A wonderful story of a little known series of events that took place in 1961. A marvellous cast take you inside a family where the campaigning, stand up for the underdog husband, exasperated wife and two sons, one caring the other with his girlfriend fully embracing the spirit of the sixties, take on the establishment… Read more »
A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Mosco by boarding a train to the remote arctic port of Murmansk, her mission to look at the petroglyphs, mysterious Stone Age rock carvings. Forced to share the long ride and tiny car with a larger than life, uncouth young Russian Miner, the unexpected encounter… Read more »
Set in Bradford, Ali and Ava is an authentic forbidden love story, a drama that could belong to anyone of us. The film confronts the reality of a mid-life attraction and all the “stuff” that gets in the way of Ali and Ava seizing a second chance at life. While there are serious subjects at… Read more »
Belfast, August 1969. Surrounded by sporadic violence and growing danger, nine year old Buddy finds himself confronted with the ugly reality of sectarian conflict. As the suffocating stranglehold of increasing turmoil tightens around his once peaceful working class neighborhood, Buddy tries his best to understand The Troubles. Now Buddy’s family face a nearly impossible life… Read more »
A gentle story of a dorayaki pancake seller in Tokyo, he cooks with skill but no enthusiasm. He takes on a new assistant who brings her own Sweet Bean recipe, which enlivens the business and his emotions. A truly beautiful insight into the magical essence of Japan. ‘An ode to the simple joys of life’.
Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain, a white muslim convert, suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband, Ahmed who worked on cross channel ferries. A day after the burial she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the channel in Calais. The more she discovers… Read more »
Fern is a widow and former teacher from Nevada who is forced to gather her possessions into her campervan and head off to seek seasonal work. Nomadland is a docu-drama hybrid film about a new phenomenon; America’s 60 and 70 something generation whose economic future was shattered by the 2008 crash. These are people who’ve… Read more »
Nantwich Film Club remains suspended while Civic Hall is being used by the NHS for booster vaccinations. We should be back in early 2022 to resume our programme.
Nantwich Film Club remains suspended while Civic Hall is being used by the NHS for booster vaccinations. We should be back in early 2022 to resume our programme. Please note that the date shown above is indicative and subject to change.
‘Sometimes breaking the rules is the right thing to do’. Official Secrets highlights the true story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightly), a whistle blower who has to face the consequences of her courageous act. Coming up against a Government lead legal system stacked against her, can Katharine hold true to her convictions? This intensely compelling… Read more »
