Irish Film Institute -FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: LUMIÈRE! THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES

WHAT'S ON - 09/10/2025

BEST OF IRISH 2025: GIRLS & BOYS

Rugby player Jace (Adam Lunnon-Collery) meets aspiring filmmaker Charlie (Liath Hannon) at a college party. Both attend Trinity College, but their worlds couldn’t be more different; Charlie is trans, her circle full of queer artists and creatives, while Jace is... Read More

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IRISH FOCUS – IFI & AATE: TEMPTATION OF INFLUENCE

This filmic essay explores how architectural ideas are passed down, reinterpreted and inevitably misread across generations. It begins in the Dublin study of architect Shane de Blacam, where Palladio’s Four Books line the walls beside sketches by Shane’s teacher and... Read More

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STEVE

Steve (Cillian Murphy) is a headteacher in an English last-chance reform school for youths who have been forsaken by society. As he fights to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure, Steve grapples with his own mental and physical health... Read More

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THE SMASHING MACHINE

The life of former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) is vividly captured in Benny Safdie’s solo directorial debut. Set between 1997 and 2000, the film depicts how the charismatic Kerr helped popularise the sport, and how... Read More

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THE SWALLOW

In a small house by the sea, a woman begins a letter to an unknown correspondent. Surrounded by the books, mementoes and clutter of her life, her home exposed to the waves of a rising ocean, she writes about the... Read More

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URCHIN

Mike (Frank Dillane) has been sleeping rough on the mean streets of north London for five years. He attempts to turn his life around following a short prison sentence for robbery, securing a room in a hostel, and a job... Read More

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BOOK NOW Times: 13:30, 18:20