Irish Film Institute -OC: A UNITED KINGDOM

WHAT'S ON - 16/11/2016

  • AMERICAN HONEY

    This film was released 14th October 2016, and is no longer screening.

    ★★★★★ Telegraph

    ★★★★★ Independent

    18-year-old Star (newcomer Sasha Lane) abandons her hardscrabble life on the fringes of society in Andrea Arnold’s electrifying take on that American staple, the... Read More

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    Times: 20.10

  • I, DANIEL BLAKE

    This film was released 21st October 2016, and is no longer screening.

    ★★★★ – Irish Times

    ★★★★ – The Guardian

    When Ken Loach won the Palme d’Or for I, Daniel Blake he joined an elite pantheon of directors who have... Read More

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    Times: 15.50 | 18.00

  • IFI FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2016: IN BED WITH VICTORIA

    *Tickets for the French Film Festival opening night screening have sold out*.

    Tickets are still available for the Thursday 24th November screening.

    Criminal lawyer Victoria Spick (Virginie Efira) tries to juggle life, career, children and a chaotic love life in... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.00 (Sold Out)

  • IFI SCHOOLS: ABOUT A GIRL (Charleen macht Schluss)

    Recommended age 15+

    Working part-time in an undertakers, and listening repeatedly to Kurt Cobain, Charleen focuses on the darker side of life. Her mother thinks her daughter is depressed but, in fact, all she wants is some peace, so she... Read More

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  • IFI SCHOOLS: BOBBY SANDS: 66 DAYS

    This documentary film combines original footage with animations, interviews and reconstructions, to depict the 66 days of Bobby Sands’ hunger strike, as well as the long-term impact of the blanket protest on the political situation, after Sands’ election as MP.... Read More

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  • IFI SCHOOLS: MY REVOLUTION (Ma révolution)

    Recommended age 15+

    The Arab Spring of 2011 was sparked by the Jasmine Revolution of Tunisia. In Paris, people take to the streets in support, but 14-year-old Marwenn, though of Tunisian background, has no interest in politics. Then he stumbles... Read More

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  • IFI SCHOOLS: SING STREET

    Director John Carney won international acclaim with his lo-fi musical Once. He achieves a similar charm and effect with this 1980’s set, funny teen drama, in which Conor, (newcomer, Ferdia Peelo-Walsh), seeks to escape from the strains of family life... Read More

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  • THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED

    This film was released  11th November 2016, and is no longer screening.

    This intriguing drama-documentary hybrid takes us on a cinematic odyssey into the heart of wartormented Afghanistan. Shot on 16mm film over seven years, first-time director Pieter-Jan De Pue... Read More

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    Times: 13.50 | 16.00

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