United Kingdom, 2022 / 115 Mins
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke, Tanya Moodie.
Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, the duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee. Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes.
Empire of Light features a stellar cast led by Academy Award® winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Lost Daughter), BAFTA winner Micheal Ward (Blue Story, Top Boy) and Academy Award winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man). It also reunites Mendes with Academy Award winning cinematographer Roger Deakins (1917, Skyfall).
The screening on Thursday 23rd February has subtitles for the Hard of Hearing
Empire of Light features a stellar cast led by Academy Award® winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Lost Daughter), BAFTA winner Micheal Ward (Blue Story, Top Boy) and Academy Award winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man). It also reunites Mendes with Academy Award winning cinematographer Roger Deakins (1917, Skyfall).
The screening on Thursday 23rd February has subtitles for the Hard of Hearing