Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 18/02/2026

  • A QUIET LOVE

    Capturing the remarkable love stories of three Deaf couples: a decades-long forbidden romance across a religious divide, a same-sex couple navigating parenthood with Deaf and hearing children, and a Deaf boxer and his hearing partner facing a life-altering choice, this... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.15

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSPENT YOUTHS? (PROGRAMME 2)

    Join us for free lunchtime screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Collect your tickets at IFI Box Office or online (with a small booking fee).

    PROGRAMME TWO

    MESSING WITH THE KIDS: POP... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.15

  • IFI TALKS – THE RHYTHM OF IDEAS: JEAN-LUC GODARD AND THE CINEMA OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE

    Of all the filmmakers associated with the French New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard was undoubtedly the most revolutionary, and it is his films that still today best allow us to appreciate the ways in which the New Wave marked a significant... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.30

  • IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 13TH.

    An intimate portrait of the singer-songwriter’s brief, incandescent career and enduring influence. Drawing on extensive archival footage, studio recordings, and interviews with family, collaborators, and peers, the film traces Buckley’s artistic development, emotional intensity, and restless... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.40, 18.00

  • MY FATHER’S SHADOW

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 6TH.

    Against the backdrop of the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, two young brothers, Akin and Remi, accompany their estranged father, Folarin (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù), on a journey through the sprawling metropolis of Lagos as he tries to reclaim... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.30

  • NO OTHER CHOICE

    A victim of downsizing at the paper mill where he has worked for many years, middle manager Man-Soo (Lee Byung-hun) finds himself cast adrift in an unforgiving job market; with bills piling up and his house in danger of foreclosure,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.40

  • SENTIMENTAL VALUE

    Stage actress Nora (Renate Reinsve) and her sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) are reunited with their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-renowned film director, who reappears after their mother’s death. Gustav offers Nora the lead role in his new... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.20

  • THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 13TH.

    (MAMLAKET AL-QASAB)

    Hasan Hadi’s award-winning debut feature follows nine-year-old Lamia, who has been selected to bake the cake for her class’s obligatory celebration of President Saddam Hussein’s birthday, a nearly impossible task in a country ravaged... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.00, 20.30

  • THE SECRET AGENT

    (O AGENTO SECRETO)

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 20TH. PREVIEWS FROM FEBRUARY 13TH.

    Brazil, 1977. On the run, Marcelo (Wagner Moura) returns to his hometown of Recife where he is welcomed into a covert community of refugees presided over by aging matriarch... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.30, 19.50

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