM
VENENO PARA LAS HADAS
POISON FOR THE FAIRIES TUES 27 OCT, 6.30PM
DIR: ALEJANDRO GERBER BICECCI • MEXICO • 2014 1 HRS 40 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 18+
DIR: CARLOS ENRIQUE TABOADA • MEXICO • 1984 1 HRS 30 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 18+
A brother and sister’s rite-of-passage road trip across the parched Mexican landscape. Social divisions, unrest and violence are evidenced in the world around them in a multi-layered, naturalistic tale of the bonds of family and the intricacies of Mexican society.
When Flavia and her wealthy family move to a new city, she meets odd schoolgirl, Verónica – who confesses to Flavia that she is a witch. This final feature film from award-winning Mexican horror master Carlos Enrique Taboada is an unusual gothic tale of witchcraft, told from a child’s point of view.
MARÍA CANDELARIA (XOCHIMILCO) WED 28 OCT, 6.30PM
LAS OSCURAS PRIMAVERAS – NI PREMIERE
THE OBSCURE SPRING THURS 29 OCT, 6.30PM
DIR: EMILIO FERNÁNDEZ • MEXICO • 1944 1 HRS 42 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 18+
DIR: ERNESTO CONTRERAS • MEXICO • 2014 1 HRS 40 MINS • SUBTITLED • AGE: 18+
One of the first Mexican films to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Dolores del Rio stars as a young indigenous woman who faces intolerance from her own people for being the daughter of a prostitute. A magnificent melodrama set against the backdrop of pre-revolution Mexico, it is one of the country’s most beloved films.
A torrid love affair between a married man and a divorced mother forever changes their lives. This is elegant, powerful cinema, offering a bleak and brutally honest portrayal of the complexities of human relationships, and the often destructive power of sexual attraction. Contains explicit content.
NEW RELEASES/SPECIAL EVENTS
DORAGON BÔRU Z: FUKKATSU NO ‘F’
DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ SAT 10 OCT, 4.10PM
DIR: TADAYOSHI YAMAMURO JAPAN • 2015 • 1 HR 33 MINS ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION
Hot on the heels of last year’s Battle of Gods, Dragon Ball Z is back! The new movie showcases the return of Frieza – one of the anime world’s greatest villains. Frieza has been resurrected and plans to take his revenge on the Z-Fighters of Earth. Goku and Vegeta must reach new levels of power in order to protect Earth from their vengeful nemesis. This is the second film personally supervised by the series creator, Akira Toriyama.
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL WED 14 OCT, 8.45PM DIR: TERRY JONES & TERRY GILLIAM UK • 1975 • 1 HR 41 MINS
Whoa, there! Monty Python and the Holy Grail is returning to cinemas for the first time since the last time in celebration of its 40th anniversary. The much-loved comedy classic will screen in a brand new edition, featuring sing-a-long subtitles and a specially filmed introduction from the Pythons reflecting on this special anniversary and the film’s lasting appeal. Audiences are encouraged to come along dressed up as their favourite Holy Grail character! Tickets £8.
SPECIAL EVENTS
HENRY V WED 21 OCT, 7.00PM
3 HRS 30 MINS (INCL. INTERVAL)
RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran continues his exploration of Shakespeare’s History Plays with Henry V, performed in the 600th anniversary year of the Battle of Agincourt. Following his performance as Hal in Henry IV Parts I & II, Alex Hassell returns as Henry V. Henry V will be broadcast live from Stratford-upon-Avon by the Royal Shakespeare Company on Wednesday 21 October, the same week as the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt.
TICKETS £15 (£12.50 concessions and Film Card holders)
COMING SOON FROM NT LIVE
National Theatre Live is the National Theatre’s groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre live from the London stage to cinemas across the UK and around the world.
HAMLET THURS 15 OCT, 7PM SOLD OUT SUN 18 OCT, 2PM (ENCORE} SOLD OUT SAT 24 OCT, 2PM (ENCORE) SUN 25 OCT, 2PM (ENCORE) SOLD OUT OF MICE AND MEN THURS 19 NOV, 7PM SAT 28 NOV, 3PM (ENCORE) JANE EYRE TUES 8 DEC, 7PM AS YOU LIKE IT WED 25 FEB 2016, 7PM TICKETS Live: £15 (£12.50 concessions & Film Card holders) Encore: £12.50 (£10 concessions & Film Card holders)